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Establishing Open Access Safe Harbor for Publishers: A Strategic Initiative for Libraries

This proposal outlines the creation of an Open, Safe Harbor for publishers participating in Open Access (OA) initiatives. Libraries are encouraged to commit to safeguarding journals from subscribing publishers that agree to make their journals available OA within a year of original publication. This initiative aims to drive widespread OA adoption by offering a five-year security commitment, leveraging existing practices of safe harboring, and emphasizing the value of non-cancellation to publishers. Key challenges include the need for organization and potential publisher resistance.

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Establishing Open Access Safe Harbor for Publishers: A Strategic Initiative for Libraries

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  1. An Open, Safe Harbor <1> The Idea <2> Discussion and Reaction This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License.

  2. Recent progress in OA suggests we are at a tipping point

  3. Libraries need an OA strategy that will persuade and compel widespread Open Access adoption

  4. Commercial Publishers Oppose OA

  5. The Goal:Widespread OA Adoption

  6. The Idea: Establish an Open, Safe Harbor for Publishers who Participate in OA

  7. The Concept An initiative for deans/directors of academic/research libraries to make a public commitment: that for any publisher which agrees to put their journals in an open access platform no more than one year after the original date of publication, the library will “safe harbor” all journals from that publisher to which the library is subscribed at the time of the commitment for a specific period of time (five years).

  8. Why It Could Work • Safe harboring by libraries of serials is a known practice • Saving is easier than cancelling • Scalable and not discipline-specific • No dollar costs to the Library • Non-cancellation is valuable to publishers (especially now) • Enables leveraging

  9. Why It Could Fail • Requires some organization and critical mass • Publishers may just ignore it • A forever commitment for a five-year pledge • Five years is too long; five years is too short • A one-year embargo is too long; a one-year embargo is too short • Does not address pricing issues • Is it legal? • Pricing during the safe harbor period

  10. Over To You:Some Initial Questions • Vulnerabilities I have missed? • Is it practical – would your library sign on? • What would improve the proposal? • What’s the likelihood of success? This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License.

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