UKSGLive: Open access monographs: what have we learnt?

pontika.nancy@gmail.com's bookmarks 2014-07-21

Summary:

"During my first UKSG conference, I was excited to see the wide variety of sessions on offer. One which really stood out for me was ‘Open access monographs: what have we learnt?’ having previously worked on the marketing of Palgrave Macmillan’s first open access monograph, Fungal Disease in Britain and the United States, 1850 – 2000, and having started my career in open access publishing. Ellen Collins impressively provided a comprehensive overview of OAPEN-UK’s work in her lightning talk, offering a snapshot of the ways in which open access fits into the monograph environment, as well as the changing attitudes of all stakeholders involved in the process. In an industry where open access has traditionally been associated with those working in the STM arena, it is encouraging to now see those working in the HSS communities beginning to embrace this option ..."

Link:

http://uksglive.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/open-access-monographs-what-have-we.html

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ru.sparc oa.comment oa.events oa.presentations oa.uksg oa.books oa.oapen-uk oa.publishers oa.business_models

Date tagged:

07/21/2014, 14:06

Date published:

07/21/2014, 12:48