[Insight-users] UC libraries and Springer sign pilot agreement for open access journal publishing

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http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/19335

UC libraries and Springer sign pilot agreement for open access journal
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 Date: 2009-01-21
Contact: Ivy Anderson, director of collections, California Digital Library,
University of California
Phone: (510) 987-0334
Email: ivy.anderson at ucop.edu

 *OAKLAND -- *The University of California libraries and Springer
Science+Business Media (Springer) have concluded a groundbreaking
experimental agreement to support open access publishing by UC authors. The
arrangement is part of the journals license negotiated by the California
Digital Library on behalf of the 10 campuses of the University of
California.

Under the terms of the agreement, articles by UC-affiliated authors accepted
for publication in a Springer journal beginning in 2009 will be published
using Springer Open Choice with full and immediate open access. There will
be no separate per-article charges, since costs have been factored into the
overall license. Articles will be released under a license compatible with
the Creative Commons (by-nc: Attribution, Non-commercial) license. In
addition to access via the Springer platform, final published articles will
also be deposited in the California Digital Library's eScholarship
Repository.

The University of California-Springer agreement is the first large-scale
open access experiment of its type undertaken with a major commercial
publisher in North America.

"UC faculty members have told us that they want open access publishing
options in order to increase the impact of their published work and
eliminate barriers to educational and research use," said Ivy Anderson,
director of collections for the California Digital Library, which licenses
content on behalf of the University of California libraries. "Just as
importantly, they want these options in the journals in which they routinely
publish, without disrupting their normal research activity. The CDL
agreement with Springer supports the transformation that our faculty seeks,
while continuing the libraries' crucial role in facilitating access to
research information. Springer is a leader among commercial publishers in
open access experimentation, making it a natural partner for the University
of California in this endeavor."

Peter Hendriks, Springer president for global publishing and marketing,
said: "This first experiment in the USA is of great importance to us since
it adds to our expertise on the effects of open access publishing on usage,
citations and impact factors. Furthermore, the agreement allows us to
continue our cooperation and close partnership with one of the most
respected university systems in the United States."

Adds Richard Schneider, assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic
Surgery and director, Parnassus Molecular & Cell Biology Lab at UC San
Francisco: "Open access will support faculty aspirations for new modes of
journal publishing that facilitate the broad dissemination of ideas and
improve public access to taxpayer-funded research. This is a critical time
as new models for scholarly communications emerge, and I am excited that the
UC libraries are at the forefront and are playing a key leadership role."
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