10.5281/zenodo.1230342
https://zenodo.org/records/1230342
oai:zenodo.org:1230342
Neylon, Cameron
Cameron
Neylon
0000-0002-0068-716X
Centre for Culture and Technology, Curtin University, Kent St, Bentley, Western Australia; Knowledge Unlatched Research, United Kingdom
Montgomery, Lucy
Lucy
Montgomery
0000-0001-6551-8140
Centre for Culture and Technology, Curtin University, Kent St, Bentley, Western Australia; Knowledge Unlatched Research, United Kingdom
Ozaygen, Alkim
Alkim
Ozaygen
Centre for Culture and Technology, Curtin University, Kent St, Bentley, Western Australia; Knowledge Unlatched Research, United Kingdom
Saunders, Neil
Neil
Saunders
Knowledge Unlatched Research, United Kingdom
Pinter, Frances
Frances
Pinter
Centre for Culture and Technology, Curtin University, Kent St, Bentley, Western Australia; Knowledge Unlatched Research, United Kingdom
The Visibility of Open Access Monographs in a European Context: Full Report
Zenodo
2018
open access
open science
open scholarship
scholarly publishing
monographs
2018-04-26
eng
10.5281/zenodo.1230284
https://zenodo.org/communities/eu
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
This report explores the extent to which Open Access (OA) specialist scholarly books can be seen by the communities that might make use of them. It also identifies the key challenges that will need to be tackled in order to ensure that OA books are fully integrated into digital landscapes of scholarship; as well as the steps that need to be taken to achieve this goal. The report focuses on Open Access books made available by publishers and platforms that are part of the OPERAS network, which is focused on the development of European research infrastructure for the development of open scholarly communication. Specialist scholarly books are the core research output of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Ensuring that they are integrated into digital landscapes of scholarship will play a decisive role in the future of these disciplines, and their impact on the world. Identifying gaps in existing infrastructure and creating a roadmap to address them is vital groundwork. This report forms part of the OPERAS-D project, which focuses on the development of a European e-infrastructure for open access publications in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Knowledge Unlatched Research is a core partner in the OPERAS-D project. KU Research is an independent research and analysis group focusing on strategy and analytics that support the ecosystem of scholarly monographs.
European Commission
10.13039/501100000780
731031
Design for Open access Publications in European Research Areas for Social Sciences and Humanities