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Tomorrow 18:30 πKelvin Hall
From finding a space from which to travel to distant lands through reading books as children, to using their university libraries as undergrads, @louisewelsh00.bsky.social & @damianbarr.bsky.social will reminisce about how libraries helped shape their careers.
A photo of Tim Ingold and Hannah Whaley at the Aye Write book festival at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow. They are sitting on black armchairs behind a low table.
A photo of the book 'Conversations with Tim Ingold' on a bookshelf with other books for sale at the Aye Write book festival.
A photo of the exterior of the Mitchell Library in Glasow.
A photo of an 'Aye Write' promotion stand in the Mitchell Library.
What a fantastic time we had at the #AyeWrite book festival with our author, Tim Ingold!
Topics ranged from the 'intimate intensity' of the north, to gender, de-coloniality, and inclusion of students in #anthropology, and the importance of freedom, trust and community to #education π
π Thrilled that the first ever issue of the Scottish Journal of Open Research has published today, #DiamondOA of course!
This will be such a great venue to share good #OpenResearch practice.
Plus I had my first experience of editing a journal article!
πhttps://doi.org/10.36399/f74t5k88
The front cover of Democratising spy watching: Public oversight of intelligence-driven surveillance in Southern Africa edited by Jane Duncan and Allen Munoriyarwa. In the top right corner is a graphic of black surveillance camera pointing downwards. Below are 5 shadow figures of humans staring up at the camera, one is pointing up towards the camera.
We're thrilled to share the cover of our next #OpenAccess book!
'Democratising spy watching' examines surveillance scandals across eight Southern African countries, suggesting that a new model of public oversight of #surveillance is possible!
Read more here: www.sup.ac.uk/forthcoming-...
A black and white photograph of Tim Ingold wearing a flat cap and looking in to the distance. In the bottom left corner of the image is the front cover of 'Conversations with Tim Ingold'.
π€© We are very excited for our conversation with world-renowned anthropologist Tim Ingold at the #AyeWrite book festival in Glasgow next month! π
π Join us on 9th November at 4:15pm at the Mitchell Library.
π Tickets available here: www.glasgowlife.org.uk/whats-on/aye...
#Anthropology
Listen to this wonderful podcast with SUP Editorial Board member Dr Brianna Robertson-Kirkland @breerob-kirk.bsky.social, recorded for #OAWeek!
Brianna discusses why #OpenAccess is so important, especially for smaller arts institutions and ECRs π
Thanks to @sahavoice.bsky.social for arranging π
Hello Bluesky! We're Open Press University of Sussex (OPUS), a library-based Diamond Open Access publisher. To celebrate International Open Access Week, we're launching our first social media account to tell you a little bit about us and spotlight some of our books.
www.openaccessweek.org
π This #OAweek marks a special milestone for SUP as we celebrate the anniversary of our first #OpenAccess publication!
π Thanks to everyone who has supported SUP by reading, citing, sharing, or championing our work.
Here's to many more years of open conversations!
π www.sup.ac.uk/news/a-year-...
An advert for the Scottish Universities Press webinar 'A practical guide to open research'. Date: Wednesday 22 October Time: 09:30am to 12:30pm Register: https://bit.ly/4q6n2pl
Calling library and professional services staff! Do you want to learn more about open research and how it impacts on your role?
Join us during #OAWeek for 'A Practical Guide to Open Research'!
Find out more and register: www.sup.ac.uk/news/upcomin...
@scurlscottish.bsky.social
Please do join us for the free OIPA Symposium during #OAWeek! @oipassoc.bsky.social
You will learn all about the exciting and innovative things our members are doing to lead the way in #OpenAccess publishing π
Find out more and register below π
Great news that the first @scotunipress.bsky.social book will feature at #AyeWrite on 9 Nov. Hope to meet lots of SCURL colleagues at the event!
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Front cover of the book 'Conversations with Tim Ingold' by Tim Ingold, Robert Gibb, Philip Tonner and Diego Maria Malara. Underneath the title is a colour line portrait of Tim Ingold wearing glasses and looking forwards. The background of the book cover is teal.
'Conversations with Tim Ingold' provides a really accessible account of Ingold's work, covering the entirety of his career and his key contributions to anthropology and other disciplines #SocialAnthropology
Download for free from the SUP website! #OpenAccess
π doi.org/10.62637/sup...
Join internationally renowned anthropologist Tim Ingold at Aye Write 2025!
Date: 9th November
Time: 4:15pm
Venue: Mitchell Library, Glasgow
We are delighted that our first book will feature at Glasgow's book festival #AyeWrite
Find out more and book tickets π
www.sup.ac.uk/news/sup-at-...
Two people stand in front of a stall for University of Westminster Press. They hold an OIPA members catalogue.
We love to see it!
Dominique from @scotunipress.bsky.social and John from @uniwestpress.bsky.social show off the OIPA memberβs catalogue at @meccsa2025.bsky.social!
Pop over and say hi to chat about their fantastic books and about OIPA
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#MeCCSA2025 #MeCCSA25
A photograph of Dominique Walker, SUP Publishing Officer, sitting on a chair next to the Scottish Universities stand at MeCCSA 2025.
If you are at @meccsa2025.bsky.social, pop up to level 2 to speak to SUP Publishing Officer, Dominique Walker, about publishing your next book #OpenAccess!
Great to be at one of our member institutions @edinburghnapier.bsky.social for the next couple of days!
#MeCCSA2025 #MeCCSA25 #ENU
"Pressed into action"
We really enjoyed this interview with @scotunipress.bsky.social's Press Manager, Gillian Daly, in @cilip.bsky.social's Information Professional magazine.
Wonderful to also see OIPA get a shout out!
Read here (p. 26-28): content.yudu.com/web/43mce/0A...
#OpenAccess
π Check out this interview with SUP's Gillian Daly, published in @cilip.bsky.social's #InformationProfessional magazine!
"Library publishing is an evolution of our role as we take forward the overarching library mission of making information accessible for all."
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π° Read our Summer 2025 newsletter and catch up with all the latest SUP activity - including details of our forthcoming #OpenAccess books!
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β Sign up to our mailing list here: eepurl.com/i0AoJA
We had a great time at the Curious Minds Research Festival (and got a photo of @paulmclarke.bsky.social in action π)
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A photograph of a table displaying Scottish University Press (SUP) books and flyers next to an SUP pop-banner at the Robert Gordon University
A photograph of the atrium of the Sir Ian Wood building at Robert Gordon University
a photograph of Robert Gordon University Campus
π A beautiful sunny Friday at @robertgordonuni.bsky.social's Curious Minds Research Festival!
Our commissioning editor @paulmclarke.bsky.social has enjoyed speaking to researchers and catching up with our #RGU authors π
Thanks @rgulibrary.bsky.social for the invite π
βͺπ "The Vow of Stability" by @robotforaday.bsky.social is out now and #OpenAccess via @scotunipress.bsky.social
A deep dive into monastic life, community, and how religious institutions endure through time.
#Anthropology #Ethnography
π Read out more here: books.sup.ac.uk/sup/catalog/...
Donβt miss your chance to apply for the Open Library of Humanities Open Access Award 2025! Funding of up to Β£500 is available to support events, projects, or activities related to #OpenAccess or with an #OA component.
β° Apply by 30/06!
π Full details: www.openlibhums.org/...
It was lovely to spend the day with you all!
19.06.2025 16:39 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I was thrilled to announce this today, at the @scurlscottish.bsky.social annual meeting, here @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social
www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24473?d...
We had at great time sharing a table at #SCURL2025 with our new (formal) partner (but actually we've been benefiting from their advice and encouragement the whole time).
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π£ We are delighted to announce that the University of Aberdeen has joined SUP as a partner library!
We are looking forward to collaborating with @simonjbains.bsky.social and the @aberdeenunilib.bsky.social team to provide free and equitableΒ access to research.
π www.sup.ac.uk/news/univers...
Back in Stirling again today for @ecsssstir2025.bsky.social. If youβd like to discuss an #openaccess book project, come say hi or drop me a line. @scotunipress.bsky.social is open to UK academics working in any subject.
18.06.2025 15:16 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0π This is fantastic to see from the @n8research.bsky.social on the urgent need to reform scholarly publishing models.
Great to see them recognising the work of non-profit publishers who are 'already leading the way in developing new, more equitable models.'
π www.n8research.org.uk/n8-research-...
βͺπ "The Vow of Stability" by @robotforaday.bsky.social is out now and #OpenAccess via @scotunipress.bsky.social!
A deep dive into monastic life, community, and how religious institutions endure through time. #Anthropology #Ethnography #MonasticLife
π Read it here: books.sup.ac.uk/sup/catalog/...
Please do stop by the SUP stall at the British Association for Contemporary Literary Studies (BACLS) conference @bacls.bsky.social at the University of Stirling.
Our Commissioning Editor, @paulmclarke.bsky.social, will be delighted to talk to you about publishing your next book #OpenAccess! π
