Open-access monograph
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An open-access monograph (open-access book or OA book) is a scholarly publication usually made openly available online with an open license.{{Cite web|last=OAPEN|date=14 December 2021|title=The difference between open access and non-open access books|url=https://oabooks-toolkit.org/lifecycle/3042319-consider-publishing-options/article/1611463-the-difference-between-open-access-and-non-open-access-books|access-date=2 February 2022|website=OAPEN Open Access Books Toolkit}}{{Cite web |title=Springer open access books {{!}} Springer — International Publisher |url=https://www.springer.com/gp/open-access/books |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=www.springer.com}} These books are freely accessible to the public, typically via the internet. They are part of the open access movement.{{Cite book |last=Suber |first=Peter |title=Open Access |date=2012-07-20 |chapter=1: What Is Open Access? |pages=1–28 |chapter-url=https://openaccesseks.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/6y6fc8k5/release/2 |language=en |doi=10.7551/mitpress/9286.003.0003|isbn=9780262301732 }}
Concept
Open access is when academic research is made freely available online for anyone to read and re-use.{{cite web|title=Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities|url=http://openaccess.mpg.de/286432/Berlin-Declaration|website=Max Planck Open Access|access-date=4 June 2014}} As with open access journals, there are different business models for funding open-access books, including publication charges, institutional support, library publishing, and consortium models.{{cite journal|last1=Ferwerda|first1=Eelco|title=Open access monograph business models|journal=Insights|date=2014|volume=27|pages=35–38 |doi=10.1629/2048-7754.46|issn=2048-7754|doi-access=free}} Some publishers, like OECD Publishing, uses a freemium model where the ebook version is made available for free, but readers have the option to purchase a print copy. Sales of the print version subsidise the cost of producing the book. There is some evidence that making electronic editions of books open access can increase sales of the print edition.{{cite book|last1=Suber|first1=Peter|title=Open access|url=http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_(the_book)|date=2012|publisher=MIT Press|isbn=9780262517638|page=107|access-date=4 June 2014}}
History
While open access to journal articles has become very common, with 50% of articles published in 2011 available as open access,{{cite web|last1=Archambault|first1=Eric|last2=Amyot|first2=Didier|last3=Deschamps|first3=Philippe|last4=Nicol|first4=Aurore|last5=Rebout|first5=Lise|last6=Roberge|first6=Guillaume|title=Proportion of Open Access Peer-Reviewed Papers at the European and World Levels—2004-2011|url=http://www.science-metrix.com/pdf/SM_EC_OA_Availability_2004-2011.pdf|access-date=4 June 2014|date=August 2013}} open access to books has not yet seen as much uptake at this time.{{cite journal|last1=Collins|first1=Ellen|last2=Milloy|first2=Caren|title=A snapshot of attitudes towards open access monograph publishing in the humanities and social sciences – part of the OAPEN-UK project|journal=Insights|date=2012|volume=25|issue=2|pages=192–197|doi=10.1629/2048-7754.25.2.192|doi-access=free}} However, some dedicated open-access book publishers, such as Open Book Publishers, Punctum Books, and others who publish both books and journals like Open Humanities Press,{{cite web |last1=Bonn |first1=Maria |title=Free exchange of ideas Experimenting with the open access monograph |url=http://crln.acrl.org/content/71/8/436.short |access-date=10 June 2014 |website=College & Research Libraries News}} have been launched.
Gradually, academic publishers and university presses have also adopted an open-access monograph approach, offering this publishing option alongside journal articles. Major publishers of open-access books include, for example, Taylor & Francis,{{Cite web |title=Routledge & CRC Press Open Access Books - Taylor & Francis OA Books |url=https://www.routledge.com/our-products/open-access-books/taylor-francis-oa-books# |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=www.routledge.com}} MDPI,{{Cite web |title=MDPI Books {{!}} Publisher of Open Access Books & Book Series |url=https://www.mdpi.com/books |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=www.mdpi.com}} and MIT Press.{{Cite web |title=Open Access Books |url=https://mitpress.mit.edu/open-access-at-mit-press/books/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=MIT Press |language=en-US}} The OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) online library and publication platform provides access to thousands of peer-reviewed academic books, mainly in the humanities and social sciences. The OAPEN Foundation{{cite web |title=Organisation |url=https://www.oapen.org/oapen/1891940-organisation |access-date=3 October 2020 |website=OAPEN}} also provides a directory of open access works via Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB).{{Cite web |title=Directory of Open Access Books |url=https://www.doabooks.org/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=www.doabooks.org |language=en}}
A report released in 2015 by the UK's main funding body for research, the Higher Education Funding Council for England, states the importance of open access monographs:{{cite web|title=Monographs and open access: A report to HEFCE|url=http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/pubs/indirreports/2015/Monographs,and,open,access/2014_monographs.pdf|access-date=21 August 2015|date=August 2013|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20150708140549/http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/pubs/indirreports/2015/Monographs,and,open,access/2014_monographs.pdf|archive-date=8 July 2015|url-status=dead}} "Monographs are a vitally important and distinctive vehicle for research communication, and must be sustained in any moves to open access."{{cite web|title=Monographs and open access|url=http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/rereports/year/2015/monographs/|access-date=21 August 2015|date=August 2013|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20150708142051/http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/rereports/year/2015/monographs/|archive-date=8 July 2015|url-status=dead}} A 2019 survey has shown that a majority of authors agree that all future scholarly books should be made available via open access.{{Cite journal |last1=Pyne |first1=Ros |last2=Emery |first2=Christina |last3=Lucraft |first3=Mithu |last4=Pinck |first4=Anna |date=2019-06-01 |title=THE FUTURE OF OPEN ACCESS BOOKS: FINDINGS FROM A GLOBAL SURVEY OF ACADEMIC BOOK AUTHORS |url=https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/scholcom/113 |journal=Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, Etc.}} A 2023 study found that, out of 396,995 open access books analyzed, only 19% were archived, raising concerns about the longevity and accessibility of many OA books distributed online.{{Cite journal |last=Laakso |first=Mikael |date=2023-01-01 |title=Open access books through open data sources: assessing prevalence, providers, and preservation |url=https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-02-2023-0016 |journal=Journal of Documentation |volume=79 |issue=7 |pages=157–177 |doi=10.1108/JD-02-2023-0016 |s2cid=259300771 |issn=0022-0418}}
See also
References
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Further reading
- Fathallah, J. (2022). [https://pure.coventry.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/55237181/Published.pdf Open Access Monographs: Myths, Truths and Implications in the Wake of UKRI Open Access Policy]. LIBER Quarterly: The Journal of the Association of European Research Libraries, 32(1).
- Gatti, R., & Mierowsky, M. (2016). [https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/9557/10902 Funding open access monographs: A coalition of libraries and publishers]. College & Research Libraries News, 77(9), 456-459.
- "Monographs", p. 112 in Martin Paul Eve, Open Access and the Humanities, Cambridge University Press, 2014. {{sister-inline
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- "Open-access monographs", p. 419 in Peggy Johnson, Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management, American Library Association, 2014.
External links
- [https://www.oapen.org/ OAPEN Online library and publication platform]
- [https://www.doabooks.org/ Directory of Open Access Books]
- Open Access Directory - [http://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Publishers_of_OA_books List of publishers of OA books]. {{oclc|757073363}}
- Open Access Directory - [http://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/OA_book_business_models List of OA book business models]
- [http://www.openoasis.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=348&Itemid=381 Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook - Open Access Monographs]
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