From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 13:05:51 -0500

On the other hand, as more libraries get into the business of publishing,
they may need more staff!  Perhaps those staff will increasingly come from
the commercial publishing sector as it downsizes in the face of open
access, especially if those publishers find that they cannot squeeze as
many dollars out of universities through APCs as they could through
subscriptions.

Sandy Thatcher


From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 10:47:34 -0400
>
> Joe, you didn't ask this, but I imagine that we'd have to see some
> re-structuring of at least the larger academic libraries.  Assuming
> that 3/4 of the acquisitions function would go away, then perhaps 3/4
> of the content budget would gradually follow suit, as many researchers
> would pay for APCs out of their own grants, with the library picking
> up just the unfunded articles.  Staff-wise, as Scott P wrote, that
> may not be so much of a change.  But as the library becomes less and
> less a business function and more and more embedded into research and
> teaching, there should be thoughtful discussion about where it
> fits in the campus structure and who funds at least some of its
> increasingly specialist services.   Ann
>
>
>
> From: Joseph Esposito <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 13:23:28 -0400
>
> Perhaps this group can help me brainstorm about a question that I have
> been pondering for some time now.
>
> It's often said that in the future, all scholarly publications will be
> open access. Without taking sides in that debate, I have been
> wondering what functions an academic library in the First World would
> provide if there were no more toll access publications. What services
> will remain and what new ones will be added to a library's
> responsibilities? For purposes of this thought experiment, we can
> include gold, green, and platinum OA in our speculations. The only
> thing that would change is the complete absence of toll access
> publications.
>
> I appreciate any speculations you wish to share.
>
> Joe Esposito
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