Working towards Open Access for Monographs - A pilot with Jisc / UK universities Session 5: New models for libraries LIBER conference, 25 July 2014, London Eelco Ferwerda OAPEN Foundation

Contents –Recap: OAPEN –Services / participants –OA policy landscape –Infrastructure services for OA articles –Investigating OA monograph services

OAPEN Foundation Dedicated to OA books OAPEN Library –Hosting full text collection of OA books (+ chapters) –Only peer reviewed content –85+ publishers, books Directory of Open Access Books –Discovery service Main focus areas: –Quality assurance –Aggregation and Deposit –Discovery and Dissemination

Deposit service Full text Free + OA Focus on HSS Aim: Deposit service for OA books Dissemination, preservation Discovery service Metadata only OA only All disciplines Aim: Discovery of OA books Authoritative list of OA book publishers

Deposit service: aims Support research funders’ and institutional policies for OA monographs Provide a central infrastructure for services in the areas of dissemination, quality assurance and digital preservation Become a central, trusted repository for OA monographs Aggregate OA monographs from publishers Help establish and maintain standards and requirements for the effective publication, discovery, access, dissemination and preservation of OA books

OAPEN Deposit service

Deposit service: benefits Central benefits: Integrate OA books in existing supply chains for monographs Improve supply chain where possible: –Access to publications –Usage –Quality assurance

Current participants Netherlands: –Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) –the National Library (KB), the Netherlands Academy of Sciences (KNAW), a number of universities Austria: –Consortium of the Austrian Research Council (FWF) + a number of universities > Preparing a National service United Kingdom: –Wellcome Trust –Knowledge Unlatched –JISC Collections: pilot with UK universities European Research Council (grant stage)

Pilot with Jisc Collections Investigating OA monograph services: –Co-design project by OAPEN & Jisc Collections –Funded by Jisc Collections –UK participation from Universities, Libraries, University Presses and other stakeholders Explore potential centralized services to support publication and management of OA monographs –Planning Oct 2014 – Feb 2016 –Recommend further work: projects / services

Policies: articles and monographs What the current and future OA policy framework means for HEIs PolicyJournal articles / published conference papers Monographs RCUKImmediate Gold OA, under CC-BY, APC paid, or Embargoed Green OA No requirement, but encouragement and active consideration Wellcome TrustImmediate Gold OA, under CC-BY, APC paid, or Embargoed Green OA Immediate Gold OA, under CC-BY-NC/D, BPC paid, or Embargoed Green OA REFDeposit at acceptance Discoverable by publication OA within ~RCUK embargo limits No requirement this time, but active consideration for future EC Horizon 2020Deposit by publication Immediate Gold OA, APC paid, or Embargoed Green OA No requirement this time, but encouragement BPC paid for FP7 and from ERC grants

OA Articles Life Cycle Use/create Select/submit Accept Deposit Publish OA Life Cycle

Use/create Submit Accept Deposit Publish OA Life Cycle Discovery Access Usage Impact Reporting Publisher information Funder policies Peer review Quality assurance Metadata Dissemination Compliance Institutional repositories Aggregation Preservation Notification

Services for articles (Jisc) Use/create Submit Accept Deposit Publish OA Article Life Cycle Reports: IRUS-UK Policies: Sherpa services ROARMAP Aggregation and discovery: CoRE OpenDOAR Management reports: Jisc Monitor Notifications: Jisc Publications Router

Investigating OA monograph services Use/create Submit Accept Deposit Publish OA Book Life Cycle Usage Impact Reporting Publisher information Metadata Dissemination Compliance Aggregation Preservation Green OA

Investigating OA monograph services Work packages: 1.Knowledge Exchange 2.Publisher information 3.Metadata 4.Aggregation 5.Impact / reporting 6.Green OA 7.Evaluation / recommendations

Investigating OA monograph services WP 1: Knowledge Exchange Project website Knowledge sharing / discussion Raising awareness / communication OA book resources Possibly work with partners (HEFCE) Launch in July, aim to continue after project ends

Investigating OA monograph services WP 2: Publisher information Identifying requirements for information from publishers Inform stakeholders about publishing process, peer review, publication charges, OA and licensing policies Based on a review of existing sources: –Principles of transparency and accountability (COPE, OASPA, DOAJ) –OASPA membership guidelines –DOAJ and DOAB requirements Aim: improve transparency and accountability

Investigating OA monograph services WP 3: Metadata Identifying requirements for metadata of OA books Review of existing metadata - for conventional books, for OA articles, from other sources (CrossRef, ONIX) Input from Jisc services (re. articles) Aim: improve discovery, support management information

Investigating OA monograph services WP 4: Aggregation Pilot to aggregate and deposit OA books in OAPEN Enrich metadata of publications Connect publications to funders and institutions Identify and integrate valuable dissemination channels Aim: Provide easy access, improve discovery, explore workflow

Investigating OA monograph services WP 5: Impact / reporting Explore metrics to measure impact of OA books (societal, academic, altmetrics) Develop effective reporting mechanisms around usage, impact, funding, compliance Aim: Demonstrate value of OA for books, provide reporting templates

Investigating OA monograph services WP 6: Green OA for books Explore potential for a ‘green’ route to OA books Alternative to ‘gold’, author fee based approach Involving all stakeholders, documenting views and considerations Aim: Establish viability of existing OA policies supporting ‘green’ deposit of articles - for books

Investigating OA monograph services WP 7: Evaluation / recommendations Lessons learned in this investigation Assessment of further work in each of these areas Potential for centralised services Recommendations for next steps Aim: Preparing centralised services to support OA monograph provision

Thank you Interested in taking part? Contact: Eelco Ferwerda or Roger Tritton

Relevance to libraries 1.Libraries play a vital role in the Humanities 2.Libraries struggle with OA content: –Finding and establishing quality of OA content –Providing access and integrating into normal discovery and supply systems 3.Libraries take on new roles –Supporting OA to research output –Providing publishing services for their institution –Including OA books in IR’s

Deposit service: benefits Increased discoverability and visibility of OA publications: increasing worldwide usage and impact Quality assurance of OA publications Standardization of OA publications regarding metadata and licensing Digital preservation and archival access Management information concerning usage, grants, related research data and OA publication fees Efficient integration into library catalogues and third party library services A central point of access for library consortia A platform for international co-operation on OA policies and standards for monographs