Strategies for Transformational Publish and Read Agreements in North America

Abstract

Publish and Read agreements between publishers and consortia are leading the way to an open access publishing future. Although these types of agreements are just beginning to be made in North America, it is expected that many universities and consortia will move in this direction in the next few years. Some characteristics of these types of agreements are included along with some of the policies, structural issues and data needs to be successful. The open access publishing program of Cambridge University Press highlights the goal of one press to change their publishing to an open access future.

Keywords:

• read and publish
• publish and read
• library consortia
• big deals
• Plan S
• cOAlition S
• OA2020
• open access
• OA
• transformative agreements
• transitional agreements