Open Access
Our Open Access and collection management working group explores how libraries manage open access content within the context of their broader collection management activities. The aim is to increase awareness and understanding of the challenges and opportunities presented by open access content through an exploration of challenges, best practices, and standards (whether existing, in development, or needed). This includes integration into existing workflows and systems (especially into discovery systems), models for selection and deselection, and hidden costs in terms of staff and development time.
Activities:
- Event druing the IFLA Conference (WLIC) 2025: Sustainable Paths Towards Open Science and Open Scholarship (Call for papers: Acquisition and Collection Development Section, together with the Library Publishing Special Interest Group and the Advisory Committee on Open Science and Scholarship – IFLA | WLIC 2025
- Event during the Ifla Conference (WLIC) 2022: Integrating Open Access Content into the Collection: Challenges and Opportunities (panel discussion)