IFLA satellite pre-conference: open access to science information: trends, models and strategies for libraries

摘要

In recent years, the topic of open access has been discussed at many conferences, but has not been the sole focus of many. Those librarians vitally interested in open access, and fortunate enough to attend the excellent The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) pre-conference held in Crete, surely came away with food for thought. This event provided a discussion of open access held in a smaller setting, but with colleagues from 16 countries, and most importantly, a real variety of stakeholder perspectives and viewpoints. The participants included practicing librarians, library and information science (LIS) faculty, doctoral students, library administrators, a commercial publisher, a gold open access publisher, a repository manager, a representative from Wikipedia, authors, a scholar reflecting on a lengthy career, a computer engineer and many others.