Thoth Open Metadata
@thoth-metadata.bsky.social
ππ½ Thoth is an open metadata management and dissemination platform for #OAbooks. Developed under the remit of @copim.bsky.social, we're now a non-profit CIC registered in the UK.
π https://hcommons.social/@Thoth_metadata
πΈ: https://thoth.pub
π https://hcommons.social/@Thoth_metadata
πΈ: https://thoth.pub
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Announcing a Major Update to the Thoth Platform
Thoth Open Metadata is pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of Thoth 1.0, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of its open metadata infrastructure for open access book publishing.
thoth.pub
π’ Announcing a Major Update to the Thoth Platform π’
We are pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of Thoth 1.0, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of its open metadata infrastructure for #OA book publishing πππ
Read more in our latest blog post: thoth.pub/blog/10.7095...
We are pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of Thoth 1.0, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of its open metadata infrastructure for #OA book publishing πππ
Read more in our latest blog post: thoth.pub/blog/10.7095...
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Starting to get a tad concerned about the number of UK universities that are apparently completely oblivious to the post-2029 REF open access mandate for chapters and monographs. Like, if you'd rather NOT to pay R&P deals for those too, maybe now is the time to start funding diamond open access?
January 16, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Starting to get a tad concerned about the number of UK universities that are apparently completely oblivious to the post-2029 REF open access mandate for chapters and monographs. Like, if you'd rather NOT to pay R&P deals for those too, maybe now is the time to start funding diamond open access?
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Looking forward to joining @thoth-metadata.bsky.social and @copim.bsky.social colleagues for this panel discussion on #metadata challenges and open community solutions for #OAbooks on Thurs 12th March at the @cilipmdg.bsky.social Conference #MetaFutures in Bristol.
www.cilip.org.uk/members/grou...
www.cilip.org.uk/members/grou...
January 16, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Looking forward to joining @thoth-metadata.bsky.social and @copim.bsky.social colleagues for this panel discussion on #metadata challenges and open community solutions for #OAbooks on Thurs 12th March at the @cilipmdg.bsky.social Conference #MetaFutures in Bristol.
www.cilip.org.uk/members/grou...
www.cilip.org.uk/members/grou...
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Find out more about Thoth 1.0 at the official launch event π
𧑠Copim Conference
π 26β27 February 2026
π Loughborough University (London Campus) and online
π copim.pub/join-us-for-...
𧑠Copim Conference
π 26β27 February 2026
π Loughborough University (London Campus) and online
π copim.pub/join-us-for-...
January 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Find out more about Thoth 1.0 at the official launch event π
𧑠Copim Conference
π 26β27 February 2026
π Loughborough University (London Campus) and online
π copim.pub/join-us-for-...
𧑠Copim Conference
π 26β27 February 2026
π Loughborough University (London Campus) and online
π copim.pub/join-us-for-...
π’ Announcing a Major Update to the Thoth Platform π’
We are pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of Thoth 1.0, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of its open metadata infrastructure for #OA book publishing πππ
Read more in our latest blog post: thoth.pub/blog/10.7095...
We are pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of Thoth 1.0, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of its open metadata infrastructure for #OA book publishing πππ
Read more in our latest blog post: thoth.pub/blog/10.7095...
Announcing a Major Update to the Thoth Platform
Thoth Open Metadata is pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of Thoth 1.0, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of its open metadata infrastructure for open access book publishing.
thoth.pub
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
π’ Announcing a Major Update to the Thoth Platform π’
We are pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of Thoth 1.0, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of its open metadata infrastructure for #OA book publishing πππ
Read more in our latest blog post: thoth.pub/blog/10.7095...
We are pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of Thoth 1.0, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of its open metadata infrastructure for #OA book publishing πππ
Read more in our latest blog post: thoth.pub/blog/10.7095...
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Introducing β¦ Copimβs brand new documentation site!
Our two-part blog discusses:
π¨ Design and development
π€ Open solutions for hosting and publishing collaboratively
π Priorities & compromises
πͺΆ Migration of & LT access to content
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Our two-part blog discusses:
π¨ Design and development
π€ Open solutions for hosting and publishing collaboratively
π Priorities & compromises
πͺΆ Migration of & LT access to content
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Introducing ... Copimβs brand new documentation site! - Copim
In August 2024,Β CopimΒ published a blog postΒ articulating our concerns about news that Knowledge Futures (KF) was planning to sunset its existingΒ PubPubΒ site (β¦
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January 14, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Introducing β¦ Copimβs brand new documentation site!
Our two-part blog discusses:
π¨ Design and development
π€ Open solutions for hosting and publishing collaboratively
π Priorities & compromises
πͺΆ Migration of & LT access to content
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2οΈβ£ buff.ly/BEz7W5b
Our two-part blog discusses:
π¨ Design and development
π€ Open solutions for hosting and publishing collaboratively
π Priorities & compromises
πͺΆ Migration of & LT access to content
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2οΈβ£ buff.ly/BEz7W5b
Do you work in a library? Our @openbookcollective.bsky.social friends need your help! Please complete this very short survey π
Help wanted from @openbookcollective.bsky.social π
Please complete their (very) short and feel a warm glow of satisfaction π
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Please complete their (very) short and feel a warm glow of satisfaction π
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January 14, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Do you work in a library? Our @openbookcollective.bsky.social friends need your help! Please complete this very short survey π
If you haven't booked your @copim.bsky.social conference ticket yet, there's only a limited number left! Join us to engage in lively discussions around whatβs next for community led #OAbooks. Thoth would love to see you there!
[MILESTONE] Over 100 people have now registered to attend the #CopimConference in person
Only 75 in person tickets left (with less than 50 online tickets left!) π«
Get yours today π buff.ly/hpWCA6L
π 26-27 February 2026
π Loughborough University | LONDON
Only 75 in person tickets left (with less than 50 online tickets left!) π«
Get yours today π buff.ly/hpWCA6L
π 26-27 February 2026
π Loughborough University | LONDON
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 AM
If you haven't booked your @copim.bsky.social conference ticket yet, there's only a limited number left! Join us to engage in lively discussions around whatβs next for community led #OAbooks. Thoth would love to see you there!
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Discover the #ENOEL Toolkit π zenodo.org/records/1817...
β A collective effort to advocate for #OEBenefits
β Anyone can use and adapt
β Available in 26 languages
The European Network of Open Education Librarians collaborates to identify and share the many benefits of #OpenEducation!
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β A collective effort to advocate for #OEBenefits
β Anyone can use and adapt
β Available in 26 languages
The European Network of Open Education Librarians collaborates to identify and share the many benefits of #OpenEducation!
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January 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Discover the #ENOEL Toolkit π zenodo.org/records/1817...
β A collective effort to advocate for #OEBenefits
β Anyone can use and adapt
β Available in 26 languages
The European Network of Open Education Librarians collaborates to identify and share the many benefits of #OpenEducation!
π§΅1/6
β A collective effort to advocate for #OEBenefits
β Anyone can use and adapt
β Available in 26 languages
The European Network of Open Education Librarians collaborates to identify and share the many benefits of #OpenEducation!
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Looking forward to taking part in this webinar at the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk this afternoon, with my @copim.bsky.social colleagues, discussing the work we have been doing on the archiving and preservation of open access books:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0c0...
booking required - but free!
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0c0...
booking required - but free!
Archiving and preservation for open access monographs
In this webinar representatives from the Open Book Futures project on work package 7 Archiving and Preservation will discuss issues faced in digitally preserving Open Access Monographs and Theses from...
talks.ox.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Looking forward to taking part in this webinar at the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk this afternoon, with my @copim.bsky.social colleagues, discussing the work we have been doing on the archiving and preservation of open access books:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0c0...
booking required - but free!
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0c0...
booking required - but free!
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[WEBINAR] We're joining @bodleian.ox.ac.uk TOMORROW to talk about the challenges & solutions for preserving #OA monographs & #Theses
βοΈ Bodleian Open Scholarship series
π 13 Jan 2026
β° 2 PM GMT
Book your place now π buff.ly/nnrT0fk
#OpenAccess #DigitalPreservation #Archiving
βοΈ Bodleian Open Scholarship series
π 13 Jan 2026
β° 2 PM GMT
Book your place now π buff.ly/nnrT0fk
#OpenAccess #DigitalPreservation #Archiving
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January 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM
[WEBINAR] We're joining @bodleian.ox.ac.uk TOMORROW to talk about the challenges & solutions for preserving #OA monographs & #Theses
βοΈ Bodleian Open Scholarship series
π 13 Jan 2026
β° 2 PM GMT
Book your place now π buff.ly/nnrT0fk
#OpenAccess #DigitalPreservation #Archiving
βοΈ Bodleian Open Scholarship series
π 13 Jan 2026
β° 2 PM GMT
Book your place now π buff.ly/nnrT0fk
#OpenAccess #DigitalPreservation #Archiving
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For a bit of #FridayFun let's take a look a closer look to see who is coming to #CopimConference next month!
Excluding the UK we have delegates from 35 other countries!! π
Over 70% of the tickets are GONE! π«
So what are you waiting for? Get your ticket NOW! β³
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Excluding the UK we have delegates from 35 other countries!! π
Over 70% of the tickets are GONE! π«
So what are you waiting for? Get your ticket NOW! β³
π buff.ly/fs4Yq9B
January 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
For a bit of #FridayFun let's take a look a closer look to see who is coming to #CopimConference next month!
Excluding the UK we have delegates from 35 other countries!! π
Over 70% of the tickets are GONE! π«
So what are you waiting for? Get your ticket NOW! β³
π buff.ly/fs4Yq9B
Excluding the UK we have delegates from 35 other countries!! π
Over 70% of the tickets are GONE! π«
So what are you waiting for? Get your ticket NOW! β³
π buff.ly/fs4Yq9B
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[WEBINAR] We're joining @bodleian.ox.ac.uk to talk about the challenges & solutions for preserving #OA monographs & #Theses
βοΈ Bodleian Open Scholarship series
π 13 Jan 2026
β° 2 PM GMT
π buff.ly/nnrT0fk
#OpenAccess #DigitalPreservation #Archiving
βοΈ Bodleian Open Scholarship series
π 13 Jan 2026
β° 2 PM GMT
π buff.ly/nnrT0fk
#OpenAccess #DigitalPreservation #Archiving
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January 6, 2026 at 9:01 AM
[WEBINAR] We're joining @bodleian.ox.ac.uk to talk about the challenges & solutions for preserving #OA monographs & #Theses
βοΈ Bodleian Open Scholarship series
π 13 Jan 2026
β° 2 PM GMT
π buff.ly/nnrT0fk
#OpenAccess #DigitalPreservation #Archiving
βοΈ Bodleian Open Scholarship series
π 13 Jan 2026
β° 2 PM GMT
π buff.ly/nnrT0fk
#OpenAccess #DigitalPreservation #Archiving
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π‘ Got an idea that can make a difference? This is YOUR chance to secure funding and help shape the future of #OA books!
Full details & guidance on @openbookcollective.bsky.social website
π buff.ly/N8dqhJE
#OpenAccess #OpenBooks #ScholarlyPublishing #FundingOpportunity #OBC #CDF26
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Full details & guidance on @openbookcollective.bsky.social website
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#OpenAccess #OpenBooks #ScholarlyPublishing #FundingOpportunity #OBC #CDF26
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Collective Development Fund - Open Book Collective
The Collective Development Fund provides small grants to strengthen the global open access book publishing ecosystem. It supports capacity-building projects hβ¦
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January 7, 2026 at 9:30 AM
π‘ Got an idea that can make a difference? This is YOUR chance to secure funding and help shape the future of #OA books!
Full details & guidance on @openbookcollective.bsky.social website
π buff.ly/N8dqhJE
#OpenAccess #OpenBooks #ScholarlyPublishing #FundingOpportunity #OBC #CDF26
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Full details & guidance on @openbookcollective.bsky.social website
π buff.ly/N8dqhJE
#OpenAccess #OpenBooks #ScholarlyPublishing #FundingOpportunity #OBC #CDF26
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Delivered with partners @wacren.bsky.social @doabooks.bsky.social @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social
Supporting national coordination and global interoperability for Nigerian OA books.
Supporting national coordination and global interoperability for Nigerian OA books.
December 30, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Delivered with partners @wacren.bsky.social @doabooks.bsky.social @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social
Supporting national coordination and global interoperability for Nigerian OA books.
Supporting national coordination and global interoperability for Nigerian OA books.
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π³π¬ LIBSENSE (Nigeria) has opened a Call for Interest for the BookHub Discovery & Distribution Pilot - supporting Nigerian Open Access books through discoverability and capacity building.
π apc-minna.bookhub.ng/discovery-pi...
π apc-minna.bookhub.ng/discovery-pi...
BookHub Discovery and Distribution Pilot β Call for Interest | BookHub
BookHub Discovery and Distribution Pilot - End-of-Year Call for Interest. Support Nigerian-authored Open Access books to achieve national and global visibility.
apc-minna.bookhub.ng
December 30, 2025 at 5:31 AM
π³π¬ LIBSENSE (Nigeria) has opened a Call for Interest for the BookHub Discovery & Distribution Pilot - supporting Nigerian Open Access books through discoverability and capacity building.
π apc-minna.bookhub.ng/discovery-pi...
π apc-minna.bookhub.ng/discovery-pi...
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Wishing all of our publishers and friends in the Open Access books space a restful winter break and a very happy new year. We'll still be here if you need us, while we continue work behind-the-scenes on some exciting developments and releases for Thoth in 2026 π #OAbooks #openinfra #MetadataMatters
December 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Wishing all of our publishers and friends in the Open Access books space a restful winter break and a very happy new year. We'll still be here if you need us, while we continue work behind-the-scenes on some exciting developments and releases for Thoth in 2026 π #OAbooks #openinfra #MetadataMatters
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We'll be taking a break from socials over the festive period
Wishing the #CopimCommunity a very merry Christmas and a happy new year! π
Wishing the #CopimCommunity a very merry Christmas and a happy new year! π
December 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
We'll be taking a break from socials over the festive period
Wishing the #CopimCommunity a very merry Christmas and a happy new year! π
Wishing the #CopimCommunity a very merry Christmas and a happy new year! π
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December 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Wishing all of our publishers and friends in the Open Access books space a restful winter break and a very happy new year. We'll still be here if you need us, while we continue work behind-the-scenes on some exciting developments and releases for Thoth in 2026 π #OAbooks #openinfra #MetadataMatters
December 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Wishing all of our publishers and friends in the Open Access books space a restful winter break and a very happy new year. We'll still be here if you need us, while we continue work behind-the-scenes on some exciting developments and releases for Thoth in 2026 π #OAbooks #openinfra #MetadataMatters
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Feeling discontent with civilization? Fear not, it's just about time to celebrate more work ascending into the public domain! We'll see you on the sunny side of the street in January!
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law
January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US l...
web.law.duke.edu
December 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Feeling discontent with civilization? Fear not, it's just about time to celebrate more work ascending into the public domain! We'll see you on the sunny side of the street in January!
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
We have been following recent developments on EU Deforestation Regulations (EUDR) to learn about metadata needs in this context - but it turns out, print books (incl. the #DiamondOA #OAbooks published by the many publishers using Thoth) are now being exempt www.thebookseller.com/news/eu-parl...
EU Parliament votes to exempt books from EU Deforestation Regulations
EU Parliament has today voted to exempt printed products, includingΒ books, journals, newspapers and magazines, from the updated EU Deforestation Regulations.
www.thebookseller.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We have been following recent developments on EU Deforestation Regulations (EUDR) to learn about metadata needs in this context - but it turns out, print books (incl. the #DiamondOA #OAbooks published by the many publishers using Thoth) are now being exempt www.thebookseller.com/news/eu-parl...
π Congratulations to Netherlands University Presses (nups.nl) who will be receiving funding by NWO - and we're honoured to be supporting them together with @oapenbooks.bsky.social to improve discoverability of their #DiamondOA books #openinfrastructures
www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...
www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...
45 projects strengthen Dutch open science infrastructure | Open Science NL
In its largest funding round to date, Open Science NL awards 45 projects that strengthen infrastructure for open science in the Netherlands. The projects make scholarly data, software and publications more accessible and help make science more accessible, transparent and inclusive.
www.openscience.nl
December 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
π Congratulations to Netherlands University Presses (nups.nl) who will be receiving funding by NWO - and we're honoured to be supporting them together with @oapenbooks.bsky.social to improve discoverability of their #DiamondOA books #openinfrastructures
www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...
www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...
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Lots of the Copim team will be there - find us at stand no. 66!
Klaxon alert! Delegate bookings for the Annual Conference are now open! dub.sh/OpKsP4B
December 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Lots of the Copim team will be there - find us at stand no. 66!
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this, from @kevinbaker.bsky.social, is a better analysis of the intersection between LLMs and academic science than 98% of what's out there.
Context Widows
or, of GPUs, LPUs, and Goal Displacement
artificialbureaucracy.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
this, from @kevinbaker.bsky.social, is a better analysis of the intersection between LLMs and academic science than 98% of what's out there.