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Collective models for open access books: Building assessment criteria for collection development policies

Last year, in preparation for the launch of the UKRI open access policy for monographs, book chapters and edited collections, Jisc and the Open Access Books Network came together to hold a series of online events which focused on different publishing models for open access books. We held three 90-minute webinars with panel speakers including publishers, […]

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Balancing the books (part 2)

This is the second part of a two-part blog post. Part one discussed the various approaches to open access (OA) book publishing, including the Diamond model, and ended by asking how do libraries decide which new models to support? In part two, we acknowledge that libraries have to perform a balancing act and match up […]

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Supporting open access publishing for books: myth-busting webinars event summary

As part of our work with UKRI to support the implementation of the UKRI open access policy for monographs, book chapters and edited collections published from 1 January 2024, we re-visited some of the key areas of concern for researchers that surfaced during the consultation period for the policy (see UUK Open access and monographs. […]