Open Library of the Humanities

The Open Library of Humanities

Three Core Problems for Hums OA

Conventional Subscription Economics

The OLH Model

Costs and Banding

FTE Annual Price

10,000+ $1,000

5,000-9,999 $750

0-5,000 $500

OLH is not a shareholding organization.It is academic-led and non-profit.

OLH accepts no VC funding.It remains purely mission focused.

Base cost: $600 / articleExample of cost pool: 125 institutions @ $1,000 = 210 articles

$4.70 per institution per open-access article