Collective, Collaborative, Complementary — That Is What Makes The OAN Unique - Digital Science

"Collective open access models are all the rage. This past summer the Open Access Publishing Cooperative Study got underway, looking at the feasibility for sustainable cooperative scholarly publishing. Last week the European Union hosted a Workshop on Alternative Open Access Publishing Models, where one of the more interesting themes to arise was the compelling nature of the consortial approach to funding OA projects. And this week we celebrate Open Access Week, with its theme of 'Open for Collaboration,' which celebrates the other side of the equation, that of the increasing cooperation between and among allied communities: OA publications, open educational resources, and open data. Collective, collaborative, and complementary — these are also at the heart of the Open Access Network (OAN), a transformative model of OA publishing and preservation that encourages partnerships among scholarly societies, research libraries, and other partners (e.g., collaborative e-archives, repositories, university presses) who share a common mission to support the creation and distribution of research and scholarship and encourage affordable education. Although a new organization, we are pleased to have already as members of the Network a number of publishers, scholarly societies, university presses, and academic libraries from across the spectrum — liberal arts colleges, public colleges and universities, and large private universities — as well as technology companies committed to advancing scholarly collaboration and access. Among our members, we are delighted to say, is Digital Science ..."