From the rise of transformative agreements to the aftermath of the 2022 OSTP Nelson Memo on openly sharing government-funded research, open access has dominated the academic publishing landscape. But what about open research? In this four-part series, our guests join the program to discuss the impact of open research objectives on the research lifecycle. They dig into how libraries guide authors through open research practices and the ways publishers have adapted their editorial operations to reflect changing scholarly needs. Throughout the discussion, our guests contemplate the shift in librarianship away from traditional MLIS backgrounds and collection development to expertise in scholarly communication and data management.

In this first episode, Natya Hans, Informatics and Reproducibility Librarian in the Academic Research and Consulting Services Department at University of Florida, Emily McElroy, Vice President of Academic Relations at Taylor & Francis, and Jamie Hutchins, Director of Open Research, Americas at Taylor & Francis, introduce their roles and involvement in the open research environment. They distinguish between open research and open access, seeing open research as a broader umbrella that emphasizes key goals of transparency, inclusivity, and reproducibility. In addition, Emily and Natya share how librarians can help authors adopt the principles of open research through research office partnerships, support for open data, and general outreach.

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