In the second episode of this four-part series, Jenny Townes, Open Access Librarian at Emory University, walks through the librarian’s role in supporting open access resources. She shares how librarians must act as facilitators for OA research—not gatekeepers—and can buttress this work through intentional budget management and keeping up with external OA projects. Jenny also predicts that librarians will need to act as advocates for open access through consistent communication with higher education stakeholders and a strong commitment to an equitable scholarly communication ecosystem. Next, Emily Farrell, Global Commercial Director for Open Research at Taylor & Francis, discusses how the environment has shifted so that librarians now take on responsibilities that used to fall under a research office. Emily explains why this transformation affects publisher relationships with libraries and researchers, and how publishers are working to counter misinformation surrounding open access materials.

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