... Resource needs for personnel, technology, and operating expenses will be met from a combination of existing library infrastructure, the allocation of state or endowed funds, partnerships, and grants. Because an endowment designated for Newfound Press would support long-term sustainability, a program statement will be prepared for the current university development campaign. ...
The Editorial Board expects to publish fifteen to twenty monographs, six journals and six multimedia presentations during the three-year period, emphasizing multimedia and other emerging forms of scholarly communication in the allocation of resources. ...
Newfound Press is available to any author seeking a publisher. An open access imprint, Newfound Press receives non-exclusive permissions for works published, enabling authors to gain maximum exposure for their work while retaining their intellectual property rights. ... Newfound Press offers authors and editors a test bed for publishing research that may appeal to a limited audience or be expressed in non-traditional formats. ... During its formative stages, Newfound Press will consider content in any discipline from any scholar, using criteria established by the Editorial Board to guide the selection of the works published. ...
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
