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Cost-per-what? Redefining the value of publishing services in an open science world
Tuesday February 11, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
Laurel CD
With the accelerated push to an "open science future" in the last five years, the mixed-model economy dominating publisher/library discussions gets more complex and yet more reductive with each new model launched. As the ecosystem gets more complex, resource-strapped publishers and libraries are seeking new ways to evaluate the benefits of new models -- often resorting to reductive proxies. Many libraries publicly avow commitments to mission-aligned, transparent, equitable models but recoil at changes in pricing or services that enable that kind of investment. Are reductive, transactional conversations around proxies like "cost-per-article" the only means for evaluating "value" in an open science/open access context?

This panel discussion aims to provocatively delve into this question through the lens of  non-profit publisher and librarian perspectives -- organizations that are mission-driven and yet also resource constrained.
Speakers
avatar for Sara Rouhi

Sara Rouhi

Director, Open Science and Publishing Innovation, AIP Publishing
Sara Rouhi is the Director of Open Science and Publishing Innovation at AIP Publishing. Driving AIPP’s open science strategy, she focuses on developing new publishing models and sustainable business strategies to accelerate AIPP’s mission to advance pragmatic, researcher-focused... Read More →
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Katherine Brooks

Collection Analysis Librarian, Columbia University
Katherine Brooks is a Collection Analysis Librarian at Columbia University. She has worked at academic institutions for over 14 years, first as an evolutionary biologist and college instructor, and currently as a science librarian and collections analyst. In her role in the Columbia... Read More →
avatar for Robin N Sinn

Robin N Sinn

Director, Collections and Open Strategies, Iowa State University
Robin is Director of Collections and Open Strategies at Iowa State University. This position merges collections and scholarly communications work. My goal is to support research and learning at ISU while moving academic publishing to a more open system. In addition to purchasing and... Read More →
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Scott Delman

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
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Wendy Queen

Chief Transformation Officer, hopkins press
Wendy Queen is the Director of Project MUSE. Wendy was the Manager of Publishing Technologies at JHUP during the time when Project MUSE grew to become a leading provider of digital humanities and social sciences content. In addition to her work at MUSE, she also serves on the COUNTER... Read More →
Tuesday February 11, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EST
Laurel CD
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