Investigation on the Practices of Open Access Transformation in Australian Universities and Implications for Chinese University Libraries
Under the trend of global open access transformation,publishers have shifted from an initially tough stance to a positive attitude of exploring collaborative solutions to strive for and consolidate the status in the new academic publishing ecosystem. Research institutions,university library consortia,and related organizations have reached open access transformation agreements with publishers to solve the double-dipping issue of subscription fees and article processing charges. As one of the active practitioners of the open access movement,Australian national library consortia have demonstrated outstanding performance in the number of transformation agreements signed,open access transformation supporting services,and the overall effectiveness of the transformation practices. And the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) is an important transformation consortia institution in Australia. It plays a similar role as the Digital Resource Acquisition Alliance (DRAA) of university libraries in China in the procurement of digital resources and open access transformation publishing. Both CAUL and DRAA negotiate and sign group procurement plans with providers on behalf of their member institutions,then member institutions decide independently whether to participate in group procurement based on their demands. In addition,among the top 500 universities in the QS-2023 ranking,the number of Australian universities is equivalent to the number of universities from mainland China.Based on the above observation,the article takes Australia as the research object. Starting from the transformative agreements registered on ESAC,it investigated the websites,reports,and related content of CAUL,and its Australian universities members which were in the top 500 ranked by QS-2023 through online surveys and literature research methods,sorted out the details of 21 open access transformation agreements in Australia and the current situation of open access transformation policies,practices,publicity and services in 24 universities. Quantitative analysis was conducted on the changes in publication quantity and times cited in the past five years before and after the transformation publishing,and the Aus-tralian universities' practical experience was summarized from the perspectives of national funding projects,transformation workflow,transformation demands,and professional librarian service. Combining China national condition and the current situation of open access transformation in Chinese universities,it puts forward suggestions from policy development,website platform establishment,professional team cultivation and training,financial support,and service improvement,and then provides ideas and references for the next stage of open access transformation in Chinese university libraries.
Open Access TransformationAustralian UniversityTransformative AgreementTransformation Practices
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