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Informed Decisions on the Future of OA Scholarly Monograph Publishing in HSS
Caren Milloy Ellen CollinsJISC Collections Research Information Network
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58 HSS titles: 2006 - 2011
Experimental Group (29 titles)
Control Group (29 titles)
OA with CC licenceOAPEN Library
Publishers websiteInstitutional RepositoryGoogle Books (100%)
Standard e-book agreements
Publishers websiteE-book aggregators
Google Books (10%)
Print version available for sale E-book device friendly version available for sale
Palgrave, T&F, UWP, LUP, Bloomsbury
The research programme
1.How policies, processes and mechanisms need to change in order to enable OA publication of monographs?
2.What are the measurable effects of a move to OA monographs?
3.How do perceptions of OA monograph publication change among participants during the project?
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OAPEN-UK Research PlanEllen Collins, Research Information Network
Research process
Initiation
Year 1 11/12
Year 2 12/13
Year 3 13/14 project close 2015
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WP1: Literature Review
Literature Review V1 available and stay up to date with our Diigo Group: OAPEN-UK
http://oapen-uk.jiscebooks.org/further-reading/
WP2. Annual Benchmarking
Baseline survey will provide benchmark to measure how the perceptions and attitudes of project participants change over the course of the project
Baseline results are available at:http://oapen-uk.jiscebooks.org/research-findings/benchmarking-survey/
2nd Benchmarking survey in progress now
WP3. Focus groups
1. Institutional representatives including librarians, institutional repository staff, research managers
2. Publishers3. Learned Societies4. Researchers (as both authors
& readers)5. E-book aggregators6. Research Fundershttp://oapen-uk.jiscebooks.org/research-findings/y1-initial-focus-groups/
WP4. In-depth surveys, interviews & case studies
HSS Survey: 690 usable responses from HSS researchers
….quiz time
WP4. In-depth surveys, interviews & case studies
Learned Society Case Studies
1. Royal Historical Society
2. Regional Studies Association
Improve understanding of role of learned societies in monograph publishing and impact of OA on their business model and the service they provide to HSS
WP4. In-depth surveys, interviews & case studies
Institutional Case Studies with 4 UK HEIs
• Better understanding of the environment that researchers are operating within, policies and messages that they will be receiving from employers
• Understanding challenges and potential blockages within institutions which may prevent successful implementation of OA monographs or policies about OA monographs
WP4. In-depth surveys, interviews & case studiesPublisher Interviews with 8 – 10 publishers including OA and UPs
• move beyond the publishers in the pilot to take account of the broader publishing environment
• understanding the attitudes and processes that might prevent a viable open access monograph publishing route for researchers who want or need to take it
• explore the possibility of Green OA for monographs
WP4. In-depth surveys, interviews & case studies
Funder Interviews with HEFCE, AHRC, ESRC, Wellcome Trust, EU and NEH• ensure project remains agile in view of
developing funder interest in this area• discuss and capture aspirations for OA
monographs within policy developments• opportunity to reflect on processes for
implementation
WP5. The Pilot
• First year of data collected • Have some lessons learned to share:– Implementation issues re integrating OA
into ‘traditional’ workflows–Discovery and transparency of OA content
(metadata)– Supply chain issues (ONIX, Amazon)
WP10. Infographics
Mapping the monograph publishing process from start to finish- a transparent view of activities of authors and publishers towards producing a monograph
• address issues identified in WP3 about lack of clarity for different stakeholders about their relation to other stakeholders in the publishing process
• identifies key differences between OA and traditional publishing processes
• provides information for those considering setting up their own OA presses
WP11. A Guide to Creative Commons for HSS Authors
An introductory guide for HSS researchers to creative commons, copyright and open access• Help increase awareness and understanding of
CC• Help them make informed decisions• Based on the concerns raised in the HoL, BIS,
LS letters, blogs and our research
Open Access Monographs in HSS Conference
http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/JISC-Collections-events/oabooksconf/
Thank you & Further Info
OAPEN-UK website:http://oapen-uk.jiscebooks.org/
Twitter:@oapenuk
Diigo Group:OAPEN-UK
Caren [email protected]
Twitter:@carenmilloy
Ellen [email protected]
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