Commercial enclosure of scholarly resources through IP control and platformisation are reason enough to support community-led open access book alternatives such as @openbookcollective.bsky.social to protect the future of the scholarly record and knowledge production.
05.08.2025 07:54 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Collections and Collectives
And in the US, many thanks to new supporters Amherst College, @uarizona.bsky.social
and James Madison University!
For info on how the OBC works, you can see the available packages here: openbookcollective.org/packages/
Support #OpenAccess πͺ Thank you all at @openbookcollective.bsky.social!
04.08.2025 14:16 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Projects and initiatives - University of London Press
Collaboration is one of the core values of the University of London Press, and we are particularly interested in participating in community-led initiatives with partners who share our values. We have ...
πWe have had some more #OpenAccess funding through @openbookcollective.bsky.social and couldn't be happier to have some new supporters as well as renewals from previous supporters!
All are listed on our site here: uolpress.co.uk/about-us/pro...
Thanks in particular to...
04.08.2025 14:10 β π 10 π 3 π¬ 1 π 2
All set up at @durham-university.bsky.social for #DCDC25
Come and say hello π
@thoth-metadata.bsky.social @openingthefuture.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social
#openaccess #openinfrastructure
30.07.2025 08:57 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1
Punctum Books Library Program Welcomes Exeter University Library
Extremely grateful to @exeterunilib.bsky.social for joining our
Supporting Library Membership Program! This is #library funding for #OpenAccess #books in action. It takes a #community & every book we publish is a gift made possible by libraries! ππͺ©π₯³
tinyurl.com/3n4ubsku
#LibraryLove
29.07.2025 20:42 β π 9 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
OBC Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Statement
OBC Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Statement: openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/obc-dive...
29.07.2025 08:09 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
A vintage compass with a metallic casing, resting on a wooden surface near a window. The compass face shows cardinal directions with an ornate central design. In the background, a wooden window frame and frosted glass obscure the view outside.
Did you know that we have created 'shelves' for some of our #CopimCompass 'books'?
You can now check out all the success stories - libraries, publishers and presses - in one place! π§
β buff.ly/QeFPWKp
And the same with all the books about @openingthefuture.bsky.social
β buff.ly/ng14xFN
28.07.2025 07:38 β π 5 π 5 π¬ 0 π 1
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Open Access Publishing (But Were Afraid to Ask) β The Open Learning & Teaching Collaborative
The future is going to be things like @copim.bsky.social and @openbookcollective.bsky.social. There's exciting, important work going on. Or see my conversation with Eileen Fradenburg Joy of punctum last year: colab.plymouthcreate.net/resource/eve...
27.07.2025 15:21 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 1 π 1
Super awesome job working in Diamond OA. #OpenAccess #jobs
22.07.2025 14:46 β π 1 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Tagging in 2/2 @knowledgeen.bsky.social @scotunipress.bsky.social @jepub.bsky.social @researchconsulting.bsky.social @rluk.ac.uk @uklibrariesnag.bsky.social
18.07.2025 09:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Tagging in 1/ @copim.bsky.social @operaseu.bsky.social @oipassoc.bsky.social @oaspa.bsky.social @uksg.bsky.social @academiclibsnorth.bsky.social @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social @uolpress.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social @graham-stone.bsky.social @ojcollective.bsky.social @eudch.bsky.social
18.07.2025 09:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Open Position: Community Engagement Lead (full time) at Open Book Collective
Looking for a colleague interested in helping the Open Book Collective advocate for and deliver a more sustainable and equitable future for Open Access book publishing
π¨ OBC is hiring! We are looking to appoint a Community Engagement Lead to support our outreach work. The role would suit someone passionate about delivering a fairer, sustainable future for #OAbooks. Deadline August 17th. Please spread the word! openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/open-pos...
18.07.2025 09:48 β π 26 π 33 π¬ 1 π 6
Joe Deville, Kevin Sanders, and Francesca Corazza at Birkbeck, University of London
Three OBC colleagues together in personβ½ It must be a @copim.bsky.social in-person meeting in London!
16.07.2025 14:13 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 2 π 1
We are delighted to announce that beginning in 2026, the Papers of the British School at Rome will appear fully open access with Open Book Publishers. See more at this link: buff.ly/KXFnyD7
Painting by Joe Whyte, who was William Fletcher Foundation Fellow at the BSR in 2024.
11.07.2025 09:45 β π 20 π 9 π¬ 0 π 2
Wrote some things about corporate control of critical infrastructure, from satellites to the cloud, and how this means we need to democratize corporations, rather than impose state regulations.
14.07.2025 09:23 β π 35 π 9 π¬ 1 π 0
Making Space on the Shelves: Open Access Books in Open Science - Forum for Open Research in MENA
Home
Last week's workshop with @kjsanders.bsky.social & @kirahopkins.bsky.social is now on our website!
#OABooks are an emerging & important trend in the Arab regionππwatch the recording to learn more about their history, funding journey, & future in #OpenScience: shorturl.at/r9EJQ
#OpenInfrastructure
14.07.2025 10:04 β π 2 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
09.07.2025 14:52 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
It is GREAT to see that our colleagues at @thoth-metadata.bsky.social are a finalist for the @alpsp.bsky.social Award for Innovation in Publishing Award 2025. Thoth is great, and the team are divine!
09.07.2025 14:52 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
The @forumforopen.bsky.social workshop that @kirahopkins.bsky.social and OBC's @kjsanders.bsky.social ran earlier was a wonderful opportunity for the @copim.bsky.social community to engage with colleagues across the MENA regions. We look forward to hopefully working together more in the future! :)
08.07.2025 12:02 β π 6 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Very pleased that I will be attending the 2025 Mercian Conference, representing @openbookcollective.bsky.social (who are sponsoring the event -- as a non-profit!) alongside @joedeville.bsky.social. See you there, @drbeth.bsky.social! #Mercian25
04.07.2025 11:47 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Check out our July gallery of research outputs:
arts.ac.libguides.com/scholcomm/we...
fitzPatrick, Edwina (2025)ββSee Here Now: Art in a Time of Urgency. [Show/Exhibition]
04.07.2025 10:12 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Call for libraries to engage with the European Diamond OA movement from @sofiewennstrom.bsky.social to finish our #LIBER2025 session with @nielsstern.bsky.social
02.07.2025 10:00 β π 12 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
Copim and acquisitions librarians presentβ¦ Beyond buying books: Rethinking content acquisition in unstable times β National Acquisitions Group
The recording of the @copim.bsky.social and @uklibrariesnag.bsky.social webinar 'Copim and acquisitions librarians present⦠Beyond buying books: Rethinking content acquisition in unstable times' is now available: nag.org.uk/materials/re...
28.06.2025 07:50 β π 7 π 10 π¬ 1 π 0
[RECORDING] Learn more about the authorβs journey from traditional academic publishing to choosing a new, scholar-led #OA press for #books π
26.06.2025 12:49 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
26.06.2025 11:16 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Left to right: Kevin Sanders (Open Book Collective), Tobias Steiner (Thoth Open Metadata), Sebastiano Sali, Jordy Findanis (OAPEN), Kira Hopkins (Opening the Future) at stand D07 at 9th Bibliothekskongress, Bremen
The @copim.bsky.social team are at stand D07 for all discussions on and around community-led open access books :) #bibliocon25
26.06.2025 08:04 β π 12 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Pushing the limits of health and safety in pursuit of a more equitable open publishing environment.
26.06.2025 07:35 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The EDCH Community
A forum where people involved in Diamond Open Access connect, collaborate, and innovate.
π¬ #EDCHVoices - What kind of #publishing system do we want in 150 years?
Some say change is too slow. Others say history proves it's possible.
The @eua.eu report (a must-read!) urges us: βCooperate and coordinate.β
π Add your voice: forum.diamas.org/t/283
#DiamondOA
26.06.2025 07:32 β π 4 π 4 π¬ 0 π 1
Escuto mΓΊsica e pessoas π
Psicanalista e pesquisadora. Escrevo sobre saúde mental, relaçáes humanas e tensáes sociais a partir da cultura.
π PsicanΓ‘lise e contradição: o conflito na ponta da lΓngua
https://linktr.ee/eucomissopsicanalise e slikeus.com
Open Science enthusiast. Data governance, Repositories, and collaborative platforms. Passionate about open data, and transparency in research ecosystems π±ππΏ LA Referencia - Lyrasis Project Program Coordinator
Principal Information Management Specialist in Germany. Views shared here, likes and reposts do not necessarily represent those of my employer.
The Self-Pub Hub (Indie Book Review Site)
Accepting book submissions now!
www.book-shelfie.com/submit-book
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Professor of Comics Studies/Queer Comics, Queer Theory, and LGBTQ+ literature. Lover of all things X-Men. Dabbles in arts. Marvel Legends and vinyl collector.
He/him/his πππqueer/bi
These are not the skeets you are looking for
Author, RACE AND THE FORMS OF KNOWLEDGE. Founding Editor, JOURNAL OF EMBODIED RESEARCH. Visiting Scholar at Oxford University. In my Walter Benjamin phase. Now more than ever: Read Black Studies!
Writing + teaching. Lecturer in C20th/21st Lit. The Writer's Room out Sept 2025; new project on professionalism and amateurism. Co-editor of C21 Literature journal. Rep @charlotteseymour.bsky.social. kdclewin.com
Independent Consultant & Executive Coach in education and adjacent spaces. Former CEO in the not for profit sector with a background in art & anthropology. Prolific pen pal likely to send you a postcard.
A career network featuring science jobs in academia and industry.
Visit our platform at www.science.hr
Senior Researcher @ICES/U of T Scarborough. Author of Energizing Neoliberalism. Researching energy cultures of the New Economy. Writer. EH [@energyhumanities.bsky.social] Editor. HigherEd Teacher.
Historian of Britain and colonialism, material culture, the EIC. Also works on equalities, museums, open access & research policy. Download the EIC @ Home open access volume here: https://www.uclpress.co.uk/products/88277 (or individual chapters via JSTOR)
Tea drinker, nature lover, big reader. Enjoys walking, cooking, music. Works in HE in Wales. Vol sector background. Interested in engagement, research, reflective practice & wellbeing. Views my own! π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π³οΈβπ https://linktr.ee/mairerigby
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Yes, it's me. The cocktail loving, board game playing, data librarian with a wall of gamesπ¨π¦π
Academic librarian; philosophy, anarchism, abolition and childrenβs literature. π₯ Maine for now. π² Chicanx, con orgullo.
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Mortuary Archaeologist & Museum Educator. I like graves, the C17th, landscapes, & protective magic. I preserve gravestones, write books, & paint pictures (she/her)
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