Strategies for Funding Open Access Scholarly Resources
Develop a structured funding process to support open access scholarly materials, focusing on promoting knowledge and democratizing publishing. Criteria for eligibility and assessment ensure community needs are met while removing access barriers. The funding structure aims to standardize contributions based on resource importance, publication frequency, and financial assets.
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Bibliothques UdeM Biblioth ques UdeM Guidelines on the Funding of Open Guidelines on the Funding of Open Access Information Resources Access Information Resources Khalid Jouamaa Collections Librarian October 7, 2020
Background Develop a process to fund open access scholarly material Funding provided to all groups who want to develop open access resources (publishers, organisations, research groups, etc.) Dedicated budget to fund resources Exclusions: Publication costs; Open educational resources (OER)
Objectives Oversee the continuum of an institutional policy adopted at the end of 2019. Support the key mission of Biblioth ques UdeM: promote knowledge. Actively contribute to democratizing open publishing. Define objective eligibility and assessment criteria. Ensure proper management of public funds.
Eligibility Criteria Meet the needs of the UdeM community. Comply with the established scholarly publishing process for the discipline. Remove financial or any other type of access barrier.
Assessment Criteria Immediate access Preserving open access Content review process (peer review). Minimal or no fees for authors Transparent governance and processes Favourable bias towards French-language resources.
Funding Structure and Targets Basic formula: 50% of the average cost for standard document in the discipline. The funding structure was developed to standardize contributions. Weighting: Importance of the resource for the UdeM community. Frequency of publication and updates. Financial assets of the resource.
