Speakers
Dr
Frank ManistaDr
Torsten REIMER
Description
This session will cover the range of activities involved in management of APC payments, from negotiations with publishers and development of offset arrangements, to administration, monitoring and access.
To provide some context, the session will outline a local perspective from a research-intensive university, Imperial College London, and a national perspective from Jisc in the UK. It will highlight approaches taken to managing APCs, issues and challenges and the impact of pre-payment deals. It will also describe national initiatives to improve APC payment processes and explore opportunities for greater efficiencies.
By highlighting a variety of approaches and examples of best practice, and providing some context, the session will explore how collaborative, international approaches might deliver benefits for all participants. An output of the workshop session, to which all participants will contribute, are recommendations around international priorities and collaboration, offset arrangements, to administration, monitoring and access.
