September 2020

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Diversifying Readership Through Open Access

On: September 29, 2020

In: boOkmArks, usage data

This post is part of the BoOkmArks: Open Conversations About OA Books series. A live session will be held via this Zoom link on October 6th at 16:00 BST / 17:00 CEST, when we will interview Ros Pyne, Director of Open Access Books and Book Policies at Springer Nature, andRead More →

BoOkmArks: Open Conversations about OA Books with the OAPEN Toolkit

On: September 24, 2020

In: Uncategorized

The first BoOkmArks live session will be held on October 1st at 16:00 CEST. During this session we will interview Eelco Ferwerda, Director at the OAPEN and DOAB Foundations, two platforms for open access books. On September 30th, OAPEN will launch the OAPEN Open Access Books Toolkit, a unique resourceRead More →

The OABN is launched! Notes from the event

On: September 23, 2020

In: OABN update

Last week was the official launch of the Open Access Books Network. Held remotely (it’s 2020 after all) the event was attended by academics, open access advocates, librarians, scholarly communications professionals, publishers and policy-makers from all over Europe and beyond. The launch was a great opportunity for the founding membersRead More →

The Open Access Books Network launches on 15 September!

On: September 8, 2020

In: Uncategorized

You are cordially invited to the launch of the Open Access Books Network. The Open Access Books Network (OABN) is founded by members of OAPEN, OPERAS, ScholarLed and SPARC Europe and it is a space for passionate conversations about OA books. The Network will host online events, publish blogs, shareRead More →

Launching the Experimental Publishing Compendium | Centre for Postdigital Cultures December 1, 2023
The Copim community and Open Book Futures are pleased to announce the launch of the Experimental Publishing Compendium https://compendium.copim.ac.uk/ The compendium is a guide and reference for scholars, publishers, developers, librarians, and designers who want to challenge, push, and redefine the shape, form, and rationale of scholarly books. The compendium gathers and links tools, examples […]
New report "Recognising Digital Scholarly Outputs in the Humanities" | ALLEA December 1, 2023
This report underscores the transformative impact of digital practices on humanities scholarship. It highlights the importance of recognising interdisciplinary work, innovative research methods, and non-traditional scholarly outputs. In the first part, the ALLEA Working Group E-Humanities addresses challenges in digital humanities, focusing on transparency in linking resources to publications, recognising updates as scholarly contributions, reevaluating […]
Job: Head of Publishing (LSE Press). Applications invited by Jan 7, 2024 | London School of Economics December 1, 2023
LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university Library Head of Publishing (LSE Press) Salary from £50,606 to £58,505 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £65,157 pa inclusive of London allowance LSE is a world-leading social science research institution with global impact. Launched in May 2018, LSE Press is a […]
Open Book Collective Development Fund: Scoping Survey | OBC Information Hub December 1, 2023
The Open Book Collective invites participants to complete our Collective Development Fund Scoping Survey. This survey is designed to help inform the way the Open Book Collective designs forthcoming grant funding calls for its ‘Collective Development Fund’. This fund will be issuing around £100,000 in grant funding between early 2024 and early 2026 to Open […]
Controlled Digital Lending New Projects Showcase November 30, 2023
"Interested in what’s happening with the library practice of Controlled Digital Lending? Catch up on new projects & see how libraries are using CDL to reach their patrons in a webinar co-sponsored by Library Futures and the Internet Archive."