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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 19h

🧵 The Open Book Collective is pleased to announce publication of our new report: Collective funding models for open access books: Librarians’ experiences and barriers to participation across six European contexts openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/report-o...

Report on librarians' barriers to participation in collective funding models for open access books

Announcing a new report published by the Open Book Collective exploring librarians’ experiences and barriers to participation in collective funding models for open access books across six European con...

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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 8d

The OBC shares some reflections on the assesment process for the 2025-26 round of our Collective Development Fund. Grant awardees will be announced on our blog in due course:
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Collective Development Fund Update: Learning From Our Second Assessment Process

In this update, we reflect on the decision-making process in the second round of Collective Development Fund, and the lessons we learned for next time.

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Sep 1

New article in Journal of Popular Communication doi.org/10.1080/1540... #fanstudies

“I guess moral of the story is if you’re going to kill somebody do it in Texas?” ‘Murder, Mystery and Makeup’ as post-true crime

It has become a truism to speak of a resurgence in true crime media. Attention has turned to the various ways that the true crime of “boom” of the late 2010s–present, enmeshed in a new media econom...

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 26

Yesterday I spoke at 'Choosing open access for books: An author journey', an Open Scholarship event hosted by the Bodleian Library, Oxford. This was some great discussion and stimulating questions, both on the #OpenBookCollective and #OA generally. Recording here: go.glam.ox.ac.uk/BOSE-OA-For-...

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 25

What a lovely review of Killer Fandom in the International Journal of Communication (OA of course), thank you so much! ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc
#OABooks #FanStudies

International Journal of Communication

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Sharla Lair @lalair.bsky.social · Jun 13

Lyrasis is hiring for 2 new (US-based preferred) remote roles on the CSCI team! Support open access and community-driven publishing. Apply by June 25:
Community Engagement Strategist, OACIP: tinyurl.com/2ebm2kse
Strategist, Content & Scholarly Communication Initiatives: tinyurl.com/3va9y3bs

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 6

Really happy to see the amazing progress on this project #OABooks

Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · Jun 6

The Open Book Collective is delighted to share an update on our second Collective Development Fund awarded project, Enhancing Open Access Book Publishing at Chinhoyi University Library openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/update-o...

Update on OBC's Second Collective Development Fund award: Enhancing open access book publishing at Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) Library

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 4

Subscribe for more alternative: opensauce.simonxix.com #opensoftware

open sauce

a guide to liberating your digital life by open source developer Simon Bowie

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 4

kMeet instead of Teams or Zoom

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 4

Zotero instead of Endnote or Mendeley.

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 4

Replace 1 or 2 pieces of propietory software with an open source alternative. Zettler instead of MS Word or Google docs. (I need to do some of these changes myself - JF)

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 4

Changing software culture in higher education can be a monumental challenge. Longterm goal is divesting from Microsoft and Google. Simon suggests 1 or 2 small changes we can do now

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 4

Moreover funding these commercial companies supports the ongoing genocide in Gaza. None of this is compatible with the goal of a more open, ethical and sustainable research culture.

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 4

Simon talks about researcher dependency on proprietory software despite known pitfalls and problems. The British library's outsourcing to propriety software made it vulnerable to the cyber attack of 2023. These companies are openly exploitative of UK education

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 4

Mahesh Karnani speaks on making publishing inclusive and efficient through free preprint peer review in neuroscience

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 4

Now begins the panel on Open Systems and Infrastructure, featuring @simonxix.com

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 4

Hello new followers, the icon is Zara, she is almost 15 and a queen.

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 4

Many people see repository deposit as just meeting REF requirements, but responses to OA generally was more positive

Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 4

We are now hearing from Ali Kay of Leeds University about the impact of mandates. Initially there was an increase in repository deposits especially of REF eligible output. But qualitative data is also needed #EORC

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 4

Varina Jones-Reid of Aberdeen University Press is speaking on the need for Diamond OA to support equity for ECRs

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Dominique Walker @dominiquewalker.bsky.social · Jun 4

Enjoyed @judithfathallah.bsky.social's point that the citation advantage and openess of publishing #OpenAccess is more personally beneficial for researchers, particularly as publishing with "prestige" legacy publishers doesn't result in permanent contracts these days anyway!

Photograph of Judith Fatallah presenting at the Edinburgh Open Research conference

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 4

Edinburgh Library has recently published an Open Research Statement affirming key values, concluding that Open Research is a transformative approach that enhances performance and engagement, commitment to a future where knowledge is shared openly and equitably.

Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 4

#EORC opens with a welcome from Edinburgh Library Director Jeremy Upton. @kjsanders.bsky.social and I will be speaking momentarily. The theme is "Open Access: What's Stopping Us?"

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Judith Fathallah @judithfathallah.bsky.social · Jun 3

Heading up to Edinburgh this evening for #EORC to present with @kjsanders.bsky.social on Author Agency and the Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social - see the full programme here openresearch.ed.ac.uk/conference/

Edinburgh Open Research Conference – Edinburgh Open Research

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · Jun 2

When it comes to #OpenResearch practices, what's stopping us?! 🤔

@judithfathallah.bsky.social & @kjsanders.bsky.social are at #EORC (4 June) to discuss:

⭐ Author agency & @openbookcollective.bsky.social‬
⭐ Open source software for OR, including libraries

View the programme 👉

EORC: 2025 Programme

On the 4th of June we are coming together to ask the question, "What's stopping us?" We are asking what barriers we face, the challenges slowing progress, and searching for strategies to overcome…

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