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