Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), UK, a leading organisation of European research libraries, has named Mike Rossner, executive director of the Rockefeller University Press (RUP) in New York, as the latest SPARC innovator. Rossner was chosen for creating forward-thinking publishing policies to expand access and verify scientific research.
Rossner, a scientist by training and director of RUP since 2006, has been a force within the publishing community pushing for change. He has worked to promote wider sharing of research results, while balancing the challenge of sustaining a thriving publishing operation. Rossner has led the RUP in championing free public access by implementing a policy to release the full contents of their journals after just a six-month delay. Last year, under his leadership, RUP took another step to promote the free distribution of their content by adopting a new copyright policy similar to a modified Creative Commons license. He was one of the first publishers to announce a freeze on journal subscription prices in light of the economic downturn. Most recently, he joined nine other university presses in endorsing a statement of in support of Open Access.
The SPARC Innovator programme recognises advances in scholarly communication propelled by an individual, institution, or group. These advances exemplify SPARC principles by challenging the status quo in scholarly communication for the benefit of researchers, libraries, universities, and the public. SPARC Innovators are featured on the SPARC Web site semi-annually and have included R. Preston McAfee of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena; Harvard University FAS; student leaders; Ted and Carl Bergstrom; Melissa Hagemann of the Open Society Institute; the University of California; and Herbert Van de Sompel of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. SPARC Innovators are selected by the SPARC staff in consultation with the SPARC Steering Committee.
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