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Guest Post — The Monograph and the Mission: University of Michigan Pledges $1.2 Million to Fund Open Access Book Publishing

The University of Michigan Press discusses its burgeoning open access monograph program.

  • By Elizabeth Demers, Kristen Twardowski, Charles Watkinson
  • Aug 24, 2022
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Retroactively Open: Elsevier Backflips for NERL Agreement

In a novel license agreement, Elsevier agrees to open backfile content from a consortium of elite private institutions. Will other libraries and publishers follow this model?

  • By Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
  • Mar 16, 2022
  • 9 Comments

Market Consolidation and the Demise of the Independently Publishing Research Society

The last few years have been a period of rapid market consolidation in scholarly publishing. Here, a look at the ongoing demise of the independent research society publisher, as more and more continue to sign on with larger publishing partners.

  • By David Crotty
  • Dec 14, 2021
  • 14 Comments

The New Clarivate Science: A Second-Order Consequence of Open Access

Today, Roger C. Schonfeld argues that Clarivate’s acquisition of ProQuest, which was completed last week, is another second-order consequence of open access.

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld
  • Dec 9, 2021
  • 10 Comments

Subscribe to Open (S2O): An Interview Post in Two Parts (Part 2)

Robert Harington interviews a number of experts with a few burning questions on the Subscribe to Open (S2O) model in a two part post, part two appearing here.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jul 29, 2021
  • 1 Comment

Subscribe to Open (S2O): An Interview Post in Two Parts (Part 1)

Robert Harington interviews a number of experts with a few burning questions on the Subscribe to Open (S2O) model in a two part post, part one appearing here:

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jul 28, 2021
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Global Trends in Open Access: Themes from Africa, Asia and Latin America

A recent Scholarly Kitchen webinar on global open access shared perspectives from Latin America, Asia and Africa. Arianna Becerril García, Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou, Vrushali Dandawate and Siân Harris share key themes

  • By Siân Harris, Arianna Becerril García, Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou, Vrushali Dandawate
  • May 13, 2021
  • 1 Comment

Guest Post — A Unified, Common Ground Approach to Open

Global initiatives in open are decentralized and disconnected, lacking researcher input and buy-in. An “opens solutions” approach can both embrace and leverage that diversity, ensuring that it all contributes to the greater whole.

  • By Glenn Hampson, Mel DeSart, Rob Johnson
  • Apr 13, 2021
  • 2 Comments

Explaining the Rights Retention Strategy

Unpacking each word — rights, retention, and strategy — enables understanding what this policy is and how it functions within the Plan S compliance framework.

  • By Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
  • Feb 17, 2021
  • 24 Comments

A World Elsewhere: PLOS’s Community Action Publishing Model

Can community-action publishing prove to be a viable alternative to market-based publishing?

  • By Joseph Esposito, Michael Clarke
  • Nov 23, 2020
  • 23 Comments

In Search of Equity and Justice: Reimagining Scholarly Communication

If we are truly committed to a more equitable and resilient system of scholarly communication, we need to look beyond diversity programs and understand how this watershed moment requires us to reexamine everything, including strategy and business models.

  • By Alison Mudditt
  • Oct 28, 2020
  • 18 Comments

Ask the Community (and Chefs): How Can We Achieve Equitable Participation in Open Research? – Part 2

In support of Open Access Week, we asked our community how we can achieve equitable participation in Open Research. Today, part 2. Come share your views!

  • By Ann Michael, Jasmine Wallace, Judy Luther
  • Oct 22, 2020
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Ask the Community (and Chefs): How Can We Achieve Equitable Participation in Open Research?

In support of Open Access Week, we asked our community how we can achieve equitable participation in Open Research. Part 1 today, Part 2 tomorrow. Come share your views!

  • By Ann Michael, Alison Mudditt, Haseeb Irfanullah
  • Oct 21, 2020
  • 2 Comments

Seeking Sustainability: Publishing Models for an Open Access Age

Open access, scholarly publishing, business models, and sustainability. The past is prologue. The present is complex. @lisalibrarian provides SSP a primer.

  • By Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
  • Apr 7, 2020
  • 12 Comments

The Internet Archive Chooses Readers

How will we meet this moment of global crisis? The Internet Archive breaks glass.

  • By Karin Wulf
  • Apr 2, 2020
  • 27 Comments
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