This presentation begins with a brief overview of some of the policy developments that are prompting the publishers of scholarly books to begin taking open access seriously.
It then touches on why open access challenges for books differ from those associated with journal articles.
Before focusing in on the open access monograph project that I am involved with: Knowledge Unlatched.
Open and Networked Opportunities for Scholarly Books: Oxford Center for Socio...Lucy Montgomery
Lunchtime seminar delivered at the Oxford Center for Socio-Legal Studies, 25 November 2013. Includes a brief tour of OA mandates developments, a discussion of challenges for OA books and an introduction to the KU project. Relevant to HSS researchers interested in challenges (and opportunities) of open access and digital technology.
Open Access Books: Trends & Options. University of Toronto Seminar February 1...Lucy Montgomery
Open Access (scholarly content that is freely available to the public) is often talked about in the context of journal publishing. However, the Open Access movement is also having significant effect on academic book publishing.
UTSC’s Centre for Digital Scholarship, in collaboration with the UTSC Library’s Digital Scholarship Unit, is hosting a seminar on “Open Access Books: Trends & Options” - February 13, 2014 from 12-2pm in MW324
Join Leslie Chan (Centre for Critical Development Studies) and guest speakers Pierre Mounier (Associate Director of Open Edition) and Lucy Montgomery (Deputy Director of Knowledge Unlatched) as they introduce how new publishing partnerships and digital technologies are transforming scholarly book publishing.
This document summarizes open access developments in China. It discusses that China had a transitional academic publishing system funded by the state until 1990. By 2010 publishers were expected to be financially independent but quality control was still developing. There is an established author-pays publishing culture with insufficient high quality outlets. Open access is seen as a way to increase research quality and transparency in China's developing scholarly publication system. It also notes China's demand for prestigious international publishing opportunities and potential to partner in open access initiatives.
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.
Knowledge Unlatched: Enabling Open Access for Scholarly BooksLucy Montgomery
Although digital technology has made it possible for many more people to access content at no extra cost, fewer people than ever before are able to read the books written by university-based researchers. This presentation explores the role that open access licenses and collective action might play in reviving the scholarly monograph: a specialised area of academic publishing that has seen sales decline by more than 90 per cent over the past three decades. It also introduces Knowledge Unlatched an ambitious attempt to create an internationally coordinated, sustainable route to open access for scholarly books. Knowledge Unlatched is now in its pilot phase.
Lucy Montgomery Open access for scholarly booksIncisive_Events
This document discusses open access policies and challenges for scholarly books. It summarizes:
1) International trends toward open access mandates from research funders, but mandates have focused on journal articles not books so far.
2) Knowledge Unlatched is a not-for-profit initiative that helps libraries globally share the costs of making book collections openly accessible.
3) Knowledge Unlatched ran a pilot collection with 28 books from 13 publishers, requiring at least 200 libraries to pledge in order to make the collection open access for a maximum cost of $1680 per library.
Knowledge Unlatched is a not-for-profit organization that allows libraries around the world to collaborate and share the costs of making academic books openly accessible. It is inviting libraries to sign up for its second round of collections, which will include 78 front list titles across humanities and social science subjects from various publishers. Libraries can pledge support for packages of books by January 31, 2016, and if enough libraries participate, the books in those packages will be made open access with no embargo through Knowledge Unlatched.
Knowledge Unlatched is a not-for-profit initiative that enables open access for scholarly books. It allows libraries around the world to collaborate and share the costs of publishing books open access. For its pilot collection, Knowledge Unlatched has assembled 28 books from 13 publishers. If at least 200 libraries pledge support, the collection will be made freely available online. The pilot aims to test a sustainable model for open access monographs and help shape Knowledge Unlatched's future.
Open and Networked Opportunities for Scholarly Books: Oxford Center for Socio...Lucy Montgomery
Lunchtime seminar delivered at the Oxford Center for Socio-Legal Studies, 25 November 2013. Includes a brief tour of OA mandates developments, a discussion of challenges for OA books and an introduction to the KU project. Relevant to HSS researchers interested in challenges (and opportunities) of open access and digital technology.
Open Access Books: Trends & Options. University of Toronto Seminar February 1...Lucy Montgomery
Open Access (scholarly content that is freely available to the public) is often talked about in the context of journal publishing. However, the Open Access movement is also having significant effect on academic book publishing.
UTSC’s Centre for Digital Scholarship, in collaboration with the UTSC Library’s Digital Scholarship Unit, is hosting a seminar on “Open Access Books: Trends & Options” - February 13, 2014 from 12-2pm in MW324
Join Leslie Chan (Centre for Critical Development Studies) and guest speakers Pierre Mounier (Associate Director of Open Edition) and Lucy Montgomery (Deputy Director of Knowledge Unlatched) as they introduce how new publishing partnerships and digital technologies are transforming scholarly book publishing.
This document summarizes open access developments in China. It discusses that China had a transitional academic publishing system funded by the state until 1990. By 2010 publishers were expected to be financially independent but quality control was still developing. There is an established author-pays publishing culture with insufficient high quality outlets. Open access is seen as a way to increase research quality and transparency in China's developing scholarly publication system. It also notes China's demand for prestigious international publishing opportunities and potential to partner in open access initiatives.
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.
Knowledge Unlatched: Enabling Open Access for Scholarly BooksLucy Montgomery
Although digital technology has made it possible for many more people to access content at no extra cost, fewer people than ever before are able to read the books written by university-based researchers. This presentation explores the role that open access licenses and collective action might play in reviving the scholarly monograph: a specialised area of academic publishing that has seen sales decline by more than 90 per cent over the past three decades. It also introduces Knowledge Unlatched an ambitious attempt to create an internationally coordinated, sustainable route to open access for scholarly books. Knowledge Unlatched is now in its pilot phase.
Lucy Montgomery Open access for scholarly booksIncisive_Events
This document discusses open access policies and challenges for scholarly books. It summarizes:
1) International trends toward open access mandates from research funders, but mandates have focused on journal articles not books so far.
2) Knowledge Unlatched is a not-for-profit initiative that helps libraries globally share the costs of making book collections openly accessible.
3) Knowledge Unlatched ran a pilot collection with 28 books from 13 publishers, requiring at least 200 libraries to pledge in order to make the collection open access for a maximum cost of $1680 per library.
Knowledge Unlatched is a not-for-profit organization that allows libraries around the world to collaborate and share the costs of making academic books openly accessible. It is inviting libraries to sign up for its second round of collections, which will include 78 front list titles across humanities and social science subjects from various publishers. Libraries can pledge support for packages of books by January 31, 2016, and if enough libraries participate, the books in those packages will be made open access with no embargo through Knowledge Unlatched.
Knowledge Unlatched is a not-for-profit initiative that enables open access for scholarly books. It allows libraries around the world to collaborate and share the costs of publishing books open access. For its pilot collection, Knowledge Unlatched has assembled 28 books from 13 publishers. If at least 200 libraries pledge support, the collection will be made freely available online. The pilot aims to test a sustainable model for open access monographs and help shape Knowledge Unlatched's future.
This document introduces Knowledge Unlatched, a not-for-profit organization that enables open access to scholarly books. It does this by having libraries around the world collaborate to share the costs of publishing books open access. The document outlines the challenges facing academic book publishing, Knowledge Unlatched's goals and business model, and details of its pilot collection involving 28 books from 13 publishers. It invites libraries to pledge support for the pilot collection by the end of January 2014.
This document discusses challenges facing monograph publishing and collecting in libraries. It notes that the market for monographs is shrinking as library budgets have not kept pace with growing information outputs. Individual monographs are discretionary purchases, so sales are declining and prices are increasing. It explores alternatives to the traditional "just in case" model of collecting all monographs, such as "just in time" access and collective ownership through shared storage facilities. Potential solutions discussed include new publishing models that reduce costs and risks, and increasing open access to disseminate research more widely. A national monograph strategy is being developed in the UK to address these issues through a shared infrastructure and new applications and business models.
This document summarizes discussions in Canada around implementing open access policies for publicly funded research. It outlines the existing open access policy from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and draft principles from the Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC). It summarizes concerns raised by University of Toronto Press and other stakeholders regarding how open access policies could impact scholarly publishing, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. Key concerns included the sustainability of gold and green open access models and their potential effects on journal operations and library subscriptions. The document concludes that the agencies will continue engaging stakeholders to develop a harmonized open access policy for fall 2014.
This document discusses open access (OA) in the humanities and social sciences (HSS) as compared to science, technology, and medicine (STM). It notes that while the Directory of Open Access Journals includes more STM journals than HSS, HSS publishing often works without article processing charges. It also explains that research output in HSS usually takes the form of books rather than articles, which have longer publication timelines. The document discusses anxieties researchers have about OA and different business models being explored for OA books in HSS, like Knowledge Unlatched and OpenEdition, which involve library consortia purchasing or licensing OA content. It argues that libraries can play an important role in the transition
Alison ShawBristol University Press Megan Taylor Huddersfield University PressAlison Shaw, Chief Executive of Bristol University Press, and Megan Taylor, Press Manager at the University of Huddersfield Press, explore some of the key challenges and opportunities facing university presses in the rapidly changing world of scholarly publishing. Touching on mission and purpose, responding to policy changes, funding, key relationships and publishing technologies, this session shows how two different publishing models are playing their part in supporting the research community.
Prof. Martin Paul Eve discusses open access for academic monographs. He notes challenges in developing business models for open access monographs given their importance in humanities disciplines. As a member of the Universities UK Open Access Monographs Working Group, he focuses on funding models, cultural change, and sustainable business models to promote open access monographs. Key barriers include reliance on traditional publishers, costs, copyright issues, and concerns about quality control and revenue streams. Academics prefer prestige publishers to adopt open access without requiring changes, while publishers want to maintain lucrative income streams. Transition will require experimentation, changes in practices and funding, and difficult conversations within institutions.
Alex and Conor introduce SAH Journal (sahjournal.com) as an open access academic journal project involving the collaborative efforts of emerging and established scholars as well as academic librarians. Conor explains the benefits of collaborating with research librarians through publishing. Alex asserts that librarians (libraries) are perfectly positioned to enter into direct competition with established commercial journal publishers. He explains the mechanics of electronic publishing from conceptional planning to implementation via, in this instance, Open Journal Systems (OJS).
Charlotte Mathieson University of Surrey
Early career researchers (ECRs) are keen to publish their work for many reasons, from becoming established in the field to improving employability in a competitive job market. At the same time, they face many and changing challenges, such as understanding the different routes into publication; having the time and resources to research and write; and navigating wider contexts such as the Research Excellence Framework and Open Access requirements. Publishers and librarians are well-placed to support ECRs, and in turn can benefit from better understanding the ECR experience of the publishing landscape, and in this talk I will suggest strategies for successful partnership.
Cost of open what do you reckon it will be-Jill Emery
1. Several models for publishing and providing access to scholarly content currently have traction, including pre-prints, article processing charges (APCs) in hybrid journals, read-only access to journals, fully open access journals supported by library subscriptions, and open access monographs.
2. There is debate around whether APC costs and subscription costs for hybrid journals support different activities and should not be conflated, as most publishers claim, or whether they represent double-dipping.
3. Payment of APCs currently comes mostly from research offices and grants rather than library budgets, but libraries may play a larger role if collections budgets can cover rising journal costs in the future.
Open Access - Tackling the issues of organization within libraries (Charlesto...Knowledge Unlatched
This document summarizes a presentation about open access and organizational challenges for libraries. It discusses Knowledge Unlatched's current selection of 147 new books and 196 backlist books across 14 subject packages. It also outlines plans to add 30 journals in 2018 and support for Language Science Press. Overall, the presentation addresses open access trends, Knowledge Unlatched's progress, and future opportunities and challenges in fully establishing open access models.
By Knowledge Unlatched
KU Select 2016 is KU’s third collection of specialist scholarly books in the Humanities and Social Sciences which it hopes to make available on an Open Access basis. As KU moves out of its Pilot phase, it has expanded its offering to 343 titles: 147 front list (to be published between Nov 2016-April 2017) and 196 backlist (published between 2005-2015) books.
The webinar will share information about the collection of 14 packages, giving details on how to pledge, and about how KU’s innovative open access model is attracting publishers and libraries alike. There will also be a Q&A session.
Presenter: Claire Murphy, KU's Australasian Representative
Co-host: Lucy Montgomery, Director, KU Research
Mainstreaming open: how can libraries transition their culture, services and ...JoannaBall4
This document discusses how libraries can transition to supporting more open content and practices. It identifies several key areas for libraries to address:
1) Cultural change is needed within libraries to fully integrate support for open content across all teams and processes rather than it being an "add-on."
2) Libraries need to develop new collection strategies that prioritize and measure the value of open content to prepare for its increasing role in the future.
3) A sector-wide approach through coordinating bodies may be most effective for libraries to collectively address challenges like developing infrastructure to support the full open access publishing and supply chain.
Peter Berkery of AAUP was a keynote speaker at the 2015 Academic Publishing in Europe conference. He gave an overview of the AAUP community of publishers, the association's strategic goals, and our roles in the global community of scholarly communications.
Presentation by Lisa Norberg from K|N Consultant, during the seminar New Models of Knowledge Dissemination and Open Access in Canada, organised the 17/11/2015 by Érudit and CRKN.
Rebecca Evans SAGE Publishing
These days, research can be published in many different forms, from a growing number of options in journal publishing - including mega-journals, preprints and hybrid OA journals – to less traditional forms of publishing such as case studies and videos. This session is intended for anyone wanting an introductory level overview of the growing range of ways in which researchers can disseminate their work, so come along and find out a little more about the options available to your researchers, and learn from your colleagues at the same time.
1. Library e-book availability and accessibility varies significantly across platforms, countries, and publishers. Up to 50% of titles are missing from some platforms or countries.
2. Even where e-books are available, the licensing terms often prevent libraries from accessing them. Nearly all e-book licenses restrict lending to either a one-user model or metered access.
3. E-book prices charged to libraries have little relation to characteristics of individual titles or licenses. Prices can vary widely across platforms for the same book.
4. Greater transparency is needed regarding e-book availability, licensing terms, and pricing practices to understand barriers to library access. The researchers plan further surveys of libraries and legal analysis
This document summarizes Knowledge Unlatched, a not-for-profit initiative that enables open access to scholarly books. It works by having libraries from around the world collaborate to share the costs of publishing books openly. For a pilot collection of 28 books, at least 200 libraries need to pledge support so the books can be made openly accessible. The document outlines the challenges facing traditional book publishers, how Knowledge Unlatched addresses these issues through a global library partnership model, and benefits to libraries, authors and readers of participating in the initiative.
Frances Pinter_The future of the academic monographCCI
This document discusses potential models for funding open access academic monographs in the social sciences and humanities. It proposes an international library consortium model where libraries collectively pay publishers a fee per monograph to cover the costs of producing a digital open access version. Key points:
- Current monograph funding models based on print sales are unsustainable as library budgets shrink.
- A consortium could aggregate demand and budgets from hundreds or thousands of libraries to pay publishers a set fee per monograph.
- This would significantly reduce costs for libraries compared to individual print copies, while still supporting publishers' services.
- Benefits include open access research, reduced costs, and leveraging existing funds rather than requiring new money
Tom Morley, University of Lancaster
This session will explore how Lancaster University Library has developed and implemented it’s vision for facilitating a culture of open research, with a particular focus on Open Access Monographs. The talk will provide an overview of how the library has developed the necessary infrastructure to facilitate this vision, including developing consortia and collaborative options for Open Access Monograph Publishing with other organisations. The session will also outline how the library has partnered with academic colleagues to develop it’s Open Research Service and make Open Research possible and easy.
OAPEN deposit service for OA books - presentation for ERC - 5 feb 2014Eelco Ferwerda
The OAPEN Deposit service for Open Access, peer reviewed books is targeted at research funders and universities. The service aims to support policies to make monographs available on Open Access. This presentation was for the OA working group of the European Research Council
This document introduces Knowledge Unlatched, a not-for-profit organization that enables open access to scholarly books. It does this by having libraries around the world collaborate to share the costs of publishing books open access. The document outlines the challenges facing academic book publishing, Knowledge Unlatched's goals and business model, and details of its pilot collection involving 28 books from 13 publishers. It invites libraries to pledge support for the pilot collection by the end of January 2014.
This document discusses challenges facing monograph publishing and collecting in libraries. It notes that the market for monographs is shrinking as library budgets have not kept pace with growing information outputs. Individual monographs are discretionary purchases, so sales are declining and prices are increasing. It explores alternatives to the traditional "just in case" model of collecting all monographs, such as "just in time" access and collective ownership through shared storage facilities. Potential solutions discussed include new publishing models that reduce costs and risks, and increasing open access to disseminate research more widely. A national monograph strategy is being developed in the UK to address these issues through a shared infrastructure and new applications and business models.
This document summarizes discussions in Canada around implementing open access policies for publicly funded research. It outlines the existing open access policy from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and draft principles from the Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC). It summarizes concerns raised by University of Toronto Press and other stakeholders regarding how open access policies could impact scholarly publishing, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. Key concerns included the sustainability of gold and green open access models and their potential effects on journal operations and library subscriptions. The document concludes that the agencies will continue engaging stakeholders to develop a harmonized open access policy for fall 2014.
This document discusses open access (OA) in the humanities and social sciences (HSS) as compared to science, technology, and medicine (STM). It notes that while the Directory of Open Access Journals includes more STM journals than HSS, HSS publishing often works without article processing charges. It also explains that research output in HSS usually takes the form of books rather than articles, which have longer publication timelines. The document discusses anxieties researchers have about OA and different business models being explored for OA books in HSS, like Knowledge Unlatched and OpenEdition, which involve library consortia purchasing or licensing OA content. It argues that libraries can play an important role in the transition
Alison ShawBristol University Press Megan Taylor Huddersfield University PressAlison Shaw, Chief Executive of Bristol University Press, and Megan Taylor, Press Manager at the University of Huddersfield Press, explore some of the key challenges and opportunities facing university presses in the rapidly changing world of scholarly publishing. Touching on mission and purpose, responding to policy changes, funding, key relationships and publishing technologies, this session shows how two different publishing models are playing their part in supporting the research community.
Prof. Martin Paul Eve discusses open access for academic monographs. He notes challenges in developing business models for open access monographs given their importance in humanities disciplines. As a member of the Universities UK Open Access Monographs Working Group, he focuses on funding models, cultural change, and sustainable business models to promote open access monographs. Key barriers include reliance on traditional publishers, costs, copyright issues, and concerns about quality control and revenue streams. Academics prefer prestige publishers to adopt open access without requiring changes, while publishers want to maintain lucrative income streams. Transition will require experimentation, changes in practices and funding, and difficult conversations within institutions.
Alex and Conor introduce SAH Journal (sahjournal.com) as an open access academic journal project involving the collaborative efforts of emerging and established scholars as well as academic librarians. Conor explains the benefits of collaborating with research librarians through publishing. Alex asserts that librarians (libraries) are perfectly positioned to enter into direct competition with established commercial journal publishers. He explains the mechanics of electronic publishing from conceptional planning to implementation via, in this instance, Open Journal Systems (OJS).
Charlotte Mathieson University of Surrey
Early career researchers (ECRs) are keen to publish their work for many reasons, from becoming established in the field to improving employability in a competitive job market. At the same time, they face many and changing challenges, such as understanding the different routes into publication; having the time and resources to research and write; and navigating wider contexts such as the Research Excellence Framework and Open Access requirements. Publishers and librarians are well-placed to support ECRs, and in turn can benefit from better understanding the ECR experience of the publishing landscape, and in this talk I will suggest strategies for successful partnership.
Cost of open what do you reckon it will be-Jill Emery
1. Several models for publishing and providing access to scholarly content currently have traction, including pre-prints, article processing charges (APCs) in hybrid journals, read-only access to journals, fully open access journals supported by library subscriptions, and open access monographs.
2. There is debate around whether APC costs and subscription costs for hybrid journals support different activities and should not be conflated, as most publishers claim, or whether they represent double-dipping.
3. Payment of APCs currently comes mostly from research offices and grants rather than library budgets, but libraries may play a larger role if collections budgets can cover rising journal costs in the future.
Open Access - Tackling the issues of organization within libraries (Charlesto...Knowledge Unlatched
This document summarizes a presentation about open access and organizational challenges for libraries. It discusses Knowledge Unlatched's current selection of 147 new books and 196 backlist books across 14 subject packages. It also outlines plans to add 30 journals in 2018 and support for Language Science Press. Overall, the presentation addresses open access trends, Knowledge Unlatched's progress, and future opportunities and challenges in fully establishing open access models.
By Knowledge Unlatched
KU Select 2016 is KU’s third collection of specialist scholarly books in the Humanities and Social Sciences which it hopes to make available on an Open Access basis. As KU moves out of its Pilot phase, it has expanded its offering to 343 titles: 147 front list (to be published between Nov 2016-April 2017) and 196 backlist (published between 2005-2015) books.
The webinar will share information about the collection of 14 packages, giving details on how to pledge, and about how KU’s innovative open access model is attracting publishers and libraries alike. There will also be a Q&A session.
Presenter: Claire Murphy, KU's Australasian Representative
Co-host: Lucy Montgomery, Director, KU Research
Mainstreaming open: how can libraries transition their culture, services and ...JoannaBall4
This document discusses how libraries can transition to supporting more open content and practices. It identifies several key areas for libraries to address:
1) Cultural change is needed within libraries to fully integrate support for open content across all teams and processes rather than it being an "add-on."
2) Libraries need to develop new collection strategies that prioritize and measure the value of open content to prepare for its increasing role in the future.
3) A sector-wide approach through coordinating bodies may be most effective for libraries to collectively address challenges like developing infrastructure to support the full open access publishing and supply chain.
Peter Berkery of AAUP was a keynote speaker at the 2015 Academic Publishing in Europe conference. He gave an overview of the AAUP community of publishers, the association's strategic goals, and our roles in the global community of scholarly communications.
Presentation by Lisa Norberg from K|N Consultant, during the seminar New Models of Knowledge Dissemination and Open Access in Canada, organised the 17/11/2015 by Érudit and CRKN.
Rebecca Evans SAGE Publishing
These days, research can be published in many different forms, from a growing number of options in journal publishing - including mega-journals, preprints and hybrid OA journals – to less traditional forms of publishing such as case studies and videos. This session is intended for anyone wanting an introductory level overview of the growing range of ways in which researchers can disseminate their work, so come along and find out a little more about the options available to your researchers, and learn from your colleagues at the same time.
1. Library e-book availability and accessibility varies significantly across platforms, countries, and publishers. Up to 50% of titles are missing from some platforms or countries.
2. Even where e-books are available, the licensing terms often prevent libraries from accessing them. Nearly all e-book licenses restrict lending to either a one-user model or metered access.
3. E-book prices charged to libraries have little relation to characteristics of individual titles or licenses. Prices can vary widely across platforms for the same book.
4. Greater transparency is needed regarding e-book availability, licensing terms, and pricing practices to understand barriers to library access. The researchers plan further surveys of libraries and legal analysis
This document summarizes Knowledge Unlatched, a not-for-profit initiative that enables open access to scholarly books. It works by having libraries from around the world collaborate to share the costs of publishing books openly. For a pilot collection of 28 books, at least 200 libraries need to pledge support so the books can be made openly accessible. The document outlines the challenges facing traditional book publishers, how Knowledge Unlatched addresses these issues through a global library partnership model, and benefits to libraries, authors and readers of participating in the initiative.
Frances Pinter_The future of the academic monographCCI
This document discusses potential models for funding open access academic monographs in the social sciences and humanities. It proposes an international library consortium model where libraries collectively pay publishers a fee per monograph to cover the costs of producing a digital open access version. Key points:
- Current monograph funding models based on print sales are unsustainable as library budgets shrink.
- A consortium could aggregate demand and budgets from hundreds or thousands of libraries to pay publishers a set fee per monograph.
- This would significantly reduce costs for libraries compared to individual print copies, while still supporting publishers' services.
- Benefits include open access research, reduced costs, and leveraging existing funds rather than requiring new money
Tom Morley, University of Lancaster
This session will explore how Lancaster University Library has developed and implemented it’s vision for facilitating a culture of open research, with a particular focus on Open Access Monographs. The talk will provide an overview of how the library has developed the necessary infrastructure to facilitate this vision, including developing consortia and collaborative options for Open Access Monograph Publishing with other organisations. The session will also outline how the library has partnered with academic colleagues to develop it’s Open Research Service and make Open Research possible and easy.
OAPEN deposit service for OA books - presentation for ERC - 5 feb 2014Eelco Ferwerda
The OAPEN Deposit service for Open Access, peer reviewed books is targeted at research funders and universities. The service aims to support policies to make monographs available on Open Access. This presentation was for the OA working group of the European Research Council
Cardiff University Press - A Diamond OA publishing journey.ARLGSW
Cardiff University Press was launched in 2015 with a diamond open access model. It is now comprised of 13 journals and has expanded into monograph publishing. The Press is governed by an editorial board and supported by university library staff. It aims to increase access to scholarly research from Cardiff University and provide innovative publishing opportunities. The Press is currently developing a new strategy to better align with the university's research goals and respond to changes in the open access landscape.
Open access for the inaugural @OpenResLDN meeting 2015 01 19Chris Banks
Slides that I will speak to at the inaugural meeting of OpenResLDN on 19th January 2015. January 2015 sees the 350th anniversary of the first ever journal publication - the Journal des Savants. We are now in the 21st year of the Open Access movement and the UK and European policies are really beginning to drive change and innovation. That change is not fast enough for some, and for others - particularly those covered by the policies, or seeking to implement policy - just a little too fast sometimes.
Whose Property Is It Anyway? Part 2: The Challenges in Supporting the UK’s Ma...LIBER Europe
Whose Property Is It Anyway? Part 2: The Challenges in Supporting the UK’s Main Research Funder Agendas which Seek to Ensure that the Outputs from Publicly-Funded Research are Published Open Access
Chris Banks, Imperial College London, UK. This presentation was one of the 10 most highly ranked at LIBER's Annual Conference 2014 in Riga, Latvia. Learn more: www.libereurope.eu
Frances Pinter , Executive Chair - Central European University Press
Visiting Senior Fellow - London School of Economics
UKRI’s policy statement mandating OA monographs will be implemented on January 1st, 2024. In less than a year we will see a shift from a hypothetical future for OA books to a concrete policy with a hard deadline. How will the sector get there successfully and sustainably? This session will discuss what is needed from libraries, publishers, policy-makers and research funders in order to meet the imminent OA monograph mandates not only from UKRI but also, in Europe, cOAlition S and the PALOMERA project’s ambitious alignment of OA book policies. In the UK there are also potential implications of the next REF.
Open Access in the UK - challenges of compliance with funder mandatesChris Banks
This was a presentation given at the LIBER2014 conference in Riga.
See http://liber2014.wp.lnb.lv/programme/papers/abstracts-and-biographies/#ChrisBanks for an abstract and biography.
This document summarizes Dr. Frances Pinter's experiences promoting open access for scholarly monographs. It discusses various open access business models and initiatives, challenges around metadata and discoverability, and calls for stakeholders to work together on sustainable and cost-effective open access processes. Key points include Bloomsbury Academic's early adoption of open access, Knowledge Unlatched's crowdfunding model, and the importance of Central European University Press's mission. The document advocates for improving metadata standards, tracking usage data, and integrating open access monographs into libraries.
Supporting Open Access for Monographs LIBER Europe
The document discusses OAPEN, an organization dedicated to supporting open access for monographs. It describes OAPEN's services including the OAPEN Library, which hosts open access books, and a new deposit service. The deposit service aims to increase discoverability and visibility of open access publications, provide quality assurance and preservation, and integrate open access monographs into library services. The document outlines benefits for libraries, publishers, and researchers, and provides examples of participating organizations and proposed deposit workflows.
Funding open access books at Open Book Publishers: A practical overview
Lucy Barnes
4.10.2022 r - webinarium Platformy Otwartej Nauki organizowane we współpracy z Komisją ds. Wydawnictw Naukowych przy KRASP.
More information:
http://pon.edu.pl/aktualnosci/219-webinarium-na-temat-modeli-biznesowym-publikowania-otwartych-monografii
GILLIAN DALY & DOMINIQUE WALKER - Scottish Universities Press
Scottish Universities Press (SUP) is a library-led publishing initiative involving 18 institutions. SUP was formed in response to changes in the Open Access policy landscape and to harness the benefits of working collaboratively at scale. In this session we will outline the approach to establishing SUP, sharing tips and lessons learned. We will cover the practical challenges we have experienced as librarians becoming publishers and discuss how wider challenges in the OA landscape have impacted our efforts. We will also outline the opportunities of institution-led publishing as we have experienced them and explore the wider anticipated benefits as we move to scaling up SUP.
OAPEN-UK at Open Access Week 2013 - Dundee UniversityOAPENUK
The document discusses open access monographs and the OAPEN-UK project. OAPEN-UK is exploring how to transition monographs to open access by researching stakeholder attitudes, tracking the effects of open access publishing, and identifying changes needed to policies and workflows. The project involves surveys, focus groups, case studies and a pilot program to evaluate open access monograph publishing. Overall, OAPEN-UK aims to promote understanding of open access monographs and enable stakeholders to make informed decisions based on evidence from the research.
Open Access in Humanities and Social Sciences, Munin conference, nov 2013 (up...Eelco Ferwerda
Humanities and social sciences face speficic challenges when moving to Open Access. This presentation explores the current status of OA for HSS and the tensions when moving OA. It gives an overview of the situation for monographs, presents the various OA business models, and looks at promising models and solutions for HSS. The presentation ends with recommendations for all stakeholders. This version is updated with links, a list of acronyms, and acknowledgements.
Open Access in Humanities and Social Sciences, Munin conference, nov 2013Eelco Ferwerda
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1. Open Access For Scholarly
Books: Policy and Practice
Dr Lucy Montgomery
2. This Presentation
• Policy Landscape: Mandates and Open Access
• Open Access Challenges for Books
• Knowledge Unlatched
3. Open Access Mandates
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International trend towards OA funding mandates
So far mandates have focused on OA for journal articles, not
books
But…
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Awareness of OA is growing
OA Journal Literature but Closed Books?
Books likely to be next…
5. RCUK OA Policy
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July 2012: Finch Report on Expanding Access to Publically
Funded Research
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OA required for RCUK funded journal articles.
• ‘Green’ and ‘Gold’ OA both accepted, but preference for
Gold
• Block funding for costs of gold OA publication provided
6. REF
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HEFCE intention to require outputs submitted to the post2014 REF to be openly accessible
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Consultation on how this should be achieved now underway
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11. Open Access for Books?
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The Open Access challenge has arrived at a moment when
markets for monographs are struggling to cope with the
wider effects of digital disruption
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Digital technology is providing opportunities to widen
access and increase impact
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Research funders are beginning to require Open Access
Many authors would like Open Access options
But how should OA books be paid for?
12. Context: A Troubled Market
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Sales of academic monographs have declined by 90% over
20 years
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Prices have increased beyond inflation
Publishers are struggling to cover their costs
Libraries struggling to afford books
Academics are struggling to get published
Readers have limited access to the books they want
13. Why Are Books In Trouble?
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A very small market (libraries)
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Journals have become (much) more expensive
Library budgets under pressure
The number of monograph titles has increased
Print runs for each title have decreased
Publishers must spread the costs of publishing each title
over a smaller number of copies
14. Book Specific Challenges
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The cost of publishing a 70,000 – 100,000 word monograph
higher than the cost of publishing a 5,000 – 10,000 word
journal article
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HSS research budgets are small
Some authors aren’t attached to a research budget at all
Author-side payment approaches being taken up by journals
won’t work
16. What is Knowledge Unlatched?
• Not-for-profit
• Helping libraries from around the world to
share the costs of making books open access
• Front-list titles
• CC-BY-NC or CC-BY-NC-ND
17. Partners
Founding Libraries
Jisc Collections
Max Planck Society
Queensland University of
Technology
New York Public Library
The University of Melbourne
LYRASIS
The University of Western
Australia
OAPEN
Key Supporters
Big Innovation Centre
British Library Trust
Open Society Foundation
18. Our Goals
• A sustainable route to OA for HSS
monographs (long-form publications)
• Spread costs of OA across many institutions
globally
• Ensuring that HSS long-form publications are
as accessible as OA science journals
• Help libraries to maximize the positive impact
of spending on books
19. How Does it Work?
• KU is helping libraries from around the world
to coordinate their monograph purchases
• Libraries can choose to jointly make a Title
Fee payment to publishers by pledging to
unlatch a collection via KU
• In return, publishers make a PDF version of
titles available on an OA license
• Hosting: OAPEN
20. What is a Title Fee?
• The Title Fee represents the basic cost of
publishing a book
• Payment of the Title Fee allows publishers to
feel confident that they will break even on
each title
• Because the Title Fee is a fixed amount as the
number of libraries pledging increases, the
cost per library decreases
22. The Pilot Collection
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October 2013 – February 2014
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Maximum cost per library: $1680. This is an average of $60
per title
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If more libraries pledge, the cost for each library will be less
Proof of concept for Knowledge Unlatched
28 new books from 13 publishers
Literature; History; Politics; Media & Communications
At least 200 libraries from around the world need to sign up
so that the collection can be made OA
23. An Opportunity to Help Shape
Knowledge Unlatched
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Libraries that help unlatch the Pilot Collection gain
governance rights
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They will be able to help shape the future of Knowledge
Unlatched through:
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A Library Steering Committee and a Collection Committee
KU also plans to establish a joint Library/Publisher forum in
early 2014
26. Next Steps: 2014
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Review results
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Continue recruiting more libraries to lower costs further
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Help foster diversity in the monograph landscape
Develop library role in governance
Repeat the cycle again with more books, more publishers
(signing up now!) single subject packages and individual title
options
KU South: an exploration of ways in which KU might work
with publishers in developing country markets
27. Making Knowledge Unlatched
Sustainable
Set-up and Pilot
Grants and library partnerships cover set-up and running costs
From 2014
Increase the number of publishers and books
KU will take up to 5% of Title Fees to cover costs, reducing as
volume goes up
28. Open Monograph Models
– OA edition + sales from print and/or e-books NAP, Bloomsbury
Academic
– Institutional Support for Press World Bank, Amherst
– Library-Press collaboration Mpublishing/Michigan
– Library Publishing Library Publishing Coalition (USA)
– Funding body side publication fee NOW Netherlands, FWF
Austria, Wellcome UK, Max Planck Society, Germany
– Author side publication fee SpringerOpen Books, Palgrave Open,
Manchester University Press OA
– Library consortium Knowledge Unlatched
29. What is Different About KU?
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Spreads costs across many institutions
Globally coordinated
Retains a market element
Minimally disruptive
Draws on established funding pools
Distanced from University politics
Applications for developing countries
Conducting research around the model
Everyone is going open. Funding agencies from around the world are endorsing OA – including for HSS. Progress is not even – but the trend is clear.
I am going to begin this presentation by providing some context to the Knowledge Unlatched project. As I will explain, the challenges associated with achieving open access for books are not identical to those facing journals. Libraries have an especially important role to play in helping to create sustainable markets that include open access books.
I will then go on to outline the goals of the Knowledge Unlatched project and take you through the way that the model works
Finally, I will introduce the 2013 Pilot collection, which we are now inviting libraries to sign up for, and provide you with some information about what will happen in the next phases of Knowledge Unlatched.
Funding administered by Research Councils in the UK. Seven subject divisions. Arts and Humanities Research Funding relatively small budgets.
The Arts and Humanities fall within the Science definition in Europe. Science Europe position statement – not quite a mandate, but strong encouragement for going Open on the same principals – Publically Funded Research must be made publically available.
Horizon 2020 – now 70 billion Europs – 2014 – 2020 – also following the same principles. Consensus among research funders that publically funded research must be available as OA.
Global Research Council – representing research councils from all over the world – also promoting, endorsing and encouraging a shift to OA.
Even the ministers of science at the G8 meeting met in London endorsed OA. We couldn’t get a picture from inside the meeting – but we managed to find this image from outside.
All of this means that the open access challenge has arrived at a moment when the global systems that have traditionally supported specialist scholarly books are already under pressure.
Digital technologies are presenting scholarly communities with opportunities to widen access to content and increase the impact of their work.
At the same time, more and more research funders are requiring open access. And many authors would like open access options for their books.
However, the question of how thigh quality publishing for open access books should be paid for has yet to be resolved.
Although monographs remain a key output for many researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences sales of this kind of book have declined dramatically. Some estimates suggest that sales have fallen by as much as 90% over the past 20 years.
Monograph publishers have found themselves caught in a negative cycle: Declining sales have resulted in higher prices, as the costs of publishing a book are spread across a smaller number of copies. This, in turn, is limiting the market for specialist scholarly books even further.
No one is winning.
Monograph publishing is marginally profitable at best and, in many cases, has to be subsidized.
Libraries are struggling to afford books.
Authors are finding it harder to get published.
And readers are struggling to access the knowledge and ideas that specialist scholarly books contain.
There are many reasons for the challenges facing specialist scholarly books, and we don’t have time to go into all of them now.
But one important factor has been the role of libraries as the key market for monographs.
The role that libraries play as the main purchasers of specialist scholarly books has left monographs vulnerable to contractions in library budgets.
Library book budgets have not kept pace with growth in the number of authors publishing new books. And sharp increases in the costs of maintaining journal subscriptions have left little money to support monographs.
But the budgets that support monographs are stretched and there is little bandwidth for experimentation that might lead to innovation.
Furthermore, the models being developed to support open access for journal articles are unlikely to work for book-length publications.
The costs of publishing a 70,000 — 100,000-word book are simply much higher than they are for a 5,000 – 10,000 word journal article.
High costs of publishing mean that ‘gold’ routes to open access are not a practical option for most authors of monographs.
If the value of monographs is to be amplified rather than lost in a digital world creative approaches to supporting their publication are needed.
We need to find ways to use limited budgets more effectively so that the key outputs of the Humanities and Social Sciences don’t remain locked behind paywalls in a world where journal literature is moving towards open access.
KU has an office in London, but we are very much an international project.
Our partners include Jisc Collections in the UK and the Max Planck Society in Germany. In the United States we have worked closely with the New York Public Library to develop and refine the model, and we are working with LYRASIS to sign up libraries in North America.
OAPEN is a deposit service dedicated to Open Access peer reviewed books and it will host the books that become open access through the Knowledge Unlatched program.
We have also received key early support from the Big Innovation Center, the British Library Trust, the Open Society Foundation and three founding Australian libraries.
Knowledge Unlatched has now launched its first Pilot Collection of 28 new titles from 13 publishers.
The collection is focused on Literature; History; Politics; and Media & Communication.
We are now seeking support from at least 200 libraries from around the world so that the collection can become open access.
We are inviting libraries to pledge a capped maximum of $1,680 towards the collection. This works out to an average of $60 per title.
However, if more than 200 libraries sign up for the collection, the cost for each library will be less.
We hope that the books included in the Pilot Collection will appeal to libraries on their own merits.
However, the Knowledge Unlatched Pilot is also an important step in engaging libraries in the project and creating a framework that will help them to shape its future.
Libraries that help unlatch the Pilot Collection will become members of Knowledge Unlatched. As members they will gain governance rights that provide them with a voice in shaping future collections, as well as in helping to steer Knowledge Unlatched towards a successful future.
Knowledge Unlatched will establish a Library Steering Committee and a Collections committee in early 2014.
We also plan to build on work that we have already carried out on bringing together libraries and publishers interested in the challenge of open access for books by establishing a joint Library/Publisher forum.
This is a list of the publishers that have included titles in the Pilot Collection. We are already signing up publishers for our next rounds and actually have a waiting list.
A full list of the publishers that have indicated they would like to offer titles in future rounds is available on the Knowledge Unlatched website – and we are continuing to update it.
This slide provides you with a snapshot of the cover images that publishers have supplied us with to date. We are still waiting on design departments to finalise a couple of images for forthcoming books – but this slide should give you a general sense of the Pilot Collection.
And from 2014, this project becomes all about developing the role of library governance in Knowledge Unlatched and scaling up. We already have a waiting list of publishers interested in offering books to libraries through KU in 2014 – and we are aiming to provide libraries with more titles, more selection options (including single titles and single subject packages) from next year.
The cost savings to libraries associated with this model will increase as the number of libraries taking part in the initiative grows, and as the volume of titles flowing through the system expands.
So, to ensure that the cost per library goes down, we will continue encouraging libraries to take part in the program and work to offer them high quality books that are relevant to the communities they serve.
Knowledge Unlatched South is a project that will explore how KU might work with publishers in developing country markets.
We are also eager to explore opportunities for Knowledge Unlatched to encourage diversity in monograph publishing. We will be working with the Library Steering Committee, the collections committee and the Library/Publisher forum to identify the best approach to this challenge.
As I mentioned, a key goal of Knowledge Unlatched is developing a model that is sustainable in the long term. In order to do this we will ultimately need to ensure that we are not dependent on grants to cover KU’s core running costs.
So from 2014 Knowledge Unlatched will apply a 5% surcharge to Title Fees, to cover the consortium’s operation. We believe that this percentage figure can be brought down as the volume of titles increases. We will work with the Library Steering Committee to review the 5% surcharge as the project develops.