MIT white paper on future of Open Access publishing
AN MIT white paper sets out the questions facing publishers and academic institutions as pressure mounts on the transition to Open Access.
The paper, Access to science and schol-
arship: key questions about the future of research publishing (https://access-to-sci-
ence.pubpub.org/), highlights factors that have accelerated the need for a reality check – these include the consolidation in the publishing industry and the US Government’s policy for free public access to publications derived from federal fund- ing by the end of 2025.
In a Q&A on the white paper, its co-au-
thor, Institute Professor Emeritus Phillip A. Sharp, of the Department of Biology and Koch Institute of Integrative Cancer Research, said: “The report notes that if open access was covered by an institution for all publications at $3,000 per article, MIT’s total cost would be $25m per year. That’s going to be a challenge. And if it’s a challenge for MIT, it’s going to be an enor- mous challenge in a number of other places.” In the same Q&A, Amy Brand, one of the nine collaborators on the report, told MIT News: “As we essentially have a system that already creates incentives for publishers to
increase these article processing charges, the publication charges, there are a lot of ques- tions about how publishers who do high-qual- ity peer review will be sustained, and where that money is going to come from.” In its executive summary the report says: “Many in the research community remain unaware of the drivers of change in academic publishing and the potential consequences for the research enterprise.” The report looks at both a historical view
of open access publishing as well as high- lighting a list of questions about the future of open access in the context of research publishing.
Carnegies shortlist announcement comes to London Book Fair
THE Yoto Carnegies Shortlists an- nouncement for 2024 will be made live at London Book Fair in spring. The annual children’s book awards for writers and illustrators will reveal the latest names in contention for the pres- tigious medals during a special event at the book fair. As well as the big reveal, the event will include a discussion on the awards and their enduring mission to cel- ebrate the best in children’s publishing. The Carnegies are the UK’s oldest and best-loved children’s book awards, with a unique relationship to librarians who help nominate books and make up the judging panel. The Carnegies Shadow- ing scheme brings young readers into the process, allowing them to follow the judg- ing and pick their own winners through the Shadowers’ Choice awards. Jake Hope, Carnegie Awards Executive, will host the discussion event, feature 2024 Chair of Judges Maura Farrelly and a look at how the judging process works. They will be joined by special guests Manon Steffan Ros, winner of the 2023 Carnegie Medal for Writing and 2023’s
Shadowers’ Choice Medal for Illustration winner Joe Todd-Stanton. Jake said: “The London Book Fair is always a lively vibrant event bringing peo- ple together from across the industry and around the globe for discussions. Each book that makes the shortlists for the Yoto Carnegie Medals, the UK’s oldest children’s book awards, will have been subject to detailed discussion and debate by our panel of librarian-judges. “We are hugely excited to welcome Manon Steffan Ros, winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing and Joe Todd-Stanton, Shadowers’ Choice award for Illustration winner, to announce the 2024 shortlists at LBF, an occasion that will act as a catalyst for conversations across the country and internationally, igniting and inflaming the imaginations of readers young and old.”
Manon Steffan Ros. Photo © Tom Pilston Double win at information awards
MARTIN White has been named a double winner in this year’s UKeiG Jason Farradane and Tony Kent Strix Awards. Martin, an Honorary CILIP Fellow, is Principal Analyst at SearchResearch Online and has become the first person to be made winner in both awards in the same year. The Jason Farradane Award is presented in recognition of an outstanding contribu- tion to the library and information science profession, and the Tony Kent Strix Memorial Award is given in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the field of
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search and information retrieval. Judges recognised Martin’s consider-
able contribution to the fields covered by the awards, with Udo Kruschwitz, Profes- sor of Information Science, University of Regensburg, saying: “Martin has demon- strated major, sustained and influential achievements in the information retrieval and information science community, bridg- ing the gap between industry and academia with a continuous, longstanding effort in shaping a community of practitioners and academics in the field of search.”
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