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Challenges of Serials Acquisitions in the Digital Future: Exploring Open Access in Latin America

This article discusses the adoption of Open Access (OA) in Latin America, comparing it to the United States, and examines the implications for libraries and collections. It also explores the rapid growth of OA and the processes for approval in Latin American countries. The article raises questions about the potential dangers and neo-colonial aspects of OA adoption. Recommendations are provided for overcoming these challenges and diversifying serials collecting practices.

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Challenges of Serials Acquisitions in the Digital Future: Exploring Open Access in Latin America

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  1. SERIALSACQUISITIONSINTHEDIGITAL“FUTURE”:IFIT’SALLONLINE,WHAT’STHEPROBLEM?SERIALSACQUISITIONSINTHEDIGITAL“FUTURE”:IFIT’SALLONLINE,WHAT’STHEPROBLEM? SALALM60 2015 By JenniferOsorioUCLA

  2. QUESTIONS? IsOpenAccessinLatinAmericathesameasintheUnitedStates?Howarethemodelsdifferent? What,ifany,aretheimplicationsforlibrariesandcollectionsoftherapidadoptionofOAinLatinAmerica? AretheredangerstothebreakneckspeedofOAadoptioninLatinAmerica?

  3. TRANSFORMATIONOFLATINAMERICANUNIVERSITIES From"state-building"andprofessionalizationtoaresearchintensivemodelmorelikeAmericanuniversities In1980’sestablishmentofevaluationprogramsandpanels(ex:SistemaNacionaldeInvestigadoresinMexico) Threefoldgrowthinnumberofgraduatedegreesgrantedbetween1993-2003;fastestgrowthwasinBrazil,but Argentina,Colombia,Uruguay,andEcuadoralsosawarapidrise

  4. MEASURINGQUALITYINLATINAMERICA Panelsinitiallyusetraditionalcitationindexes(ex:SCI) PrivilegeEnglish-language,internationaljournals Panelstakesameapproachforalldisciplines FewLatinAmericanvenueswithaninternationalprofile NeedformorevisibilityforLatinAmericanjournals

  5. RAPIDGROWTHOFOA • ScientificElectronicLibraryOnline(SciELO):1997,interdisciplinary,althoughgearedtowards"hard"sciences • ReddeRevistasCientíficasdeAméricaLatinay elCaribe,EspañayPortugal(RedALyC):2002,interdisciplinary,althoughgearedtowards socialsciences • Other: ConsejoLatinoamericanode CienciasSociales(CLACSO), • institutionalrepositoriesinBrazil,Colombia,Argentina,etc. • In2003,42%ofOAjournalsindexedinScienceCitationIndexarefromLatinAmerica • Asof2010,almost74%of OAjournalsinSCOPUSwerefromLatinAmerica

  6. PROCESSESFORAPPROVAL Criteriavarieswidely Somecountrieshaveapprovedlistofjournals(Argentina) Othersusecomplicatedlistsofcriteriatorankjournals(Colombia) Moststillgivemoreweighttointernationalpublications(Venezuelaisarecentexception) OAPortalsrequire:editorialboards,peerreviewsystem,regularpublicationschedule,abstracts/keywordsinEnglish,etc.

  7. OAPORTALS=APPROVED? FundingforSciELO,RedALyCandotherportalsoftencomesfromthesameagenciesthatfundresearch-approvalpanels Criteriaisidenticalinsomecases,orinothersthemerefactofinclusioninaportalisenoughtowinitapproval AssumptionisthatinclusioninOAportalsequalsquality

  8. DIFFERENTMODELSFOROA • NorthAmerica • Motivatedbyneedtolowercosts("serialscrisis")/philosophical • beliefs • Peerreviewsystemensuresquality • Distributedresponsibility • InclusioninOA portalsnot • linkedtoperceptionofquality • LatinAmerica • Motivatedbyneedformorevisisibility • Accrediting/evaulation • commissionsdecidequality • ClosetiesbetweenaccreditingcommissionsandOA portals • InclusioninOA portals= highquality

  9. GREAT! RIGHT? ImageusedunderCreativeCommonslicense,Flickr,MomentCaptured1

  10. PORTALPRIORITIES Internationalizationoverregionality Thehardsciencesoverthesocialsciences EnglishoverSpanish/Portuguese Largecommunitiesoversmall Genericoverspecialized Well-funded,stableoverstruggling

  11. WHATISLOST? Regionalorprovincialvoices Venuesfornewscholars Voicesinotherlanguages Marginalizedvoices(communities,thosew/odigitalaccess) Under-fundedorunder-mannedpublications Erraticpublications

  12. NEO-COLONIALISM(YOUKNEWITHADTO COMEUP) IsOAinLatinAmericabasedonhegemonicorcolonialstructures? Doesitprivilegetheprivileged? Ifitisanditdoes–andsomescholarsarguethis--whatcanbedoneaboutit?

  13. SERIALSCOLLECTINGTODAY Seekoutrepresentativevoicesnotincludedintheportals Disciplines/areasofresearchwithsmallorspecializedaudiences Marginalizedcommunities Dissentingvoices Prioritizeandseekoutregional,national,andlocaltitlesincollections Searchoutresearchinotherformats

  14. ADDITIONALREADING • Alperin,J.P,Fischman,G.E.,& Willinsky,J.(2010).Scholarlycommunication • strategiesin Latin America’sresearchintensiveuniversities.RevistaEducacionSuperiory Sociedad. • Alperin,J.P,Fischman,G.E.,& Willinsky,J.(2010).Visibilityandqualityin • Spanish-languageLatin Americanscholarlypublishing.InformationTechnologiesandInternationalDevelopment,6(4),1-21. • Bosch,S., & Henderson,K. (2014).Stepsdownthe evolutionaryroad.LibraryJournal,139(7),32-37. • Bohannon,J. (4Oct2013).Who'sAfraidof PeerReview?Science,6154(342),60-65. • Overviewof OAin LatinAmerica.(June2014). • http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/portals-and-platforms/goap/access-by-region/latin-america-and-the-caribbean/

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