[IRTalk] Are Predatory Conferences the Dark Side of the Open Access Movement?

[Ina Smith]

Universities incl. libraries can play an important role in managing, hosting and publishing their own conferences, at the same time making sure all processes are tracked/audited, and all preserved for the future. This to prevent conferences to end up in the hands of predators and publishers with only commercial interests. Open source software such as Open Conference Systems<https://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/> perfect for this purpose. See how it was implemented by Stellenbosch University (SUNConferences<http://conferences.sun.ac.za/>) and LIASA (LIASA Events<http://www.liasa-new.org.za/conference/index.php/index/index/index/index>). This almost the next logical choice if the university already publishes its own scholarly journals, and the workflow very similar. As with all open source software, the look and feel can be customized to look great. The functionalities offered by this kind of system of great value. This way all conferences by the university are centrally preserved and managed, and each can have an individual look and feel.

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Also see Are Predatory Conferences the Dark Side of the Open Access Movement?
https://academic.oup.com/asj/article-abstract/37/6/734/2966192/Are-Predatory-Conferences-the-Dark-Side-of-the

Ina Smith
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