OAPEN Library

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

OAPEN Library provides an open access repository and search interface for academic books and chapters from multiple publishers, with metadata, licensing, and export features.

Target Customer

Librarians, researchers, publishers, and funders

Key Differentiator

Multi-publisher open access catalog with CC licenses, community and funder backing (e.g., Horizon 2020), and built-in export/search capabilities across subjects, languages, and collections

Implementation Timeline

Not explicitly stated; value appears immediate for Open Access items and search/export functionality

Pain Points

1Difficulty discovering Open Access scholarly books across multiple publishers in one place
2Need for centralized browsing of content by subject, language, and collection
3Requirement to export large search results for offline use or analysis (with login-based limits)

Key Features

1Browse by subjects, publishers, languages, and collections
2Open Access ebook editions freely readable online
3Downloadable items and metadata pages with licensing information (e.g., CC BY 4.0)
4Export search results (up to 15,000 items for logged-in users; up to 500 for non-logged-in users)

Target Customer Industries

Client Results

1Increased access to Open Access titles and online reading
2Ability to discover content across multiple publishers and collections
3Ability to export and reuse search results within licensing limits

Competitive Advantages

1Aggregated OA catalog from numerous publishers
2Licenses available (e.g., CC BY 4.0) and OA accessibility
3Search, browse, and export capabilities with collection/language/publisher filtering
4Supported by EU Horizon 2020 funding and multiple research/funder collections

Key Benefits

1Open access access to a large catalog of books and chapters

2CC licenses on many items (e.g., CC BY 4.0)

3Multi-language and multi-collection filtering

4Exportable search results for offline use

Additional Product Information

Product Description

An open access repository and search interface for academic books and chapters from multiple publishers and collections, with licensing and export features.

Target Market

Librarians, researchers, publishers, and funders in academia and research libraries

Unique Value Proposition

Open access, multi-publisher catalog with CC-licensed content and robust discovery/export features, backed by institutional and EU funding

Technical Requirements

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Pricing Model

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