Abstract
| Translated title of the contribution | A project exploring open access monograph publishing in the Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Language | Multiple |
| Place of Publication | Netherlands |
| Publisher | OAPEN Foundation |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2013 |
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The report is available on the OAPEN Foundation website at http://project.oapen.org/ under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.Keywords
- Open access publishing
- monograph publishing
- Netherlands
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A project exploring open access monograph publishing in the Netherlands. / Ferwerda, Eelco; Snijder, Ronald; Adema, Janneke.
Netherlands : OAPEN Foundation, 2013.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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T1 - A project exploring open access monograph publishing in the Netherlands
AU - Ferwerda, Eelco
AU - Snijder, Ronald
AU - Adema, Janneke
N1 - The report is available on the OAPEN Foundation website at http://project.oapen.org/ under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - Monographs still play an important role in scholarly communication, particularly in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The availability of publication outlets for research monographs is crucial to the careers of researchers and to research assessment opportunities for universities with departments in those disciplines. Humanities and Social Sciences have suffered from the serials crises, as library funds for the purchase of monographs came under pressure.The Open Access model addresses the monograph crisis in two ways. By making a digital edition freely available through the Internet the access to and discoverability of the monograph are greatly improved. The Open Access model also provides the opportunity to find a new sustainable business model for monographs, based on the reduced production costs of the digital edition and building on emerging business models for Open Access journals. Open Access models for monographs differ from the models for Open Access journals, because the Open Access version of a monograph does not substitute printed books in the same way that e-journals are substituting printed journals. But although the business models may differ, there are no obstacles to achieve Open Access for books.There are clear benefits to the academic community and society at large and both publishers and funders are experimenting with a variety of models to enable Open Access to monographs.
AB - Monographs still play an important role in scholarly communication, particularly in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The availability of publication outlets for research monographs is crucial to the careers of researchers and to research assessment opportunities for universities with departments in those disciplines. Humanities and Social Sciences have suffered from the serials crises, as library funds for the purchase of monographs came under pressure.The Open Access model addresses the monograph crisis in two ways. By making a digital edition freely available through the Internet the access to and discoverability of the monograph are greatly improved. The Open Access model also provides the opportunity to find a new sustainable business model for monographs, based on the reduced production costs of the digital edition and building on emerging business models for Open Access journals. Open Access models for monographs differ from the models for Open Access journals, because the Open Access version of a monograph does not substitute printed books in the same way that e-journals are substituting printed journals. But although the business models may differ, there are no obstacles to achieve Open Access for books.There are clear benefits to the academic community and society at large and both publishers and funders are experimenting with a variety of models to enable Open Access to monographs.
KW - Open access publishing
KW - monograph publishing
KW - Netherlands
M3 - Other report
BT - A project exploring open access monograph publishing in the Netherlands
PB - OAPEN Foundation
CY - Netherlands
ER -