A Game of Coins: The Losses and Gain, the Winners and Losers in Scholarly Communications

Presented by David Carlson, Dean of Libraries, Texas A&M University

Over the course of my career, my professional interests have long been in the issues of scholarly communication and open science. I have always wanted to develop a talk that focuses on the flow of money in the publications process because I believe it is fundamentally flawed and not understood by faculty whose role in the process contributes to the dysfunction of the system. This is an interactive presentation where I will demonstrate visually the flow of money in the system of scholarly communication: where it goes, where it comes from, who does the work and who owns the research at the end.

This presentation is part of International Open Access Week. 

This year’s theme, “Designing equitable foundations for open knowledge”, reflects a scholarly system in transition. While governments, funders, universities, publishers, and scholars are increasingly adopting open policies and practices, how these are actually implemented is still in flux. As open becomes the default, all stakeholders must be intentional about designing these new, open systems to ensure that they are inclusive, equitable, and truly serve the needs of a diverse global community. This year’s Open Access Week invites all interested stakeholders to participate in advancing this important work.