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Preparing for and Assessing the Performance of OA Transformative Agreements, Lessons Learned and Emerging Approaches Recording

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Entering into a transformative agreement can be fraught with landmines. In this session, the presenters will share insights on preparing to enter into a transformative agreement and assessing the value derived from the agreement. This interactive presentation will engage the audience in critically thinking about your negotiation and open access strategy and how transformative agreements will provide long-term value to the research ecosystem. Additionally, we will present techniques, tools, and metrics that will be useful in evaluating agreements pre-deal and post-deal to assess progress towards strategic goals. This session will be useful to administrators, collection development personnel, and negotiating teams in better understanding the value being created or destroyed when entering into transformative agreements.

Entering into a transformative agreement can be fraught with landmines. In this session, the presenters will share insights on preparing to enter into a transformative agreement and assessing the value derived from the agreement. This interactive presentation will engage the audience in critically thinking about your negotiation and open access strategy and how transformative agreements will provide long-term value to the research ecosystem. Additionally, we will present techniques, tools, and metrics that will be useful in evaluating agreements pre-deal and post-deal to assess progress towards strategic goals. This session will be useful to administrators, collection development personnel, and negotiating teams in better understanding the value being created or destroyed when entering into transformative agreements.

As Associate Dean for Collections and Scholarly Communication, Joel Thornton leads collection development and acquisition of materials, digital scholarship services, faculty services, graduate and undergraduate services, and scholarly communication for the Marriott Library at the University of Utah. He possess over 25 years of experience in private industry and academic libraries. His most recent roles include Director of Research and Instruction Services and Interim Associate Dean of Research & Learning at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, along with Associate Professor of Library Science at Fayetteville and previously at Texas A&M University.