One of the few benefits of the subscription business model is scholars at all institutions (in theory!) *read* scholarly content. Therefore, a business model based on access for institutions does not exclude any scholarly institutional customers. But, not every institution *publishes* scholarly content and, thus far, most Open Access (OA) business models are based upon the service costs of *getting published*.
How, then, can we more equitably spread the costs of OA (from which everyone at least benefits even if not everyone publishes) to include all institutions, including those that mainly or solely read content?
Speakers will discuss:
- the roles “read” institutions can and/or should play in an open paradigm
- how to manage the perennial “free rider” issues (if that is indeed a thing…)
- the risks associated with losing “read” institutions, and their $$$, from the business model ecosystem
- the responsibilities of “read” institutions to the OA ecosystem
- how the speakers and their organizations are proposing to tackle this issue from their various vantage points
Speakers will bring both publisher and library perspectives, and this session will represent the cutting edge of OA business model experimentation beyond the APC.
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