Together with OPERAS, OASPA is hosting a series of three workshops on business models for open access books targeted specifically at small and medium-sized academic book publishers. These workshops are part of the OPERAS-P project work package 6 (Innovation), looking into innovative, non-bpc, business models to create a sustainable infrastructure for open access book publishing… Read full article >
Guest Post by Jean-Claude Guédon: Scholarly Communication and Scholarly Publishing
This is a guest post by Jean-Claude Guédon, Professeur honoraire, Université de Montréal, Canada I. Scholarly publishing vs. scholarly communication In December, I responded to an “Open Post” signed by a diverse group of scholarly publishers: commercial, learned societies, and university presses. Despite differing perspectives and objectives, all the signatories opposed “immediate green OA”…. Read full article >
The Open Access Books Network: Voices from the OA books community
This is a guest post by Lucy Barnes (Open Book Publishers/ScholarLed/COPIM), Tom Mosterd (DOAB/OAPEN) and Agata Morka (OPERAS/COPIM/SPARC EU), the coordinators of the Open Access Books Network. The Open Access Books Network (OABN), begun by OAPEN, OPERAS, ScholarLed and SPARC Europe, is an open online community devoted to sharing knowledge and resources about all aspects… Read full article >
Workshop invitation: Innovative business models for open access book publishing in Europe
Workshop: Innovative business models for open access book publishing in Europe Wednesday 7th April, 14:00-16:00 CEST OASPA is supporting the work of the OPERAS-P project which is looking into innovative, non-bpc business models to create a sustainable infrastructure for open access book publishing in Europe. Following the publication of a library landscape study, investigating the opportunities… Read full article >
Guest Post: Peer review in transition?
This guest post is by members of the Research on Research Institute (RoRI) team: Professor Ludo Waltman (Leiden University), Professor Stephen Pinfield (University of Sheffield), Dr Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner (Leiden University) and Dr Helen Buckley Woods (University of Sheffield) Several OASPA members and other scholarly publishers are experimenting with new approaches to peer review. The Research… Read full article >