Open Book Futures: Year 1 Annual Report (May 2023-April 2024)

The Open Book Futures (OBF) project will initiate a step-change in the ambition, scope and impact of open access (OA) book publishing: significantly increasing and improving the quantity, discoverability and accessibility of academic content made available freely and easily to scholars and the wider public. The 3-year project (May 2023–May 2026) builds on the work of the COPIM research project (2019–2023).

This report provides a comprehensive review of the first year of the OBF project (May 2023–April 2024). It includes 

1. A summary of the project to date, in line with success criteria 
2. A summary of how the project has delivered wider benefits beyond success criteria, or achieved outcomes not originally planned for
3. An update on the sustainability of the project post-funding
4. How are we disseminating learning to the wider HE sector and others who might benefit from our insights? 
5. What networks and/or approaches are we currently utilising for dissemination? And are there further ways in which we plan to connect with others to share insights from our project? 
6. A case study highlighting the impact of our project 
7. Lessons learnt
8. Risk register
9. Success criteria 
11. Materials and open access 
12. Photographs 

 A shorter summary of the report's contents can be found on the project's PubPub site.

The project team welcomes feedback and questions. Please do get in touch.