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• The Information Literacy Classroom
• The Stacks
• Physical and Virtual Library Spaces 

• the origins and growth of OA, how to define it, and some of the ways in which librarians have made connections to OA;
• where OA diverges from the historic role of library collection development policies and ways to bring OA into alignment with an institution's collection development principles and practices;
• real-world examples of how libraries have supported or integrated OA into their collections, including strategies for selecting and activating OA titles and collections for inclusion, offering open educational resources (OER) to students, samples of collection management workflows, and ideas for aligning collections with institutional repositories or other Green OA initiatives;
• guidance on financially supporting OA content, initiatives, and platforms;
• how OA publishing does and does not harmonize with diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives; and
• tips for using ongoing assessment and evaluation to continuously support the library’s path to an open future.

Many in the world of scholarship share the conviction that open access will be the engine of transformation leading to more culture, more research, more discovery, and more solutions to small and big problems. This collection brings together librarians, scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and thinkers to take measure of the open access movement. The editors meld critical essays, research, and case studies to offer an authoritative exploration of

• the concept of openness in scholarship, with an overview of how it is evolving in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia;
• open access publishing, including funding models and the future of library science journals;
• the state of institutional repositories;
• Open Educational Resources (OER) at universities and a consortium, in subject areas ranging from literary studies to textbooks; and
• open science, open data, and a pilot data catalog for raising the visibility of protected data.

• discusses why library workers need unions and explores some of the benefits that a collective bargaining agreement can assure, such as job security, increased salaries, codification of the rules for overtime pay and time off, and protection from harassment by patrons;
• explains why a contract won't limit employees' autonomy;
• walks readers through how to launch a union drive, including the basics of talking with co-workers, combating apathy and fear, and running a campaign;
• offers an overview of the steps involved in building a new union, from forming an organizing committee to getting recognition and setting up a governance structure;
• sketches out the key issues relating to contracts, the details of bargaining and negotiation, and arbitration;
• lays out approaches and strategies for dealing with supervisors and administrators in the context of your union work, including effective communication between labor and management, contract enforcement, and handling bad behavior such as unfair labor practices and retaliation;
• gives advice on pursuing changes in your workplace in a right-to-work state;
• explores the constructive roles that bosses can play to support the union efforts of the workers who organize them; and
• provides an Action Plan at the end of each chapter with suggested readings, questions for reflection, and activities designed to help deepen your knowledge, broaden your network, and practice important skills.