Abstract
Canadian university libraries, Canadian university presses, and non-university scholarly presses at Canadian universities were surveyed in the first part of 2010 as to the level of their support of Open Access (OA) journal publishing. Respondents were asked about journal hosting services in their organization as well as their thoughts on internal and external support for open access publishing. Results showed that most of the organizations are hosting OA journals, largely between one and five in number, and many supply journal hosting services, including some technical support. Personnel resources are a notable factor in the ability to host journals. Most respondents engage in some sort of internal support for open access publishing and are open to options that they are presently not utilizing. They are particularly amenable to OA publishing support from outside of their organizations, especially assistance at a consortial level.
Highlights
For the last decade, scholarly publishing in Canada has been undergoing an intense period of transformation from print to online
With university libraries and university and scholarly presses around the world increasingly involved with providing support for scholarly journals, this paper reports on the results of a panCanadian survey of these organizations in regard to their support of Open Access (OA) publishing
A further 19 e-mail requests for participation were sent to the managers of Canadian university presses and scholarly presses located at universities
Summary
Scholarly publishing in Canada has been undergoing an intense period of transformation from print to online. A new era is being ushered in with a definite increasing shift towards Open Access (OA), defined as free online availability of scholarly literature to anyone, anywhere with an internet connection [1]. There are two basic approaches to providing open access to scholarly information, as a part of the publishing process (open access journals, monographs, etc.), or through open access archives [2]. The authors acknowledge and recommend both approaches, though this particular survey focuses on open access publishing. Participants in scholarly publishing in Canada include scholarly publishers (independent scholars, societies, and society presses), university presses, university libraries, and Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). There are several key opportunities where open access publishing is moving forward in Canada
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