Niels Stern & Tom Mosterd (OAPEN & DOAB) With momentum for Open Access (OA) books on the rise, there have been calls by various stakeholders to open up the library and develop OA book infrastructures to further support the transition to OA for books. One of the key infrastructures for OA books is the OAPEN Library that helps stakeholders tracking usage of OA books. During this session we will show how OAPEN can provide usage data for different stakeholders and seek to explore additional kinds of data that libraries may find useful to inform their OA book strategies and decision-making processes to support OA book publishing initiatives.

1. Tracking the
open access book
What data do research institutions and libraries need in
support of their strategies around open access books?
Niels Stern & Tom Mosterd (OAPEN & DOAB) UKSG 45th Annual Conference, 30 May - 1 June 2022
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2. Agenda today
Introduction to OAPEN and the
Directory of Open Access Books
Introducing the topic of data
driven decision-making for
libraries in relation to open
access books
Demonstrating usage statistics
dashboard (world premiere)
Interactive session Conclusions and next steps
Niels Stern & Tom Mosterd (OAPEN & DOAB)
UKSG 45th Annual Conference, 30 May - 1 June 2022

3. OAPEN
foundation
Infrastructure services enabling
open access to scholarly books
Services
• OAPEN Library – premium services for publishers, funders,
and libraries
• Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) – global indexing
service
• OAPEN OA Books Toolkit – public information resource
Niels Stern & Tom Mosterd (OAPEN & DOAB)
UKSG 45th Annual Conference, 30 May - 1 June 2022
Mission
• to increase the discoverability of open access books
• to build trust around open access books

4. Background
• 2007: Six European university presses ➔
OAPEN project → OAPEN Library
• 2010: OAPEN Foundation established (non-profit)
• 2012: OAPEN creates Directory of Open Access Books
• 2020: OAPEN launches OA Books Toolkit
• 2020: OAPEN co-creates the OA Books Network
Niels Stern & Tom Mosterd (OAPEN & DOAB)
UKSG 45th Annual Conference, 30 May - 1 June 2022

5. OAPEN Library
Launched in 2010
400+ publishers
20,000+ peer reviewed open access books (full text)
Hosting, distribution, and preservation
DSpace 6.0
Easy integration with library catalogues
✔ Metadata feeds in MARCXML, CSV, RIS, ONIX, KBART
✔ OAI-PMH Harvesting
✔ REST API
✔ RSS and Atom feeds https://oapen.org
0
2000000
4000000
6000000
8000000
10000000
12000000
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
OAPEN: Number of downloads (COUNTER)

6. Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
Launched in 2012
Global index of peer reviewed open access books
50,000+ OA books indexed
550+ OA book publishers
All metadata is freely available (CC0)
DSpace 6.0
Easy integration with library catalogues
✔ Metadata feeds in MARCXML, CSV, RIS, ONIX, KBART
✔ OAI-PMH Harvesting
✔ REST API
✔ RSS and Atom feeds https://doabooks.org
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
50000
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Number of titles in DOAB

7. SciELO Books 10 Years - 31 March 2022

8. OAPEN OA Books Toolkit, launched autumn 2020
https://oabooks-toolkit.org

9. Agenda today
Introduction to OAPEN and the
Directory of Open Access Books
Introducing the topic of data
driven decision-making for
libraries in relation to open
access books
Demonstrating usage statistics
dashboard (world premiere)
Interactive session Conclusions and next steps
Niels Stern & Tom Mosterd (OAPEN & DOAB)
UKSG 45th Annual Conference, 30 May - 1 June 2022

10. Library acquisition decision-making
Niels Stern & Tom Mosterd (OAPEN & DOAB)
UKSG 45th Annual Conference, 30 May - 1 June 2022
Data to support
decision-making for
purchased/licensed
content
Data to support
decision-making for
supporting open
access

11. OAPEN Library usage data
• OAPEN has worked with IRUS-UK since 2015 to provide COUNTER
usage data to publishers and funders
• As of 2022 OAPEN can also provide usage data to member libraries
Niels Stern & Tom Mosterd (OAPEN & DOAB)
UKSG 45th Annual Conference, 30 May - 1 June 2022
Snijder, Ronald. 2021. “Open Access Book Usage
Data – How Close Is COUNTER to the Other
Kind?”. Insights 34 (1): 9.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.539

12. Agenda today
Introduction to OAPEN and the
Directory of Open Access Books
Introducing the topic of data
driven decision-making for
libraries in relation to open
access books
Demonstrating usage statistics
dashboard (world premiere)
Interactive session Conclusions and next steps
Niels Stern & Tom Mosterd (OAPEN & DOAB)
UKSG 45th Annual Conference, 30 May - 1 June 2022

14. Agenda today
Introduction to OAPEN and the
Directory of Open Access Books
Introducing the topic of data
driven decision-making for
libraries in relation to open
access books
Demonstrating usage statistics
dashboard (world premiere)
Interactive session Conclusions and next steps
Niels Stern & Tom Mosterd (OAPEN & DOAB)
UKSG 45th Annual Conference, 30 May - 1 June 2022

15. What data do you need in support of your
strategies around open access books?
• Downloads by Books and Chapters
• Downloads by Territories and Regions
• Downloads by Subject
• Mentions & events via Social Media (Twitter, Facebook)
• Mentions & events via Wikipedia
• Mentions & events via Reddit
• Citations
• Global usage of books published by faculty members
• OA Book funding data?
• Reading list data?
• Your ideas…
Niels Stern & Tom Mosterd (OAPEN & DOAB)
UKSG 45th Annual Conference, 30 May - 1 June 2022

16. www.menti.com
use code 3685 7224
Niels Stern & Tom Mosterd (OAPEN & DOAB)
UKSG 45th Annual Conference, 30 May - 1 June 2022

17. Agenda today
Introduction to OAPEN and the
Directory of Open Access Books
Introducing the topic of data
driven decision-making for
libraries in relation to open
access books
Demonstrating usage statistics
dashboard (world premiere)
Interactive session Conclusions and next steps
Niels Stern & Tom Mosterd (OAPEN & DOAB)
UKSG 45th Annual Conference, 30 May - 1 June 2022

18. Niels Stern & Tom Mosterd (OAPEN & DOAB) UKSG 45th
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19. Conclusions
An area still to be
explored
OAPEN Advisory
Board
OAPEN & DOAB
Library Working
Groups
Please feel free to
reach out to us
•t.mosterd@oapen.org
•stern@oapen.org
•Stand 97
Niels Stern & Tom Mosterd (OAPEN & DOAB)
UKSG 45th Annual Conference, 30 May - 1 June 2022
Thank you for your attention!
Niels Stern, director, stern@oapen.org
Tom Mosterd, community manager,
t.mosterd@oapen.org
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