OA Week 2023 Keynote: Open Research Policies, Publisher Platforms, and the Future of Scholarship

Following last year's White House announcement that all federally funded research will be made immediately available upon publication, the shift to open research is well underway. How that shift happens is currently being negotiated, and what our systems for research and scholarship look like afterward matters deeply.
This event for International Open Access Week will discuss the latest policy developments related to open research as well as how the largest commercial publishers are responding-and what the implications are for prioritizing community interests over commercialization. The presentation will provide an overview of some publishers' shift to becoming data analytics businesses that provide increasingly integrated platforms for research, with important implications for academic freedom, privacy, and the future of research.
About the Speaker:
Nick Shockey is the Director of Programs & Engagement at SPARC, where he has worked since 2009. Nick works across SPARC to identify areas to better support member libraries, co-leads SPARC’s communities of practice related to negotiations and privacy and surveillance, manages SPARC’s digital platforms, and leads SPARC’s student and next generation-focused initiatives. Nick led the organization of OpenCon and SPARC’s collaborations with the United Nations Library. Nick also contributes to SPARC's policy advocacy and landscape analysis work, including authoring SPARC's statements opposing Clarivate's acquisition of ProQuest, Elsevier's acquisition of Interfolio, and commercial surveillance practices by academic vendors.