Open Access Editor Annual Report 2022

submitted by Matthew Vest

Current Roster

• Morgan Davis, Editorial Board Member
• Kathleen DeLaurenti, Editorial Board Member
• Paul Carey, Editorial Board Member

List of Previous Goals and Progress Made

1. Music Library Association Publications in Internet Archive – Backlist Titles Project.
   • Completed by Kathleen DeLaurenti, former Open Access Editor.
2. Open Access mission statement, web pages copy, and call for proposals.
   • Drafted and approved by the Board.
   • The website will be updated by the web editor when possible.
   • The call will go out when the website is updated.
3. Use of Open Access Publications.
   • 191,537 downloads, The Public Domain Song Anthology.
   • 1,120 views, Music Library Association Publications in Internet Archive.
   • 168 downloads, Archival Description of Notated Music in Humanities Commons.
   • 339 downloads, Guidelines for Archival Description of Notated Music, A Supplement to Describing Archives: A Content Standard in Humanities Commons.
   • 193,164 total downloads/views

List of Future Goals

1. Publish web pages including submission requirements.
   • This aligns with Objective 4.2 and will enhance MLA’s communication about open access publications.
2. Accept submissions for open access projects (initiate open call) and select project(s).
   • This will support Objective 1.6 by enhancing open access publications.