Watch the recording of last week's #OAweek panel on 'Mainstreaming Diamond', hosted by Open Library of Humanities. Featuring OBC's Joe Deville @joe_dev, alongside Kira Hopkins from Opening the Future, Rupert Gatti from Open Book Publishers, Caroline Edwards from OLH & Open Journals Collective, and Joanna Ball from @DOAJ. c chaired by Paula Celente Vega https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpnt0mrhZw4

Looking forward to my presentation on @openbookcollect tomorrow at #Munin2025, here in lovely Tromsø. As well as introducing our work, I will be highlighting some examples from our interviews with librarians in Finland and Sweden, drawing on our recently published report on barriers to supporting #DiamondOA across 6 European contexts: https://zenodo.org/records/17339946 @MuninConf

Einladung zum nächsten Treffen der Fokusgruppe #Publikationsberatung

📅 02. Oktober 2025 | 14:00–15:30 Uhr
🖥️ Online via Zoom

Das Thema lautet diesmal "Berufsbild Publikationsberater*in & Kompetenzaufbau"

👥 Die Fokusgruppe bietet Raum für Erfahrungsaustausch & Vernetzung im DACH-Raum für alle, die in der Publikationsberatung und Forschungsunterstützung aktiv sind.

🔗 Mehr Infos hier:
https://open-access.network/vernetzen/digitale-fokusgruppen/fokusgruppe-publikationsberatung

#OpenAccess #Vernetzung

Woop woop! Great to hear Caroline Edwards' endorsement of strong community-led governance structures for initiatives like Open Journals Collective, including executive powers for the community. Also appreciate the nod to @copim & @openbookcollect as influential examples/models #OASPA2025

Very much appreciate @juancommander's reminder to us, at the start of what promises to be a dynamic post-lunch panel at #OASPA2025 that @PublicKnowledgeProject is, at root, a scholar and research led initiative. The academic system needs to take the work of building community-led, open source/access initiatives much more seriously as a valid and vital form of academic labour

Thanks Demmy for highlighting @openbookcollect, alongside #OpenLibraryOfHumanities and #MITpress' #D20, as examples of initiatives that provide some hope for other, sustainable pathways for open scholarly publishing

Happy to be here at the #OASPA2025 conference at the University of Leuven, to see Demmy Verbeke @viroviacum from the university (and also an @openbookcollect Steward/Trustee) open proceedings in the beautiful Irish College

Joe Deville berichtet auf den #oat25 von seiner Studie "Collective Funding Models for Open Access Books" über die Erfahrungen und Hindernisse bei den Bibliotheken mit kollektiven Fördermodellen im europäischen Rahmen. KOALA hat in Deutschland in einer Studie ähnliches gemacht:

Das Diamond-Open-Access-Modell KOALA aus erwerbungsbibliothekarischer Sicht: https://doi.org/10.5282/o-bib/6162

Open-Access-Tage 2025 #oat25 has just wrapped up, and our @copim and @openbookcollect colleague @joe_dev has already written up a lovely blog post summarising these splendid last three days ❤ @OATage

"Open access from the bottom up: Three open access days"

https://openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/open-access-from-the-bottom-up/release/2

The new UKRI funding model for #OAbooks has potentially major consequences for Diamond OA long form publishing, including for our work on building @openbookcollect. In this post, my @copim colleagues & I welcome its key principles while asking Qs about details of implementation https://copim.pubpub.org/pub/copim-response-to-ukri-funding-mechanism-for-diamond-open-access-book-models/release/1

NEW RECORDING: of Copim PI @joe_dev speaking during Danish #OAWeek23 about going 'Beyond BPCs: Towards fairer, more sustainable futures for Open Access books':

🎥https://oer.ku.dk/media/t/0_4s4nbeko

📢 NEW: The Open Book Futures project and @Copim_community are inviting authors, publishers, platform and tool providers to submit proposals for experimental, long-form scholarly book projects (we accept applications from individuals and project teams).

💰 We offer support and funding to help realise 3 experimental book pilot projects.

📅 Apply by 22 November 2023.

📝 https://copim.pubpub.org/pub/expub-pilot-call/

#OAbooks #OpenAccess

Think along with Open Science NL! Our new website is now live and invites everyone to contribute their thoughts on how together we can accelerate the transition to #openscience.
Find us at 👉www.openscience.nl

Just one more week left to apply to this fantastic role, supporting the work on Opening the Future revenue model, as part of the Copim community's ongoing work @copim https://hcommons.social/@copim/111096969594025208

The OBC is growing! We are so very happy to welcome Kevin Sanders @kjsanders as our new Open Access Engagement Lead. Working with libraries to build support for our members. Welcome Kevin 🥳. More about the OBC team here: https://openbookcollective.org/who/

Join us in welcoming Bates College Library as the newest supporting library member of the Open Book Collective! We're grateful to have their support in our mission for a more equitable and sustainable future for #OpenAccessBooks

Read the full press release here: https://openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/the-open-book-collective-welcomes-the-bates-college/release/1

@copim @ScholTom @openbookcollect @Thoth_metadata ... and just to be safe, here's a photo of the actual flyer 😅

Oh, look at that! Our @copim info flyer made it to #oat23 in Berlin! Contact details of some of the community's initiatives, such as #openingthefuture ( @ScholTom ), @openbookcollect, and @Thoth_metadata (also, stickers!), plus a ScholarLed flyer are also available. #OAbooks #openinfrastructures

We're thrilled to announce that the Uni. of Liverpool Library has joined the Open Book Collective as our newest supporting library member! Thank you for your commitment to an equitable and sustainable future for #OABooks https://openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/the-open-book-collective-welcomes-the-university-of-liverpool-library/release/1

Post-doctoral researcher (30-month contract) on my ERC funded Data Stories project at Maynooth University examining #housing & #planning #data and telling data stories working with stakeholders and artists. Closing date 25th Sept. Please circulate to potentially interested colleagues. Details: https://universityvacancies.com/maynooth-university/post-doctoral-researcher-30-month-temporary-contract-maynooth-university-social