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 Assistant Professor Open Education, Copyright & Scholarly Communications Librarian Library Liaison to Economics, Mathematics, and Legal Studies [log in to unmask] | Tel: 540-231-2204 | Fax: 540-231-7808 | Newman Library 422 | Twitter: @arwalz Open Educational Resources Guide http://guides.lib.vt.edu/oer Virginia Tech University Libraries (0434) 560 Drillfield Drive Blacksburg, VA 24061 http://www.lib.vt.edu 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 > > [log in to unmask] >