OSC training materials and recordings
Library Assembly OSC Update (2022/06/15)
OSC provided an update focused on the Libraries' Towards Open Access at the University of Minnesota statement (z.umn.edu/TowardsOA) and our new webpages--what they are and how they can be used when talking with faculty and other researcher-authors.
Slides are available here.
BTAA-Wiley OA Publishing agreement (& more OA options!) (2022/02/17)
BTAA negotiated a capped read and publish agreement with Wiley for 2022. For more information, see "BTAA-Wiley Agreement for 2022" above.
Slides from the February 17, 2022 presentation at the All-staff meeting. See the All-staff meeting recording.
What do faculty need to do to get tenure? (2021/06/17)
OSC and RSC presented findings of a recent project looking at the promotion and tenure documents—called 7.12 statements—for 110 departments at the U.
What do faculty need to do to get tenure, according to these documents? What is incentivized and what guidance is given on where and what to publish, how often, and how to show the impact of their work?
The slides are available at z.umn.edu/7-12s, the recording and chat log are also available.
Informational Session: PLOS & CUP (and others) (2021/02/25)
This session presented an overview of two new (as of January 2021) open access publishing agreements. The BTAA negotiated agreements with PLOS and Cambridge University Press (CUP) that eliminate APCs for articles with a corresponding author from our institution, for certain journals. The slides are available at this link and the recording is available here.
CSSC-OSC Communications Plan
The Collections Strategic Steering Committee and OSC drafted a multi-year communications plan in 2020 and shared it at Assembly in September 2020.
Transformative Agreements Part 2 (2020/07/15)
This session followed the May 7th session. We answered questions and provided conversation points for talking with non-library folks. The recording is available here.
The slides are available at z.umn.edu/OSC20200715 and a document with takeaways and additional resources is available at z.umn.edu/OAtakeaways. Feel free to pull from the takeaways when answering questions from library patrons.
Transformative Agreements (2020/05/07)
This session provided a definition for "transformative agreements"--agreements in which funds currently used for subscriptions are transformed into funding to support open access publishing. We described four types of "transformative agreements": choreographed shift, transformative journals, subscribe to open, and offsetting. Slides are available at z.umn.edu/TransformativeModels.
Unfortunately, we didn't start recording until slide 15 of 36 on May 7th. The presentation is available in two files: Part 1 and Part 2. Transcripts are available here and here (edited as best as possible for clarity)
Publishing Choices and the Academic Rewards System (2020/01/09)
This session discussed the factors that lead authors to certain publication types and venues. It talks about the role that career milestones such as tenure and promotion play in decision-making. Attendees developed lists of experiences choosing where to publish and helping others choose where to publish. Crowd-sourced list of factors authors can consider when choosing where to publish. The slides are available at https://z.umn.edu/ChoiceRewards and the notes are at https://z.umn.edu/20200109_notes.
Talking About and "Doing" Open Access (2019/10/08)
This session followed up on questions asked during the Current Events in Open Access session. We discussed using DOAJ to find open access journals, self-archiving (green open access), and rights reversion. The slides are at z.umn.edu/TalkingOA. The recording is available from this directory.
Current Events in Open Access (2019/08/08)
This session provided an overview of recent events in the world of open access. We discussed offsetting (what it is, pros and cons, examples), what happened between the University of California and Elsevier, Plan S, and open access throughout the world (beyond North America and Europe). The recording and an uncorrected transcript are available from this directory.
Open Access Policy Training (2019/07/18)
This session was a refresher/introduction to the University's Open Access Policy. It reviewed some basic open access terminology and described what the University's policy is and is not. The recording and an uncorrected transcript are available from this directory.
Strategies for Encouraging OER Usage with Your Faculty (2018/12/11)
The goal of this workshop was to become comfortable and get out and begin talking to faculty about these Affordable Content and Open Educational Resources (OER) options. Slides are located here.
Open Access Week 2018: How inclusive and equitable are open access systems? (2018/10/22)
This session was organized around the theme of Open Access Week 2018. It provided attendees an opportunity to discuss how inclusive and equitable open access systems are.
The read-ahead material is located here and slides are located here.
Scholarly Communication Refresher (2018/07/10)
This workshop provided a refresher on concepts related to scholarly communication. It answered the question, "What is scholarly communication?" and covered impact metrics, research data management, production and distribution of research, and access to research outputs. There was a read-ahead document. Slides are located here.