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8 June 2021 – 14.00 to 15.30 CEST
This third webinar of the series "Universities and the future of scholarly publishing" looked into the ins and outs of the different types of transformative agreements with large and small publishers. It also explored their potential to flip scholarly publishing to Open Access.
The scholarly publishing sector is experiencing a transition to new forms of business models, with traditional subscription big deals being increasingly replaced with so-called transformative agreements. This is accompanied by a push through policies such as Plan S.
Building on the results of the study on future scenarios for scholarly publishing, this EUA webinar took stock of these changes. It focused on the risks and opportunities as the sector moves towards a combination of publishing and subscription agreements. In detail, participants discussed the fields of diversity and competition, affordability, as well as the sustainable operation of smaller publishers. Particular attention was paid to the implications for universities and consortia and how they can navigate the transition.
A recording of the webinar is available on our EUA Youtube Channel.
Panellists and presentation:
Chaired by Stephane Berghmans, EUA, Director for Research & Innovation
From 18 May until 15 June, EUA hosted the webinar series “Universities and the future of scholarly publishing”. 18 May: Webinar I - Into the unknown: most likely futures for Open Access publishing 25 May: Webinar II - Universities and the promises of scholar-led publishing8 June: Webinar III - Quo vadis, transformative agreements?15 June: Webinar IV - Let’s get practical: aligning institutional action with Plan S (The final webinar is reserved to EUA members upon invitation.)