Document Type
Presentation
Publication Title
2025 Music Library Association Annual Meeting
Publication Date
3-2025
Keywords
music, librarianship, open access, advocacy, scholarly communication
Abstract
Open Access (OA) is not a monolith. A variety of licenses, format considerations, publishing platforms, and business models make the OA landscape particularly complex. Nonetheless, because of the immense benefits public access to research and creative works provides, we think OA is a challenge worth pursuing. This presentation offers an overview of OA publishing landscapes and provides case studies of flipping a subscription journal to OA, supporting institutional authors in publishing monographs OA, working with faculty to adopt Open Educational Resources (OER) as course materials, and leveraging an institutional repository to support green OA. We will consider the publishing landscape for music and performing arts librarianship through an OA lens, identifying opportunities for current OA publishing and suggesting changes to expand Open Access in the future. By sharing examples from our own experience, the speakers hope to present a more nuanced picture of OA publishing and empower attendees to seek out OA projects that support the needs of their patrons, align with institutional goals, and support our own contributions to the scholarly record.
Recommended Citation
Bonjack, Stephanie; Duffy, Michael; and Scott, Rachel E., "Opening Up Music Research: Case Studies on Supporting Open Access in the Arts and Humanities" (2025). Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library. 260.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/fpml/260
Comments
This presentation was given virtually at the Annual Meeting of the Music Library Association.