UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Open Access ETextbooks the future

UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Open Access E-Textbooks – the future? Dr Paul Ayris Pro-Vice-Provost (UCL Library Services & UCL Office for Open Science and Scholarship) E-mail: p. ayris@ucl. ac. uk Twitter: @ucylpay

UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Benefits of an OA University Press Taking publishing back into the university system – the university supports the entire research life cycle Challenge the prevailing scholarly publishing model – issue of low dissemination Support for OA to AHSS outputs, which receive less funding than STEM Social impact: research available to the public and policy makers Open Education Supports the Student Experience Motivation for academics: they want their research to be widely read Added reputational value of a university press, through global dissemination, publicity, reviews Global impact: outputs reach regions in which research is unavailable or unaffordable Opportunities for integration of research and learning

UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Use & Impact 4 million+ 244 countries 3

UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Our Aims for UCL Press and E-Textbooks OA publication Geared to the needs of the curriculum Interdisciplinary collaboration Supports students & libraries Publishing in the academy

UCL LIBRARY SERVICES The first UCL Press Textbook Ø 94, 247 downloads Ø 192 countries & territories Ø 325 print sales 5

UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Progress q Consultants appointed to map all the workflows q Library mapping all etextbooks purchased during pandemic q Identify key topics q Work with authors (initially UCL) to commission books q Agree royalty payments q Outputs will be OA “it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong” – Jeremy Bentham 6

UCL LIBRARY SERVICES UCL Press offers publishing services q Phase 2 of the Programme would be to create a membership programme with other universities q Set up governance and entitlements policies q Broaden the list of titles and subjects published q Agree financial model 7

UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Conclusion q. Open Science is a blueprint for the university of the 21 st century q. Benefits of OA Textbooks are obvious q. Universities have to make a choice UCL Student Centre, opened 18/2/19 q. Over to you to decide… 8