Transformative agreements (TAs) are often represented as a major step toward #OpenAccess. But how do they actually, and are they always the right solution for institutions?🤔
A short thread🧵👇
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Transformative agreements (TAs) are often represented as a major step toward #OpenAccess. But how do they actually, and are they always the right solution for institutions?🤔
A short thread🧵👇
#TransformativeAgreements #ScholComm #OpenScience
Three more UK universities have confirmed they are not taking subscriptions to Elsevier journals, with one Russell Group institution hitting out at the “financially unsustainable” terms of the nationally agreed deal.
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#TransformativeAgreements are often presented as a pathway to #OpenAccess, but do they really deliver on that promise?🤔
Take a closer look at what these agreements are, how they work, & the questions institutions should be asking👇
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"Scholarly Publishing Won’t Be Saved by Incremental Change"
katinamagazine.org/content/article/open-kno...
"We’re stuck in a moribund scholarly publishing ecosystem. Acts of refusal by academic researchers and faculty may be […]
Cantrell, M. H., & Collister, L. (2025). Scholarly publishing won’t be saved by incremental change. Katina Magazine. doi.org/10.1146/kati... #OpenAccess #TransformativeAgreements
Tracking transformative agreements through open metadata: method and validation using Dutch Research Council NWO funded papers
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Estimating transformative agreement impact on hybrid open access: A comparative large-scale study using Scopus, Web of Science and open metadata by @najko.bsky.social
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Implementation of Transformative Agreements at the University of Chicago Library: A Case Study | Journal of Librarianship and
Scholarly Communication
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[Veille] "1000-up for The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish initiative" (21 February 2025) => www.researchinformation.info/news/1000-up...
#openaccess #transformativeagreements #ReadandPublish #openscience #biology
Great article here on the positives of #TransformativeAgreements in #OpenAccess publishing from Katina Magazine @chashub.bsky.social: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
"All our Authors: Open Access Publishing Agreements and Academic Research Library Websites in the United States" https://doi.org/10.21428/1bfadeb6.e94139ca #OpenAccess #Verlagsverträge #TransformativeAgreements #Bibliotheken #USA #Information
"Assessing Opt-In Rates for Transformative Agreements" https://doi.org/10.5860/lrts.69n1.8184
#OpenAccess #APCs #TransformativeAgreements
Catch the 2/25 #ChoiceACRLWebinar
During this complimentary 60-minute webinar, our speakers, both academic librarians, share their experiences, lessons learned, and practical advice for #libraries considering #TransformativeAgreements (TAs). ow.ly/Ngjf50UUU6o
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#DOASummit2024 #decolonization #openaccess #openscience #marisundiitveit Research Council of Norway: #APCs #transformativeagreements have led to new challenges/barriers/exclusion; Well meaning OS initiatives can exacerbate existing inequalities. We have to LISTEN to those marginalized communities...
New study: "Research institutions seem to be 'trapped' in #TransformativeAgreements. Instead of being a bridge towards a fully #OpenAccess world, academia is stuck in the #hybrid system."
https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.20224
PS: This confirms the #BOAI20 diagnosis (March 2022): "Paying #APCs at […]
Rawlins, B. (2024). Are Transformative Agreements Worth It? An Analysis of Open Access Publication Data at the University of Kentucky. Library Resources & Technical Services, 68(1). doi.org/10.5860/lrts... #OpenAccess #TransformativeAgreements