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For-Profit and Unconditionally Open
Brian Hole, CEO DuraSpace Webinar, December 4th 2018

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To achieve a revolution in open scholarship, returning control of
publishing to universities, libraries and researchers, by providing
them with the infrastructure, skills and support to succeed.
Background
Mission
 Researcher-led, born open
 Spun out of University College London in 2012
 590+ journals, 260+ books, 30+ partner presses
 Comprehensive approach: journals, books,
conferences, repositories, data, software,
hardware, wetware…
About Ubiquity Press

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For-profit
… to be commercially viable and
non-funding dependent
… to be able to attract and build
a top team
… to be able to attract investment
for growth
… to be able to compete effectively
with large publishers

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The Social Contract of Academia
• Validation
• Dissemination
• Further development
Scientific Malpractice
• Data, software, hardware,
wetware…
• Results
Source: http://smbc-comics.com/comic/2003-05-01
Unconditionally Open

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100% OPEN ACCESS
100% OPEN SOURCE
Customer Charter
NO EXCLUSIVE BUNDLING

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NO CONTRACTUAL LOCK IN
100% OPEN SOURCE & OA
No lock in
OPEN STANDARDS

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Transparent pricing, e.g. APC $500 (HSS) or $600 (STEM)

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Institutional customers
Must demonstrate community
values and provide guarantees
Determine who we will integrate
and work with
PARTNER ADVISORY BOARD
Verify that charter is upheld in
significant investment or acquisition
PARTNERSHIP RULES
Community Driven