Open access: policies, practices & challenges

Abstract

Interest and activity in the open access space continues to escalate, bringing new challenges and opportunities for those implementing open access. This presentation will cover some of the big events in open access worldwide in 2013, and discuss the innovations in open access book publishing and the social media platforms incorporating open access. Publishers are responding in different ways to the new landscape, increasing the challenge of staying current and compliant. The issue of predatory publishing is also causing challenges for open access advocates. The talk will conclude with a summary of AOASG activities and their impacts to date.