A town meeting was held at the British Library to launch the call for The Academic Book of the Future. This call, in association with the British Library, relates to the AHRC's Digital Transformations in the Arts and Humanities Theme. The call’s aim is to explore the future of the academic book in the context of open access publishing and the digital revolution. A single consortium will be funded through this scheme, with total project costs up to a value of £450k FEC, with AHRC providing 80% of the costs, and lasting up to 24 months from October 2014.

1. Arts and Humanities Research Council
The Academic Book of the Future
British Library, 10 Feb 2014
Dr Emma Wakelin
Associate Director of Programmes

2. The future of the academic book?
or
The academic book of the future?

3. Questions…
and readers
What is an academic book in
the 21st century?
Digital technology is
disrupting the roles of and
relationships between
authors, publishers,
libraries and readers
What does that mean for the
way researchers will work?

4. New ways of accessing and
sharing ideas and
information
New ways of working with
other researchers
New ways of engaging with
readers and audiences
New ways of presenting and
disseminating work
New systems and cultures
around academic
publications?