Academic libraries and research institutions worldwide work with publishers for Open Access deals and this process has transformed scholarly publishing into an Open Access network that responds to the Open Access movement. The Max Planck Society plays a leading role in the Open Access movement allowing authors from participating institutions to publish open access at no cost.

An increasing number of Open Access journals are supported through Article Processing Charges (APC's) also known as publication fees. The APCS’s have now become the dominant business model for the funding of gold open access. This model allows authors to pay the publisher a fee to get their articles published in Open Access journals. The Department of Library Services (DLS) at the University of Pretoria offers support and administers Open Access funds to subsidize Article Processing Charges (APC'). The expenditure on APC’s cost more than double and researchers end up using their grants to cover APC’s.

Department of Library Services at the University of Pretoria invites you to the webinar on Transformative and Institutional Open Access Agreements: a response to scholarly publishing. This webinar will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs), Transformative agreements, and requirements for transformative agreements.

Date: Wednesday 22 September 2021

Time: 14:00-16:00

Join the Webinar: https://up-ac-za.zoom.us/j/95075707959

Programme: https://up-za.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=63436496

Speakers:

Prof Vanessa Steenkamp: Deputy Dean: Teaching & Learning. University of Pretoria

Prof Tivani Mashamba-Thomson: Deputy Dean of Research and Postgraduate Studies

Faculty of Health Sciences: University of Pretoria

Sara Rouhi: Director, Strategic Partnerships, PLOS, Washington, D.C. USA

Christopher Pym: Senior Institutional Engagement Manager, Springer Nature, United Kingdom,

Ireland, Nordics, BeNeLux, Eastern Europe (rest of), Italy, Middle East, and North Africa

Glenn Truran: SANLiC Director, Cape Town: South Africa

Moderator: Marguerite Nel: Assistant Director, Library Technical Services, DLS, University of Pretoria

Target audience: UP Community and others

Inquiries: veliswa.tshetsha@up.ac.za

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