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Characteristics of European Universities that Participate in Library Crowdfunding Initiatives for Open Access Monographs

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Author : Mirela Roncevic

The aim of the study was to identify the traits of 100 European universities across 26 countries that did or did not support one particular library crowdfunding initiative for open access (OA) monographs over the past few years.

By relying on the rankings of four sources, including THE, ARWU, QS, and Leiden, the study identifies some of the traits of the universities that have shown strong interest in the model by already taking part in an established library crowdfunding initiative, as well as those that may play a vital role in its sustainability.

The study’s results show that the institutions that are likely to participate in library crowdfunding initiatives for OA monographs may be defined as highly ranked and produce research in quantity, quantity, relevance, and timeliness. The study’s key revelation is the high academic standing of the institutions that rarely participate in one crowdfunding initiative.

These institutions may not be as “international” in their outlooks, but they stand out for their high-quality and significant research output. As such, they may accelerate the model’s adoption with more consistent participation in library crowdfunding.

URL : Characteristics of European Universities that Participate in Library Crowdfunding Initiatives for Open Access Monographs

DOI : https://doi.org/10.3390/publications11010009

Open Access eXchange (OAeX): an economic model and platform for fundraising open scholarship services

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Authors : Jack Hyland, Alexander Kouker, Dmitri Zaitsev

This article describes the Open Access eXchange (OAeX) project, a pragmatic and comprehensive economic model and fundraising platform for open scholarship initiatives.

OAeX connects bidders with funders at scale and right across the open scholarship spectrum through crowdfunding: financial expenditure is regulated by a market of freely competing providers and financial transactions and transparency are assured by a clearing-house entity.

Specifically, OAeX seeks to facilitate open access publishing without the barrier of article processing charges (APCs), as well as contribute to solving challenges of transparency and economic sustainability in open scholarship projects in the broader sense.

URL : Open Access eXchange (OAeX): an economic model and platform for fundraising open scholarship services

DOI : http://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.500

Science created by crowds: a case study of science crowdfunding in Japan

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Authors : Yuko Ikkatai, Euan McKay, Hiromi M. Yokoyama

“Science crowdfunding” is a research funding system in which members of the public make small financial contributions towards a research project via the Internet. We compared the more common research process involving public research funding with science crowdfunding.

In the former, academic-peer communities review the research carried out whereas the Crowd Community, an aggregation of backers, carries out this function in the latter. In this paper, we propose that science crowdfunding can be successfully used to generate “crowd-supported science” by means of this Crowd Community.

URL : Science created by crowds: a case study of science crowdfunding in Japan

Alternative location : https://jcom.sissa.it/archive/17/03/JCOM_1703_2018_A06

Analyse sociologique et économique du financement participatif. Ressorts et critiques dans le cas du journalisme (2010-2015)

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Auteur/Author : Guillaume Goasdoué

Le système du financement participatif met en relation des contributeurs individuels et des médias qui cherchent des fonds pour quatre raisons principales : le sauvetage, la diversification, la création, les projets ponctuels.

Comment le capital (symbolique, social) accumulé par les porteurs de projet favorise-t-il l’ampleur et l’issue des collectes ? De quelles manières la dimension sociale du mécanisme est-elle exploitée par ce type de procédé de collecte de fonds ?

D’abord, nous répondrons à ces questions en commençant par discuter des limites de la littérature internationale. Ensuite, nous présenterons nos données pour le secteur de l’information, puis nous traiterons plus spécifiquement des ressorts sociaux du phénomène.

Enfin, nous finirons par les aspects liés au travail de recherche de visibilité. Seront ainsi critiquées quelques idées reçues, puis exposées diverses formes d’inégalités entre les médias qui recourent à ce système.

URL : https://ticetsociete.revues.org/2154