Open access to academic books creates larger, more diverse and more equitable readerships

Lucraft, Mithu (2021) Open access to academic books creates larger, more diverse and more equitable readerships. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (03 Mar 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Drawing on findings from one of the largest surveys of its kind to date, Mithu Lucraft demonstrates how Open Access to academic books has resulted in significantly larger and more diverse readerships for these books. As governments globally and in the UK reassess their commitments to OA monographs, she argues the findings make a compelling case for resolving the longstanding funding issues surrounding opening access to academic books.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Date Deposited:	30 Apr 2021 15:30
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 11:02
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/110060

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