From: Marcel Knöchelmann <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, Jul 4, 2017 at 4:53 AM

Dear colleagues,

KU announces its expansion into the STEM fields. Please find below the
press release on this topic.

Don’t hesitate to get back to me with any questions you may have.

With best wishes
Marcel

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PRESS RELEASE

Knowledge Unlatched Announces Expansion into STEM in 2018

Berlin, 4th July 2017. Knowledge Unlatched (KU) is happy to announce
its move into the STEM publishing market. From Q1 2018 onwards, KU
will accept submissions—both books and journals—in the fields of
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. This will form a
new KU Select collection to be offered for pledging in mid-2018.

Open Access in STEM subject areas offers growth opportunities for KU’s
cooperative model. Publishers are looking to expand their Open Access
portfolio, for which KU provides the optimal solution. The company’s
platform helps both publishers and librarians to easily navigate
submission and pledging processes. This solution can accelerate the
Open Access market, irrespective of the subject area.

“We’ve seen strong support from libraries and publishers in the
Humanities and Social Sciences. This is the ideal time to expand  into
STEM, as publishers are also seeking solutions for books in areas
other than HSS. KU, as an intermediary, offers a bridge between
publishers and librarians,” says Sven Fund, Managing Director of
Knowledge Unlatched.

The size and focus of the new collection will be decided by the Title
Selection Committee after the first submissions have arrived.
Publishers interested in participating are invited to register at
app.knowledgeunlatched.org or contact [log in to unmask] to
receive updates on the next steps.

About Knowledge Unlatched:

Knowledge Unlatched (KU) is the largest independent Open Access
initiative worldwide. KU brings together libraries who collaboratively
pool funds to make Open Access possible. Up until now, more than 450
titles have been made publicly available, with more than 300 books and
journals on offer in the current pledging period: KU Select 2017.


Marcel Knöchelmann
Marketing and Communications
+49 174 303 9684

Knowledge Unlatched GmbH
Wartburgstraße 25A
10825 Berlin

Managing Director: Dr. Sven Fund
Court of registration: Amtsgericht Berlin (Schöneberg)
Company registration number: HRB 171811 B