Informed Decisions on the Future of OA Scholarly Monograph Publishing in HSS

Caren Milloy Ellen CollinsJISC Collections Research Information Network

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58 HSS titles: 2006 - 2011

Experimental Group (29 titles)

Control Group (29 titles)

OA with CC licenceOAPEN Library

Publishers websiteInstitutional RepositoryGoogle Books (100%)

Standard e-book agreements

Publishers websiteE-book aggregators

Google Books (10%)

Print version available for sale E-book device friendly version available for sale

Palgrave, T&F, UWP, LUP, Bloomsbury

The research programme

1.How policies, processes and mechanisms need to change in order to enable OA publication of monographs?

2.What are the measurable effects of a move to OA monographs?

3.How do perceptions of OA monograph publication change among participants during the project?

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Research process

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WP1: Literature Review

Literature Review V1 available and stay up to date with our Diigo Group: OAPEN-UK

http://oapen-uk.jiscebooks.org/further-reading/

WP2. Annual Benchmarking

Baseline survey will provide benchmark to measure how the perceptions and attitudes of project participants change over the course of the project

Baseline results are available at:http://oapen-uk.jiscebooks.org/research-findings/benchmarking-survey/

2nd Benchmarking survey in progress now

WP3. Focus groups

1. Institutional representatives including librarians, institutional repository staff, research managers

2. Publishers3. Learned Societies4. Researchers (as both authors

& readers)5. E-book aggregators6. Research Fundershttp://oapen-uk.jiscebooks.org/research-findings/y1-initial-focus-groups/

WP4. In-depth surveys, interviews & case studies

HSS Survey: 690 usable responses from HSS researchers

….quiz time

WP4. In-depth surveys, interviews & case studies

Learned Society Case Studies

1. Royal Historical Society

2. Regional Studies Association

Improve understanding of role of learned societies in monograph publishing and impact of OA on their business model and the service they provide to HSS

WP4. In-depth surveys, interviews & case studies

Institutional Case Studies with 4 UK HEIs

• Better understanding of the environment that researchers are operating within, policies and messages that they will be receiving from employers

• Understanding challenges and potential blockages within institutions which may prevent successful implementation of OA monographs or policies about OA monographs

WP4. In-depth surveys, interviews & case studiesPublisher Interviews with 8 – 10 publishers including OA and UPs

• move beyond the publishers in the pilot to take account of the broader publishing environment

• understanding the attitudes and processes that might prevent a viable open access monograph publishing route for researchers who want or need to take it

• explore the possibility of Green OA for monographs

WP4. In-depth surveys, interviews & case studies

Funder Interviews with HEFCE, AHRC, ESRC, Wellcome Trust, EU and NEH• ensure project remains agile in view of

developing funder interest in this area• discuss and capture aspirations for OA

monographs within policy developments• opportunity to reflect on processes for

implementation

WP5. The Pilot

• First year of data collected • Have some lessons learned to share:– Implementation issues re integrating OA

into ‘traditional’ workflows–Discovery and transparency of OA content

(metadata)– Supply chain issues (ONIX, Amazon)

WP10. Infographics

Mapping the monograph publishing process from start to finish- a transparent view of activities of authors and publishers towards producing a monograph

• address issues identified in WP3 about lack of clarity for different stakeholders about their relation to other stakeholders in the publishing process

• identifies key differences between OA and traditional publishing processes

• provides information for those considering setting up their own OA presses

WP11. A Guide to Creative Commons for HSS Authors

An introductory guide for HSS researchers to creative commons, copyright and open access• Help increase awareness and understanding of

CC• Help them make informed decisions• Based on the concerns raised in the HoL, BIS,

LS letters, blogs and our research

Open Access Monographs in HSS Conference

http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/JISC-Collections-events/oabooksconf/

Thank you & Further Info

OAPEN-UK website:http://oapen-uk.jiscebooks.org/

Twitter:@oapenuk

Diigo Group:OAPEN-UK

Caren Milloyc.milloy@jisc-collections.ac.uk

Twitter:@carenmilloy

Ellen Collinsellen.collins@researchinfonet.org

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