Open Access, Publics, and the Plunder of the Commons | ACRL 2023 Conference, March 17 | Pittsburgh, US

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Summary:

Abstract: "Are transformative agreements really transformative? Is open access (OA) more than a PR tool for commercial publishers, an ornament on an otherwise impenetrable firewall, an air freshener in the landfill of corporate profiteering and shrinking library budgets? Is OA actually open, is it accessible? Where is “the public” in this? Where also is the “public” in “public library”? We pose these questions as the occasion for a critical analysis of the political economy of OA, as well as an opening to a more radical practice. Our panel presents the perspectives of librarians involved in scholarly-communication advocacy and library publishing, alongside that of a scholar-led OA publisher...."

Participants: EIleen Joy, punctum books; Dolsy Smith, The George Washington University

Link:

https://acrl2023.us2.pathable.com/meetings/virtual/ijrpBa5Mb5zDDW6fF

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Tags:

oa.new oa.events oa.acrl oa.usa oa.debates oa.librarians oa.offsets oa.objections

Date tagged:

10/07/2022, 02:58

Date published:

10/06/2022, 05:25