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From the Ground Up: Can OA Book Publishing Gain a Foothold in North America?

This article explores the challenges and potential for open access (OA) book publishing in North America, comparing it to the more centralized funding environment in Europe and the UK. It highlights the various experiments and initiatives underway, including university-based efforts, collaboration among institutions, foundation-sponsored initiatives, and scholar-led initiatives. The article also discusses TOME, a pan-institutional initiative to address the funding of monographs, and provides insights from "The State of Open Monographs" report.

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From the Ground Up: Can OA Book Publishing Gain a Foothold in North America?

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  1. From the Ground Up Can OA Book Publishing Gain a Foothold in North America? Peter Potter Director, VT Publishing Visiting Program Officer, TOME Association of Research Libraries

  2. OA Book Publishing In North America Less centralized funding environment than in Europe and the UK

  3. OA Book Publishing In North America Less centralized funding environment than in Europe and the UK But: • Many experiments in OA book publishing under way • Along with new efforts to grapple with funding

  4. OA Book Publishing In North America Less centralized funding environment than in Europe and the UK But: • Many experiments in OA book publishing under way • Along with new efforts to grapple with funding Experiments range from: • University-based efforts (Calgary, North Carolina, MIT) • Collaboration among individual institutions (Lever Press, Luminos) • Foundation-sponsored initiatives (Manifold, Fulcrum) • Scholar-led initiatives (Punctum Books) • Pan-Institutional initiative (TOME)

  5. UK & Europe 2008 ->

  6. North America 2015 ->

  7. Experiments The Sustainable History Monograph Pilot

  8. A Growing Infrastructure

  9. TOME Toward An Open Monograph Ecosystem An Initiative of The First North American Effort to Collaborate Across Institutions to Address the Funding of Monographs

  10. TOME Toward An Open Monograph Ecosystem Key Partners Faculty (as authors) University Presses University Administrators (Provosts, Libraries, Deans)

  11. TOME 14 participating universities Duke Emory Indiana Michigan State New York University Ohio State Penn State SUNY-Buffalo UC-Davis, UCLA Cincinnati Michigan Minnesota Virginia Tech

  12. TOME Over 60 participating University Presses Cambridge Chicago Cornell Duke Johns Hopkins MIT Oxford & more

  13. TOME Toward An Open Monograph Ecosystem • 16 books published • 20+ under contract • Baseline grants of $15,000 • Published with CC license

  14. The State of Open Monographs Foreword by Michael Elliot Authors: Sara Grimme Cathy Holland Peter Potter Mike Taylor Charles Watkinson Download the report from: https://figshare.com/articles/The_State_of_Open_Monographs/8197625

  15. Central Topics Covered • OA Monograph Landscape • How Many Monographs are there??? • Challenges in the Information Supply Chain • Valuing and Understanding Monographs - Their Role in the Scholarly Record • Understanding Costs and Finding Funding • Three Key Takeaways and Conclusion Download the report from: https://figshare.com/articles/The_State_of_Open_Monographs/8197625

  16. Interesting Data!

  17. Next Steps Exploring Open Access Ebook Usage “There is general support for the concept of a data trust...”

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