Jisc Open Access Good Practice Workshop
Options for administrative efficiencies in OA implementation
Kara JonesLibrary : University of Bath17 June 2014
The pitch:
‘Options for administrative efficiencies in OA implementation’
• Expectation of increased costs, both financial and administrative during the transition from subscription to an OA model for the journal market.
• Where are the administrative overheads and how can they be reduced?
• Look at workflows for various types of APC payment options and pinpoint where institutions may make savings in staff and administrative costs.
• Pilot of recommendations and development of data to help with projected staffing arrangements to deal with OA payments.
• Payment effects on stakeholders – not transferring the load to authors/ publishers /etc.
• Look at workflows for reporting on Open Access and potential reductions in administration.
Not in scope:
• Actual APCs charged by publishers (although we will investigate whether pre-pay bundles skew or change the responsiveness of the APC market)
• Off-setting of APCs to subscription costs
• Technical specifications for metadata exchange
More:
• Building on Jisc APC project: compliance checklists, best practice guidelines for third party intermediaries for APC payments, case studies.
• Gathering evidence on the use of:• voucher / waiver codes• pre-pay bundles and discounts• credit cards• other payment options
• Gathering evidence of the administrative load on authors and publishers .
• Using a methodology (Lean Six Sigma) to guide improvement in processes, reduce wasted/redundant workflows and making systems work better.
• Guidance or solutions suggested should be scalable so as to be relevant to as wide a community as possible.
Questions/comments?