Ana Rogers-Butterworth
Sessions auxquelles Ana Rogers-Butterworth participe
Vendredi 25 Avril, 2025
This presentation examines the open access (OA) practices and policy clarity of academic law journals in which Canadian legal researchers have published over the past ten years (2015-2024). The study explores the current policies of these journals, offering insights into the accessibility and transparency of legal scholarship. In 2023, following the implementation of a new OA policy by the Fonds de recherche du Québec, librarians supporting law faculty research in Quebec observed that law jou...
Sessions auxquelles Ana Rogers-Butterworth assiste
Vendredi 25 Avril, 2025
The open access movement has shaped current models of scholarly dissemination. With a growing number of Canadian funders (e.g., Tri-Agency, Fonds de recherche du Québec) adopting open access mandates, academic libraries are playing an increasingly active role in supporting scholars as they navigate these requirements. In the last decade, read and publish agreements, which package together library subscription fees and author article processing charges (APCs), have become an increasingly commo...
Granting agencies play a key role in advancing sustainable open access (OA) scholarship globally and in Canada. Plan S, a European initiative by cOAlition S, has catalyzed global shifts towards immediate OA. Its relevance to Canada grew significantly in 2022 when Québec’s granting agency, Fonds de Recherche du Québec (FRQ), joined cOAlition S, mandating increased researcher compliance with open knowledge practices. This presentation builds on our previously published research to analyze the r...