Providing information to direct libraries and institutions (as well as individuals) to the relevant OA initiatives, this article helps organisations to make informed decisions on funding, and to spread awareness of the numerous benefits offered by OA in education more widely.
LUP: Open With Purpose
As a non-commercial university press, we are committed to Open Access. This year has seen exciting new developments in areas of our OA content and 2021 will see the introduction of two new OA journals. To celebrate Open Access Week 2020, we’d like to shine a light on our OA content that aims to make … Continue reading
How to publish an Open Access book with Liverpool University Press
Liverpool University Press (LUP) has been at the forefront of Open Access (OA) since 2010 (as part of OAPEN-UK with Jisc). We were the first publisher to sign up to Knowledge Unlatched; we launched Modern Languages Open in 2014, a peer-reviewed online platform for the OA publication of research from across the modern languages; we have created innovative OA … Continue reading
Liverpool University Press launch Using Primary Sources on Manifold
In 2018, Liverpool University Press was selected as one of ten presses – and the only press based in Europe – for funded training and installation of the Manifold platform for the publication of networked and enhanced ebooks. Developed by the University of Minnesota Press, the GC Digital Scholarship Lab at the Graduate Center of … Continue reading
Publishing your book OA: An author’s perspective with Helen Gilbert
An interview by Alison Welsby, Editorial Director with Professor Helen Gilbert from Royal Holloway University of London, on the publication of the Open Access work, In the Balance: Indigeneity, Performance, Globalization. Thank you, Helen, for agreeing to this interview. In the Balance is a remarkable work that considers indigenous peoples’ performance over recent decades. Why did you choose … Continue reading
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