Towards a fairer, more sustainable future for open access books
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This presentation was delivered at the Virginia Scholarly Communication Interest Group (VASCIG) Summer Meeting, 2024. The presentation introduces Copim's Open Book Futures project, and the work it is doing to deliver a sustainable, community-led, equitable and bibliodiverse future for OA book publishing. In particular, Deville discusses the Open Book Collective and the role the charity plays in providing BPC-free revenue for OA publishers and service providers.
Joe Deville is PI on the Open Book Futures project.
Notes
The Open Book Futures project is co-funded by Arcadia and Research England Development (RED) Fund (UKRI). Arcadia is a charitable foundation that works to protect nature, preserve cultural heritage and promote open access to knowledge. Since 2002 Arcadia has awarded more than $1 billion to organizations around the world. Research England Development (RED) Fund (UKRI) is a fund supporting institutional-level innovative projects in research and knowledge exchange including collaborations between education providers and between education providers and business.
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