From: Celeste Feather <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 12:22 PM



LYRASIS is excited to announce a new partnership with the Mellon-funded Open
Library of Humanities <http://bit.ly/1wz77wb> (OLH), an open access program
designed to provide peer-review, publishing, and hosting services for
scholarly articles in the humanities. You may have seen the press release
<http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs180/1101555263485/archive/1119847422239.html>
that was issued yesterday.



The program is funded by annual contributions from libraries to support the
creation of open access articles in the OLH mega-journal. As more libraries
participate, more articles will be published. OLH will also work with
current subscription humanities journals to help them transform their
business model into an open access environment. These journals will then
become part of the OLH family of journals. Please review the OLH Prospectus
<http://bit.ly/OLHProspectus> for more information.



Although not related in any way, OLH is designed to provide for the
humanities the type of resource that the Public Library of Science (PLOS)
provides for the scientific disciplines. Scientific researchers often have
grant funding to support article processing charges (APCs). Humanities
scholars typically do not have grant funds to use for this purpose, so an
alternative model for open access in the humanities is required.



Requested annual contribution levels are as follows:



*0-4,999 FTE*

(including 2-year colleges, special, and public libraries)

$500

*5,000-9,999 FTE*

$750

*10,000+ FTE*

$1,000





 *Action Item*



Libraries may pledge support for a term of 1-5 years, with full payment due
at the beginning of the selected term. Additional voluntary contributions
are welcomed. Please enter pledges at https://lyrasis.openlibhums.org/.



Celeste Feather

Senior Director for Licensing and Strategic Partnerships

LYRASIS

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