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Welcome to Day 1 of #ReclaimOpen25 🎉 Today is our Blog-A-Thon, starting at 9am EST and running for 12 (yes, you read that correctly) hours of non-stop blogging. Get ready to join in, read, comment and connect reclaimopen.com/blog-a-thon/

This is an online conference like no other... from the retro theme on the conference site, to RSS feeds and blog rolls, there is a lot to explore and experiment with #ReclaimOpen25. Help us rewild and reconnect on the open web over the next three days reclaimopen.com

Promotional graphic titled 'Open Access Highlights' featuring four key points: community control over knowledge, nonprofit and sustainable infrastructure, expert insights on open access, and collaboration in knowledge sharing. Each point is paired with a relevant icon. The right side displays a colorful geometric pattern, and a small stylized 'K' logo appears at the bottom center.

In case you missed it: last week’s open access discussions were packed with key insights!
- Knowledge belongs to the community
- Nonprofit infrastructure is key
- Collaboration drives the future
Big ideas, big takeaways, and plenty of inspiration for making knowledge open and accessible to everyone.

Neat free webtool for solo RPGs+this post by @electricarchaeo.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy on playing solo & writing-intensive RPGs, & turning that into something he can teach his history+archaeology students with:

Sunday afternoon sneak peek at my #ReclaimOpen2025 Leap into Open Publishing with Docsify‑This interactive session guide, published with, what else but Docsify-This 👀

docsify-this.net?basePath=htt...

Really looking forward to attending and presenting ⚡️

#Markdown #OER

Once you've gotten out of that site, I'd highly recommend checking out the open repository run by Knowledge Commons ( @kcommons.bsky.social )— a non-profit run by academics!

about.hcommons.org

It's nearly time... Reclaim Open #ReclaimOPen25 starts tomorrow with a 12 hour blog-a-thon and today is our last day to register and join in the fun reclaimopen.com

Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

ICYMI I shared a project scoping exercise that I ran with our Praxis students. Take a neutral topic, develop a project idea on it, and then push/pull that thing in all sorts of directions to see the different shapes that come out.

Looking forward to #ReclaimOpen25! In addition to a zine design project for the blogathon, I'm hosting the game Brand Actualization on the last day. We'll be selling the open web to eldritch gods, so anyone in attendance who's looking to blow off steam (or just curious), let me know!

when i first moved here i definitely partied too hard a couple of times and ended up in wolstiot. wolstiot is real

Is Hotdog a Sandwich? An essay discussing the nature of definitions, using hotdogs as an illustrative example

Y'know what's fun about working on Knowledge Commons? Seeing a deposit to KCWorks like this: "Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich." Definitely worth a read. works.hcommons.org/records/7sqf...

#openaccessweek #openaccess

Hoping this will be recorded! I have another meeting at the same time, but KCWorks is awesome -- anyone who can make it should.

A logo that says "open for all: Knowledge Commons & the future of open access"

It's open access week!

We, at @kcommons.bsky.social, are running a webinar later this week, showcasing what we do and what we have! Do please come join us... msu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#oaweek25 #oaweek2025 #openaccessweek

Year 3. BOOM. This month marks the anniversary of my business, and there is much to celebrate, and to be grateful for! Patterns new and old Once of the things I’ve noticed a lot this year is different patt…

New blog post: This month marks the anniversary of my business, and there is much to celebrate, and to be grateful for! marendeepwell.com?p=5727

Schedule – Reclaim Open Reclaim Open

The run up to #ReclaimOpen25 is underway, and we will share what's in store in the coming days. Check out the full schedule for Reclaim Open, learn more about our keynote speakers, presenters and bloggers. reclaimopen.com/schedule/

Looking forward to #ReclaimOpen25! In addition to a zine design project for the blogathon, I'm hosting the game Brand Actualization on the last day. We'll be selling the open web to eldritch gods, so anyone in attendance who's looking to blow off steam (or just curious), let me know!

This was such an interesting project 😊

📝 Raspberry Pi 500+

jadin.me/raspberry-pi...

"What is #DHmakes?" blog post What is #DHmakes? Amanda Wyatt Visconti, Claudia Berger, Quinn Dombrowski (crossposted on our various blogs, including Stanford Textile Makerspace, LiteratureGeek.com and ScholarsLab.org) This post i...

Shoutout from @sararribas.bsky.social to #DHmakes community (DHy/GLAM/knowledge-work folks+craft/making) for being a good model of supportive research community! More about what #DHmakes is & how to participate in this post by @claudiaeberger.bsky.social @quinnanya.me & me: tinyurl.com/whatisdhmakes

Assorted pendants and buttons made with UV resin including a Team VHS sticker, hand embroidery, glitter and yarn, and ibuprofen

The backs of some of the pendants including yarn and hand embroidery

Spent last night playing with UV resin and different materials. Yarn was weirder than I expected. Embroidery practice bits turned out kinda cool. Cut up machine embroidery on dissolved interfacing was really neat. And the button mold worked great! #DHmakes

An incredibly chonky brown bear

GUESS WHAT WEEK IT IS

There is a reason why all my letterpress tutorial zines contain multiple photos of my dog and it is that she is a very good dog

This was such a joy to make (& to get sent amazing pet photos to choose from!). Free joy here: zinebakery.com/homemade-zin.... If you want to made something similar for your coworkers/library/community, I provided some prompt Qs in a Google Form to help folks share these stories about their pets.

What to know about Fat Bear Week, and the brawny bruins ready to battle for the title The annual Fat Bear Week featuring gluttonous brown bears at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve is back.

The annual Fat Bear Week featuring gluttonous brown bears at Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve is back.

Are you working on a #DH related piece?

Are there databases or tools that you think are great for research, but not well-known?

The #DO accepts guest pieces on a rolling basis. Submit your work, and give your work visibility

#submission #callforpapers #openaccess

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Loom rainbows are the vibes I seek this Friday. #DHmakes 🌈

We've been on Medium since we formed the co-op over nine years ago. While it was a sensible decision at the time, it's been a less good one in recent years.

Delighted to be using Ghost, which is not only a very modern publishing system, but #OpenSource and supports the #Fediverse!

Hi all. Guess I'm formally announcing it: Reclaim laid me off at the start of May. I've been lurking while I figure out next steps/look for opportunities in communications/edtech. But even if I'm moving on, I still want to stay in touch with everyone I met. Message me any time and let's catch up! ✨✈️

Cover of DSC #22: Lee Skallerup Bessette, Zine-Sitter, with Lee pointing to the text "We can do better than just printing out the DSC!" and holding a zine of the cover.

Pssst! Just in time for @readywriting.bsky.social zine-making session on Friday at #ACH2025, we'll have a new #DataSittersClub for you all... including an interview with @b0rk.jvns.ca & @omarieclaire.bsky.social of Wizard Zines! 😍