The Exchanges Discourse Podcast
Latest Episode: Season 6, Episode 04
In this episode I reunite with Kevin Sanders (Open Access Engagement Lead, Copim/Open Book Collective) to talk about his work in the realm of making open access monographs more of a reality. We explore how Copim (Community-led Open Publication Infrastructures for Monographs) originated via the Radical Open Access conference of 2018, and how it has gone on to a pivotal force for change within open scholarly communications for books. Along the way we contrast the evolving open journals scene over the past couple of decades with that of monographs today, examining how some policies and practices might resonate despite some considerable differences between these communication mechanisms. We touch on the reaction from institutions and individual academics, while Kevin explains some of the unique challenges facing a greater uptake of open access monograph publication. We close with some suggestions and advice for academics and authors wanting to explore them more for themselves.
You can explore more about the Copim here: https://www.copim.ac.uk/
Or the Open Book Collective here:https://openbookcollective.org/
Or to find out more about publishing with the Exchanges research journal visit: http://exchanges.warwick.ac.uk/
---Episode Index:
- 00:00 – Opening
- 00:32 – Introductions
- 03:59 – What is COPIM & the Open Book Collective?
- 05:56 – Typical Day in the Life of Open Monographs
- 07:34 – Open Access Monograph Challenges
- 19:26 – Academic Reactions & Shifts in the Open Landscape
- 27:38 – What Can I Do? Advice for would be monograph authors
- 32:46 – Key Points & Messages
- 36:58 – Outro
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Since 2020, the Exchanges Discourse podcastLink opens in a new window has been a companion to the journal’s mission to engage in a discourse concerning early career researchers’ publishing experiences. Episodes frequently feature unfiltered and lively chat with past authors discussing their research, careers and publishing experiences.
Alternatively, a few episodes take focus in on specific aspects of the journal’s activities and mission.
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