The Library’s Role in Open Access Publishing and Pledge to Open
Sponsored by Taylor & Francis
Recorded on 06/19/2024
Posted in The Authority File
Episode 389
In the third episode of this series, Jamie Hutchins, Director of Open Research, Americas for Taylor & Francis Group, discusses the library’s role in open access publishing. First, Jamie describes the publisher’s initial contact with libraries when recruiting for Pledge to Open, a collective model for institutions to fund open access titles on global challenges. As he explains, the library’s perspective often evolves from content acquisition to strategies for supporting open publishing and the institution’s research mission. Next, Jamie outlines Taylor & Francis’s various approaches for introducing libraries to the Pledge and the collective learning between institutions and T&F that helps strengthen the pilot. Jamie closes with thoughts on how the US falls behind in contributing government funding to open HSS publishing, and why the library acts as an access point to aid in bankrolling this work.
About the guest:
Jamie Hutchins
Director of Open Research, Americas
Taylor & Francis Group
Jamie Hutchins has been the Director of Open Research, Americas for Taylor & Francis Group since May 2023 and leads a team focused on working with organizations and institutions that are engaging with open access and wider open research initiatives. His team is a specialist overlay on top of T&F’s primary liaison points with the library community which encompasses as diverse range of products and challenges. They act as a bridge from first discussions and familiarization, to developing specific agreements (including transformational agreements) and also work directly with partners to ensure impact and success from their investments.
With a diverse range of publishing experience spanning 25 years, Jamie has worked in for-profit and non-profit environments in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. Much of his career has been defined by building partnerships and collaboration across sectors.
Enjoy the conversation? Listen to the rest of the series:
- Publisher-Library Discussions on OA and the Challenges of Author Charges
- Inspiration, Launch, and Challenges of T&F’s Pledge to Open Pilot
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