ALLA 2012 Conference 13 September 2012 A protected past and an open future, copyright, the library mission, and the 21st century ALLA 2012 Conference 13 September 2012 Professor Tom Cochrane Deputy Vice-Chancellor , (TILS) Queensland University of Technology

Preservation as power Umberto Eco

But … Preservation is Dispensable (Image of Jorge de Burgos)

Enlightenment Voltaire

Mass Literacy Raymond Williams

The Challenge of the Intelligent Filter José Ortega y Gasset

Access and Copyright Larry Lessig

The Age of Openness? Alma Swan Stevan Harnad

Open Access - a Definition “Open access is, simply, the idea that research articles should be freely, immediately and permanently available online to anyone, rather than locked away in subscription journals as many currently are.” Zoe Corbyn, THES, 12 November 2009.

Open Access - Origin and Inevitability of the Concept The Technology Enablers – the net + application Economic Imperative - the input/output distortions of the scholarly publishing business (the issue of moral hazard) Researcher Motivation – the ceaseless quest for recognition and/or impact

Green and Gold Significant difference between these two approaches Support for both possible from an institution The importance of the distinction for everyone, especially publishers

The Debate... Is there an enduring case against Open Access per se? What are the strengths and weaknesses of Green? Likewise, the strengths and weaknesses of Gold? The Finch Report and its critics

OA advantage The funder The institution The researcher The community The government The disciplines

Green No additional fees Some costs to set up Optimally, access at publication acceptance time Embargoes may affect availability Does not disturb subscription model/preserves traditional titles and their prestige Nevertheless seen as a long term strategic threat by publishers, despite ten years of evidence so far Institutional/Discipline Profile/Resource (Metrics for authors and Universities)

Gold New business model – requires new resources New costs (as per Finch recommendations)? Aggregation of resource to do new metrics May not suit institution/discipline Traditional publishers have possibility of adapting Such adapting may lead to new price seeking behaviour

The Finch Report and its reaction UK Working Group on Expanding Access to Published Research Findings (Dame Janet Finch) Recommended Gold as preferred Reaction from UK research universities to cost (up to UK 60M) Reaction from OA advocates

The OA critique of Finch Did not recognize ten years of preceding policy and practice in the UK This includes 35% of outputs already Green cp 5% Gold Gives support to “hybrid” Gold (where paid Gold access sits alongside subscription model) Continues to draw funds out of Higher Education sector to large and very profitable publishers Fails to see scale of future changes in research communication

Issues for the Next 10 Years Access to what? data text nanopublications Libre or Gratis Access

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