Open access book publishing: A conversation series

SUPRR in cooperation with Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) and the Ministry of Science and Education of Ukraine are launching a series of discussions with selected US and UK scholarly book publishers on new open access business models. The aim of the series is to explore how Ukrainian monograph publishing can move to sustainable open access (OA) practices and how such models can be used or adapted to Ukrainian circumstances.

The first two sessions will take place September 26 and October 3 and will have two speakers each covering their different approaches. All four use different combinations of business models, funding sources and support.

The third session will be on October 23 and will consist of two parts. The first will begin with additional information on the wider publishing infrastructure solutions that are emerging that facilitate the publishing of OA books. The second part will include breakout groups for Ukrainians only to reflect and discuss what would work/wouldn’t work in their contexts and strategies on advancing OA monograph publishing in Ukraine.