Beyond the Paywall: Advocacy, Infrastructure, and the Future of Open Access in Canada
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Swartz, Mark
Goodchild, Meghan
Shannon, Meaghan
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2024-05-31
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Despite the best of intentions and tireless efforts, we see an Open Access movement that is experiencing complications characterized by inequity, high costs, and bureaucratic burden, but also representing a significant improvement over the previous norms in research, teaching, and scholarly publishing. This shift is beneficial, transforming research and teaching in the academy and beyond, even if it does not always appear as such to those working on the ground level. In this chapter, we will describe this shift, outlining how it has impacted many crucial aspects of the research and teaching processes in Canada and highlighting both challenges and successes. We will finish with a look to the future by providing recommendations for government, universities, and for researchers themselves.
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Swartz, Mark, Shannon, Meaghan. & Goodchild, Meghan. Beyond the Paywall: Advocacy, Infrastructure, and the Future of Open Access in Canada (Chpt) In: Norris, M & Smith. S (Eds.). (2024). Leading the way: Envisioning the future of higher education. Queen's University. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/futureofhighereducation/