OAPEN started its activities on September 1, 2008 and has now completed its project phase co-funded by the European Commission. The final stage of the project focused on the launch of the OAPEN Library, usability, and especially sustainability after the project period. The results were presented during the final conference in Berlin in February 2011.
In the future OAPEN will continue as an independent foundation governed by representatives of the participating institutions. The objectives for the foundation are to stimulate further OA publishing of academic books, to further develop OAPEN as a platform for OA books and to develop a sustainable business model. In the meantime, OAPEN is conducting a number of experiments in Open Access book publishing, in the form of pilot projects. The first pilot is conducted in the Netherlands with support from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and the Ministry of Education. For the UK a similar pilot project is being prepared by JISC Collections.
OAPEN started its activities on September 1, 2008 and has now completed its project phase co-funded by the European Commission. The final stage of the project focused on the launch of the OAPEN Library, usability, and especially sustainability after the project period. The results were presented during the final conference in Berlin in February 2011.
In the future OAPEN will continue as an independent foundation governed by representatives of the participating institutions. The objectives for the foundation are to stimulate further OA publishing of academic books, to further develop OAPEN as a platform for OA books and to develop a sustainable business model. In the meantime, OAPEN is conducting a number of experiments in Open Access book publishing, in the form of pilot projects. The first pilot is conducted in the Netherlands with support from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and the Ministry of Education. For the UK a similar pilot project is being prepared by JISC Collections.
The Academic Book of the Future - Progress & REF2014 dataSimon Tanner
Presentation given by Simon Tanner for the The Academic Book of the Future at the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers International Conference, September 2015.
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This presentation provides a first glance at the research data gathered on book s submitted to the REF2014. It also summarises some progress to date and Michael Jubb's research findings of issues of importance to academics and publishers alike.
From the Education Metadata Meetup on 7/30/14 in Washington, DC - Pearson's Marlowe Johnson discusses how the conversation around metadata within Pearson has changed, and how they use metadata to support their strategic focus on efficacy.
Library Carpentry: software skills training for library professionals, Chart...James Baker
Notes for a keynote I gave at the Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals Cataloguing and Indexing Group biennial conference, University of Swansea, 31 August - 2 September 2016.
Notes at https://gist.github.com/drjwbaker/96a32b70da2e03035272b6e5656696ad
What are the key drivers behind the dramatic growth in library-based publishing? This session explores differences and similarities through three case studies from different countries: Sweden, the UK and the USA. The presenters will describe the forces that are changing the roles of their parent libraries and show how these are also shaping the nature of their publishing programmes. They will also discuss some of the opportunities they see for the future of libraries as publishers and the challenges these new entrants are encountering.
A Beginners Guide to Getting Published (for HSS Authors)Lucy Montgomery
This presentation provides a basic introduction to the sometimes daunting world of scholarly publishing. It explores why publishing is considered so important for people hoping to develop and academic career; how the publishing landscape is changing; the best places to publish; and practical strategies for publishing both books and journal articles. Important developments in Open Access policy such as the Australian Research Council’s 2013 Open Access Mandate, which requires all ARC funded research outputs to be made available in ‘Open Access’, are also touched upon.
The presentation will be especially interesting for Doctoral Candidates and Early Career Researchers, as well as anyone interested in understanding how the scholarly publishing landscape is changing and what they should do about it.
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