1. Publishing Trends: Open Access @ the University of Florida Presentation to IDS 3931: Discovering Research and Communicating Science October 21, 2010

2. Scholarly Communications Sharing research, knowledge, and creative productivity Publishing Issues: author’s rights, economics of scholarly resources, new models--open access, institutional repositories, rights and access, preservation of intellectual assets

3. Objectives To define open access To learn differences between OA and conventional publishing models To understand :”public access” To be aware of international & national statements and mandates To be able to explain local UF Initiatives –Institutional Repository @ UF, UF Open Access Publishing Fund, and policy –Open Access Week 2009 & 2010

4. Open Access Defined OA literature is – free of charge to readers – Unrestricted free of most copyright and licensing restrictions and requires the consent of, or attribution to, the author or copyright-holder – Digital – Online

5. Why OA is so Important to Researchers Research is published faster and freely available online Gives research timely visibility, wider readership, higher citation rates, and greater overall impact. Barriers to access are having a significant negative impact on research Timely, open, online access to the results of federally-funded research in the US will significantly increase the return on the public’s investment in science IMPACT

6. Global and National Initiatives 3 basic statements: Budapest (02), Bethesda (03), & Berlin (03) UNESCO: for the benefit of global knowledge flow, innovation and socio-economic development 2008 NIH mandate 2009 introduction of Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) Other funding agencies also: Wellcome Trust and Canadian Institutes of Health Research

7. OA in Peer Institutions Many research universities have Open Access policies, encouraging or mandating faculty to submit peer- reviewed articles to Institutional Repositories. Some top-tiered Universities have OA publishing funds

8. The Imperative for Open Access Concept of “public access”: taxpayers, federal agencies, and universities pay twice for funded research High costs of journals are now unsustainable Barriers to access are having a negative impact on research

9. Open Access: 2 Primary ways to Participate Self-archiving in a repository – green OA Publishing in an open access journal or monograph – gold OA

10. Steps Toward Open Access @ UF Promotion of the UF institutional repository Establishment an OA publishing fund Creation of a faculty-driven university- wide OA policy

11. The Institutional Repository at UF (IR@UF ): The gateway to UF’s research and scholarly output www.uflib.ufl.edu/ufir

12. Journal articles Conference papers and proceedings Monographs and monograph series Technical reports Theses and dissertations White papers UF Journals and Other Publications Grant proposals University archives materials The IR@UF at 1 Million!

13. Why Scholars Participate in the IR@UF? To share research through: A permanent archive with stable links An open access repository compliant with digital library standards

14. Self-submittal Tool 

15. One-Minute Video Demonstrating Self-Submittal http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/digital/ir

16. OA journals are different: free of charge to readers, unrestricted and online different funding model quality control commercial publishers respond with hybrid journals Publishing in an OA Journal

17. The UF Open Access Publishing Fund The Open Access Publishing Fund supports making UF research findings immediately, freely and globally available through Open Access publishing

18. Began July 1, 2010 Lasts 18-24 months $120,000 provided by Provost Does not replace grant or other funding for open access publishing Pilot Project

19. Eligible Authors UF faculty, staff and student authors and co-authors, including post-doctoral researchers Eligible Articles Peer-reviewed research articles in Open Access and hybrid journals

20. Funding Levels Maximum of $3,000 per author per academic year Up to $3,000 per article to cover fees for publishing in open access journals Up to $1,500 per article to cover fees for open access publishing in paid access (hybrid) journals

21. Eligible Publications Open Access Journals and Paid Access (Hybrid) Journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals and/or compliant with the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association’s Code of Conduct www.doaj.org

22. The application form is on the OA website with the policies and procedures at www.uflib.ufl.edu/oa. www.uflib.ufl.edu/oa Application Process Submit the completed application form and publisher invoice to the Libraries for payment.

23. You are invited to : Participate in the IR@UF and the Open Access Publishing Fund Attend the Open Access Week 2010 program: Wednesday, Oct. 20 th, 1:00 - – 4:30 p.m.

24. Managing Your Copyright Copyright is? Managing your copyright Negotiate!

25. Summary What is open access? What are Open Access Journals? What is the difference between open access publishing and conventional publishing? What are two ways to participate in OA on campus?

26. Open Access Project Create a multimedia presentation on OA from the student perspective (up to 2 min) OR Write an 8 – 10 page paper on the history of OA from 3 perspectives: Publishers Librarians, Researchers Deposit this in the IR@UF

27. Questions? Dr. Isabel Silver Academic and Scholarly Outreach isilver@ufl.edu 273-2524 isilver@ufl.edu