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Voices from the Community

Engage with PALOMERA via the OABN!

2023-03-02
On: March 2, 2023
In: funding OA books, OABN update, PALOMERA, Voices from the Community

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Voices from the OA Books Community Summary: The Great Polyphony

2021-07-22
On: July 22, 2021
In: Book authors, Discovery, funding OA books, Libraries, Metadata, OA press, OABN update, Voices from the Community

At the end of May 2021 the most significant series of events hosted by the Open Access Books Network so far, Voices from the OA Books Community, came to an end. The series, initiated in November 2020 at the OPERAS conference, was devoted to exploring different aspects of policy forRead More →

A Plan S for books: Voices from the Community

2021-02-25
On: February 25, 2021
In: Voices from the Community

UPDATE AUGUST 2021: a blog post reflecting upon the outcomes of the Voices from the OA Books Community series is available to view here, and you can download the document that summarises the discussions here. This summary was shared with cOAlition S. What should a Plan S for books lookRead More →

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  • Charting the US Landscape for Open Access Books | Katina Magazine April 17, 2026
    "Niels Stern’s August 2025 article “Let’s Talk about Open Access Policies for Academic Books” shares outcomes from the Policy Alignment of Open Access Monographs in the European Research Area (PALOMERA) project, which “set out to understand the policy landscape of [open access (OA)] books and the challenges preventing research funders and institutions in particular from […]
  • Le Foll | “Well, Parts of Linguistics Is Open…”: Insights into Linguists’ Diverse Understandings of Open Science | The Journal of Electronic Publishing April 17, 2026
    Abstract:  Broadly defined as the study of language, linguistics is a diverse field spanning many disciplines. Recent studies on the prevalence of Questionable Research Practices (QRPs) in linguistics (e.g. Isbell et al. 2022) suggest that it suffers from many of the same issues that triggered the replication crisis in psychology (see e.g. Sönning and Werner 2021). While […]
  • How to make your open access books more accessible (and why it matters) – Open Access Books Network April 17, 2026
    "Does open access mean accessible to all? This free webinar will delve into the essential but often challenging topic of accessibility, with a particular focus on how smaller publishers can make their open access books more accessible to users of assistive technology. This webinar will explore: why accessibility matters to readers; how accessibility and open […]
  • University Libraries partnership with Google Books enhances access to unique materials - University Libraries | University of South Carolina April 15, 2026
    "A new partnership between University of South Carolina Libraries and Google Books will expand access to thousands of volumes from the Libraries’ collections. The Libraries are joining the Google Books Library Project, which seeks to create “a comprehensive, searchable, virtual card catalog of all books in all languages.” The Google Books Library Project, which to date […]
  • Amazon gives the public a taste of the treatment academic libraries have been highlighting for years – Librarianth April 15, 2026
    For over a decade, the Amazon Kindle has been the poster child for the digital reading revolution. It promised a library in your pocket, a seamless partnership between the tactile world of paper and the convenience of the cloud. But for millions of users clinging to older, perfectly functional devices, that promise has recently curdled. […]

RSS OA Books News – via Open Access Tracking Project (OATP)

  • Charting the US Landscape for Open Access Books | Katina Magazine
  • Le Foll | “Well, Parts of Linguistics Is Open…”: Insights into Linguists’ Diverse Understandings of Open Science | The Journal of Electronic Publishing
  • How to make your open access books more accessible (and why it matters) – Open Access Books Network
  • University Libraries partnership with Google Books enhances access to unique materials - University Libraries | University of South Carolina
  • Amazon gives the public a taste of the treatment academic libraries have been highlighting for years – Librarianth

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