1. Background in Germany High density of scholarly presses, some of them in business since enlightenment times (acting as university presses) 20 German university presses as member of AG Univerlage, 15 dedicated university presses run or supported by the university library For 2 decades research library engagement shifting from content to service, from consumption support (reader) to production support (author) Open Access awareness and Open Access lobbying from the early days often lead to setting up tangible services, however maintaining and developing these services still poses challenges, especially where “production support” is still under development or considered to be a side-kick

2. Göttingen University Press Part of the Open Access service portfolio at the university Steered by editorial board (representatives from all faculties) Established in 2003, appr. 60 book projects per year with 2.5 FTE (by now 540 titles) Needs of departments and institutes: book series, proceedings, etc. can be published with branding of Göttingen University Open Access is mandatory for authors and editors Authors contribute to the publishing process >> institutional services provide competences and synergies, relieve burden from institutes / departments In development: concept for electronic journals Integration with e-book collections such as:

4. Printed books

5. Printed books with Open Access versions

6. Anything possible easythoroughfast

7. Aspects that had to be worked on Defining the relation of university and press to agree on purpose and rationale of the press Defining the publishing profile (branding, quality control) Defining the target groups “contributors” (authors) and “consumers” (readers) Defining the governance structure and procedures (clarity, tax-payer) Defining the business model (workflows, product) Defining the revenue model (cost structure, pricing, licenses)

8. Why we do what we do For authors publishing opportunities in the commercial realm are scarce as publishers under economic pressure have to be choosy. Scientific titles with high commercial potential are often of high quality. However the reverse isn’t a truth and thus shouldn’t result in lack of publishing opportunities for scholars. In German university presses we define quality as meeting scholarly standards and usefulness for the reader. Usefulness to readers shouldn’t be foreclosed unnecessarily. We are there to serve the wider and scientific public with science-friendly publishing models, thus we are eligible for being subsidized by the inner scientific system -> university. As we are subsidized we shouldn’t compete with commercial players on 1:1 level but create additional value to the commercial system.