DigitalCommons Users Discuss the bepress Acquisition

Authors

Paul Royster, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Roger Weaver, Missouri Science and Technical UniversityFollow
Marilyn Billings, University of Massachusetts-AmherstFollow
Phillip Fitzsimmons, Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityFollow
Terri Fishel, Macalester CollegeFollow

Date of this Version

5-22-2018

Document Type

Article

Citation

Panel presentation, Library Publishing Forum 2018, Minneapolis, MN, Tuesday, May 22, 4:00-5:00pm, Room: Memorial Hall

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Abstract

Since the acquisition of the Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress) by Elsevier last summer, there has been much discussion online, in listserves, and elsewhere about what that development means for the future of open access and scholarly communications. The people most directly affected are the users of the bepress DigitalCommons repository hosting service. Some have recoiled in horror at the new ownership situation, others are waiting to see what happens next. This is a panel discussion by current users concerning what they see in the road ahead, including what they regard as essential services, possible options, functionality requirements, and necessary safeguards.