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University Libraries, Monographs & Open Access

University Libraries, Monographs & Open Access. Kimmo.Tuominen‘at ‘ helsinki.fi University Librarian Helsinki University Library. What are research monographs?. Cf. Kivistö & Pihlström (2015). D igital environment make new things possible.

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University Libraries, Monographs & Open Access

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  1. University Libraries, Monographs & Open Access Kimmo.Tuominen‘at ‘helsinki.fi University Librarian Helsinki University Library Helsingin yliopiston kirjasto

  2. What are research monographs? Cf. Kivistö & Pihlström (2015)

  3. Digital environmentmakenewthingspossible • Nothing is carved into stone and allthat is solidmelts into air • Documentgenresareblurring • Referencebooksarenotmonographs, theyare (textual) databases • Textbooksarebecomingmorelikedigitallearningenvironments • Bookletsare a new genre somewhere in-betweenjournalarticles and researchmonographs • Thepractices of publishers, libraries and usersarechanging • How long willweseebooks as objects (copiesorfiles), not as learning and researchenvironments? • Whathappens in thenext 20 years?

  4. Currentsituation of universitylibraries • Wedonotownmost of theinformationweprovideaccess to • Westillbuyingseparate (e-)monographs & subscribeindividualjournals. However,wealsosubscribelargedocumentbundles (bothtollaccessjournalsand e-bookbundles & differentkinds of databases) • Most of theacquisitionmoney goes to tollaccessjournals & journalbundles(Elsevier’sFreedomCollection, etc.) • Universitylibrariesare operating in twodifferentdocumentuniverses(digital and printed) and willdoso in theforeseeablefuture

  5. Theusage of e-books @ HuLib

  6. How to accesseBooks - patronscan • Search Helka - eBooksarecatalogued in Helka • Use the search box on librarywebsite and limitsearches to onlineresourcesonlybyticking the check box (seeslide) • Browseebooks in new morevisualway in BookNavigator http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/booknavigator/ D. By usingcategories to see the latest / recentacquisitions E. By usingtags - wordclouds - lead to similarorrelatedtitles F. Search for a certaintitle and clicksubjectterms / keywords to displayrelatedcontent ( #rituaalit)

  7. Universitylibrariesand Open Access • Our dilemma: fundingcuts & risingsubscriptionprices (5-7 % yearly) • globalscientificpublishing is a lucrative business • Universitylibrarieshavebeenactive in promoting OA for a long time • scholarlycommunityshouldtakemoreactiverole in scientific publishing

  8. Would it bepossible to flipover? • Shouldwemovefromsubscriptions to Article Processing Charges and Book Processing Charges? Whoshouldpaythebills? • One mightconsiderhumanscientificpublishers & universitylibraries as traditional and conservativeactors • Nowadayssome of themostexiting ”flipover” innovationscomefromhumansciences & universitylibraries (e.g., Knowledge Unlatched, Aleksandria Library Concortium, Stockholm UP, Tampere UP, …) • Finnishlibraries, publishers and researchfundersshouldco-operatenationally and internationally to findnewkinds of ”flipover” business models and practices • Universitylibrarieswouldlikebook-publishing to flourish (also) in Finnishand Swedish

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