Readings & Resources
Foundational Reading
Required: Foundational Reading
- Suber, P. (2002) A Very Brief Introduction to Open Access. Retrieved 28 August, 2019
- Tennant, J.P., Crane, H., Crick, T., Davila, J., Enkhbayar, A., Havemann, J., Kramer, B.,...(2019). Ten myths around open scholarly publishing. PeerJ Preprints 7:e27580v1.
Optional: Foundational Reading
- Tennant JP, Waldner F, Jacques DC et al. The academic, economic and societal impacts of Open Access: an evidence-based review. [version 3; peer review: 4 approved, 1 approved with reservations]. F1000Research 2016, 5:632.
- Jhangiani, R. & Biswas-Diner, R. (2017). Open: The Philosophy and Practices that are Revolutionizing Education and Science. London: Ubiquity Press. DOI
- Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society (2019). How to Make Your Work Open Access. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
- Reading List: A Selection of Posts on Open Access to Celebrate #OAWeek 2016 (2016). Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
- Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) (2019). Scholarly Communication Toolkit .Retrieved 4 August, 2019 (Links to an external site.)
Resources: Foundational Reading
- Open Access Directory. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
Economics of Publishing
Required: Economics of Publishing
- Ellis, L. (2019). After the Elsevier ‘Tipping Point,’ Research Libraries Consider Their Options. Chronicle of Higher Education. (requires OU Libraries login).
- Walter, P., Mullins, D. (2019). From Symbiont to Parasite: The Evolution of For-Profit Science Publishing. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 30 (20).
- Morrison, H. (2013). Economics of scholarly communication in transition. First Monday, 18(6). doi.
Optional: Economics of Publishing
- Bergstrom, T.C., Courant, P.N., McAfee, R.P., Williams, M.A. (2014). Evaluating Big Deal Journal Bundles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(26) 9425-9430.
- Butler, B., & Unsworth, J. (2018). Research Information Costs at the University of Virginia. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
Resources: Economics of Publishing
- Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL). Scholarly Communication Toolkit: Economics of Publishing. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
Institutional Repositories/SHAREOK
- University of Oklahoma Libraries (2019). SHAREOK Guides. Retrieved 8/28/2019.
- University of Oklahoma Libraries (2020). OUShareOK. Retrieved 10/14/2020.
Resources: Institutional Repositories/SHAREOK
- JISC (n.d.). Open DOAR: Directory of Open Access Repositories. Retrieved 8/28/2019.
Author Rights
Required: Author Rights
- Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) (2018). Author Rights & the SPARC Author Addendum. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
- University of Oklahoma Libraries (2020). Author Rights.
- Cornell University Library (2019). Author Rights Resources: Understanding Author Rights. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
Resources: Author Rights
- SHERPA/RoMEO: Publisher Copyright Policies and Self-Archiving (n.d.). Retrieved 10/14/2019.
Peer Review
Required: Peer Review
- Peer Review. (n.d.) Retrieved 28 August, 2019
Optional: Peer Review
- Reading List: A Selection of Posts on Peer Review to Celebrate #PeerReviewWeek18. LSE Impact Blog. Retrieved 8/28/2019.
Promotion & Tenure Considerations
Required: Promotion & Tenure Considerations
- Alperin, J.P., Morales, E., McKiernan, E. (2019). Academic Review Promotion and Tenure Documents Promote a View of Open Access That is at Odds with the Wider Academic Community. LSE Impact Blog.
- Odell, J., Coates, H., & Palmer, K. (2016). Rewarding open access scholarship in promotion and tenure: Driving institutional change. College & Research Libraries News, 77(7), 322-325.
- Schimanski, L. A., & Alperin, J. P. (2018). The evaluation of scholarship in academic promotion and tenure processes: Past, present, and future. F1000Research, 7, 1605.
Optional: Promotion & Tenure Considerations
- Nicholas, D. (2019). How will the emerging generation of scholars transform scholarly communication? LSE Impact Blog.
Resources: Promotion & Tenure Considerations
- Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA). Retrieved 6 October, 2019
Open Access & Scholarly Societies
Required: Open Access & Scholarly Societies
- Laakso, M., Solomon, D., & Björk, B.‐C. (2016). How subscription‐based scholarly journals can convert to open access: A review of approaches. Learned Publishing, 29( 4), 259– 269.
- Linguistic Society of America. (2020). Statement on the Scholarly Merit and Evaluation of Open Scholarship in Linguistics. Retrieved 14 October, 2020.
Resources: Open Access & Scholarly Societies
- Transitioning Society Publications to OA (TSPOA). Retrieved 10 September, 2019.
- Folan, B. & Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) (2019). How should scholarly societies transition to open access?: Webinar key takeaways and answers to attendee questions. Retrieved 8 October, 2019
- Suber, P., Sutton, C., & Page (2013). OA Journals Published by Societies: Maps and Data Visualizations. Retrieved 8 October, 2019.
Citation Advantage of Open Access
Required: Citation Advantage of OA
- McKiernan, E.C., Bourne, P.E., Brown, C.T., Buck, S., Kenall, A., Lin, J., et. al. (2016). How Open Science Helps Researchers Succeed. eLife 2016;5:e16800.
- Gargouri Y, Hajjem C, Larivière V, Gingras Y, Carr L, Brody T, et al. (2010) Self-Selected or Mandated, Open Access Increases Citation Impact for Higher Quality Research. PLoS ONE 5(10): e13636.
Optional: Citation Advantage of OA
- Norris, M. (2009). The Citation Advantage of Open Access Articles.
- Curno, M. & Oeben, S. (2018) Scientific Excellence at Scale: Open Access Journals Have a Clear Citation Advantage Over Subscription Journals. Frontiers Science News. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
Open Access Policies
Required: Open Access Policies
- Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University (2019). Good Practices for University Open Access Policies. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
- Harvard Library Office for Scholarly Communication (2018). Model Open Access Policy. Retrieved 3 December, 2019.
- Schieber, S. (2015). A Model Open Access Policy. Retrieved 3 December, 2019.
- Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University (2019). Drafting a Policy. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
- Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University (2019). Adopting a Policy. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
- JISC (n.d.). Advocating Open Access: A toolkit for librarians and research support staff. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
Optional: Open Access Policies
- Otto, J.J., & Bowering Mullen, L. (2019) The Rutgers open access policy goes into effect: Faculty reaction and implementation lessons learned. Library Management 40 (1/2). 59-73.
Resources: Open Access Policies
- OA Policy Reading List. (n.d.).
- Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University (2019). Other Recommendations for University OA Policies. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
- Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University (2019). Additional Resources: Policies of the Kind Recommended in the Guide. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
- Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions (COAPI) (2018). Public Toolkit of OA Policy Resources. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
- Fruin, Christine, & Sutton, Shan (2016). Strategies for Success: Open Access Policies at North American Educational Institutions. College & Research Libraries 77(4): 469-499.
- School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton (n.d.). ROARMAP: Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
- Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) (2007-2021). Campus Open Access Policies. Retrieved 21 June, 2021.
Open Access in the Disciplines
Humanities
- Fitzpatrick, K. (2012). Giving It Away: Sharing and the Future of Scholarly Communication. Retrieved 8 October, 2019.
- Regents of the University of Michigan (2019). Opening Access to Books Increases Reach and Engagement. Retrieved 8 October, 2019.
- Open Library of Humanities(n.d.). Bibliography. Retrieved 7 October, 2019.
STEM
- Buranyi, S. (2017). Is the Staggeringly Profitable Business of Scientific Publishing Bad for Science? The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
Current Landscape
Required: Current Landscape
- University of California Office of Scholarly Communication (2019). UC and Elsevier: Overview. Retrieved 8 October, 2019.
- University of Arizona Ad-Hoc Committee on Open Access (n.d.). Recommendations for an Open Access Policy for the University of Arizona. Retrieved 4 August, 2019. Cached version
- Oregon State University Task Force on Scholarly Communication (2005). Scholarly Communication Task Force Draft Report to Faculty Senate. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
- Senate Committee on Libraries, Information Systems, and Technologies (2019). Open Access Policy Recommendations. Retrieved 11 November, 2019.
- Illinois University Libraries (2015). UIUC Open Access Policy: Policy Background. Retrieved 1 December, 2019.
- Vandegrift, M. (2011). Faculty Senate Library Committee - Task Force on Scholarly Communications: Final Report. Florida State University Libraries (select "View Document" tab).
- University of North Carolina Faculty Council (2019). Resolution 2019-8. On Containing the Costs of Published Research. Retrieved 15 November, 2019.
Optional: Current Landscape
- Association of College & Research Libraries (2019). Scholarly Communication Toolkit: Public Access and Funder Mandates. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
- Butler, B., & Unsworth, J. (2018). Research Information Costs at the University of Virginia. Retrieved 4 August, 2019.
Member-Contributed Readings
- Anderson, R. (2016). Scholarly Communication Reform: Why is it so hard to talk about and where are the authors? The Scholarly Kitchen.
- Blankstein, M., & Wolff-Eisenberg, C. (2019). Ithaka S+R US Faculty Survey 2018.
- Maron, N. L., Mulhern, C., Rossman, D., & Schmelzinger, K. (2016). The Costs of Publishing Monographs: Toward a Transparent Methodology.
- Daniel, K., Esposito, J. J., & Schonfeld, R. C. (2019). Library Acquisition Patterns.
- Cooper, D., & Springer, R. (2019). Data Communities: A New Model for Supporting STEM Data Sharing.
- Rutner, J., & Schonfeld, R. C. (2012). Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Historians.
- Suber, P., & Whitehead, M. (2020). A Brief History of Open Access at Harvard.