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    From: Brian Rosenblum <noreply@hcommons.org>
    Date: Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 9:42 PM
    Subject: [MLA Commons] CFP for MLA 2020: Scholarly Communication: Voices…
    (TM Libraries and Research)

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    Hi Matthew K. Gold,
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    Brian Rosenblum [post.spmailtechnolo.com]
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    started the topic CFP for MLA 2020: Scholarly Communication: Voices from
    the Global South [post.spmailtechnolo.com]
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    in the discussion TM Libraries and Research [post.spmailtechnolo.com]
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    *Roundtable on Open Access and Scholarly Communication: Voices from the
    Global South *

    Policies and initiatives intended to achieve a fair, open and sustainable
    scholarly publishing system continue to proliferate among publishers,
    funding agencies, and research institutions. Often missing from these
    conversations, however, are voices of the intended beneficiaries of these
    changes: researchers from the global South, with the result that many
    proposed models simply change the barriers to access rather than remove it
    entirely. For example, some open access models flip the subscription model
    of scholarly publishing to one that provides free access to readers paid
    for by article-processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their
    institutions. This switch creates new barriers for authors from low-income
    countries or institutions cannot afford to pay the APC fees.

    *We seek scholars and practitioners with experience from various regions
    across the world to share their insights in a roundtable exploring current
    practices of scholarly publishing, their experience regarding issues of
    access, and their feedback on proposed OA funding models. Participants will
    share regional practices and models and their vision for how a global, open
    access future might work. *

    *The organizers seek participants who will be attending the MLA conference
    in person, but also recognize that time and costs present barriers to
    participation. For invited panel participants who are unable to attend in
    person, the organizers will work with you to arrange to present remotely. *

    This roundtable is intended to be scholar-led, based in the experiences and
    practices of scholars, rather than a platform to promote publisher-driven
    solutions. We hope that this small sampling of researchers’ perspectives
    can add additional nuance to the complex problem of global scholarly
    communication.

    *Panelists will each speak for 5-10 minutes, depending on the size of the
    panel, followed by a larger discussion. *

    *Please send an abstract of 250 words and a short CV to
    brianrosenblum@ku.edu <brianrosenblum@ku.edu> by March 22, 2019.*

    Talking points might include, but are certainly not limited to, the
    following:

    – what might a fully open access, global publishing environment look
    like?
    – description of regional open access practices and initiatives;
    – impact of “predatory” journals and the rhetoric surrounding them on
    authors and publishers in the Global South;
    – global search and discovery methods for research conducted in the
    Global South;
    – research evaluation and promotion criteria in various regions;
    – issues related to publishing in English vs research conducted and
    published in local language;
    – access to research as a human right.

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