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How can I persuade my institution to support collective funding for open access books? (Part One)
The first of a two-part blog post in which our colleagues at COPIM lay out the problems with BPCs (Book Processing Charges) and disentangle the various alternatives; in Part Two they outline practical steps to convince budget holders to invest in collective models instead."As part of our work at COPIM, we speak to a lot of librarians. Many are personally convinced of the need to support [...]
Central Library of Zürich joins Opening the Future at CEU Press
Central European University (CEU) Press is pleased to announce that the Central Library of Zürich / Zentralbibliothek Zürich is the latest to subscribe to our Opening the Future collective funding programme. Zentralbibliothek Zürich has signed up for the ‘OA Supporter Membership’ package. Some libraries may not need one of our backlist book packages but they still wish to access the future [...]
CEU Press announces release of 10th OA title funded by Opening the Future
Central European University (CEU) Press is pleased to announce the publication of another open access book that has been funded entirely by library members of the Opening the Future (OtF) programme. Available now, the OA book can be freely downloaded and read online, and can also be bought in print. Rolling Transition and the Role of Intellectuals: The Case of Hungary, András Bozóki. [...]
University of Birmingham becomes new Opening the Future member at CEU Press and Liverpool University Press
CEU Press and Liverpool University Press (LUP) are pleased to announce that the library at the University of Birmingham is a new member of the Opening the Future (OtF) programmes at both publishers. Birmingham has chosen to sign up to: At CEU Press: the Library Selection Package, which contains 50 eBooks selected by an independent panel of librarians on the history [...]
Ninth new CEU Press Open Access book funded by Opening the Future - now available online
Central European University (CEU) Press is pleased to present another new Open Access (OA) book funded by the Opening the Future library membership programme: The Historical Construction of National Consciousness. Selected Writings Jenő Szűcs. Edited by Gábor Klaniczay, Balázs Trencsényi, Gábor GyániA long essay entitled Three Historical Regions of Europe, appearing first in a samizdat [...]
University of Nottingham joins Opening the Future at CEU Press
The Library at University of Nottingham recently became a major subscriber member of CEU Press’s OA monograph funding programme.Nottingham has chosen to subscribe to all three packages of backlist eBooks at the press, enhancing the Library’s digital collection with a wide cross-section of 150 titles in total. With this membership subscription, staff and students at Nottingham now have access to [...]
New York Public Library becomes new Opening the Future member
CEU Press are pleased to announce that the New York Public Library (NYPL) is a new member of their Opening the Future (OtF) programme. The Library was founded on the ideals of free and open access to knowledge and opportunity for everyone, and has provided essential access to books and information for more than a century.NYPL has chosen to sign up to the Library Selection Package which contains [...]
University of Alberta joins Opening the Future at both CEU Press and Liverpool University Press
The Library at University of Alberta recently became a subscriber member of CEU Press and Liverpool University Press’s OA monograph funding programmes.Alberta has chosen to subscribe to four packages of backlist eBooks across both presses, enhancing the Library’s digital collection with a wide cross-section of titles. With this membership subscription, staff and students at Alberta now have [...]
University of Bern becomes new Opening the Future member
CEU Press are pleased to announce that the Library at the University of Bern - Universität Bern is a new member of the Opening the Future (OtF) programme. The Library has chosen to sign up to the Library Selection Package containing 50 books. This selection was put together by an independent panel of librarians and is a cross-section of the other three packages, representing [...]
Announcing the publication of CEU Press’ next two Open Access books funded by Opening the Future
Central European University (CEU) Press is pleased to present two new Open Access books this month funded by the Opening the Future library membership programme:Policemen of the Tsar: Local Police in an Age of Upheaval, Robert J. Abbott. A study of Alexander II’s police force - key instruments of tsarist power - their role and performance in the mid-nineteenth century and their systemic [...]