Open Library of Humanities: a community-grounded approach to academic publishing | Impact of Social Sciences

"On the 9th of January, 2013, following an extended email discussion over the preceding winter break with various parties including Tim McCormick, Cameron Neylon, Mike Taylor and Martin Coward,  I launched a call for contact from people interested in creating a PLOS-style model for the Humanities and Social Sciences. The result was overwhelming. Before I’d even announced the site the domain name had leaked and I’d had close to 100 responses. Since then, things have moved extremely quickly. Joining me in the formal 'founders' list is my colleague at the University of Lincoln, Dr. Caroline Edwards, with whom I also worked on the Alluvium project and Tim McCormick, a consultant for Stanford Media X. The project, now officially called the Open Library of Humanities, has grown exponentially. I’d like to outline my vision for the project here, why I think this is a needed enterprise, how I foresee things operating and just exactly when they will..."