The University of Michigan Press Ebook Collection (UMP EBC) is a comprehensive collection of scholarly ebooks from the University of Michigan Press, which includes:
- Complete coverage of new and forthcoming UMP scholarly ebook titles with perpetual access rights hosted on an open source, community accountable infrastructure
- At least 80 new books annually
- Term access to over 1,700 backlist titles
- Download a spreadsheet of available titles
"Fund to Mission" Open Access Monographs
Working with LYRASIS, the University of Michigan Press has been taking steps to develop a publishing program that aligns with its mission and commitment to equity, justice, inclusion, and accessibility. Based on these principles, the Press is now transitioning to an open access monograph model called “Fund to Mission.”
The Press aims to convert at least 75% of its monographs to open access by the end of 2023, without any author ever having to pay. The Press is working to build a sustainable model by achieving stable funding for this monograph program from three sources: $250,000 in annual funding from the library community, $400,000 in additional recurring funds from U-M, and $300,000 in other funder payments.
By committing to purchase one of the UMP EBC packages, libraries:
- Support the conversion to open access of at least half (~45) of University of Michigan Press scholarly monographs in 2022 (We will expand this percentage if we realize our full goal, and will build on it in succeeding years);
- Receive perpetual access to the remaining restricted frontlist titles and term access to the backlist (~1,500 titles), which will otherwise remain closed to non-purchasers;
- Support authors’ ability to publish innovative, digital scholarship leveraging the next-generation, open-source Fulcrum platform.
Learn more about Fund to Mission
The Platform - Fulcrum
When a library invests in UMP EBC content they are not just investing in open access, but also supporting the sustainability of open source, community accountable infrastructure.
The Fulcrum hosting platform was developed at the University of Michigan Press with initial funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Fulcrum is a community-based, open source publishing platform that helps publishers present the full richness of research outputs in a durable, discoverable, accessible and flexible form from their authors. As well as books, the UMP EBC contains long-form digital works featuring integrated multimedia, podcasts, and even 3D models.
As a leading community-developed, open source platform for digital scholarship, Fulcrum offers the best possible version of UMP titles, including features such as:
Licensing
LYRASIS has negotiated a central license including desirable terms in accordance with the
Charlotte Initiative principles:
- Irrevocable perpetual access and archival preservation rights
- Fulcrum Preservation Statement
- Unlimited simultaneous users
- Freedom from any Digital Rights Management (DRM)
- Interlibrary Loan Rights
- Free KBART and MARC records created by University of Michigan Libraries
- COUNTER-compliant statistics
- Enhanced discovery through partnerships with ProQuest, EBSCO and OCLC
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2021-2023 Transitional Collection
Upfront purchase of the 2021, 2022, and 2023 frontlists (the OA percentage of which will be determined based on funding, but with a goal of at least 50% per year in 2022 and 2023). Libraries will own the restricted titles in perpetuity as they become available and will have term access to the backlist through 2023.
| Tier |
Carnegie Classification |
CRKN Bands |
Price |
| 5 |
15 |
Bands 12, 13 |
$17,877 |
| 4 |
16-18 |
Bands 11, 10 |
$13,407 |
| 3 |
19-21 |
Bands 9, 8 |
$8,937 |
| 2 |
22-23 |
Bands 7, 6, 5 |
$4,470 |
| 1 |
1-14 |
Bands 4, 3, 2, 1 |
$2,145 |
2021 and 2022 Frontlist Pricing
Purchase of the restricted-access frontlist (minimum of 80 restricted access titles + 10 additional OA). Libraries will own the restricted titles in perpetuity and have term-access to the backlist through the publishing year purchased.
| Tier |
Carnegie Classification |
CRKN Bands |
Price |
| 5 |
15 |
Bands 12, 13 |
$5,959 |
| 4 |
16-18 |
Bands 11, 10 |
$4,469 |
| 3 |
19-21 |
Bands 9, 8 |
$2,979 |
| 2 |
22-23 |
Bands 7, 6, 5 |
$1,490 |
| 1 |
1-14 |
Bands 4, 3, 2, 1 |
$715 |
Backlist Bundle Pricing
Upfront perpetual purchase of the current complete backlist (years 2012-2020) with term access to the growing archive of pre-2012 titles.
| Tier |
Carnegie Classification |
CRKN Bands |
Price |
| 5 |
15 |
Bands 12, 13 |
$47,769 |
| 4 |
16-18 |
Bands 11, 10 |
$35,825 |
| 3 |
19-21 |
Bands 9, 8 |
$23,889 |
| 2 |
22-23 |
Bands 7, 6, 5 |
$11,944 |
| 1 |
1-14 |
Bands 4, 3, 2, 1 |
$5,729 |
Backlist Pricing Single Year
Perpetual purchase of a single backlist year (2012-2020 are years available).
| Tier |
Carnegie Classification |
CRKN Bands |
Price |
| 5 |
15 |
Bands 12, 13 |
$5,587 |
| 4 |
16-18 |
Bands 11, 10 |
$4,190 |
| 3 |
19-21 |
Bands 9, 8 |
$2,794 |
| 2 |
22-23 |
Bands 7, 6, 5 |
$1,397 |
| 1 |
1-14 |
Bands 4, 3, 2, 1 |
$670 |
Licensing
LYRASIS has negotiated a central license with the best possible terms. Participating institutions placing new orders will be asked to agree to abide by the terms at that time.
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