Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem (TOME) is hoping to fundamentally change the economic model followed by academic publishers. On December 3, the initiative announced the launch of OpenMonographs.org, an online resource center to support its work and further its mission. The academic publishing industry has been under threat for many years. Large online journals and […]
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Henry Kronk December 07, 2019