[BOAI] Knowledge Exchange: Choosing the best Open Access business model

[Peter Suber]

[Forwarding from Knowledge Exchange.  --Peter Suber.]


*PRESS RELEASE
**16 September 2011***
*Choosing the best Open Access business model*

A briefing paper from Knowledge Exchange offers insight into various open
access business models, from institutional to subject repositories, from
open access journals to research data and monographs. This overview shows
that there is a considerable variety in business models within a common
framework of public funding. Open access through institutional repositories
requires funding from particular institutions to set up and maintain a
repository, while subject repositories often require contributions from a
number of institutions or funding agencies to maintain a subject repository
hosted at one institution. Open access through publication in open access
journals generally requires a mix of funding sources to meet the cost of
publishing. Public or charitable research funding bodies may contribute part
of the cost of publishing in an open access journal but institutions also
meet part of the cost, particularly when the author does not have a research
grant from a research funding body.

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To some extent the benefits follow the funding, institutions and their staff
members being the primary beneficiaries from institutional repositories,
while national research funding agencies may be the primary beneficiaries
from the publication in open access of the research they fund. However, in
addition all open access business models also allow benefits to flow to
communities which have not been part of the funding infrastructure.****


The overview including the weaknesses and strengths of each business model
can be found in the briefing paper ‘Open Access Business Models for research
funders and universities’ that was commissioned by Knowledge Exchange and
was written by Fred Friend.****

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You will find the full press release and notes for editors attached.****

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The briefing paper is available for download at: ****

http://www.knowledge-exchange.info/Default.aspx?ID=459 ****

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On behalf of Knowledge Exchange partners,****

Anne Maja Wad****

KE Secretary

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*Anne Maja Wad*

Knowledge Exchange Secretary | www.knowledge-exchange.info |
amw at knowledge-exchange.info | Danish Agency for Libraries and Media | H.C.
Andersens Boulevard 2, 5th floor | DK-1553 Copenhagen V |
****Denmark****| T +45
3373 3315 |


Knowledge Exchange is a co-operative effort of DEFF (**Denmark**), DFG (**
Germany**), JISC (****United Kingdom****) and SURFfoundation (The
Netherlands)

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