Strategic Altruism: Assessment Criteria for OA Monograph Funding Models

This breakout session was presented at the Together24 Library Staff Conference on Wednesday 12th June 2024.

This presentation covers the joint Operational Project on Open Access Monographs to:

- Support the implementation of UKRI’s open access policy for long-form research publications.

- Develop a strategic framework for evaluating and supporting alternative funding models for open access monographs and associated infrastructure.

- Ensure a purposeful and holistic approach to acquiring and enabling the discoverability of open access monographs, driving collaboration with COPIM.

The focus of the presentation is on Work Package 4, providing a practical demonstration of its outputs:

- ‘Strategic Framework for the Acquisition of OA Monographs,’ and

- ‘Assessment Criteria for Supporting Collective Funding Models for OA Monographs and Open Infrastructure.’

We demonstrate how the project-team worked collaboratively to respond to the strategic and operational challenges of supporting sustainable funding models for open access monographs, connecting altruistic aspirations with realistic strategic actions.