By Knowledge Unlatched KU Select 2016 is KU’s third collection of specialist scholarly books in the Humanities and Social Sciences which it hopes to make available on an Open Access basis. As KU moves out of its Pilot phase, it has expanded its offering to 343 titles: 147 front list (to be published between Nov 2016-April 2017) and 196 backlist (published between 2005-2015) books. The webinar will share information about the collection of 14 packages, giving details on how to pledge, and about how KU’s innovative open access model is attracting publishers and libraries alike. There will also be a Q&A session. Presenter: Claire Murphy, KU's Australasian Representative Co-host: Lucy Montgomery, Director, KU Research

1. KU Select 2016
The new Open Access collection
Claire Murphy
AU & NZ Representative
Knowledge Unlatched
claire@knowledgeunlatched.org

2. Lucy Montgomery
 Director of KU Research
 Director of the Centre for
Culture and Technology, Curtin
University.
Claire Murphy
 Librarian at Curtin
University
 AU & NZ Representative
KU
Co-Hosts

3.  Snapshot of KU Select 2016
 Open Access in context
 What is KU?
 KU Select 2016
 Beyond KU Select 2016
 Useful documents and links
This Presentation

4.  54 publishers from 5 continents
 2 collections in 16 Humanities & Social Sciences subjects:
• 147 new books
• 196 backlist books
 14 packages:
Anthropology, Archaeology, Classics, Economics & Management, History,
Information Science, Languages & Linguistics, Literature, Media &
Communications, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Theology &
Religion
 Minimum participation needed
 Discount 35% from publishers for other format purchases
Snapshot of KU Select 2016

5.  147 new Humanities & Social Sciences books
 To be published: Nov 2016 – April 2017
 US$55 / AU$72 / NZD$75 / SGD$76
per front list book
Front List Collection

6.  196 backlist Humanities & Social Sciences books
 Published: 2005 – 2015
 US$13.75 / AU$18 / NZD$19 / SGD$19
per backlist book
Backlist Collection

7. Open Access in context

8. Why is KU needed?
 Prices have increased beyond inflation
 Libraries struggling to afford books
 Academics struggling to get published
 Readers have limited access to the books they want
 Digital technology is providing opportunities to
widen access and increase impact
 Research funders are beginning to require Open
Access
 Many authors would like OA options

9. KU – London
KU – Berlin
KU – Ann Arbor, Michigan
KU Research – Perth
Knowledge Unlatched

10.  Collaborative initiative – libraries and
publishers working together
 A road to OA
 A space to learn together
 KU Research
What is Knowledge Unlatched?

11. Consortium Approach

12.  Libraries pledge a capped amount to ‘unlatch’
the books
 If enough libraries pledge, the libraries share the
payment of a Title Fee for each book
 The Title Fee represents the basic cost of
publishing a book
 Because the Title Fee is a fixed amount KU can set
a low pledging price for target number of libraries
Consortium Approach

13. The KU Model

14. What KU has done so far

15.  106 books from 26 publishers unlatched
 380 libraries plus consortia participated in
24 countries
Pilot Collection:
 74,000 downloads (OAPEN, The Internet Archive)
 22,000 page views (HathiTrust)
 183 countries
 Averages 2,600 downloads per book!
What KU has done so far

16. Usage statistics

17. Accessing the Books
http://collections.knowledgeunlatched.org

18. Libraries Participating in KU
Excluding Consortia

19.  Opportunity for libraries to act as catalysts in the
shift towards Open Access
 Enables libraries to contribute to fulfilling OA
mandates in certain territories
 Libraries from around the world collaborate to share
the costs of making books open access
 The best way to get high quality books at affordable
prices
Why participate?

20.  Librarians have curated KU Select 2016 to give it
a global appeal
 Flexible offering – pick and choose option now
available, following requests
 Hosted on OAPEN and HathiTrust
 Creative Commons Licences (DRM-free)
 Preserved by CLOCKSS and Portico
 Immediate upon publication (no embargo)
Why participate?

21.  Early invoicing possible upon request
 Libraries will receive access to their own usage
statistics (from 2017)
 Libraries will receive high quality MARC records
 35% discount on purchases of other formats from
publishers in recognition of KU participation
 Involvement with the creation of future collections
and steering KU.
Why participate?

22. Partners
Casalini Libri
CLOCKSS
HathiTrust
Jisc Collections
Karger Libri
LYRASIS
Max Planck Society
OAPEN
PaperHive
Portico
Schweitzer
Key Supporters
Big Innovation Centre
British Library Trust
Open Society Foundation
Founding Libraries
Queensland University of
Technology
The University of Melbourne
The University of Western
Australia
Partners

23. KU Publishers
54 university presses,
commercial and Open Access
publishers from 5 continents:
Amsterdam University Press
Anthem Press
AOSIS
Berghahn Books
Bloomsbury Academic
Brandeis University Press
Brill
Cambridge University Press
Cornell University Press
Dartmouth College Press
De Gruyter
De Gruyter Mouton
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
De Gruyter Saur
Duke University Press
Edinburgh University Press
Fordham University Press
Hawaii Press
Intellect
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Leiden University Press
Liverpool University Press
Manchester University Press
MIT Press
Monash University Publishing
North Texas Press
North Western University Press
NUS Press
Ohio State University Press Penn State
University Press
Peter Lang
Pluto Press
Policy Press
Purdue University Press
Routledge

24. KU Publishers
Royal College of General Practitioners
Rutgers University Press
Sydney University Press
Temple University Press
Transcript
Ubiquity Press
UCL Press
University of Cape Town Press / Juta
University of Calgary Press
University of Michigan Press
University of Ottawa Press
University of Toronto Press
University Press of Colorado
University of Westminster Press
Utah State University Press
V&R Uni Press
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der
Wissenschaften
Wits University Press

25. Round 2 KU Select 2016
78 new books  147 new books and 196
backlist books
5 subjects  16 subjects
26 publishers  54 publishers
Purchase of additional formats 
Fixed discount of 35% direct from publisher
New! Pick and choose option
New! Early invoicing possible
Differences: R2 & Select 2016

26.  To acknowledge additional purchases
 If a library orders an additional format of any title
in KU Select 2016 Collection
 35% discount off the recommended retail price
 Available direct from each publisher
Discount

27.  Publishers submitted 681 titles
 Title Selection Committee voted
 40 acquisitions/collections librarians
 12 countries
Comments from the Title Selection Committee:
“It’s a very engaging set of titles”
“I am looking forward to the packages!”
How Were Books Selected?

28.  Average hardback price of new books US$97.00
 Price to unlatch per book / library:
 Front list: US$55 / AU$72 / NZD$75 / SGD$76
 Backlist: US$13.75 / AU$18 / NZD$19 / SGD$19
 Includes a 15% service charge to KU (shared
between publishers and libraries)
The Numbers

29. Libraries need to pledge for either:
 The complete KU Select 2016 collection of 343 titles
(both front list and backlist)
Max: US$10,780 (AU$14,057 / NZ$14,763)
Min 90%: US$9,702 (AU$12,660 / NZ$13,287)
 Or for the KU Select 2016 front list collection only of
147 titles
Max: US$8,085 (AU$10,550 / NZ$11,075)
Min 90%: US$7,277 (AU$9,496 / NZ$9,968)
The Numbers

30.  1 September 2016 – 31 January 2017
pledging period
 Register at http://app.knowledgeunlatched.org
 Select packages
 ‘Pick and Choose’ option to de/select titles on an
individual basis
How to pledge

31. How to pledge

32. How to pledge

33. How to pledge

34. How to pledge

35. Timeline
 31 Jan 2017
– pledging period ends
 Feb 2017
– decision to unlatch
– preparation of content & metadata
– invoicing libraries
– unlatching of books (or upon publication)

36.  Libraries to propose additional publishers
 Adding journals
 Continued focus on HSS
 Continued work with KU Research
Beyond KU Select 2016

37. KU Research
 Developing an international network of researchers,
librarians, publishers and digital intermediaries
 Focussed on understanding processes of innovation
and change in research communication ecologies
 Utilising data and networks arising from KU
 Exploring the distribution and uses of OA books
 Methodologies for sharing data with stakeholder
communities.

38. Library Usage Reports

39. Register now!
Register at http://app.knowledgeunlatched.org

40. Useful documents and links
 KU Select 2016 :
http://www.knowledgeunlatched.org/ku-collections/ku-books/
 KU Select 2016: At A Glance
 Title and publisher list (Excel)
 Library FAQ
 Prospectus
 Pricing Table for Libraries
 Library Pledging Guide

41. New website

42. Thank You!
Connect with us:
@Kunlatched @KUnlatched_AuNZ
/KnowledgeUnlatched
/company/knowledge-unlatched
Winner: IFLA/Brill Award for Open Access 2014
Winner: Curtin University Award for Best Innovation in Education 2015
Shortlisted: ALPSP Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2016

43. Questions?
Claire Murphy – AU & NZ Representative
Claire@knowledgeunlatched.org
Christina Emery – KU, Partnership Manager
christina@knowledgeunlatched.org
Assoc. Prof. Lucy Montgomery – KU Research, Director
lucy@knowledgeunlatched.org
http://www.knowledgeunlatched.org
http://app.knowledgeunlatched.org