Bloomsbury Open Collections

Bloomsbury Open Collections is a subscribe-to-open type open-access model which seeks to make collections of scholarly books open access immediately on publication at no cost to the author. Open access for Bloomsbury Open Collections titles is funded by participating libraries, which also receive private benefits for their institutions.

When selecting books for inclusion in Bloomsbury Open Collections, we prioritise authors based in low- and middle-income countries, unaffiliated authors, early-career researchers and those who are otherwise underrepresented in scholarly publishing.

Why Should a Library Participate?

• Contribute to a progressive open-access funding model that aims to make collections of monographs available open access at no cost to the author.
• If we do not raise enough funds to publish the full collection open access, receive permanent access to any titles that do not publish open access.
• Receive one year’s access to ~150 related backlist titles for each Open Collection you participate in, as a private benefit.
• Be publicly acknowledged on our website.

For more information for librarians and to discuss participating, please contact:

In the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia: OnlineSalesUK@bloomsbury.com
In the Americas: OnlineSalesUS@bloomsbury.com
Australia and New Zealand: OnlineSalesANZ@bloomsbury.com

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