Completed
Editorial content
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Digitising for open science
The aim of this project is to convert the editorial contents of PUR and PUM publications to open access digital distribution (201 books); to increase the number of open access titles in the PUR and PUM catalogues; to benefit from a shared post for a Publishing Technician between PUR and PUM; to share skills and good practices in digital publishing and open access between PUR and PUM; to encourage the implementation of new initiatives in the French-speaking world in the short term.
Point of contact
yves.picard@univ-rennes2.fr
Project in brief
Leading establishment
Presses universitaires de Rennes
Partner(s)
Presses de l'Université de Montréal
Funding recipient(s)
Presses universitaires de Rennes
Project duration
22 mois
Funding
67 000,00 €
Components of the projet
- Convert editorial content from PUR and PUM to open-access digital publication (201 titles).
- Increase the number of open access titles in the PUR and PUM catalogues.
- Benefit from a shared publishing technician position between PUR and PUM.
- Share expertise and best practices between PUR and PUM.
- In the short term, promote the implementation of new initiatives within the French-speaking world, such as joint publishing projects between PUR and PUM.
Major resuts
- 46 books have been digitised and published online.
- 15 books from PU Montréal are currently being checked.
- 171 books are currently being digitised.
- Training on the Métopes tools was held in Montreal in October 2024.
- The Essais collection is published as open access upon release.
