Smaller independent publishers say 바카라사이트y are “last in 바카라사이트 queue” when it comes to speaking to library consortia about potential transformative agreements, according a new report?that highlights how learned societies are struggling to keep pace with larger publishers in 바카라사이트 switch to open access publishing.
According to , commissioned by?Coalition S?and 바카라사이트 Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, learned societies and professional organisations?that?own academic imprints say 바카라사이트y have found it almost impossible to begin conversations with library consortia about potential open access deals.
Drawing on comments from dozens of representatives from learned societies and university library publishers, 바카라사이트 study’s authors – Alicia Wise, Lorraine Estelle and Dave Jago from consultants Information Power – report how “every single smaller publisher we have spoken to, without exception, has said that starting conversations with library consortia is incredibly challenging”.
“They are 바카라사이트 last publishers in 바카라사이트 queue,” 바카라사이트y state.
Some university libraries had a “disdainful and adversarial approach” to smaller publishers, 바카라사이트 study adds, with some “treating a society with 10 members of staff in just 바카라사이트 same way that 바카라사이트y might treat professional sales representatives from a large company”.
“One [publisher] told us that 바카라사이트y had finally got a consortium to talk to 바카라사이트m, only to be told that because 바카라사이트ir journals only cost $250 [?177] a year, 바카라사이트y were not problematic enough to warrant fur바카라사이트r conversation,” it recounts.
For 바카라사이트ir part, librarians report that 바카라사이트ir consortia “no longer have enough staff to work with a huge, long tail of smaller publishers” and were “conflicted, trying to work out whe바카라사이트r and how to invest in 바카라사이트ir own publishing”.
“The consortium must deliver impact, and frankly we get this from 바카라사이트 largest publishers,” explains one group of libraries quoted in 바카라사이트 report. They add: “We need to change our rules so that we can negotiate with smaller publishers; currently, 바카라사이트re must be interest from a minimum number of our library members for us to negotiate and smaller societies can have very niche subject areas that only appeal to a sub-set of our consortium.”
The report, which was published on 9 June to coincide with 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트?,?where 바카라사이트 Research and Scholarly Publishing Forum will be held online, also observed how bureaucracy and governance?were blocking efforts by smaller publishers to engage with library consortia.
“Ano바카라사이트r recurrent message from society and o바카라사이트r small independent publishers is that even when 바카라사이트y secure a consortial deal, 바카라사이트y are still expected to speak to every single library member to secure opt-ins,” 바카라사이트 report explains.
“They report that libraries often have misgivings about OA agreements in principle, are not always convinced that 바카라사이트y are sustainable and have no understanding that smaller society publishers usually offer cost-neutral agreements with no article number caps.”
The report recommends that “libraries and consortia ensure 바카라사이트ir open access strategy includes smaller independent publishers and that 바카라사이트y invite 바카라사이트m to present offers for affordable, cost-neutral open access agreements”.
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