Loading…
← Back to schedule
Navigating the Tightrope: Balancing Access and Cybersecurity in Academic Publishing
Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EST
Harborside B
Institutions, publishers, and scholars are grappling with the complex challenges of ensuring security while fostering access to knowledge. The drive to make research more easily available brings with it new cybersecurity risks, from safeguarding sensitive information in publisher databases to protecting the integrity of scholarly content. These challenges underscore the need for a coordinated approach that balances ease of access with robust digital security practices.

This session will examine the intersection of cybersecurity and access within academic publishing, exploring how industry stakeholders can collaboratively address these issues. With an increasing reliance on digital platforms to distribute and access research, ensuring security at all levels—while preserving the openness that drives scholarly innovation—has never been more critical.

Key discussion points will include:
• The evolving cybersecurity risks faced by academic publishers and institutions as they implement access models.
• How publishers and libraries can safeguard research content and data against breaches while enabling broader access.
• The potential role of cross-industry standards or recommended practices to address cybersecurity concerns without hindering the access goals.
• Strategies to foster collaboration across academic institutions, publishers, and technology providers to mitigate security risks.
• The emerging technologies that can help balance cybersecurity with the need for accessible knowledge.

Collaborative Notes
Speakers
avatar for Heather Staines

Heather Staines

Senior Consultant, Delta Think
I'm a consultant for scholarly publishers and vendors, and I am also Director of Community Engagement for the Delta Think Open Access Data & Analytics Tool. In my spare time I write musicals about metadata!
avatar for John Felts

John Felts

Head of Information Technology and Collections, Coastal Carolina University
John is currently the Head of Information Technology and Collections at Coastal Carolina University.  He has worked in academic library technology for over 30 years and is a former patent holder and co-founder of Journal Finder, the first OpenURL Resolver and knowledge base to go... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Ferrante

Amanda Ferrante

Principal Product Manager, EBSCO
Amanda Ferrante is Principal Product Manager for Identity & Access Management for EBSCO Information Services, focusing on removing barriers to access for researchers and supporting ease of administration for librarians. Her work is informed by the library community’s needs related... Read More →
avatar for Matthew Ragucci

Matthew Ragucci

Director of Institutional Product Marketing, Wiley
I am Wiley’s resident librarian, with over 15 years of experience in libraries and scholarly publishing. As the Director of Institutional Product Marketing, I lead a global team responsible for go-to-market strategies, product positioning and messaging, sales enablement, and industry... Read More →
Wednesday February 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EST
Harborside B
  Track 3, Humanities
Feedback form is now closed.

Attendees (47)


Log in to save this to your schedule, view media, leave feedback and see who's attending!

Tweet Share
Share Modal

Share this link via

Or copy link