publication . Report . Other literature type . 2018

The Visibility of Open Access Monographs in a European Context: Full Report

Name: The Visibility of Open Access Monographs in a European Context: Full Report
Keywords: open access, open science, open scholarship, scholarly publishing, monographs

Neylon, Cameron; Montgomery, Lucy; Ozaygen, Alkim; Saunders, Neil; Pinter, Frances;

Open Access English

Published: 26 Apr 2018

Summary

Abstract

This report explores the extent to which Open Access (OA) specialist scholarly books can be seen by the communities that might make use of them. It also identifies the key challenges that will need to be tackled in order to ensure that OA books are fully integrated into digital landscapes of scholarship; as well as the steps that need to be taken to achieve this goal. The report focuses on Open Access books made available by publishers and platforms that are part of the OPERAS network, which is focused on the development of European research infrastructure for the development of open scholarly communication. Specialist scholarly books are the core research outpu...