From: Anita Walz <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 17:07:21 -0400
Dear Philipp Hess,
This is tremendous news for engineering!
If I may. Being able to adapt remix works for increasingly
interdisciplinary courses is of great interest to many fields within higher
education, especially engineering.
Toward that end I have several questions:
* Will you kindly clarify what you mean by open access? Do you mean free
online or do you mean free online + an open license which allows adaptation
and redistribution?
* If there is an open license will sourcefiles be made available as to
technically enable remix?
Thank you.
Anita
Anita R. Walz
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On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 4:37 PM LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Phillip Hess <[log in to unmask]>
> <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 11:32 AM
>
> Knowledge Unlatched and IntechOpen collaborate to support Open Access
> books in engineering
>
> Berlin/London, 15.09.2018. Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the Open Access
> Marketplace, and IntechOpen, one of the leading providers of Open Access
> academic books, form a partnership to support researchers working in
> engineering. Over the next three years, they will publish around 300 open
> access books in the engineering sciences. Using the Knowledge Unlatched
> crowdfunding model to raise the publishing costs through libraries around
> the world, article processing charges (APC’s) will not be required for
> the authors.
>
> "In the natural sciences, Open Access for books is still in its infancy,
> and together with IntechOpen we want to change that," says Dr. Sven Fund,
> Managing Director of Knowledge Unlatched. "We have extensive experience in
> Open Access for books, and we know how attractive the model is for
> authors." The reason for the high level of interest shown by the authors is
> the strong reception that everyone can enjoy freely usable content.
>
> Anke Beck, CEO for IntechOpen says: “For 14 years, IntechOpen has been
> dedicated to make knowledge available to all without restrictions. This
> collaboration with Knowledge Unlatched and its trusted librarians make it
> possible to distribute even more excellent content from centres working on
> burning technology questions for free. Between libraries, Knowledge
> Unlatched and IntechOpen, we will show what a positive impact open access
> can have when we join forces.”
>
> Libraries can now provide financial support for the publication of new
> titles in Open Access.
>
> About IntechOpen:
>
> Founded in 2004, IntechOpen, the world's leading publisher of Open Access
> books - Built by scientists, for scientists provides a collaborative
> environment for peer- reviewed scientific content and book publishing of
> academic research, giving scientific thinking its home. The scientific
> community of editors, authors, funders and librarians worldwide benefit
> from Open Access research dissemination, ensuring faster spreading and
> advancement of scientific knowledge. The company’s global headquarter is
> in London, UK.
>
> About Knowledge Unlatched: Knowledge Unlatched (KU) offers every reader
> worldwide free access to scientific content. The online platform provides
> libraries worldwide with a central point of contact to support Open Access
> models of leading publishers and new Open Access initiatives.
>
> Contact:
> Philipp Hess, Publicity & Communications, Knowledge Unlatched
>
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