KU Curated Partner Collections
KU Curated Partner Collections offer a targeted way for libraries to support open access books. They bring together themed high‑impact subject collections developed in collaboration with publishers, allowing libraries to support the subject areas most relevant to their readers. Library contributions are combined to fund the open access (OA) publications within each collection. Based on the level of collective support secured, publishers select the final titles to be made openly available.
Topical collections across 7 key research areas
KU Curated Partner Collections emphasize thematic approaches that connect scholarship to policy, professional practice, and public engagement, extending the reach and relevance of research both within and beyond the academy.
Pledging window
Please submit pledges for all KU Curated Partner Book Collections by December 18, 2026.
Business and Economics
Cutting-edge scholarship on markets, labor, and the global economy. View more details including pricing.
Partner publishers
- Agenda Publishing
- De Gruyter Brill
- Bloomsbury
Visual and Material Cultures
Art history, design studies, anthropology, and the politics of objects. View more details including pricing.
Partner publishers
- HAU Books
- Bloomsbury
- Peter Lang
Global South Studies
Voices and research grounded in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. View more details including pricing.
Partner publishers
- Boydell & Brewer
- African Books Collective
- Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Language and Linguistics
Theoretical, applied, and computational linguistics for the OA era. View more details including pricing.
Partner publishers
- Multilingual Matters
- Edinburgh University Press
- Language Science Press
Society, Identity, and Mobility
Migration, identity, and the shifting shape of contemporary society. View more details including pricing.
Partner publishers
- Berghahn Books
- University of California Press
- Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Technology, Energy, and Climate Futures
Sociotechnical and policy scholarship on the climate transition. View more details including pricing.
Partner publishers
- CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group
- IWA Publishing
- IntechOpen
German (Language) Collection
German-language humanities and social-science monographs. View more details including pricing.
Partner publishers
- Nomos Publishing
- WBV Publikation
At Tilburg University, we have been supporting Knowledge Unlatched (KU) for many years as an important player to advance sustainable Open Access.