[LIS-Forum] On OA in Canada - 1

[Subbiah Arunachalam]

BCLA comment for the SSHRC consultation on OA

The British Columbia Library Association has publicly released its October
27 comment for the SSHRC consultation on OA. Excerpt (Thanks to Peter
Suber):

    Overall, our belief is that the results of SSHRC funded research
should be immediately openly accessible, with perhaps some exceptions,
such as monographs. Results of research should be placed in an
institutional repository. SSHRC funding for journals should cover all
peer review, administration and manuscript preparation costs, but not
costs associated with distribution. SSHRC funding for journals should
be limited to fully open access journals....Whether funded by SSHRC or
not, librarians are very actively engaged in open access. Many are
depositing their articles in institutional repositories, or one of the
two disciplinary repositories for Library and Information Sciences:
E-LIS and D-LIST. Many are also publishing in open access journals.
The British Columbia Library Association, in partnership with other
library associations across the province, is in the process of
developing a new, open access journal. Libraries and librarians are
also leading the development of institutional repositories, as
exemplified by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries’
Institutional Repository program.