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Open access for books
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Beyond monographs
OA books and open educational resources
Research data and open access books
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Open access book ‘success stories’: the authors write
Academic Ableism : Disability and Higher Education
Biostratigraphic and Geological Significance of Planktonic Foraminifera; Evolution and Geological Significance of Larger Benthic Foraminifera
Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa
Contextual Process Digitalization: Changing Perspectives – Design Thinking – Value-Led Design
Coronavirus Politics: The Comparative Politics and Policy of COVID-19
Destination London: The Expansion of the Visitor Economy
Hippocrates Now: The ‘Father of Medicine’ in the Internet Age
Music on the Move
Rethinking Social Action through Music : The Search for Coexistence and Citizenship in Medellín’s Music Schools
Still Life: Notes on Barbara Loden's "Wanda" (1970)
Wonder, Horror, Mystery: Letters on Cinema and Religion in Malick, Von Trier, and Kieślowski
Publishing OA books
Book contract, permissions, rights and license
Choosing a Creative Commons licence
Contracting and copyright
How will researchers use, re-use and build upon my research?
Rights Retention
Third-party permissions
Publishing options
Digital and print publication
How to choose a publisher for your open access book
Self-publishing your open access book
Types of publishers and publishing services
How to find open access book publishers
Discoverability and dissemination
Dissemination and discoverability
Marketing
Metadata
Self-promotion
Metrics
Quality assurance & peer review
Peer review and quality control
Business models
Business models and funding
Business models for OA book publishing
Green, gold, diamond – different models for open access books
Funding OA books
Eligibility criteria for grant applications
Finding funding for your OA book
OA book policies
OA book policy landscape
Attitudes towards open access books in the European Research Area
Needs, obstacles and challenges of policymaking for open access books
OA book and journal policies compared
Overview of literature on OA (book) policies
Policy life cycle
Policy life cycle for open access books
Best practices and case studies
Key elements of an open access books policy
Processes surrounding open access book policy formulation and implementation
Funding Policies
OA book funding landscape
Landscape of open access book policies and funding mechanisms
Funding mechanisms
Funding mechanisms for open access books: Research performing organisations (RPOs)
Funding mechanisms for open access books: Research unding organisations (RFOs)