https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Discussions/Open-Access-Mandates-vs-Commercial-Research-Data-Brokerage/m-p/285105#M184 <P><SPAN>As more international funding bodies mandate immediate open access publishing, commercial database aggregators are increasingly monetizing enriched search indexing and metadata layers rather than content access itself.</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>How are your libraries recalibrating vendor negotiations and metadata workflows to prevent public research from being locked behind proprietary analytics layers?</SPAN></P> Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:46:28 GMT TracyAntonioli 2026-09-02T14:46:28Z https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Discussions/Open-Access-Mandates-vs-Commercial-Research-Data-Brokerage/m-p/285105#M184 <P><SPAN>As more international funding bodies mandate immediate open access publishing, commercial database aggregators are increasingly monetizing enriched search indexing and metadata layers rather than content access itself.</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>How are your libraries recalibrating vendor negotiations and metadata workflows to prevent public research from being locked behind proprietary analytics layers?</SPAN></P> Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:46:28 GMT https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Discussions/Open-Access-Mandates-vs-Commercial-Research-Data-Brokerage/m-p/285105#M184 TracyAntonioli 2026-09-02T14:46:28Z