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LOA2020 OAPEN
The document discusses the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB), which aims to enhance discoverability and support quality assurance for open access monographs. It highlights the certification service for peer review and open licenses developed in collaboration with the community, along with the growth of DOAB and its standards for inclusion. The document also outlines the organization's nonprofit status and fundraising efforts to sustain open science infrastructure.
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LOA2020 OAPEN
- 1. Supporting trust inOpen Access Books Peer review and publishing of OA monographs LOA2020 - 5 June 2020 Eelco Ferwerda (OAPEN)
- 2. Directory of OpenAccess Books • Discovery service for OA books • Searchable index to peer reviewed monographs • Links back to Open Access publication + links to webshop and vendors
- 3. DOAB goals • Increasediscoverability of OA books • Provide trusted list of OA book publishers • Support quality assurance and standards • Promote OA book publishing
- 4. DOAB discovery • Publishersapply to be listed • DOAB reviews applications based on requirements for OA books • Listed publishers upload the metadata of their OA books • Discovery services (OCLC WorldCat, Ex Libris Primo) include the DOAB collection in their systems • Libraries include the DOAB collection in their catalogs
- 5. DOAB growth 490 11771530 2363 3608 5562 10052 13012 687 353 833 1245 1954 4490 2960 13156 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 DOAB: new titles, new publishers (cumulated) New titles Existing titles Publishers
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- 7. DOAB requirements Established byOAPEN in consultation with community and OASPA: • Academic books in DOAB shall be available under an Open Access license (such as a Creative Commons license) • Academic books in DOAB shall be subjected to independent and external peer review prior to publication
- 8. DOAB as gatekeeper •List of OA book publishers and publications that meet quality criteria • Risk of becoming a barrier in the transition to OA • Instead, DOAB should support the transition by working with the community • Help publishers to meet quality criteria • Acknowledge diversity and make it visible
- 9. Introducing a certificationservice • A certification service for peer review procedures and open licenses, at the level of publishers, books, and book chapters • Development within OPERAS project (HIRMEOS) • Pilot implementation for HIRMEOS platforms • Introduction as service in the form of a pilot (2020) • Independent governance through Scientific Board • One of the central services for OPERAS
- 10. Quality assurance throughtransparency Finding a balance between standardisation and diversity • Recognize diversity • Provide information on variety of peer review practises • Encourage innovation • Promote open peer review
- 11. DOAB scientific board Aims: •Oversee Certification service • Establish the scientific policy of DOAB Foundation • Support bibliodiversity: the diversity of editorial practices across disciplines and countries • Advocate for open access in the humanities
- 12. Looking ahead • Non-profitlegal entity since 2019: NL Foundation • Jointly managed by OpenEdition and OAPEN • Part of the French OS infrastructure • Redeveloping DOAB as open source platform (Oct. 2020) • Introducing certification service in 2020 (pilot) • Selected for SCOSS fundraising campaign (2020 –22)
- 13. SCOSS fundraising campaign •The Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services • Coalition of international consortia and library associations • Recognising vital OS infrastructure, mobilising support from OS community to help sustain OS services • Selected OAPEN and DOAB (jointly) for 2nd funding cycle • Support for 3 year fundraising campaign: 2020-22 • Funding target: € 500,000
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