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Hi David

 

Although not a policy as such, our current approach is to assess and make a decision on the same/similar criteria to paid content – i.e. is the material appropriate for our collection and can we provide a discovery experience which is positive and successful for our customers.

 

We are currently working through the Unpaywall integration to Alma/Primo to assess the impact on discovery and access alongside our existing content.

 

Hope this helps, and I would also be very interested in any outputs of your work on this.

 

Thanks

Lee

 

Lee Blyth

Discovery & Access Librarian, Library Collection & Digital Services

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From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the Information Community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Peacock
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Subject: [lis-e-resources] Discovery strategies for Open Access content

 

We are currently discussing the various pros and cons of making Open Access materials discoverable on our Summon discovery platform. For example, automatically switching on OpenAire, or pre-print services like SSRN etc. Summon are also shortly introducing direct links to PDFs from Unpaywall etc.

 

Are others having these discussions and have you developed any policies/strategies you would be willing to share?

 

Kind regards

 

David

 

David Peacock
Content & Collections Manager

University of Hertfordshire

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