Guided by the Principles for Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI), our community-led governance works to uphold these Guiding Principles for OA Book Usage Data Services

 

Data Exchange Focused

Cultivate the trusted, standards-based and technology-neutral exchange of dependable, quality OA book usage data

Collaborative

Openly collaborate and consult with across all types of book publishing stakeholders 

Community Informed

Foster, use and promote community norms for responsible book usage data 

Sustainable

Strive to be resilient through sustainable finances, technology and organizational structures that are scalable, reliable, and agile

Responsive

Be flexible and adaptive while providing an extensible model for other open  scholarly research outputs

Ethical

Facilitate and model ethical data usage through research and education on data collaboratives, privacy, and accessibility

Inclusive

Include and amplify under-represented voices in OA book usage data discussions, strive to be fully inclusive, and acknowledge the risk of exacerbating existing inequities

Transparent

Be transparent so stakeholders can understand, trust, and audit our policies, data processing approaches, and governance