OAPEN
OA Books Toolkit
The OAPEN Open Access Books Toolkit covers specific topics related to open access books. Each article offers a quick and brief introduction to a particular aspect of open access book publishing. The toolkit also serves as a signposting tool: articles include a list of sources referenced, further reading and links to definitions of key terms.
Research life cycle
The toolkit makes use of a typical research lifecycle, consisting of the following eight stages. Click on each stage to find related articles.
Spotlight
Common myths about open access
This section aims to dispel some of the myths around open access publishing and includes sub-sections on print, peer review, quality and prestige, book processing charges, third party copyright and plagiarism.
Spotlight
Why publish an open access book?
Publishing open access means your book or chapter can be read, reviewed, shared, and cited without depending on readers buying it or libraries stocking it. Open access therefore greatly increases the opportunities for your work to be read widely and to have an impact on the world.
Blog Post
Adding the OAPEN collection to Penn State University Libraries
Library metadata and open access It all started with a preprint. Back in February 2020, I came across the article “Increasing Visibility of Open Access Materials in a Library Catalog: Case Study at a Large Academic Research Library”. Here, Jeff Edmunds and Ana Enriquez describe their work...
Blog Post
OAPEN open access books toolkit
In June 2020 OAPEN announced the development of an open access books toolkit: an open and easy to use toolkit to help authors better understand and trust open access book publishing. Editorial Advisory Board Over the past months, work on a community-built open access books toolkit continued...