COM 6.2: Building Community, Building Open: Exploring the Value of Canada's Library Publishers
Channel: Public Knowledge Project
Date: 2021-01-09

Presented November 22, 2019 at PKP 2019. Video edited and produced by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Title: Building Community, Building Open: Exploring the Value of Canada's Library Publishers
Authors: Sonya Betz and Doris Wagner (University of Alberta)
Abstract: This presentation will provide an overview of the Canadian journal publishing environment and locate Canada's library publishing and hosting programs within this context. It will also describe some of the different partnership models Canadian libraries are exploring to improve and expand their services, and provide a legitimate alternative to commercial, for-profit publishers.