Panel Session # 4
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What University Presses Think about Open Access
University presses have two missions: to stay in business and to disseminate knowledge. Open access is a means of achieving the latter, but it can pose a threat to the former. Currently presses are struggling to find a way of reconciling the two, and attitudes differ among press directors. This talk will explain why open access is both a challenge and an opportunity for presses today.
Open Access from a Journal Publisher's Perspective
Supporting universal access to the results of research is one of the goals and responsibilities of a journal publisher. There are many ways to achieve this objective, while ensuring the long-term sustainability of the peer review publishing system. An approach of experimentation and gradual adoption of a portfolio of approaches can provide a workable way forward.
References & Acknowledgements
- Association of American University Presses. AAUP Statement on Open Access. February 2007.
- Thatcher, Sanford G. "The Challenge of Open Access for University Presses," Learned Publishing 20/3 (July 2007): 165-172.
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Presenters
Sanford G. Thatcher
- Executive Editor for Social Sciences and Humanities, Penn State University Press
Sanford G. Thatcher retired at the end of June 2009 after twenty years as Director of Penn State University Press.
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Karen Hunter
- Senior Vice President, Elsevier
Karen Hunter is Senior Vice President at Elsevier. With Elsevier since 1976, she has been involved for much of that time in corporate strategy and with the journal migration from print to electronic. The earliest e-efforts were in the late 1970s and she was the team leader in creating ScienceDirect, Elsevier's principal online platform, in the mid-1990s.
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The UNT Gateway Center