OAPEN: Online Library and Publication Platform

The OAPEN Library is a growing virtual library of open access books. Researchers and curious readers find their way to the OAPEN Library via a number of ... OAPEN Online libraryandpublication platform Searchquery Search Browseby: Subject Publisher Language Collections OAPENpromotesandsupportsthetransitiontoopenaccessforacademicbooksbyprovidingopeninfrastructureservicestostakeholdersinscholarlycommunication.Weworkwithpublisherstobuildaquality-controlledcollectionofopenaccessbooksandprovideservicesforpublishers,libraries,andresearchfundersintheareasofhosting,deposit,qualityassurance,dissemination,anddigitalpreservation. FeaturedTitles Showcase SCOSSsupportsOAPENandDOAB SCOSS,theGlobalSustainabilityCoalitionforOpenScienceServices,selectedOAPENandDOABasvitalinfrastructurestosupportthetransitionofmonographsandbookchapterstoopenaccessmodels.SCOSSprovidesacoordinatedcost-sharingframeworkforenablingthebroaderOAandOScommunitytosupportthenon-commercialservicesonwhichitdepends.SCOSSencouragesthecommunitytosupportOAPENandDOABinitssecondfundingcycle. Deposit TheOAPENDepositServicesupportsopenaccesspoliciesofresearchfundersandpractitioners(researchinstitutions,universitiesandtheirlibraries).TheDepositServiceprovidesaninstitutionaluploadingserviceforresearchersandpublishers.TheOAPENLibraryisadaptedtothespecificdemandsforacademicbooks,anddeploysthemetadatastandards,classificationschemesanddistributionchannelsforacademicbooks. Dissemination Librariesneedtoknowwhichopenlylicensedbooksarepublishedbyreputableacademicpublishers.PublishersofOAbooksneedtobecomepartofexistinglibrarydiscoverysystemstoreachtheirtargetaudiences.OAPENprovidesfreelyavailableharvestingoptionsanddailymetadatafeedsinvariousformatstolibrariesandlibrarysuppliers,todisseminatetheOAPENcollection. Discovery Makingbooksfreelyavailableonthewebisonlyhelpfuliftheyaremadediscoverable.TheOAPENLibraryisoptimisedforsearchenginesandisindexedbyGoogleScholar.InadditiontodisseminatingmetadatatoLibrariesandLibrarydiscoverysystems,allbookswithanopenlicenseareindexedintheDirectoryofOpenAccessBooks(DOAB). Collections ERC-EuropeanResearchCouncil FWF-TheAustrianScienceFund KnowledgeUnlatched NWO-TheDutchResearchCouncil ScholarLed SCOAP3-TheSponsoringConsortiumforOpenAccessPublishinginParticlePhysics SNSF-SwissNationalScienceFund Wellcome OAPEN OABooksToolkit Forauthors TheOAPENOpenAccessBooksToolkitaimstohelpbookauthorstobetterunderstandopenaccessbookpublishingandtoincreasetrustinopenaccessbooks.Youwillbeabletofindrelevantarticlesonopenaccessbookpublishingfollowingtheresearchlifecycle,bybrowsingfrequentlyaskedquestionsorbysearchingwithkeywords. GototheToolkit Spotlight Featuredbook:OpenScience:theVeryIdea Thisopenaccessbookprovidesabroadcontextfortheunderstandingofcurrentproblemsofscienceandofthedifferentmovementsaimingtoimprovethesocietalimpactofscienceandresearch. Spotlight CountryReport:DOAB,OAPEN&OABooksinGermany In2021,fortheDirectoryofOpenAccessBooks(DOAB)andtheOAPENLibrarywehaveseengrowinginterestanduptakeamongsttheGermanscholarlycommunity.Innosmallpart,thankstogrowingsupportoftheGermanlibrarycommunityandtheadditionofnewGermantitlesandpublishers,areportofwhichweincludebelow. BlogPost NewfunctionalitiesforDOABandOAPENLibrary:SelectiveExportandKBARTformat Newexportformat: KBART Thismonthwehaveintroducedanewmetadataformat:KBART.AddingtheKBARTexportformattobothDOABandtheOAPENLibraryhasbeenrequestedbythelibrarycommunityandoffersanotheroptionforexportingourmetadataandseamlesslyconnectingtothemetadata... BlogPost TourdeBibliothèque:TheOAPENLibrarySCOAP³forBookscollection TheOAPENLibraryisagrowingvirtuallibraryofopenaccessbooks.ResearchersandcuriousreadersfindtheirwaytotheOAPENLibraryviaanumberofentrances.Astheybrowse,landuponorvirtuallystrollthroughtheOAPENLibrary,whatuniquebooksmayonediscoveronitsbookshelves?Todaywe’ll... Socialmedia TweetsbyOAPENbooks 178.128.63.162