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publishing environment in a nuanced manner, and to explain how IRs, OA, societies, and commercial
publishers fit, and the different points of view of commercial publishers, scholarly societies, and OA activists—
as well as the critical part copyright plays in this environment. This effort is carefully tied to the developments
in our IR and OA publishing capabilities.”
Which topics were addressed in SC education activities for librarians and other library staff?
For each topic below indicate whether it was addressed to all librarians and other library staff, specific
librarians or other library staff, or was not addressed. N=54
TOPICS: N
Economics of scholarly publishing 54 46
(85%)
6
(11%)
2
(4%)
Benefits and examples of open access journals 53 44
(83%)
6
(11%)
3
(6%)
Author rights management 52 44
(85%)
7
(13%)
1
(2%)
Contributing to digital repositories 52 45
(87%)
7
(13%)
—
Author activism (e.g., refusing to publish in expensive journals) 50 36
(72%)
7
(14%)
7
(14%)
Future of scholarly society publishing 50 37
(74%)
6
(12%)
7
(14%)
National/international public access developments such as Federal Research Public
Access Act of 2006, NIH policy, etc.
49 30
(61%)
8
(16%)
11
(22%)
Implications for teaching of giving away copyright 48 39
(81%)
3
(6%)
6
(13%)
Impact of new models on peer review, promotion and tenure, etc. 48 33
(69%)
5
(10%)
10
(21%)
All
librarians
and
other
library
staff
Specific
librarians
or
other
library
staff
Not
addressed