Technology Trends, Open Access, and Roxane Gay | American Libraries Magazine

"The panel discussion 'You Say You Want a Revolution? The Ethical Imperative of Open Access' (OA) was spirited to the point of being contentious at times.

Panelists discussed the current state of OA publishing, its history, and what changes still need to be made to make it widely accepted.

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The discussion grew heated and tense around journal pricing models and the concept of 'harm' in publishing, with Fenwick arguing that small universities could be hurt by OA. Joseph, a former journal editor, responded: 'Business models artificially inflate the cost of publishing. It’s incumbent on librarians to understand the costs of publishing and make choices.'

When an attendee asked how librarians could help facilitate the acceptance of OA publishing, Buckland replied, 'Don’t publish in closed journals. I know it’s complicated. But it’s your time and labor. Give it to things you believe in.'"