Open Initiatives Committee

Charge
This committee will work to ensure that NASIG is positioned to effectively support Open Access Publishing, library focused Open Source software communities, Open Educational Resources, and other important open initiatives.

1. Report on the benefits and drawbacks of available options for transferring the NASIG Proceedings to an open platform, and recommend the best option for NASIG to take its Proceedings Open Access.
2. Develop relationships with library focused Open Source software communities.
3. Advise the NASIG board on ways to support Open Educational Resources.

Chair:
Melissa Hart Cantrell (University of Colorado Boulder), 21/23

Members:
Rivkah Cooke (Indiana University), 20/22
John Morgenstern (Clemson University), 20/22

Virginia Martin (Duke University), 21/23

Bonnie Russell (Michigan State University), 21/23

David Scherer (Carnegie Mellon University), 20/22

Andrea Wright (University of Southern Indiana), 20/22

Board Liaison: Courtney McAllister

If you have any questions you may email the Open Initiatives Committee.