Dominique Walker
@dominiquewalker.bsky.social
Publishing Officer for the Scottish Universities Press, a fully OA not-for-profit publisher managed by 20 university libraries.
https://sup.ac.uk
Secretary for the Open Institutional Publishing Association (OIPA)
https://oipauk.org
https://sup.ac.uk
Secretary for the Open Institutional Publishing Association (OIPA)
https://oipauk.org
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📣CHAOS IS COMING FOR SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING 📣
Watch out, there are radical publishing models about!
@theblochian.bsky.social's latest article on "working together to move to a non-profit, community-governed publishing system" is a vital read, especially in these uncertain times.
Watch out, there are radical publishing models about!
@theblochian.bsky.social's latest article on "working together to move to a non-profit, community-governed publishing system" is a vital read, especially in these uncertain times.
Universities want new business models, not just discounts.
As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing - Research Professional News
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
📣CHAOS IS COMING FOR SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING 📣
Watch out, there are radical publishing models about!
@theblochian.bsky.social's latest article on "working together to move to a non-profit, community-governed publishing system" is a vital read, especially in these uncertain times.
Watch out, there are radical publishing models about!
@theblochian.bsky.social's latest article on "working together to move to a non-profit, community-governed publishing system" is a vital read, especially in these uncertain times.
Any Glasgow academic pals - please let your students know about this free 'Libraries that shaped me' event happening tonight at Kelvin Hall!
📅Tomorrow 18:30 📍Kelvin 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.
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.
Libraries that shaped me, in-conversation event with Professor Louise Welsh and Damian Barr | SAHA: The Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance
A joint initiative of Scottish Higher Education institutions, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities.
saha.scot
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Any Glasgow academic pals - please let your students know about this free 'Libraries that shaped me' event happening tonight at Kelvin Hall!
🎉 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!
👉https://doi.org/10.36399/f74t5k88
This will be such a great venue to share good #OpenResearch practice.
Plus I had my first experience of editing a journal article!
👉https://doi.org/10.36399/f74t5k88
Vol. 1 (2025)
| Scottish Journal of Open Research
doi.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🎉 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!
👉https://doi.org/10.36399/f74t5k88
This will be such a great venue to share good #OpenResearch practice.
Plus I had my first experience of editing a journal article!
👉https://doi.org/10.36399/f74t5k88
Calling all Glasgow and Central Belt folks - please do join us at the Mitchell Library on Sunday for our event with Tim Ingold. Tickets are only £8!
There may be a pub trip afterwards 🤔
There may be a pub trip afterwards 🤔
🤩 We are very excited for our conversation with world-renowned anthropologist Tim Ingold at the #AyeWrite book festival in Glasgow next month! 📚
📆 Join us on 9th November at 4:15pm at the Mitchell Library.
🎟 Tickets available here: www.glasgowlife.org.uk/whats-on/aye...
#Anthropology
📆 Join us on 9th November at 4:15pm at the Mitchell Library.
🎟 Tickets available here: www.glasgowlife.org.uk/whats-on/aye...
#Anthropology
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Calling all Glasgow and Central Belt folks - please do join us at the Mitchell Library on Sunday for our event with Tim Ingold. Tickets are only £8!
There may be a pub trip afterwards 🤔
There may be a pub trip afterwards 🤔
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We love to see it!
Dominique from @scotunipress.bsky.social and John from @uniwestpress.bsky.social show off the OIPA member’s catalogue at @meccsa2025.bsky.social!
Pop over and say hi to chat about their fantastic books and about OIPA
💪
#MeCCSA2025 #MeCCSA25
Dominique from @scotunipress.bsky.social and John from @uniwestpress.bsky.social show off the OIPA member’s catalogue at @meccsa2025.bsky.social!
Pop over and say hi to chat about their fantastic books and about OIPA
💪
#MeCCSA2025 #MeCCSA25
September 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
We love to see it!
Dominique from @scotunipress.bsky.social and John from @uniwestpress.bsky.social show off the OIPA member’s catalogue at @meccsa2025.bsky.social!
Pop over and say hi to chat about their fantastic books and about OIPA
💪
#MeCCSA2025 #MeCCSA25
Dominique from @scotunipress.bsky.social and John from @uniwestpress.bsky.social show off the OIPA member’s catalogue at @meccsa2025.bsky.social!
Pop over and say hi to chat about their fantastic books and about OIPA
💪
#MeCCSA2025 #MeCCSA25
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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
Great to be at one of our member institutions @edinburghnapier.bsky.social for the next couple of days!
#MeCCSA2025 #MeCCSA25 #ENU
September 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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
Great to be at one of our member institutions @edinburghnapier.bsky.social for the next couple of days!
#MeCCSA2025 #MeCCSA25 #ENU
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👀 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."
👇
content.yudu.com/web/43mce/0A...
"Library publishing is an evolution of our role as we take forward the overarching library mission of making information accessible for all."
👇
content.yudu.com/web/43mce/0A...
August 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
👀 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."
👇
content.yudu.com/web/43mce/0A...
"Library publishing is an evolution of our role as we take forward the overarching library mission of making information accessible for all."
👇
content.yudu.com/web/43mce/0A...
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NEW ARTICLE: 'How Should Diamond Open Access Work for Books?'
Published today in Katina Magazine, and written by @alittleroad.bsky.social, @ivamz.bsky.social, Vanessa Proudman, Ursula Rabar, and @nielsstern.bsky.social -- find out more here:
openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/07/09/h...
Published today in Katina Magazine, and written by @alittleroad.bsky.social, @ivamz.bsky.social, Vanessa Proudman, Ursula Rabar, and @nielsstern.bsky.social -- find out more here:
openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/07/09/h...
July 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
NEW ARTICLE: 'How Should Diamond Open Access Work for Books?'
Published today in Katina Magazine, and written by @alittleroad.bsky.social, @ivamz.bsky.social, Vanessa Proudman, Ursula Rabar, and @nielsstern.bsky.social -- find out more here:
openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/07/09/h...
Published today in Katina Magazine, and written by @alittleroad.bsky.social, @ivamz.bsky.social, Vanessa Proudman, Ursula Rabar, and @nielsstern.bsky.social -- find out more here:
openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/07/09/h...
Ridiculously light for 11.30pm!
June 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Ridiculously light for 11.30pm!
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Looking forward to running this free online #training session next week with my colleague Kat Nelson.
This one offers an overview to the book publishing process - please share with any colleagues/networks who might find this useful ⬇️
@oipassoc.bsky.social
#AcademicPublishing #ECR #AcademicSky
This one offers an overview to the book publishing process - please share with any colleagues/networks who might find this useful ⬇️
@oipassoc.bsky.social
#AcademicPublishing #ECR #AcademicSky
Our next free training session, which anyone can register to join, is an overview of books publishing. It provides a comprehensive overview of the process of getting your academic book published.
📅 Weds 18th June, 2-3:30pm, online
Register for your place here:
www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
📅 Weds 18th June, 2-3:30pm, online
Register for your place here:
www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Overview of Books Publishing
This workshop will provide a comprehensive overview of the process of getting your academic book published.
www.sas.ac.uk
June 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Looking forward to running this free online #training session next week with my colleague Kat Nelson.
This one offers an overview to the book publishing process - please share with any colleagues/networks who might find this useful ⬇️
@oipassoc.bsky.social
#AcademicPublishing #ECR #AcademicSky
This one offers an overview to the book publishing process - please share with any colleagues/networks who might find this useful ⬇️
@oipassoc.bsky.social
#AcademicPublishing #ECR #AcademicSky
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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! 👋
Our Commissioning Editor, @paulmclarke.bsky.social, will be delighted to talk to you about publishing your next book #OpenAccess! 👋
June 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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! 👋
Our Commissioning Editor, @paulmclarke.bsky.social, will be delighted to talk to you about publishing your next book #OpenAccess! 👋
Reposted by Dominique Walker
If you’re at the @bacls.bsky.social conference this week, stop by the @scotunipress.bsky.social stand to find out more about institutional Open Access publishing, and to chat about publishing with SUP
June 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If you’re at the @bacls.bsky.social conference this week, stop by the @scotunipress.bsky.social stand to find out more about institutional Open Access publishing, and to chat about publishing with SUP
I love an excuse to visit the beautiful University of Stirling campus!
June 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I love an excuse to visit the beautiful University of Stirling campus!
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What is a University Press?
On the acquisition of AUP by T&F (and my anger at it), the governance link between universities and university presses, and putting one's labour where one's values are.
eve.gd/2025/06/08/w...
On the acquisition of AUP by T&F (and my anger at it), the governance link between universities and university presses, and putting one's labour where one's values are.
eve.gd/2025/06/08/w...
What is a University Press?
I was having a pretty good week last week, until we got to the closing minutes of play. At that point, I learned that Amsterdam University Press (AUP) had been acquired by the for-profit corporate pub...
eve.gd
June 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
What is a University Press?
On the acquisition of AUP by T&F (and my anger at it), the governance link between universities and university presses, and putting one's labour where one's values are.
eve.gd/2025/06/08/w...
On the acquisition of AUP by T&F (and my anger at it), the governance link between universities and university presses, and putting one's labour where one's values are.
eve.gd/2025/06/08/w...
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Congratulations to @uclpress.bsky.social on ten years of open access book publishing. I still think one of the biggest successes of the UK approach to OA has been the resurgence of the subsidised university press landscape.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...
UCL Press celebrates 10 years of award-winning open access publishing
This June, UCL Press marks a decade of open access publishing and over 19.5 million global downloads.
www.ucl.ac.uk
June 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Congratulations to @uclpress.bsky.social on ten years of open access book publishing. I still think one of the biggest successes of the UK approach to OA has been the resurgence of the subsidised university press landscape.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...
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I suspect we lose far more access to content every year through publishers’ restrictive licensing of ebooks than we do from weeding print books.
June 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I suspect we lose far more access to content every year through publishers’ restrictive licensing of ebooks than we do from weeding print books.
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💥We're very excited to share that we have launched a new free training course! Explore our #OpenAccess in the #Humanities training course on RESHAPED, a new learning platform developed by the School of Advanced Study @uolondon.bsky.social.
Details here:
uolpress.co.uk/2025/06/new-...
Details here:
uolpress.co.uk/2025/06/new-...
New Open Access in the Humanities online training course launched! - University of London Press
We are excited to share details of our new online training course on open access publishing, developed by the University of London Press with the School of Advanced Study. The course is free and avail...
uolpress.co.uk
June 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
💥We're very excited to share that we have launched a new free training course! Explore our #OpenAccess in the #Humanities training course on RESHAPED, a new learning platform developed by the School of Advanced Study @uolondon.bsky.social.
Details here:
uolpress.co.uk/2025/06/new-...
Details here:
uolpress.co.uk/2025/06/new-...
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Becky and @dominiquewalker.bsky.social are back at it again!
This time we are promoting OIPA at the @edopenresearch.bsky.social conference.
If you’re here, come say hi 👋
This time we are promoting OIPA at the @edopenresearch.bsky.social conference.
If you’re here, come say hi 👋
June 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Becky and @dominiquewalker.bsky.social are back at it again!
This time we are promoting OIPA at the @edopenresearch.bsky.social conference.
If you’re here, come say hi 👋
This time we are promoting OIPA at the @edopenresearch.bsky.social conference.
If you’re here, come say hi 👋
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Some good discussion of openwashing from commercial publishers and their proprietary platforms in the Q&A. Redirect your money from commercial publishers to community-led open access publishers. #EORC25
June 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Some good discussion of openwashing from commercial publishers and their proprietary platforms in the Q&A. Redirect your money from commercial publishers to community-led open access publishers. #EORC25
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good to see the elegant @scotunipress.bsky.social table (with all those brand new books!) at the Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2025
www.sup.ac.uk
#EORC25 @dominiquewalker.bsky.social
www.sup.ac.uk
#EORC25 @dominiquewalker.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
good to see the elegant @scotunipress.bsky.social table (with all those brand new books!) at the Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2025
www.sup.ac.uk
#EORC25 @dominiquewalker.bsky.social
www.sup.ac.uk
#EORC25 @dominiquewalker.bsky.social
At the @edopenresearch.bsky.social conference today.
Great to hear from @kjsanders.bsky.social and @judithfathallah.bsky.social on the awesome @openbookcollective.bsky.social, and always enjoy seeing @oipassoc.bsky.social member logos on slides 😄
Great to hear from @kjsanders.bsky.social and @judithfathallah.bsky.social on the awesome @openbookcollective.bsky.social, and always enjoy seeing @oipassoc.bsky.social member logos on slides 😄
June 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
At the @edopenresearch.bsky.social conference today.
Great to hear from @kjsanders.bsky.social and @judithfathallah.bsky.social on the awesome @openbookcollective.bsky.social, and always enjoy seeing @oipassoc.bsky.social member logos on slides 😄
Great to hear from @kjsanders.bsky.social and @judithfathallah.bsky.social on the awesome @openbookcollective.bsky.social, and always enjoy seeing @oipassoc.bsky.social member logos on slides 😄
I love getting to go to these events and learning about the awesome research projects at our member institutions.
Didn't so much enjoy carting the pop-up banner on the train 😂
More of the same tomorrow at the @edopenresearch.bsky.social festival!
Didn't so much enjoy carting the pop-up banner on the train 😂
More of the same tomorrow at the @edopenresearch.bsky.social festival!
We spent the afternoon chatting to researchers at the @uniwestscotland.bsky.social 2025 Research Festival!
The festival theme this year is 'A Better World', focusing on the impact of research - what better way to increase global impact than publishing #OpenAccess
The festival theme this year is 'A Better World', focusing on the impact of research - what better way to increase global impact than publishing #OpenAccess
June 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I love getting to go to these events and learning about the awesome research projects at our member institutions.
Didn't so much enjoy carting the pop-up banner on the train 😂
More of the same tomorrow at the @edopenresearch.bsky.social festival!
Didn't so much enjoy carting the pop-up banner on the train 😂
More of the same tomorrow at the @edopenresearch.bsky.social festival!
Great panel session with Gillian Daly from @scurlscottish.bsky.social along with @simonjbains.bsky.social, @martinamcc.bsky.social and Evelyn Kilmurry with useful examples of how we articulate the value of HE libraries and public libraries, and the skills we need as a profession!
#CILIPS25
#CILIPS25
June 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Great panel session with Gillian Daly from @scurlscottish.bsky.social along with @simonjbains.bsky.social, @martinamcc.bsky.social and Evelyn Kilmurry with useful examples of how we articulate the value of HE libraries and public libraries, and the skills we need as a profession!
#CILIPS25
#CILIPS25
Thanks to SLIC's Alison Nolan for mentioning how academic libraries are leading the way with innovative #OpenAccess publishing models in her keynote at #CILIPS25 - including a shout out for @scotunipress.bsky.social 😄
June 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Thanks to SLIC's Alison Nolan for mentioning how academic libraries are leading the way with innovative #OpenAccess publishing models in her keynote at #CILIPS25 - including a shout out for @scotunipress.bsky.social 😄
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Watch the recording of our fireside chat with Richard Irvine @robotforaday.bsky.social marking the launch of 'The vow of stability'.
Richard covers his experiences of life in a Benedictine monastery, his thoughts on stability and more challenging topics such as sexual abuse.
👉 youtu.be/DtjjP2k1DoU
Richard covers his experiences of life in a Benedictine monastery, his thoughts on stability and more challenging topics such as sexual abuse.
👉 youtu.be/DtjjP2k1DoU
SUP fireside chat: The vow of stability
YouTube video by Scottish Universities Press
youtu.be
May 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Watch the recording of our fireside chat with Richard Irvine @robotforaday.bsky.social marking the launch of 'The vow of stability'.
Richard covers his experiences of life in a Benedictine monastery, his thoughts on stability and more challenging topics such as sexual abuse.
👉 youtu.be/DtjjP2k1DoU
Richard covers his experiences of life in a Benedictine monastery, his thoughts on stability and more challenging topics such as sexual abuse.
👉 youtu.be/DtjjP2k1DoU