Université de Montréal Libraries Guidelines for the Funding of Open Access Information Resources
Wednesday October 07, 2020
From 3:50pm to 4:00pm
The Bibliothèques UdeM have adopted a directive which governs this activity by specifying eligibility and evaluation criteria and by offering a grid which serves as a scale for awarding grants. I intend to share with you the main features of this directive and thus start an enriching conversation about the funding of open access publishing initiatives.
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There is unanimous support for promoting open and accessible scholarly publishing in academic and research libraries. Several organizations therefore financially support initiatives aimed at promoting open access publications. But how do you select which initiatives to fund? Which financing grid to use? The Bibliothèques UdeM have adopted a directive which governs this activity by specifying eligibility and evaluation criteria and by offering a grid which serves as a scale for awarding grants. I intend to share with you the main features of this directive and thus start an enriching conversation about the funding of open access publishing initiatives.