Information Policy Infrastructure for More Inclusive and Impactful Scholarship | 26 April 2022 | Digital Initiatives Symposium, University of San Diego
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Summary:
26-4-2022: From Paywalls to Public Works: Information Policy Infrastructure for More Inclusive and Impactful Scholarship
Will Cross, NC State University Libraries
"Abstract: As the academy is increasingly invested in making scholarship open, many practitioners have focused on open licensing as the defining legal mechanism for openness. While licenses are critical for removing many barriers of cost, open scholarship requires much more in order to meet its mission as ethical, inclusive, and impactful. Open and public scholarship requires intentional design for public engagement that leverages the full suite of permissions, exceptions, and limitations built into the law. In this session we will explore the legal and policy tools available to scholars and the opportunities they create to build a system of scholarly communication that is truly open and inclusive...."