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Reveal Digital: an open access model empowering libraries to become publishers
Author(s) -
GLAHN Peggy
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
learned publishing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.06
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-4857
pISSN - 0953-1513
DOI - 10.1087/20150409
Subject(s) - key (lock) , government (linguistics) , digital library , world wide web , cultural heritage , library science , open government , computer science , political science , business , public relations , open data , art , poetry , literature , philosophy , linguistics , computer security , law
Key points Digitizing cultural heritage, humanities, content is currently being undertaken with institutional or government support but there are opportunities for greater library collaboration. Using a crowdfunding model to support the creation of digitized collections empowers librarians but also challenges them to think like investors and publishers. The described model creates an open access collection for the benefit of all scholars and also provides additional benefits for the participating libraries.