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A Very Brief Look at the University of Calgary Open Access Authors Fund

A Very Brief Look at the University of Calgary Open Access Authors Fund. Open Access Advocacy: Getting From Understanding to Engagement Canadian Library Association National Conference & Trade Show 2013. Some Background . Fund started in fiscal year 2008/2009

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A Very Brief Look at the University of Calgary Open Access Authors Fund

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  1. A Very Brief Look at the University of Calgary Open Access Authors Fund Open Access Advocacy: Getting From Understanding to Engagement Canadian Library Association National Conference & Trade Show 2013

  2. Some Background • Fund started in fiscal year 2008/2009 • 1st author fund in Canada, 6th in the world • Is a program of Libraries and Cultural Resources (LCR) • Part of a suite of OA-related program in LCR • $100,000 for each of first five years, $150,000 for 2013/2014 • All the money comes from LCR CLA National Conference & Trade Show 2013

  3. Some Background (cont.) • Open to U of C faculty, staff, grad students, postdocs, adjunct faculty • Authors must turn to grants first • Will cover all fully OA journals and some hybrid OA journals • No limit on the number of times an author can apply or be funded • No limit on the amount paid • U of C criteria is probably the most liberal among author funds CLA National Conference & Trade Show 2013

  4. Some Stats • Fund has paid for 417 articles • Total amount paid is about $570,000 CAN • Highest APC paid=$3416 CAN • Lowest APC paid=$150 CAN • Average amount paid=$1368 CAN • Dealt with 30 different publishers • Top 3 publishers: BioMed Central (BMC)=226 articles; Hindawi=92 articles; Public Library of Science (PLoS)=33 articles CLA National Conference & Trade Show 2013

  5. Some Stats (cont.) • Fund has paid for articles in 195 different journals • Top 3 journals: PLoS One=27 articles; BMC Health Services Research=19 articles; BMC Public Health=16 articles • 258 different submitting authors have been covered • Mostly from biomed (broadly defined) but also from a wide variety of other disciplines • Most-funded author has 9 articles; next highest has 8 articles CLA National Conference & Trade Show 2013

  6. Some Thoughts • Keep things simple for all involved • Tie the Fund to related programs and services • Growth of the Fund • OA monographs/monograph chapters and the Fund • The “collection perspective” • We can do more • The Fund has fans • The view from university administration CLA National Conference & Trade Show 2013

  7. Some URLs • University of Calgary: www.ucalgary.ca • Libraries and Cultural Resources (LCR): lcr.ucalgary.ca • Open Access Authors Fund: library.ucalgary.ca/open-access-authors-fund CLA National Conference & Trade Show 2013

  8. Your Speaker Andrew Waller Licensing and Negotiation Librarian Open Access Librarian Libraries and Cultural Resources University of Calgary MB 402D 2500 University Drive NW Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 waller@ucalgary.ca 403-220-8133 voice 403-284-2109 fax CLA National Conference & Trade Show 2013

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