Open Access Journals for Libraries

Title:  Scholarly Open Access Journals and Libraries

Author: Jan Hagerlid

Publisher: Kungliga biblioteket

URL: http://www.kb.se/dokument/Om/projekt/scholarly_journals_hagerlid.pdf

Abstract

The role of academic libraries is changing in response to the profound transition of the scholarly communication system from a subscription based to an Open Access model. The development of Open Access is briefly described and the concept defined. The options for the future of journals in the social sciences and humanities, focussing on the Nordic context, are discussed. Research councils and library funding bodies should support the transition of these journals to on-line and Open Access publishing. Libraries will in this process move from the role of a gate-keeper for research material owned by others to providing web access to content produced within their parent institutions (Hagerlid).

Three things I learned from the article

1.  Electronic journals or e-journals could save space and administrative costs in the library. It minimizes the budget and acquisition of printed journals, some of which are expensive. And since e-journals are stored in the web, expansion of space and construction of additional physical storage have been minimized.

2. In 1997, Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition or SPARC was formed by major American research libraries and led by Association for Research Libraries to work with the advocacy, education and support for new alternative and cheap price of quality journals and later, they support for the Open Access model.

3. According to Hagerlid, academic libraries has a new role in organizing and providing the technical infrastructure for electronic publishing within their universities, also, in providing

Application/Implication of what I've learned to my work/to me as a person:

Open access journals provided users with a wide-range of information for free that are easily accessible through computers and over the internet. It is a helpful tool for users who have limited time to spend in browsing the printed materials and it is a great addition to library services. So we should think of adding the OA journals and save space and lessen the expense of the library. 

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