21 March 2024, 16.00-17.30 CET
(3pm-4.30pm BST)
Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter
The first Transformative Agreements [TA] were developed more than five years ago. Hundreds have since been signed throughout the world (though predominantly in the West). At its most basic, the TA asks libraries to pay for both the ‘read’ and ‘publish’ elements of their contract with a publisher, drawing on budget that was formerly used for subscriptions and sometimes other funds as well, but there are many variations. The aim was for the TA to be a temporary mechanism en route to enabling full open access in scholarly publishing. But are TAs fair? Have they worked, even on a temporary basis? And how far along the road are publishers to creating the ultimate publishing solution that supersedes the TA?
Dr Amy Devenney, Research Strategic Lead at Jisc and Wilhelm Widmark, University Librarian at the University of Stockholm, explore the issues. Amy will explore the impetus behind Jisc’s critical review of open access and transitional agreements, outline the approach taken and reflect on some of the key findings from the review; and Wilhelm will ask the all-important question: Can we get beyond the Transformative Agreement? Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking webinar and be part of this insightful discussion!
The webinar is part of a series sponsored by De Gruyter and will be moderated by Linda Bennett of Gold Leaf. Registration is free of charge.
For more details and to book your place on the seminar, click here.
Who should attend
Academic librarians; public librarians; publishers; members of librarian support groups; members of consortia and trade associations; academics and students interested in sustainability; environmentalists.
Amy Devenney is Research Strategic Lead at Jisc, a UK registered charity which provides digital solutions for UK education and research. She oversees a team of data experts and is responsible for supporting the licensing and negotiation activity of Jisc with data-driven insights and evidence as well as overseeing data management activity to ensure the quality and usability of datasets.
Wilhelm Widmark has been the Library Director of Stockholm University since 2012. Since 2020 he has also been Senior Adviser for Open Science to the President of Stockholm University. He has a Master of Arts in Literature and a Master of Arts in Library and Information Science from Uppsala University. Wilhelm is active in the Open Science movement in Sweden and Europe. He is the Vice-Chairman of the Swedish Bibsam consortium and a member of the Swedish Rectors’ Conference Open Science group. He is also a member of the EUAs Expert Group on Open Science and one of the Directors of the EOSC Association.
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