Beyond Transformative Agreements – Reflections from an Open Access Working Group Online
Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service invites you to the third Open Access webinar in its #BeOpenAccessSmart series.
“Read and Publish Agreements,” commonly referred to as Transformational Agreements (TAs) in South Africa, continue to play a significant role in shifting traditional subscription-based publishing models toward open access. These agreements often cover Article Processing Charges (APCs), enabling open availability of scholarly content that would otherwise be locked behind paywalls.
Join us as we explore what lies ahead in the evolving open access landscape—beyond the boundaries of Transformational Agreements—to discuss emerging models, persistent challenges, and new opportunities for equitable scholarly communication.
In this webinar, Professor Astrid Söderbergh Widding will share insights from the work of the Beyond Transformative Agreements Group, a task group within the Swedish Bibsam Consortium, which sought to guide Sweden away from unsustainable TA models. She will highlight the group’s key findings, the challenges faced, and the opportunities that lie ahead on the journey toward open science.
Professor Astrid Söderbergh Widding is the immediate past Rector of Stockholm University (2013–2025), Chair of the Board of the Nobel Foundation, and Chair of the Beyond Transformative Agreements Working Group in Sweden. More about her can be found on her Wikipedia page.
Related LibGuide: Open access publishing by Sakhile Mngomezulu
- Date:
- Thursday, June 19, 2025
- Time:
- 12:00 - 13:00
- Time Zone:
- Central Africa Time (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Audience:
- Postgraduates and Researchers
- Categories:
- Academic staff and researchers Lecturers, Postgraduate students and researchers, prospective postgraduates and honours students
