Committed to making the world’s

scientific and medical literature

a public resource

Donna Okubo, Institutional Relations Manager

Cheaper, Faster, QuickerCheaper, Faster, Quicker

Overview of Open AccessOverview of Open Access

Open Access: What's NewOpen Access: What's New

Corporate Sector and Open AccessCorporate Sector and Open Access

Adding Value to the Research Team! Adding Value to the Research Team!

Definition: Definition: Budapest Open Access Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI)Initiative (BOAI)

“ “ free availability on the public internet, free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself. . . “gaining access to the internet itself. . . “

Open AccessOpen Access

MovementMovement

Policy Initiatives at a Federal LevelPolicy Initiatives at a Federal Level

NIH Policy: NIH Policy: http://http://publicaccess.nih.govpublicaccess.nih.gov//

CURES Act: CURES Act: http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/newsletter/01-0http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/newsletter/01-02-06.htm2-06.htm

American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2006 2006 http://www.the-scientist.com/news/display/23575/reqhttp://www.the-scientist.com/news/display/23575/requiresuires

The Federal Research The Federal Research Public Access Act 2006Public Access Act 2006

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust

New policy introduced Oct 1, 2005New policy introduced Oct 1, 2005 Provides additional funds for authors Provides additional funds for authors

whose work is published in OA journalswhose work is published in OA journals Papers must be deposited in PMCPapers must be deposited in PMC Must be publicly accessible within 6 Must be publicly accessible within 6

monthsmonths

The Ellison Medical FoundationThe Ellison Medical Foundation

Specifically desires that all research results shall be Specifically desires that all research results shall be made available to the public as promptly as made available to the public as promptly as possible in keeping with possible in keeping with the foundation's the foundation's commitment to free and open publication of commitment to free and open publication of research results to both validate findings and to research results to both validate findings and to allow other scientists to further advance work in the allow other scientists to further advance work in the field.field. The foundation recognizes and endorses the The foundation recognizes and endorses the obligation of awardee institutions to take steps to obligation of awardee institutions to take steps to bring the practical applications of its research bring the practical applications of its research forward to public use and benefit…forward to public use and benefit…

Publisher Initiatives - HybridsPublisher Initiatives - Hybrids BlackwellBlackwell

665 Societies, 805 journals665 Societies, 805 journals Online Open (80 journals)Online Open (80 journals)

Oxford University PressOxford University Press 180 journals (2/3 with societies)180 journals (2/3 with societies) Nucleic Acids Research fully OA from 2005Nucleic Acids Research fully OA from 2005 Oxford Open (42 journals and rising)Oxford Open (42 journals and rising)

Springer Springer Open Choice (all 1200+ journals) Open Choice (all 1200+ journals)

Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open Access OptionOpen Access Option

The Landscape is Constantly Changing

What is in it What is in it

for Us! for Us!

The Corporate The Corporate SectorSector

Benefits of Open Access JournalsBenefits of Open Access Journals

CheaperCheaperFasterFasterQuickerQuicker

Your Companies Marketing: GoalsYour Companies Marketing: Goals

Promote Company and Product: Be the First!Promote Company and Product: Be the First!

Market Product with a Broad Reach as Cheap Market Product with a Broad Reach as Cheap as Possibleas Possible

Positive Company ImagePositive Company Image

OA sets users free to make less common uses --OA sets users free to make less common uses --without asking permission and without paying a fee.without asking permission and without paying a fee.

The World Health Organization Puts PLoS Article on The World Health Organization Puts PLoS Article on CD for DistributionCD for DistributionA neglected diseases article from A neglected diseases article from PLoS MedicinePLoS Medicine, , "Rapid-Impact Interventions: How a Policy of Integrated "Rapid-Impact Interventions: How a Policy of Integrated Control for Africa’s Neglected Tropical Diseases Could Control for Africa’s Neglected Tropical Diseases Could Benefit the Poor" is being put on a CD that the World Benefit the Poor" is being put on a CD that the World Health Organization (WHO) is distributing free of charge. Health Organization (WHO) is distributing free of charge. The target audience for the CD includes Ministries of The target audience for the CD includes Ministries of Health, district and hospital managers; management, Health, district and hospital managers; management, medical, nursing and paramedical training institutions; medical, nursing and paramedical training institutions; and non-governmental organizations in developing and non-governmental organizations in developing countries, particularly where Internet access remains countries, particularly where Internet access remains limited or non-existent.limited or non-existent.

Adding Value Adding Value to the to the

Research Research TeamTeam

““As data mining research progresses As data mining research progresses and as we learn more about the nature and as we learn more about the nature and the structure of scientific and the structure of scientific knowledge, we will be able to extract knowledge, we will be able to extract more complex and subtle information…”more complex and subtle information…”

Data Mining is a Data Mining is a Tough Job!Tough Job!

Open Access Journals Open Access Journals Makes it Easy! Makes it Easy!

Contributing to your Companies Team:

You are Cheaper, Faster, Quicker!

Open Access JournalsOpen Access Journals

PLoS BiologyPLoS Biology

PLoS MedicinePLoS Medicine

PLoS Computational BiologyPLoS Computational Biology

PLoS GeneticsPLoS Genetics

PLoS PathogensPLoS Pathogens

PLoS Clinical TrialsPLoS Clinical Trials

Reference Reference Open Access Overview Open Access Overview – Peter Suber – Peter Suber PLoSPLoS Directory of Open Access JournalsDirectory of Open Access Journals Scholarly Publishing and Academic Scholarly Publishing and Academic

Resources Coalition Resources Coalition SPARCSPARC Federal Research Public Access Act 2006Federal Research Public Access Act 2006

Donna Okubo, dokubo@plos.orgDonna Okubo, dokubo@plos.org