{"id":12438,"date":"2020-10-22T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/?p=12438"},"modified":"2020-10-19T15:05:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T22:05:51","slug":"open-access-oa-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/open-access-oa-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Access (OA) Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2020\/10\/leverpress-2-logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12447\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2020\/10\/leverpress-2-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2020\/10\/leverpress-2-logo.jpg 660w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2020\/10\/leverpress-2-logo-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>Collins Memorial Library is recognizing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openaccessweek.org\/\">Open Access Week<\/a> Oct 19-25 with a series of posts and events. This is the fourth of five in a series of blog entries about Open Access.<br \/>\n&#8211; Ben Tucker<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Similar to OA journal publishers, OA book publishers provide readers free access to scholarly monographs. Collins Library is a founding member of one such publisher, Lever Press. Supported by a consortium of liberal arts institutions focused on, and renowned for, excellence in both research and teaching, Lever is grounded\u00a0in three essential commitments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To be a digitally native press;<\/li>\n<li>To be a peer-reviewed, open access press that charges no fees to either authors or their institutions; and<\/li>\n<li>To be a press aligned with the ethos and mission of liberal arts colleges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lever Press\u2019s model is based on member liberal arts college libraries paying annual dues to the press which cover its operating costs. Lever\u2019s books are then made available at no cost to all readers in a digital format using a Creative Commons License of the author\u2019s choosing.<\/p>\n<p>Lever\u2019s stated values are in alignment with the academic pursuits favored at Puget Sound. Lever Press\u2019s value statement reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAs a press aligned with the ethos and mission of liberal arts colleges, we seek out, identify, evaluate, and advocate for transformative scholarship that spurs creative dialogue within and between traditional fields of inquiry, emphasizes disciplinary innovation, draws upon new models of collaborative research, and strives to reach the broadest audience possible. We value:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>leadership and the courage to push existing boundaries<\/li>\n<li>diverse voices and viewpoints<\/li>\n<li>the principles of equity and social justice<\/li>\n<li>building community among our members and beyond<\/li>\n<li>continuous learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By living our values we will be responsive to the needs of readers, authors, and member institutions, share our liberal arts focus broadly, and engage globally with others in the exchange of new scholarship.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_12443\" style=\"width: 289px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2020\/10\/I-support-Open-Access.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12443\" class=\"wp-image-12443 \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2020\/10\/I-support-Open-Access-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2020\/10\/I-support-Open-Access-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2020\/10\/I-support-Open-Access-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2020\/10\/I-support-Open-Access.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96111639@N00\/8116035772 \">&#8220;Open Access Week 2012&#8221;<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96111639@N00\">OpenEdition<\/a><br \/> is licensed under <a href=\" https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/2.0\/?ref=ccsearch&amp;atype=rich\">CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>In addition to support from Collins Memorial Library, Brett Rogers, Associate Professor and Chair, Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, serves on Lever Press\u2019s editorial board. The editorial board reviews proposals at various stages of the publication process, and votes on books to move ahead in the production pipeline. The editorial board also discusses programming that increases awareness of the press and its publications, and issues of institutional membership.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leverpress.org\/\">Lever Press<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doabooks.org\/doab\">Directory of Open Access Books<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openbookpublishers.com\/\">Open Book Publishers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/openhumanitiespress.org\/\">Open Humanities Press<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collins Memorial Library is recognizing Open Access Week Oct 19-25 with a series of posts and events. This is the fourth of five in a series of blog entries about Open Access. &#8211; Ben Tucker Similar to OA journal publishers, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/open-access-oa-books\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[123],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-open-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12438"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12473,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12438\/revisions\/12473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}