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VOLUME 36, NUMBER 1
FEBRUARY 2024 TM
ISSN: 1043-2094
“Linking Publishers, Vendors and Librarians”
Enabling Open Access In The Humanities Guest Edited by Anthony Watkinson (Principal Consultant, Ciber Research) Begins on Page 12
If Rumors Were Horses
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ittle glimmers of the coming spring are appearing here in SC — daffodils and crocuses are blooming already, and some of us are dreading the approach of mass quantities of pollen that will be blanketing our cars, porches, and anything that sits still more than a few minutes outdoors soon. Good for bees, bad for allergies!
New Jobs and Retirements Like WOW! Ruth Knight, Anthony Watkinson’s high-flying daughter, has been appointed The Royal Household’s first Head of Sustainability. Ruth previously worked in similar roles at English Heritage, the Church of England, and the Greater London Authority. King Charles III has been a long-time advocate for environmental sustainability, and Ruth’s appointment will help strengthen this commitment across The Royal Family’s properties and practices. Cool! And here’s another cool story! The eagle-eyed Ramune Kubilius sends us word of the retirement of JP Marton at UVM Davis Center. JP Marton, a retired custodian at the University of Vermont, is a well-loved figure in the community. He noticed that students had a passion continued on page 8
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THIS ISSUE: Enabling Open Access In The Humanities......................... 12 Research Funders and the Transition to OA Books............. 14 How Publishers Can Navigate Open Access (so it doesn’t navigate us)................................ 17 Dis-counting Open Access in the Humanities.......................... 19 Moving Beyond the BPC at Larger Arts and Humanities Presses........................................ 23 BIG Collection Collective Action........................................... 27 ATG Special Report: Librarian Futures Part III........................... 30
REGULAR COLUMNS Bet You Missed It....................... 10 Reader’s Roundup..................... 34 Booklover.................................... 39 Legally Speaking....................... 40 Questions and Answers............ 42 Libraries, Leadership, and Synergies.................................... 44 Wandering the Web.................. 46 Biz of Digital............................... 49 The Digital Toolbox.................. 51 Back Talk..................................... 62
INTERVIEWS Rebecca Lenzini and George Machovec.................................... 54 People to Know — TheirStory and Zack Ellis............................. 56
PROFILES ENCOURAGED People, Library and Company Profiles........................................ 58 Plus more...................... See inside