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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 2d

Don't miss our free, online Open and Engaged Conference 2025, as part of #InternationaOpenAccessWeek.

This year we're exploring the power, ethics, and responsibility embedded in how cultural heritage is created, shared, and preserved.

Register for free: bit.ly/BLEngagedCon...

A collage of images including a person with headphones on working at a desk, a person weaving straw together and someone in a lab holding a bottle. A open padlock graphic is laid over each image and text reads Open and Engaged 2025. Who owns our knowledge? Monday 20th, Wednesday 22nd, Thursday 23rd October, online conference..

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Open Library of Humanities @openlibhums.org · 1d

We're also excited to take part in this year's symposium during #OpenAccessWeek2025!

We'll be joining with a lightning talk on the Open Library of Humanities and the Open Journal Collective, presented by @paulaclemente.bsky.social and @theblochian.bsky.social

University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social · 1d

As a proud member of @oipassoc.bsky.social we are excited to join colleagues and collaborators at this year’s symposium during #OpenAccessWeek2025!

There's still time to register, details here:
uolpress.co.uk/2025/10/oipa...

#OAWeek #UniversityPress #AcademicPublishing #OpenAccess

OIPA Symposium 2025 - University of London Press

As a proud member of the Open Institutional Publishing Association, we are excited to join colleagues and collaborators at this year’s symposium. The event will be a great space for sharing ideas, cha...

uolpress.co.uk

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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats guys 👏

Coming to the #EDCH webpages very soon!

👉 diamas.org/services

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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 3d

Great news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social 🎉

Their Open Access Publication Policy with Rights Retention was approved over the summer and officially launches next month 🚀

🔗 nottingham.ac.uk/Governance/D...

#IRRP #RightsRetention #RetainYourRights

nottingham.ac.uk

Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 3d

Sorry I can't be at #CRAFT_OA2025 but if you're going, catch the @eudch.bsky.social team talks and then explore all the #EDCH has to offer!

▶️ diamas.org

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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 3d

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:
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/collecti...

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.

openbookcollective.pubpub.org

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Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · 6d

Interested in #DiamondOA and based in Africa, Europe, or Latin America?

Join the first @almasiproject.bsky.social Policy Forum on 29 October at 15:00 CEST.

Details and registration link below 👇

ALMASI project @almasiproject.bsky.social · 6d

🌍 ALMASI launches the #DiamondOA Policy Forum!
📅 29 Oct 2025, 15:00–16:30 UTC
Policymakers & funders from Africa, Europe & Latin America will:
✅ Share #OpenAccess successes
✅ Co-develop recommendations
✅ Discuss regional needs
🔗 almasiproject.org/the-diamond-...

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ALMASI project @almasiproject.bsky.social · 6d

🌍 ALMASI launches the #DiamondOA Policy Forum!
📅 29 Oct 2025, 15:00–16:30 UTC
Policymakers & funders from Africa, Europe & Latin America will:
✅ Share #OpenAccess successes
✅ Co-develop recommendations
✅ Discuss regional needs
🔗 almasiproject.org/the-diamond-...

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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 6d

Explore @openbookcollective.bsky.social origins, purpose, and relationships, as well as OMP and the open book publishing landscape with @joedeville.bsky.social 💗

Copim @copim.bsky.social · 6d

Open Book Collective and Open Monograph Press: An Interview with Joe Deville

The interview explores the origins, mission, and impact of @openbookcollective.bsky.social and its collaboration with @pkp.sfu.ca Open Monograph Press (OMP) 🤝

🔗

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Lucy Barnes @alittleroad.bsky.social · 6d

According to this author (and another who quotes this post) their open access books acquired as part of the T&F deal with AUP are no longer listed as OA on the publisher's website.

Both books were openly licensed for non-commercial use, so this move breaches that licence, it seems to me.

Christoph Sorg @christophsorg.bsky.social · 7d

I'm so disappointed my book (funded by public money) was purchased by a rentier capitalist plattform registered in a tax haven. Open access file is not available anymore since today, but I uploaded it here:

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 8d

[VIDEO] Open Book Collective in action!

Hear from @openbookcollective.bsky.social members and partners about why we need a fairer and more sustainable future for scholarly books ⚖️

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Open Book Collective in action: hear from our community

Hear from the Open Book Collective's members and partners about why we need a fairer and more sustainable future for scholarly books. The Open Book Collective is dedicated to advocating for the…

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Jisc @jisc.bsky.social · 9d

From disruption to direction - #Digifest26 bookings are now open!

www.jisc.ac.uk/digifest

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Rosie Hare @rosiehare.bsky.social · 9d

Hello BlueSky friends! The call for papers for Jisc's Connect More December event is now open! Closing date: 10th October. We're now doing two of these events per year, so there's plenty of opportunities to put something forward.

www.jisc.ac.uk/forms/submit...

Submit your programme session ideas for Connect More - Jisc

www.jisc.ac.uk

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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 10d

Looking forward to attending this course tomorrow 👇 #CPD

Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 10d

A few places remaining on my @ukeig.bsky.social 2 hour online course tomorrow: Words and sound - using blogs and podcasts to disseminate research to diverse audiences

Book via the link or contact @garyjhorrocks.bsky.social for a last minute booking.

www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...

CILIP: the library and information association

UKeiG CPD: Words and sound - using blogs and podcasts to disseminate research to diverse audiences

www.cilip.org.uk

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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 10d

A few places remaining on my @ukeig.bsky.social 2 hour online course tomorrow: Words and sound - using blogs and podcasts to disseminate research to diverse audiences

Book via the link or contact @garyjhorrocks.bsky.social for a last minute booking.

www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...

CILIP: the library and information association

UKeiG CPD: Words and sound - using blogs and podcasts to disseminate research to diverse audiences

www.cilip.org.uk

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OPERAS Research Infrastructure @operaseu.bsky.social · 10d

Imagine a world where you can directly contribute to building a platform that meets your research needs. This is a reality right now with the LUMEN Co-Design workshops series!

Express your interest: https://lumenproject.eu/learn-connect-innovate-co-designing-workshop-serie

#LUMEN #EOSC

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FORM @forumforopen.bsky.social · 10d

The wait is almost over!
The 4th Annual Forum for Open Research in MENA is only 22 days away🎉
Panels, workshops, & global voices united to advance #OpenScience. Don't miss it!

🔗Register today: shorturl.at/4uJgV

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Open Institutional Publishing Association @oipassoc.bsky.social · 10d

It's less than one month until our free online Symposium - see you there?

Celebrating #OAWeek2025, join us for engaging talks, networking, and the chance to share your thoughts

📆 Tuesday 21st October 2025
🕐 13:30-16:00 BST
❓Online via Zoom
🪙 Free

Register: oipauk.org/news-events-...

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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 10d

Still time to sign up for tomorrow's event from the @operaseu.bsky.social @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social

Learn more about author experiences of publishing #OAbooks and editing #OpenAccess book series 👇

Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · Sep 4

EVENT: Join us at our next free webinar, 'Publishing Open Access Books: Insights from ERC-Funded Authors'

📆 Tuesday 30 September
⏰ 11am BST / 12pm CEST

Find out more & register: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/09/03/p...

#OAbooks @operaseu.bsky.social

An event card showing the details of the event that are given in the post. It also says 'An OABN webinar with the support of the ERC Executive Agency'.

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Lucy Barnes @alittleroad.bsky.social · 13d

Before you wrap up for the week, sign up for this webinar and join us on Tuesday!

#OAbooks #OpenAccess

Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · Sep 4

EVENT: Join us at our next free webinar, 'Publishing Open Access Books: Insights from ERC-Funded Authors'

📆 Tuesday 30 September
⏰ 11am BST / 12pm CEST

Find out more & register: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/09/03/p...

#OAbooks @operaseu.bsky.social

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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 14d

I'll be presenting this poster #NOSF2025 so if you're going and want to find out more, come and find me 👋

Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 15d

#DIAMAS #Sustainability #Toolsuite

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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 15d

If anyone from the UK is interested in finding out more about @operaseu.bsky.social get in touch via the UK national node ☎️

www.jisc.ac.uk/get-involved...

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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 15d

For everyone #OASPA2025 come and find me at the coffee break to discuss the DIAMAS projects sustainability tool suite 🔧

You can find all the posters from today's lightning session

www.oaspa.org/wp-content/u...

www.oaspa.org

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Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 15d

Hmmm maybe there's something we can to do to facilitate the conversation 🙇‍♀️

Lucy Barnes @alittleroad.bsky.social · 16d

Although it seems, from what I've heard librarians say, that this is not broadly understood -- communicating this message is a challenge. #OASPA2025

Anna Hughes @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social · 16d

The @wellcometrust.bsky.social block grant can be used to support open scholarly communication infrastructure AND to pay fees, memberships or contributions to publishing models or platforms that support Wellcome-funded and non Wellcome-funded researchers access.

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