Open access literature in libraries : principles and practices / Karen Brunsting, Caitlin Harrington, and Rachel E. Scott in collaboration with Core Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: Why We Could Not Write a Book on Open Access Policies -- Introduction: Open Access in Library Collections -- Collection Development Policies and Open Access -- Open Access and Library Collections: Current Practices -- Open Access Principles -- Open Access Practices -- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Open Access Publishing -- Responding with Agility to Open Access Change -- Conclusion: Let This End Be Your Beginning.

"Open Access has evolved into the most complex challenge of the scholarly publishing landscape and something libraries grapple with on a regular basis. But although librarians hold increasingly positive perceptions about OA, including its richness of unique content and immediacy of access, many lack the understanding, training, documentation, and knowledge of best practices that would allow them to engage with it confidently. This book helps to fill that gap, using a holistic approach that walks readers through the steps of integrating OA resources into library collections and supporting OA initiatives irrespective of budget, institution type, collection size, and staffing. Explaining definitions and models of OA, types of OA support, the tensions between free-to-read and libre OA, and other key topics, from this book readers will learn the origins and growth of OA, how to define it, and some of the ways in which librarians have made connections to OA; where OA diverges from the historic role of library collection development policies and ways to bring OA into alignment with an institution's collection development principles and practices; real-world examples of how libraries have supported or integrated OA into their collections, including strategies for selecting and activating OA titles and collections for inclusion, offering open educational resources (OER) to students, samples of collection management workflows, and ideas for aligning collections with institutional repositories or other Green OA initiatives; guidance on financially supporting OA content, initiatives, and platforms; how OA publishing does and does not harmonize with diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives; and tips for using ongoing assessment and evaluation to continuously support the library's path to an open future."-- Provided by publisher.

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