Acknowledgements

Published August 4 2020 | Revised November 15 2024

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the following individuals who have provided us with their knowledge, insights and support, resulting in the creation of this resource.

Article contributors

  • Tabitha Bardsley - Copy Editor
  • Lucy Barnes - Editor and Outreach Coordinator - Open Book Publishers
  • Jan Bergstra - Guest Researcher - University of Amsterdam
  • Christina Emery - Open Access Books Marketing Manager - Springer Nature
  • Eelco Ferwerda - Director - DOAB & OAPEN Foundation
  • Kevin Hawkins - Assistant Dean Scholarly Communications & Interim Head - University of North Texas
  • Andrew Joseph - Digital Publisher - Wits University Press
  • Katie Laurentiev - Open Access Books Programme Manager - Springer Nature
  • Koen Leurs - Assistant Professor Gender & Postcolonial Studies - Utrecht University
  • Mithu Lucraft - Marketing Director, Outreach and Open Research - Springer Nature
  • Valerie McCutcheon - Research Information Manager - Glasgow University
  • Lucy Montgomery - Associate Professor Internet Studies - Curtin University
  • Tom Mosterd - Community Manager - DOAB Foundation & OAPEN Foundation
  • Sotiria Psoma - University Lecturer BioScience and Technology - The Open University
  • Ros Pyne - Director, Open Access Books and Book Policies - Springer Nature
  • Claire Redhead - Executive Director - OASPA
  • Jeroen Sondervan - Project Leader Open Access & Open Science Programme - Utrecht University
  • Graham Stone - Senior Programme Manager Open Access Monographs - Jisc

Workshop participants

  • Alessandra Anzani - Senior Editor - Academic Studies Press
  • Richard Bapty - Library Services Principal Assistant Librarian - University of Glasgow
  • Bertil Blok - Associate Professor, Urologist - Erasmus MC
  • Angela Boone - Independent Researcher - The Hague
  • Jeroen Bosman - Librarian - Utrecht University
  • Jacqui Brannan - Library Services Research Information Administrator - University of Glasgow
  • Sjaak Brinkkemper - Professor - Utrecht University
  • Bert de Brock - Professor - University of Groningen
  • Karlene Brook - Digital Library Systems and Services Administrator at The Bodleian Libraries - University of Oxford
  • Michael Brown - Professor - University of Aberdeen
  • Sara Crowley Vigneau - Partnerships Manager - Springer Nature
  • Jude Davies - Professor of American Literature and Culture - University of Winchester
  • Dorien DeTombe - Professor - Utrecht University & Delft University of Technology
  • Gabriel Egan - Professor of Shakespeare Studies - De Montfort University
  • Hendrica van Emde Boas - IT-Architect - Bronstee.com
  • Christina Emery - Open Access Books Marketing Manager - Springer Nature
  • Elena Ene D-Vasilescu - Lecturer in Church History and Doctrine - University of Oxford
  • Eelco Ferwerda - Director - DOAB Foundation & OAPEN Foundation
  • Katherine Forsyth - Reader (Celtic & Gaelic) - University of Glasgow
  • Frederik van Gelder - Former Fellow: Institut für Sozialforschung - Frankfurt
  • Joost van Gemert - Subject Librarian - University Library Utrecht
  • Beth Gibbs - Head of Open Access Collections at The Bodleian Libraries - University of Oxford
  • Faye Hammill - Professor in English Literature - University of Glasgow
  • Helmer Helmers - Senior Researcher - KNAW Humanities Cluster
  • Dorothee Kasteleijn - Senior Researcher - UMCU
  • Iris van der Knaap - Subject Librarian Humanities - Utrecht University
  • Hongling Liang - Lecturer in Chinese (Mandarin) - University of Glasgow
  • Claire Lindsay - Professor of Latin American Literature and Culture - University College London
  • Mithu Lucraft - Marketing Director, Outreach and Open Research - Springer Nature
  • Fiona Macintosh - Professor of Classical Reception - University of Oxford
  • Annalisa Marzano - Professor of Ancient History - University of Reading
  • Valerie McCutcheon - Research Information Manager - Glasgow University
  • Lucy Melville - Publishing Director - Peter Lang Ltd
  • John-Jules Meyer - Full Professor - Utrecht university
  • Bernard Naafs - Visiting Professor - Stichting Global Dermatology
  • Gareth Neighbour - Academic - The Open University
  • Terezinha Nunes - Emeritus Professor, Department of Education - University of Oxford
  • John O’Donnell - Honorary Lecturer - University of Glasgow
  • Laurel Plapp - Senior Commissioning Editor - Peter Lang Ltd
  • Sotiria Psoma - Lecturer in Electronic Engineering - The Open University
  • Nicola Puckey - Senior Lecturer - University of Winchester
  • Ros Pyne - Director Open Access Books and Book Policies - Springer Nature
  • Juliet Ralph - Subject Librarian at The Bodleian Libraries - University of Oxford
  • Paul Rea - Professor of Digital and Anatomical Education - University of Glasgow
  • Andy Redman - Editorial Director, Humanities and Social Sciences - Oxford University Press
  • Jos van Roosmalen - Professor Emeritus - LUMC and Athena Institute VU University
  • Sally Rumsey - (former) Head of Scholarly Communications & RDM - University of Oxford
  • Susie Schofield - Institutional Flexible Learning Lead - University of Dundee
  • Rens van de Schoot - Professor - Utrecht University
  • Ronald Snijder - Operations Manager - DOAB Foundation & OAPEN Foundation
  • John Southall - Data Librarian at The Bodleian Libraries - University of Oxford
  • Amy Warner May - Associate Director of Scholarly Resources at The Bodleian Libraries - University of Oxford
  • Saskia Woutersen-Windhouwer - Digital Scholarship Librarian - Leiden University

Special thanks to Research Consulting for creating the toolkit proposal based on workshop feedback:

  • Andrea Chiarelli - Senior Consultant
  • Rob Johnson - Founder and Director
  • Lucia Loffreda - Researcher

Finally, we would like to express our gratitude and thanks to those individuals and organisations that are included in the source acknowledgements - and encourage anyone interested in learning more about open access books to take a closer look at any of the sources listed.

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