Transformative Agreements: Where to Begin

Transformative agreements seek to revolutionize academic publishing by transitioning from subscription-based models towards open access, promising broader accessibility to scholarly research while supporting the scholarly ecosystem financially. In this session, you’ll learn about various types of transformative agreements, what they mean for libraries, and what to look for when entering into one.

• Jeff Graveline, JD, MLIS
• Professor & Associate Dean for Research and Scholarly Communication
• Director of the UAB Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Communication
• UAB Libraries, jgraveli@uab.edu

• Peggy Kain, MLIS
• Associate Professor
• Head of the Resource Acquisitions & Metadata Services Department
• UAB Libraries, pkain@uab.edu