Pre-Recorded Session: The role of resource sharing in facilitating discovery and access of open access content

About This Session

Resource sharing has a role to play in the discovery and access of open access content. Resource sharing is not just about interlibrary loan but rather point-of-need procurement for patrons, and open access materials are an important part of the resource sharing toolkit for fulfillment. Furthermore, there is an opportunity to promote open access items to patrons through routine communications, daily request processing workflows, software enhancements and ILL webpages, and resource sharing outreach. Additionally, resource sharing statistics and request analyses can provide valuable information for collection development and cataloging considerations concerning open access content. This presentation will offer insight into some of the convergence points between open access and resource sharing at UNT Libraries, describe current open access workflows within UNT’s resource sharing operations, and explore further opportunities for discovery, access, and promotion of open access content through resource sharing.

Presenters

Janelle Foster

  • Resource Sharing and Access Librarian, UNT Libraries
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