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KU Select 2016The new Open Access collection
Claire MurphyAU & NZ RepresentativeKnowledge Unlatched
Lucy Montgomery Director of KU Research Director of the Centre for
Culture and Technology, Curtin University.
Claire Murphy Librarian at Curtin
University AU & NZ Representative
KU
Co-Hosts
Snapshot of KU Select 2016
Open Access in context
What is KU?
KU Select 2016
Beyond KU Select 2016
Useful documents and links
This Presentation
54 publishers from 5 continents
2 collections in 16 Humanities & Social Sciences subjects:• 147 new books• 196 backlist books
14 packages: Anthropology, Archaeology, Classics, Economics & Management, History, Information Science, Languages & Linguistics, Literature, Media & Communications, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Theology & Religion
Minimum participation needed
Discount 35% from publishers for other format purchases
Snapshot of KU Select 2016
147 new Humanities & Social Sciences books
To be published: Nov 2016 – April 2017
US$55 / AU$72 / NZD$75 / SGD$76 per front list book
Front List Collection
196 backlist Humanities & Social Sciences books
Published: 2005 – 2015
US$13.75 / AU$18 / NZD$19 / SGD$19 per backlist book
Backlist Collection
Open Access in context
Why is KU needed?
Prices have increased beyond inflation
Libraries struggling to afford books
Academics struggling to get published
Readers have limited access to the books they want
Digital technology is providing opportunities to widen
access and increase impact
Research funders are beginning to require Open
Access
Many authors would like OA options
KU – LondonKU – BerlinKU – Ann Arbor, MichiganKU Research – Perth
Knowledge Unlatched
Collaborative initiative – libraries and
publishers working together
A road to OA
A space to learn together
KU Research
What is Knowledge Unlatched?
Consortium Approach
Libraries pledge a capped amount to ‘unlatch’
the books
If enough libraries pledge, the libraries share the
payment of a Title Fee for each book
The Title Fee represents the basic cost of
publishing a book
Because the Title Fee is a fixed amount KU can set
a low pledging price for target number of libraries
Consortium Approach
The KU Model
What KU has done so far
106 books from 26 publishers unlatched
380 libraries plus consortia participated in 24
countries
Pilot Collection:
74,000 downloads (OAPEN, The Internet Archive)
22,000 page views (HathiTrust)
183 countries
Averages 2,600 downloads per book!
What KU has done so far
Usage statistics
Accessing the Bookshttp://collections.knowledgeunlatched.org
Libraries Participating in KU
Excluding Consortia
Opportunity for libraries to act as catalysts in the
shift towards Open Access
Enables libraries to contribute to fulfilling OA
mandates in certain territories
Libraries from around the world collaborate to share
the costs of making books open access
The best way to get high quality books at affordable
prices
Why participate?
Librarians have curated KU Select 2016 to give it
a global appeal
Flexible offering – pick and choose option now
available, following requests
Hosted on OAPEN and HathiTrust
Creative Commons Licences (DRM-free)
Preserved by CLOCKSS and Portico
Immediate upon publication (no embargo)
Why participate?
Early invoicing possible upon request
Libraries will receive access to their own usage
statistics (from 2017)
Libraries will receive high quality MARC records
35% discount on purchases of other formats from
publishers in recognition of KU participation
Involvement with the creation of future collections
and steering KU.
Why participate?
PartnersCasalini LibriCLOCKSSHathiTrustJisc CollectionsKarger LibriLYRASISMax Planck SocietyOAPENPaperHivePorticoSchweitzer
Key SupportersBig Innovation CentreBritish Library TrustOpen Society Foundation
Founding LibrariesQueensland University of TechnologyThe University of MelbourneThe University of Western Australia
Partners
KU Publishers54 university presses, commercial and Open Access publishers from 5 continents:
Amsterdam University PressAnthem PressAOSISBerghahn BooksBloomsbury AcademicBrandeis University PressBrillCambridge University PressCornell University PressDartmouth College PressDe GruyterDe Gruyter MoutonDe Gruyter OldenbourgDe Gruyter SaurDuke University Press
Edinburgh University PressFordham University PressHawaii PressIntellectJohn Benjamins Publishing CompanyLeiden University PressLiverpool University PressManchester University PressMIT PressMonash University PublishingNorth Texas PressNorth Western University PressNUS PressOhio State University Press Penn State University PressPeter LangPluto PressPolicy PressPurdue University PressRoutledge
KU PublishersRoyal College of General PractitionersRutgers University PressSydney University PressTemple University PressTranscriptUbiquity PressUCL PressUniversity of Cape Town Press / JutaUniversity of Calgary PressUniversity of Michigan PressUniversity of Ottawa PressUniversity of Toronto PressUniversity Press of ColoradoUniversity of Westminster PressUtah State University PressV&R Uni PressVandenhoeck & RuprechtVerlag der Österreichischen Akademie der WissenschaftenWits University Press
Round 2 KU Select 201678 new books 147 new books and 196
backlist books5 subjects 16 subjects26 publishers 54 publishers
Purchase of additional formats Fixed discount of 35% direct from publisher
New! Pick and choose optionNew! Early invoicing possible
Differences: R2 & Select 2016
To acknowledge additional purchases
If a library orders an additional format of any title
in KU Select 2016 Collection
35% discount off the recommended retail price
Available direct from each publisher
Discount
Publishers submitted 681 titles Title Selection Committee voted 40 acquisitions/collections librarians 12 countries
Comments from the Title Selection Committee:
“It’s a very engaging set of titles”
“I am looking forward to the packages!”
How Were Books Selected?
Average hardback price of new books US$97.00
Price to unlatch per book / library: Front list: US$55 / AU$72 / NZD$75 / SGD$76 Backlist: US$13.75 / AU$18 / NZD$19 / SGD$19
Includes a 15% service charge to KU (shared between publishers and libraries)
The Numbers
Libraries need to pledge for either:
The complete KU Select 2016 collection of 343 titles (both front list and backlist)
Max: US$10,780 (AU$14,057 / NZ$14,763)
Min 90%: US$9,702 (AU$12,660 / NZ$13,287)
Or for the KU Select 2016 front list collection only of 147 titles
Max: US$8,085 (AU$10,550 / NZ$11,075)
Min 90%: US$7,277 (AU$9,496 / NZ$9,968)
The Numbers
1 September 2016 – 31 January 2017 pledging period
Register at http://app.knowledgeunlatched.org
Select packages
‘Pick and Choose’ option to de/select titles on an individual basis
How to pledge
How to pledge
How to pledge
How to pledge
How to pledge
Timeline
31 Jan 2017 – pledging period ends
Feb 2017– decision to unlatch– preparation of content & metadata – invoicing libraries – unlatching of books (or upon publication)
Libraries to propose additional publishers
Adding journals
Continued focus on HSS
Continued work with KU Research
Beyond KU Select 2016
KU Research
Developing an international network of researchers,
librarians, publishers and digital intermediaries
Focussed on understanding processes of innovation
and change in research communication ecologies
Utilising data and networks arising from KU
Exploring the distribution and uses of OA books
Methodologies for sharing data with stakeholder
communities.
Library Usage Reports
Register now!
Register at http://app.knowledgeunlatched.org
Useful documents and links
KU Select 2016 :http://www.knowledgeunlatched.org/ku-collections/ku-books/
KU Select 2016: At A Glance Title and publisher list (Excel) Library FAQ Prospectus Pricing Table for Libraries Library Pledging Guide
New website
Thank You!Connect with us:
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/KnowledgeUnlatched
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Winner: IFLA/Brill Award for Open Access 2014Winner: Curtin University Award for Best Innovation in Education 2015Shortlisted: ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2016
Questions?Claire Murphy – AU & NZ [email protected]
Christina Emery – KU, Partnership [email protected]
Assoc. Prof. Lucy Montgomery – KU Research, [email protected]
http://www.knowledgeunlatched.org http://app.knowledgeunlatched.org
