Open Access Publisher Agreements at UC: an update after seven years of negotiations
Abstract
Following a UC systemwide commitment in 2018 to leverage the size of our coalition and our investment in library collections to negotiate for agreements which make UC research outputs openly available, a cross-institutional working group including faculty, university librarians, associate university librarians, and library staff was formed to oversee the shift from subscription content licenses to open access publishing agreements. In this panel session, several members of this working group will offer reports on the progress, impacts, and outlook of this negotiation effort, including its successes, failures, and lessons learned. Panelists will offer their unique perspectives on what this effort has meant for UC researchers, for the UC libraries, and for the global research community. Attendees will have the opportunity to gain insight into this important UC library initiative and ask questions of those who are deeply engaged in this work.