Here you can find a collection of resources on open access books for research funders, gathered by the Open Access Books Network. We created some of these ourselves, and some were created and shared by other organisations for the benefit of all.
The Knowledge Base is a collection of documents, such as reports, policies, survey results and statistics, relevant to Open Access (OA) policies regarding OA books in the European Research Area. The collection was created as part of the PALOMERA project. Explore.
Voices from the Open Access Book Community
This series consisted of five discussion-based events, which brought together 450+ members of the OA books community, to analyse different areas of policy for open access (OA) books. This resulted in a diverse variety of voices all eager to advance OA for books and identified areas of agreement and contention relevant for policy makers to consider. Read more.
Collection of case studies on business models for open access books
This collection documents the diverse ways that presses in different parts of the world have set up and now maintain their OA operations. The presses included have devised their own approaches to tackle the challenges of publishing OA books; they are structured in different ways in a variety of national and, in some cases, institutional contexts. These case studies may help to illustrate the reasons behind the choices made by the presses, as well as detailing the models themselves and inspire other publishers. Access the collection.
This video series seeks to dispel a number of key myths around OA books. In these short videos, common statements are addressed by fellow community members, informally known as ‘the OA Mythbusters’. Read more.
OAPEN Open Access Books Toolkit
The OAPEN Open Access Books Toolkit aims to help book authors to better understand OA book publishing and to increase trust in OA books. This free and public information resource includes a vast number of short articles on OA book publishing following the research lifecycle, which may be helpful for you and your grantees interested in OA book publishing. As of September 2024, the Knowledge Base was added to the Toolkit, in partnership with the PALOMERA project, to support policy development for OA books. Access the Toolkit.
Open Science Arabic-English Glossary
The Forum for Open Research has produced a short glossary of key Arabic terms relating to the application of Open Science policies and practises in higher education and research communities. View the glossary.
IFLA developed the Open Access vocabulary as an easy-to-reference guide for the most widely used terms and definitions, with reference to official statements or other documents where these terms are defined. Download the guide.