Archive for January, 2026
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Open Journals Collective Launches Global Investment Campaign to Provide Libraries an “Exit Ramp” from Commercial Big Deals
The Open Journals Collective (OJC) is proud to announce the launch of its official investment campaign, inviting libraries to secure a sustainable, community-led future for scholarly publishing. The California Digital Library is thrilled to be a founding OJC publishing parter, with 14 eScholarship Publishing journals included in the 2026 collection. Designed as a scalable and viable alternative to commercial “big deals” and so-called “transformative agreements,” OJC offers libraries a streamlined pathway to support a diverse ecosystem of diamond open-access journals without the administrative overhead of managing hundreds of individual agreements. Diamond Open Access refers to a scholarly publication model in which […]
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Advancing Open Monograph Opportunities at UC: New Pathways for the Future
The University of California (UC) Libraries have released a new report, Advancing Open Monograph Opportunities at UC, outlining a values-based framework, key recommendations, and practical strategies for advancing open access (OA) monograph publishing. Developed within UC, the report is intended to inform and support conversations within the library and scholarly communication communities about how scholarly monographs—particularly in the arts, humanities, and social sciences (AHSS)—can be made more open, equitable, and sustainable. The report synthesizes the current landscape of OA monograph publishing and presents a framework including investment strategies and tactics that are grounded in shared scholarly values. The framework builds […]
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Open Access for UC-Authored Monographs – A UC Libraries Pilot Project
Starting in 2025, UC Libraries are supporting several projects intended to broaden access to University of California research and scholarship by making UC-authored books open access. Following on successful efforts to open UC-authored journal articles, these projects will enable UC authors publishing books with select university presses to choose open access at no cost to them, and will also begin opening previously published books by UC authors. The projects represent both a “strategic investment in BPC-based OA monograph initiatives that directly support authors…aligned with UC research and teaching” and “strengthened partnerships with university presses,” two core recommendations of UC Libraries’ recently […]
