From: "Thompson, Liz - thomp3ea" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2019 15:03:49 +0000

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What are the challenges and opportunities for open access collection
development?

The recently published OA in the Open white paper
<https://osf.io/preprints/lissa/g972d>, explores the idea of collective
action supporting open access collection development funding. Funded by an IMLS
grant <https://www.imls.gov/grants/awarded/lg-73-18-0226-18>, the white
paper summarizes key findings from focus groups and recommends potential
next steps for building an OA collection development system and culture and
that motivates the community toward collective action.

In response to one of the key challenges expressed in the focus groups -
deciding which open access resources to fund - project leaders are
exploring what it would take to develop and implement an evaluation
instrument. Join us at the 2019 DLF Forum
<https://dlfforum2019.sched.com/event/S2kS/oa-in-the-open> to hear more
about the project and learn about opportunities to get involved in possible
future efforts.

Yasmeen Shorish and Liz Thompson

James Madison University Libraries