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Revolution by 1000 cuts:
University Presses are the Future of Publishing
Uni Press Redux conference Liverpool, 17th March 2016

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Why are university presses the future?
How do we construct this future?

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University presses represent a much
more effective way of doing things
• We are closer to researchers
• We are more innovative
• We are closely tied to the goals
of libraries and universities

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The future is not what legacy
publishers want it to be
• it’s more than books and journals
• It’s open science
• It’s all forms of communication
• It’s unrestricted and collaborative

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The future is not what legacy
publishers want it to be
• It’s truly global, not a north-south
hierarchy
• It’s open science
• It’s philanthropic, because that’s
what science and open access are
• It’s cost-effective and efficient

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Source: Washington Post, May 7 2013 / Imgur: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/07/map-more-
than-half-of-humanity-lives-within-this-circle/

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Source: Nature News, 20 April 2011, DOI: 10.1038/472276a

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How do we construct this future?

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• Fully sustainable
with BPCs
• Average HSS BPC
is £3800
• Some books
recovering costs
Books

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Journals: transparent pricing, standard APC £300

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