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ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING MODELS

ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING MODELS. CRKN AGM Toronto, Ontario Sept.25, 2007. Alternative Publishing. More inclusive than open access Conventional publishing includes commercial and society publishers. Models. Open access variations Author fees Co-operative model Endowment.

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ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING MODELS

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  1. ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING MODELS CRKN AGM Toronto, Ontario Sept.25, 2007

  2. Alternative Publishing • More inclusive than open access • Conventional publishing includes commercial and society publishers

  3. Models • Open access variations • Author fees • Co-operative model • Endowment

  4. CRKN’s RFP Process • Procurement terms • Financial requirements • Business and operational requirements • RFP expertise • Risk assessment • Size issue • Model license • Evaluation Criteria and scoring

  5. 1. Significant policy developments in the Canadian scholarly publishing environment? • CIHR open access policy • Synergies • SSHRC open access pilot • Open Medicine, also Canadian Journal of Sociology

  6. 2. Can CRKN’s RFP process be modified? • Some alternative publishers are sufficiently mature • RFP-lite

  7. 3. Is a new evaluation process required? • Non-trivial • New procedures, criteria, etc. • Implications for organizational resources

  8. 4. Outcomes of a new evaluation process? • Memberships, investments, donations • “Stamp of approval” • Venture capital role, co-development

  9. 5. What is CRKN’s overarching goal? • Buying club • Tranformative role

  10. 6. Is CRKN the most appropriate group? • CRKN strengths • Conflict of interest • Dilution • A new CRKN “division”

  11. 7. How much risk? • Much higher risk • Indirect and more long term returns • CRKN ability to assume collective risk

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