Guest Post — Senior Librarians as Publisher Change Agents: What’s the Business Case? (Part 2)
Today’s guest blogger continues the conversation about Library Relations roles and what it means to sit at the intersection of libraries and publishing.
Gwen Evans, MA, MSLIS, is an independent consultant specializing in academic library strategy, scholarly communication, and cross-sector collaboration. With over 20 years of experience bridging libraries, publishers, and research infrastructure stakeholders, she delivers user-centered solutions informed by her background in cultural anthropology. Previously, she served as Vice President of Global Library Relations at Elsevier, Executive Director of the library consortium OhioLINK, and Associate Professor and Coordinator of Library Information and Emerging Technologies at Bowling Green State University. She is currently a board member of the Friends of the National Library of Medicine.
Today’s guest blogger continues the conversation about Library Relations roles and what it means to sit at the intersection of libraries and publishing.
Today’s guest blogger discusses Library Relations roles within publishing organizations and asks, what do both publishers and librarians hope for from these appointments?
Gwen Evans from OhioLink looks at the positive results of the consortium’s statewide affordable textbooks initiative.
Gwen Evans, Executive Director of the OhioLink consortium suggests that there is no standard Read and Publish or Publish and Read deal that will fit all consortia, and significant negotiation and customization is needed for each arrangement.
The executive director of OhioLINK shares that consortium’s experience instituting a statewide “inclusive access” textbook program–and with the criticism that has come their way as a result. (Part 2 of 2.)
The executive director of OhioLINK shares that consortium’s experience instituting a statewide “inclusive access” textbook program–and with the criticism that has come their way as a result. (Part 1 of 2.)