OPEN ACCESS: THE BASICS Making your research available

Introduction Rosenthal Library & our resources Website About Open Access Does anyone here have experience with publishing?

Traditional Publishing Models Traditional academic publishing Colleges and Universities pay authors to produce scholarship, and then pay publishers for access to the research  Colleges and universities are paying twice Subscription prices for academic journals Rising steeply, compromising libraries’ ability to make information available

Another Publishing Option Open Access A growing publishing model that allow any user free access to full-text of scholarly materials online Journals E-Books Readers Students Authors

Two OA Models Gold OA Published with Open Access publishers Processing fee Examples Wiley Springer Elsevier Green OA (or, self-archiving) Published manuscript from a subscription journal made available in online repositories, or institutional repositories Embargo (access delay) period Examples arXiv PubMed Central CUNY? Your own website?

Benefits of Publishing in Open Access Reaches a wider audience Reduces lag time between writing and publication (Gold) Supports authors’ rights Provides an alternative to for-profit publishers Public access to research

Open Access & The Publication Process Step One: Funding your research Step Two: Writing Step Three: Choosing a Publisher Step Four: Knowing Your Rights Step Five: Self Archiving Step Six: Advocating for Open Access

Step One: Funding Your Research Know: Granting agencies may require that results are made publicly available Some journals charge publication fees. Consider this when seeking funding Step Two: Writing Know: Some of the works you are citing are likely available because they are open access.

Step Three: Choosing a Publisher Gold Open Access Resources for identifying publishers Directory of Open Access Journals Directory of Open Access Books Quality Control Evaluation Criteria Beall’s List Open Access Business ModelsBusiness Models Institutional or association support Publication fees

Is That It? Yes, but it isn’t the only way! If you retain the rights to your work, you can make it available yourself.

Step Four: Authors’ Rights Green Open Access: Self-archiving process Identifying & Evaluating Journals SHERPA/RoMEO What rights do you need? Reader Rights Author Posting Rights Copyright Reuse Rights

Step Four: Authors’ Rights (cont.) Resources for negotiating your rights SPARC Author Addendum & other addendaAuthor Addendum other addenda Columbia University Libraries Guide to Publication AgreementsGuide to Publication Agreements Know the rights you want to retain, negotiate for the ones you want, and be sure to keep a copy of your agreement.

Step Five: Self Archiving CUNY Institutional Repository In the works, but moving slowly What you should consider: Self-archiving on your own website Making sure you retain your rights

Step Six: Advocating for Open Access Stay up to date with OA Excellent resources are available via SPARC and the Open Access Week website. We list more in our web guide.SPARCOpen Access Week Publish in open access journals Talk to your colleagues about open access Value open access in the tenure process Get involved in OA training (workshops like this one!)

Other OA Week Events The first event in a new series, Information CUNY: Open Access to Scholarly Literature: Which Side Are You On? Friday, October 25 10am-Noon At the CUNY Graduate Center Find out more about Open Access week here:

Questions? About Open Access Nancy Foasberg Humanities Librarian Kelly Blanchat E-Resources Librarian