Knowledge Unlatched: A Global Library Consortium Model for Funding Open Access Scholarly Books

Montgomery, Lucy

doi:10.5334/csci.68

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Left: Frances Pinter received the IFLA/Brill Open Access Award 2014 from Brill’s Executive Vice-President Finance and Operations, Perry Moree.

Above: The Knowledge Unlatched team refining the pilot offering.

Left: Lucy Montgomery pitches KU at Google Campus in TechCity, Shoreditch as part of the event ‘A Hub in a Day in London’ in July 2013. Credit: © Birkbeck Media Services Centre 2013. Photographer: Dominic Mifsud, Birkbeck MSC.

Above (from left): Christina Emery, Frances Pinter, Leon Loberman and Lucy Montgomery

Dr Paul Ayris, Director of UCL Library Services, University College London; President of LIBER, Chair of the Board of SPARC Europe

Mark Bide, Chairman, Publishers Licensing Society

Professor Tom Cochrane, Emeritus Professor, Queensland University of Technology

Alex Holzman, Former Director, Temple University Press

Dr Michael Jubb, Consultant, Research Information Network

Sue Polanka, Head, Reference and Instruction, Paul Laurence Dunbar Library, Wright State University

David Prosser, Executive Director, Research Libraries United Kingdom (RLUK)

Bas Savenije, General Director of the National Library of the Netherlands

Professor Stuart M. Shieber, Welch Professor of Computer Science and Director, Office for Scholarly Communication, Harvard University

Professor Peter Suber, Director of the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication, Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University

Winston Tabb, Dean of University Libraries and Museums, Johns Hopkins University Director of Sheridan Libraries

Jan Velterop, former Managing Director, AQnowledge

Dr Hazel Woodward, Director of Information Power and formerly University Librarian, Cranfield University

Birgitte Andersen, CEO, Big Innovation Centre

Tom Cochrane, Emeritus Professor, Queensland University of Technology

Shannon Edwards, Chief Executive Officer, Styloko

Carol Jackson, Chief Operating Officer, Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts

Adrian Laycock Formerly BNP Paribas, Trustee, Tomorrow’s Company (up to November 2014)

Stephen Lloyd, Former Senior Partner, Bates Wells Braithwaite

Phil O’Neill, Former Vice President, Nokia

Frances Pinter, Chair and Executive Director, Knowledge Unlatched

Michael Ryder, Former Diplomat, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Paul Stallard, Managing Director, Hurndall-Stallard Associates

Kurt De Belder, University Librarian, Director Leiden University Libraries & Leiden University Press The Netherlands

Elizabeth Kirk, Associate Librarian for Information Resources, Dartmouth College Library, USA

John MacColl, University Librarian and Director of Library Services University of St Andrews, Scotland

Jim Mullins, Dean of Libraries, Professor of Library Science, Purdue University Libraries, USA

Hildegard Schäffler, Head of Serials, Licensing and Electronic Publishing Department Bavarian State Library, Germany

Judy Stokker, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Technology, Information and Learning Support), Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Jan Wilkinson, University Librarian and Director of The John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, England

John Unsworth, Vice Provost, University Librarian, Chief Information Officer Brandeis University, USA

Winston Tabb, Dean of University Libraries and Museums, Johns Hopkins University, Director of Sheridan Libraries, USA

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Country	Total Downloads	Percentage of Total
1. United States	3401	27%
2. United Kingdom	1448	11%
3. Germany	1229	10%
4. China	938	7%
5. Canada	550	4%
6. Australia	530	4%
7. France	453	4%
8. Ukraine	422	3%
9. Netherlands	405	3%
10. India	227	2%
11. Israel	180	1%
12. Indonesia	139	1%
13. Iran, Islamic Republic of	126	1%
14. Poland	122	1%
15. Italy	116	1%
16. Belgium	115	1%
17. Switzerland	106	1%
18. Spain.	105	1%
19. Russian Federation	99	1%
20. Ireland	91	1%
21. Rest of World	1961	15%

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Publisher	Title (and Hyperlink)	OA Version
Amsterdam University Press	Fighting for a Living	Links to OAPEN
Bloomsbury Academic	Human Rights and Democracy	On Bloomsbury Collections site as HTML or page-by-page PDF
Bloomsbury Academic	On Global Citizenship	On Bloomsbury Collections site as HTML or page-by-page PDF
Brill	Aging Gracefully in the Renaissance	On Brill Online
Brill	Verse and Transmutation	On Brill Online
Cambridge University Press	Governing Failure	On Cambridge Books Online as PDF
Cambridge University Press	Networks and Institutions in Europe’s Emerging Markets	On Cambridge Books Online as PDF
Cambridge University Press	The Myth of Piers Plowman	On Cambridge Books Online as PDF
De Gruyter	The World Jewish Congress during the Holocaust	On De Gruyter’s website as OA PDF and EPUB
De Gruyter	Oaths and Swearing in Ancient Greece	On De Gruyter’s website as OA PDF and EPUB
De Gruyter	Thinking and Killing	On De Gruyter’s website as OA and PDF
Purdue University Press	Understanding the Global Energy Crisis	On Purdue UP’s website
Purdue University Press	Composing the Party Line	On Purdue UP’s website

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Governing Body	Territory	Contribution	Number of Eligible Institutions	Actual Contribution
HEFCE	England	50%	61	£23,879.06
DELNI	Northern Ireland	50%	2	£782.92
SFC	Scotland	50%	7	£2,740.22
		TOTAL	70	£27,402.20

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Publisher	Author	Title	Title Fees	Deduction Value
Amsterdam University Press	Erik Jan Zürcher (Ed.)	Fighting for a Living	$15,000	$75
Bloomsbury Academic	James Tully	On Global Citizenship	$10,000	$50
Bloomsbury Academic	Matthew D. Johnson Keith B. Wagner Kiki T. Yu Luke Vulpiani (Eds.)	China’s iGeneration	$10,000	$50
Bloomsbury Academic	Todd Landman	Human Rights and Democracy	$10,000	$50
Brill	Cynthia Skenazi	Aging Gracefully in the Renaissance	$10,000	$50
Brill	Anke Timmermann	Verse and Transmutation	$10,000	$50
Cambridge University Press	Jacqueline Best	Governing Failure	$15,000	$75
Cambridge University Press	Roger Schoenman	Networks and Institutions in Europe’s Emerging Markets	$15,000	$75
Cambridge University Press	Lawrence Warner	The Myth of Piers Plowman	$15,000	$75
De Gruyter	Alan H. Sommerstein Isabelle Christiane Torrance (Eds.)	Oaths and Swearing in Ancient Greece	$12,000	$60
De Gruyter	Zohar Segev	The World Jewish Congress During the Holocaust	$12,000	$60
De Gruyter	Alon Segev	Thinking and Killing	$8,000	$40
Duke University Press	Sarah Franklin	Biological Relatives	$15,000	$75
Duke University Press	David Sartorius	Ever Faithful	$15,000	$75
Duke University Press	Seth Garfield	In Search of the Amazon	$15,000	$75
Duke University Press	David A. McDonald	My Voice Is My Weapon	$15,000	$75
Edinburgh University Press	Jarlath Killeen	The Emergence of Irish Gothic Fiction	$12,000	$60
Edinburgh University Press	John W. Lango	The Ethics of Armed Conflict	$12,000	$60
Liverpool University Press	Tim Youngs	Beastly Journeys	$10,000	$50
Liverpool University Press	Anna Bernard	Rhetorics of Belonging	$10,000	$50
Manchester University Press	Chloe Porter	Making and Unmaking in Early Modern English Drama	$10,000	$50
Purdue University Press	David G. Tompkins	Composing the Party Line	$10,000	$50
Purdue University Press	Eugene D. Coyle Richard A. Simmons	Understanding the Global Energy Crisis	$10,000	$50
Rutgers University Press	Niki Akhavan	Electronic Iran	$14,000	$70
Temple University Press	Jennifer Fredette	Constructing Muslims in France	$10,000	$50
University of Michigan Press	Roger Douglas	Law, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Terrorism	$12,000	$60
University of Michigan Press	Erik J. Engstrom	Partisan Gerrymandering	$12,000	$60
University of Michigan Press	Nicholas Ridout	Passionate Amateurs	$12,000	$60

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Cost to Unlatch 28 Titles	Number of Libraries	Cost Per Library
$336,000	200	$1680
$336,000	250	$1344
$336,000	300	$1120

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Average Title Fee	Number of Titles	Cost to Unlatch 28 Titles
$12,000	28	$336,000

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Publisher	Author	Title	Title Fees	Deduction Value
Amsterdam University Press	Erik Jan Zürcher (Ed.)	Fighting for a Living	$15,000	$75
Bloomsbury Academic	James Tully	On Global Citizenship	$10,000	$50
Bloomsbury Academic	Matthew D. Johnson Keith B. Wagner Kiki Yu Luke Vulpiani (Eds.)	China’s iGeneration	$10,000	$50
Bloomsbury Academic	Todd Landman	Human Rights and Democracy	$10,000	$50
Brill	Cynthia Skenazi	Aging Gracefully in the Renaissance	$10,000	$50
Brill	Anke Timmermann	Verse and Transmutation	$10,000	$50
Cambridge University Press	Jacqueline Best	Governing Failure	$15,000	$75
Cambridge University Press	Roger Schoenman	Networks and Institutions in Europe’s Emerging Markets	$15,000	$75
Cambridge University Press	Lawrence Warner	The Myth of Piers Plowman	$15,000	$75
De Gruyter	Alan H. Sommerstein Isabelle Christiane Torrance (Eds.)	Oaths and Swearing in Ancient Greece	$12,000	$60
De Gruyter	Zohar Segev	The World Jewish Congress During the Holocaust	$12,000	$60
De Gruyter	Alon Segev	Thinking and Killing	$8,000	$40
Duke University Press	Sarah Franklin	Biological Relatives	$15,000	$75
Duke University Press	David Sartorius	Ever Faithful	$15,000	$75
Duke University Press	Seth Garfield	In Search of the Amazon	$15,000	$75
Duke University Press	David A. McDonald	My Voice Is My Weapon	$15,000	$75
Edinburgh University Press	Jarlath Killeen	The Emergence of Irish Gothic Fiction	$12,000	$60
Edinburgh University Press	John W. Lango	The Ethics of Armed Conflict	$12,000	$60
Liverpool University Press	Tim Youngs	Beastly Journeys	$10,000	$50
Liverpool University Press	Anna Bernard	Rhetorics of Belonging	$10,000	$50
Manchester University Press	Chloe Porter	Making and Unmaking in Early Modern English Drama	$10,000	$50
Purdue University Press	David G. Tompkins	Composing the Party Line	$10,000	$50
Purdue University Press	Eugene D. Coyle Richard A. Simmons	Understanding the Global Energy Crisis	$10,000	$50
Rutgers University Press	Niki Akhavan	Electronic Iran	$14,000	$70
Temple University Press	Jennifer Fredette	Constructing Muslims in France	$10,000	$50
University of Michigan Press	Roger Douglas	Law, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Terrorism	$12,000	$60
University of Michigan Press	Erik J. Engstrom	Partisan Gerrymandering	$12,000	$60
University of Michigan Press	Nicholas Ridout	Passionate Amateurs	$12,000	$60

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Cost to Unlatch 28 Titles	Number of Libraries	Cost per Library
$336,000	200	$1680
$336,000	250	$1344
$336,000	300	$1120

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Average Title Fee	Number of Titles	Cost to Unlatch 28 Titles
$12,000	28	$336,000

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Publisher	Author	Title	CC Licence
Amsterdam University Press	Erik Jan Zürcher (Ed.)	Fighting for a Living	CC BY-NC-ND
Bloomsbury Academic	James Tully	On Global Citizenship	CC BY-NC-ND
Bloomsbury Academic	Matthew D. Johnson	China’s iGeneration	CC BY-NC-ND
	Keith B. Wagner
	Kiki T. Yu
	Luke Vulpiani (Eds.)
Bloomsbury Academic	Todd Landman	Human Rights and Democracy	CC BY-NC-ND
Brill	Cynthia Skenazi	Aging Gracefully in the Renaissance	CC BY-NC-ND
Brill	Anke Timmermann	Verse and Transmutation	CC BY-NC-ND
Cambridge University Press	Jacqueline Best	Governing Failure	CC BY-NC-ND
Cambridge University Press	Roger Schoenman	Networks and Institutions in Europe’s Emerging Markets	CC BY-NC-ND
Cambridge University Press	Lawrence Warner	The Myth of Piers Plowman	CC BY-ND
De Gruyter	Alan H. Sommerstein Isabelle Christiane Torrance (Eds.)	Oaths and Swearing in Ancient Greece	CC BY-NC-ND
De Gruyter	Zohar Segev	The World Jewish Congress During the Holocaust	CC BY-NC-ND
De Gruyter	Alon Segev	Thinking and Killing	CC BY-NC-ND
Duke University Press	Sarah Franklin	Biological Relatives	CC BY-NC-ND
Duke University Press	David Sartorius	Ever Faithful	CC BY-NC-ND
Duke University Press	Seth Garfield	In Search of the Amazon	CC BY-NC-ND
Duke University Press	David A. McDonald	My Voice Is My Weapon	CC BY-NC-ND
Edinburgh University Press	Jarlath Killeen	The Emergence of Irish Gothic Fiction	CC BY-NC
Edinburgh University Press	John W. Lango	The Ethics of Armed Conflict	CC BY-NC-ND
Liverpool University Press	Tim Youngs	Beastly Journeys	CC BY-NC-ND
Liverpool University Press	Anna Bernard	Rhetorics of Belonging	CC BY-NC-ND
Manchester University Press	Chloe Porter	Making and Unmaking in Early Modern English Drama	CC BY-NC-ND
Purdue University Press	David G. Tompkins	Composing the Party Line	CC BY-NC
Purdue University Press	Eugene D. Coyle Richard A. Simmons	Understanding the Global Energy Crisis	CC BY-NC
Rutgers University Press	Niki Akhavan	Electronic Iran	CC BY-NC-ND
Temple University Press	Jennifer Fredette	Constructing Muslims in France	CC BY-NC-ND
University of Michigan Press	Roger Douglas	Law, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Terrorism	CC BY-NC-ND
University of Michigan Press	Erik J. Engstrom	Partisan Gerrymandering	CC BY-NC-ND
University of Michigan Press	Nicholas Ridout	Passionate Amateurs	CC BY-NC-ND

Knowledge Unlatched: A Global Library Consortium Model for Funding Open Access Scholarly Books

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