From: Caren Milloy <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 9:40 AM

**Apologies for Cross Posting***

Dear Colleagues

OAPEN-UK, a five year study into open access monograph publishing in
the humanities and social sciences has today released its final
report<http://oapen-uk.jiscebooks.org/finalreport/>.

The OAPEN-UK project, funded by Jisc and the AHRC, provides a
comprehensive and openly available dataset of research on open access
monograph publishing in the UK. Led by Jisc Collections in
collaboration with funders, researchers, publishers, learned
societies, universities and libraries, the project has undertaken
extensive qualitative and quantitative research in order to provide an
evidence base to help stakeholders make informed decisions about
transitioning to open access monograph publishing.

The final report synthesis all the findings from the study and
provides a set of recommendations to facilitate an effective
transition to open access monograph publishing.

*  View the OAPEN-UK final report<http://oapen-uk.jiscebooks.org/finalreport/>

*   Read my blog on the three core principles at the heart of the
recommendations: plurality, partnerships and pellucidity

<https://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/plurality-partnership-and-pellucidity-the-three-ps-of-open-access-monograph-publishing-28-jan>.

*   View the poster that sets out the development of the open access
monograph landscape from 2008 - 2016

<http://oapen-uk.jiscebooks.org/finalreport/>

We look forward to working collaboratively with you to take forward
the recommendations in support of humanities and social science
research. If you would like to get involved, please do contact me at
[log in to unmask] or via twitter @carenmilloy.

Caren Milloy
Deputy Director, Jisc Collections