Introducing Our Guests and the Goals of Open Research
Sponsored by Taylor & Francis
Recorded on 09/04/2024
Posted in The Authority File
Episode 397
From the rise of transformative agreements to the aftermath of the 2022 OSTP Nelson Memo on openly sharing government-funded research, open access has dominated the academic publishing landscape. But what about open research? In this four-part series, our guests join the program to discuss the impact of open research objectives on the research lifecycle. They dig into how libraries guide authors through open research practices and the ways publishers have adapted their editorial operations to reflect changing scholarly needs. Throughout the discussion, our guests contemplate the shift in librarianship away from traditional MLIS backgrounds and collection development to expertise in scholarly communication and data management.
In this first episode, Natya Hans, Informatics and Reproducibility Librarian in the Academic Research and Consulting Services Department at University of Florida, Emily McElroy, Vice President of Academic Relations at Taylor & Francis, and Jamie Hutchins, Director of Open Research, Americas at Taylor & Francis, introduce their roles and involvement in the open research environment. They distinguish between open research and open access, seeing open research as a broader umbrella that emphasizes key goals of transparency, inclusivity, and reproducibility. In addition, Emily and Natya share how librarians can help authors adopt the principles of open research through research office partnerships, support for open data, and general outreach.
Access the transcript of the episode. Please note that the transcript was generated by Zoom’s automated captioning and is not a perfect transcription.
About the guests:
Natya Hans
Informatics and Reproducibility Librarian, Academic Research and Consulting Services Department
University of Florida
Natya Hans is the Informatics and Reproducibility Librarian in the Academic Research and Consulting Services Department at University of Florida. She received her PhD from the University of Florida, and her research was focused on building statistical and computational models in evolutionary biology. She comes from a research background and transitioned into a non-traditional library support service role. She provides research consultations and training support on informatics, reproducibility, statistics and data science throughout campus.
Emily McElroy
Vice President of Academic Relations
Taylor & Francis
Emily McElroy is the Vice President of Academic Relations at Taylor & Francis. In this newly created role, Emily is deepening T&F’s partnerships with academic libraries and institutions across the Americas. She brings a wealth of experience from roles at research libraries and associations over 25 years, including senior leadership positions. McElroy was Dean of the McGoogan Health Sciences Library at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where she helped create the Wigton Heritage Center. She has worked in library leadership roles at institutions such as the University of Florida, Oregon Health & Science University, and New York University.
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:
- How Open Research Is Impacting the Research Enterprise
- Action Steps for Libraries and Publishers to Assist With Open Research
- Improving Research Integrity and Library-Research Office Partnerships
Listen to our previous series with Taylor & Francis: Publisher-Library Discussions on OA and the Challenges of Author Charges
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