Moderators: Sandy Avila and Donna Thompson
Four representatives from PAM-subject publishers volunteered to serve on a panel to discuss positive aspects of open access with PAM members. The four representatives were:
- Dr. Robert Harington is the Associate Executive Director of Publishing at the American Mathematical Society (AMS). Robert has the overall responsibility for publishing at the AMS, including books, journals and electronic products.
- Patricia Hartner is Publications Sales Manager at the American Physical Society (APS). She worked previously at AIP and SIAM, and currently manages global licensing for APS, including read and publish agreements.
- Keith Layson started his career in scholarly publishing shortly after he finished college in 2007. In his current role at Annual Reviews, he manages sales, partnerships, and initiatives in North America, Latin America, and Australasia.
- Kevin Steiner is the Head of Global Sales and Advertising at AIP Publishing. He is responsible for the sale of AIP Publishing’s products and services into the global library markets. . While at AIPP, Kevin led efforts to digitize sales workflows and helped launch AIP Publishing’s ‘Read and Publish’ initiative.
Each panelist was given a chance to briefly answer the following questions which were supplied in advance and agreed upon by the panelists. The five questions that were asked are:
- Please highlight a successful experience your organization has had with Open Access?
- How has Open Access positively impacted your researcher community?
- When you look to the future (5-10 years out) what does the journal business model look like for your organization?
- How has Open Access increased equity for your authors and your readers?
- What are the potential positive impacts of the “Nelson Memorandum” for your
- Organization?
Discussion was lively and session attendees were allowed to participate in a question and answer period at the end.
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