A presentation that makes the argument that despite the fact the humanities journals' prices have not spiraled out of control, the humanities still needs to embrace open access. The first reason is that it encourages global scholarship. The second is that it showcases the value of humanities research to a skeptical public. Finally the presentation focuses on image copyright and how these expenses have hindered open access in art history specifically.

1. Open Access & the
Humanities
Alex Watkins
Art & Architecture Librarian
CU Boulder Libraries

2. If there’s no journal crisis, do
we need open access?

3. Pay-walls Create a divide
between Western scholars and
the rest of the world

4. At Exactly the Time when
we are trying to make
humanities scholarship
more global

5. OA is becoming the Global
standard

6. Pay Walls create a divide
between Academia and the
Public

7. Which contributes to questions
like what is the value of the
humanities?

8. There are benefits to
humanities scholarship from
tearing down pay-walls

9. So we have to remove
the barriers
to Open Access in
the Humanities

10. Images rights are one major
impediment

11. Have to effectively use fair use
Is scholarly use transformative
use?

12. Free the Public
Domain

13. “All images supplied by the Bridgeman Art Library are
copyrighted photographs. The Bridgeman Art Library either owns
the copyright in the photograph or acts as the authorised agent
of the copyright holder. A licence must be obtained from the
Library before any reproduction is made or this will constitute an
infringement of copyright. It is important to note that images can
contain multiple copyrights.”

14. Consultations alexander.watkins@colorado.edu
Workshops
Online Guides

15. Photo Credits
• Barber, Matt. Great Wall of China, October 21, 2009.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt512/4065627169/.
• Gao, Jialiang. The old Campus of the National University of San Antonio Abad at
Cusco, Peru, January, 2006.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Universidad_Nacional_de_San_Antonio_Abad_d
el_Cusco_Peru.jpg
• Hough, Josh. Bethlehem Checkpoint, December 13, 2006.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshhough/321999050/.
• Ammon. Berlin Wall, January 1, 1990.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/authenticfoto/3545761886/.
• Thiémard, Raphaël. Berlin 1989, Fall Der Mauer, Chute Du Mur, November 1, 1989.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivaopictures/3403855791/.
• Liu, Min. New York City, August 13, 2006.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/minliu/331601763/.
• Warman, Lara. Wall Adam Goldsworthy, November 13, 2011.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/war_man/6344808703/.