Ball (2026) Putting open access books back on the table | CILIP Buyers' Guide 2026
flavoursofopenscience's bookmarks 2026-03-11
Summary:
With all the focus on journals, Caroline Ball, the Community Engagement Lead for the Open Book Collective, discusses how the charity is working toward a sustainable future for open access books
Instead of "buying" content in the traditional sense, libraries are investing in the wider OA ecosystem and sustaining the condistions that make OA book publishing possible at all.