1. Gavin Baker Macalester College April 15, 2008
Open Possibilities
Gavin Baker
Macalester College
April 15, 2008

2. Problem
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3. Problem
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4. Problem
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6. Solution What if everyone had access?
The research would still get done...
We'd need a new way to finance the editorial processes, but we can do that
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7. Open access No price barriers to access (free online)
No permissions barriers to use (open license)
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8. Two roads to open access
Journals
All content is 100% OA from publication
Archives
Author posts a copy of her article
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9. Plus
Monographs
Theses and dissertations
Data
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10. Benefits Schoolwork is easier Access for everyone
Advancement of research
Visibility for your scholarship
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11. Where are we? Incredible momentum Growth of journals and repositories
Institutional policies
Harvard
Funder policies
National Institutes of Health
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12. But we need help
You
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13. What can I do?
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14. What can I do?
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15. Courses LIS 663 Intro to Cyberlaw
LIS 863 International Cyberlaw and Policy
LIS 201 The Information Society
JOURN 559 Law of Mass Communication
JOURN 558 Public, Community, and Alternative Media
COM 440 / POL S 461 Mass Media Law
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16. Courses COM 558 U. S. Digital Media Law and Policy
COM 589 Global Digital Media Law, Policy, and Ethics
COMM ARTS 452 Media & Cultural Policy
COM 427 International Communications Law and Policy
COM 547 Telecommunications Policy and Convergent Media
LAW classes
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17. Questions? Thank you! gavin@gavinbaker.com www.gavinbaker.com
Copyright © 2008 by Gavin Baker, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
Image: “Campos Gerais” by Jeff Belmonte, copyright © Used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.
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