Shout-out for Bertha Chang, Silvia Sheffield, Danica Lewis

Bertha Chang, Silvia Sheffield, Danica Lewis

Many NC State researchers face expensive article processing charges (APCs) in order to publish their work open access in journals. These costs can be thousands of dollars. Where possible, the Libraries negotiates agreements with key publishers that allow NC State authors to have these APCs covered as part of our subscriptions and agreements with them. This highly valuable work is led by Bertha, Silvia, and Danica. They do an outstanding job with negotiating and managing the OA agreements and, especially, with helping researchers get the information they need to take advantage of this service. Routinely faculty express thanks for the quick and thorough support Bertha, Silvia, and Danica offer. Even when having to convey less than good news, each member of the team does an excellent job with communicating clearly and effectively with researchers. Bertha, Danica, and Silvia, thanks for all the thoughtful and collaborative work you do to support researchers and OA publishing!

- Kim Duckett, Aug 5, 2025