Open Book Futures InfoHub scoping report
This scoping report was the first step in the process of establishing a ‘knowledge base’ (or equivalent) to provide comprehensive resources on alternative funding models and modes of publishing, acquiring and archiving open access books, alongside new training and guidance on archiving and preservation best practice. Establishing a ‘knowledge base’ is is one of the deliverables of Copim's Open Book Futures project.
Drawing on the myriad of resources we know to already exist (produced within and outside the OBF project), the scoping report presents an overview of existing assets and guidance for OA book publishing, a gap analysis, and our initial recommendations for the OBF working group to consider, all of which will be used to scope the direction and final format of the ‘knowledge base’.
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