Shared Principles for the Evaluation and Acquisition of Open Access Monograph Models - Research Libraries UK

"RLUK’s Collections Strategy Network (CSN) has developed a set of principles to guide RLUK members when evaluating future investment in Open Access Monograph models.  These take into account the need to align investments with local strategy and activities but also recognise the opportunity libraries often have to influence a wider agenda by pushing beyond these. They include consideration of infrastructure support as well as content, reference the underpinning aim to sustain bibliodiversity, and outline some specific aspects of practice to ensure sustainability, equity and transparency.    

Within RLUK libraries we will use these to frame decisions and discussions on individual and sector support for initiatives, and hope that they may also be a useful starting point for developments across the sector."