New article out in the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication: Eve, Martin Paul, 'All That Glisters: Investigating Collective Funding Mechanisms for Gold Open Access in Humanities Disciplines', Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 2 (2014) http://dx.doi.org/10.7710/2162-3309.1131

Abstract

BACKGROUND This article sets out the economic problems faced by the humanities disciplines in the transition to gold open access and outlines the bases for investigations of collective funding models. Beginning with a series of four problems, it then details the key players in this field and their various approaches to collective "procurement" mechanisms. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT The Open Library of Humanities seeks to instigate a collective funding model for an open access megajournal and multijournal system that should enable for a phased transition to a gold open access model that does not require author-facing article processing charges. Libraries who participate then have a governance stake in the platform. NEXT STEPS The project is currently working towards sustainability and launch. Authors' pledged papers are being called in and libraries are signing up to the model.

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Publication: All That Glisters: Investigating Collective Funding Mechanisms for Gold Open Access in Humanities Disciplines was originally published by Martin Paul Eve at eve.gd: Martin Paul Eve on August 05, 2014.