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Expanding and Understanding Access Options: From Open Access to Patron Driven to Article Rental Sunday, January 9th, 4:00-5:30, San Diego Convention Center Room 02 (Heather Staines, Chair)

Learn about some newer access options that meet your library needs. Some universities now require faculty to publish in Open Access journals. Bob Schatz (BioMed Central, Springer) explains how your library can support this movement and how the SpringerOpen journals expand publication options. Patron-driven purchasing promises to match eBook purchases with precise researcher/student needs. Kari Paulson (EBL) details this new “on-demand” acquisition option. Finally, article rental offers varying access options that tailor fit content acquisition to researcher needs. Bill Park (DeepDyve) reveals how individuals and libraries can access valuable content through this new model.