How Two Canadian Organizations Created a National Model for Diamond Open Access | Katina Magazine

"Canadian organizations are known for their strong collaborations. Eleven years ago, our organizations—the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) (Canada’s national university library consortium) and Érudit (Canada’s foremost research dissemination platform)—launched the Partnership for Open Access (POA). In an era before the term diamond open access (OA) had entered our lexicon, the POA transformed a vendor-client relationship into a collaborative partnership to support OA without author-facing fees.

In this article, we will outline how the POA provides unique support for diamond OA in Canada and explore the challenges that libraries and consortia face when they support values-based initiatives."