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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 20h

🧵 The Open Book Collective is pleased to share our 2024–2025 Annual Report: A Year of Important Progress. We’ve made big strides toward sustainability, expanded our collective + strengthened global partnerships for OA books. Read the full report: openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/open-boo...

Open Book Collective 2024-2025 annual report: A year of important progress

The team provide an overview of the Open Book Collective's work, as well as the work of its Publisher and Publishing Service Provider Members

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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 20h

In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, check out these excellent reading recommendations from @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social 👇

LSE Review of Books @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social · 1d

NEW✨ October is UK #BlackHistoryMonth @blackhistorymonth.org.uk

To celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of 19 exceptional books by Black authors and books about Black history, culture and experience, recommended by members of staff across LSE.

Read it below!

#BHM #BookRecommendations

Nineteen must-read books for Black History Month - LSE Review of Books

For UK Black History Month, we've compiled a list of 19 books by Black authors and books about Black history, culture and experience, recommended by LSE staff.

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UCL Press @uclpress.bsky.social · 1d

📚 What’s shaping the future of publishing?
UCL Press Production Manager Jaimee Biggins shares insights from the IPG Autumn Conference - from accessibility and AI to sustainability and strategy.
Read her blog: uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-at...
#Publishing #IPGConference #Accessibility

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Open Institutional Publishing Association @oipassoc.bsky.social · 1d

Join us for our Online Symposium on open publishing, taking place during #openaccessweek2025!

Explore the open publishing landscape and the projects shaping the future of open institutional publishing.

📆 Tue 21 Oct | 13:30–16:00 BST
Online | Free to attend

Register now! oipauk.org/news-events-...

Event: OIPA Symposium 2025

Event: OIPA Symposium 2025 Join the Open Institutional Publishing Association (OIPA) for our Online Symposium in October! Following our inaugural in-person Symposium in 2024, we are delighted to be…

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Scottish Universities Press @scotunipress.bsky.social · 1d

Calling library and professional services staff! Do you want to learn more about open research and how it impacts on your role?

Join us during #OAWeek for 'A Practical Guide to Open Research'!

Find out more and register: www.sup.ac.uk/news/upcomin...

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An advert for the Scottish Universities Press webinar 'A practical guide to open research'.
Date: Wednesday 22 October
Time: 09:30am to 12:30pm
Register: https://bit.ly/4q6n2pl

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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...

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

The agenda includes lightning talks from @oipassoc.bsky.social members covering topics including experimental publishing, funding and business models, approaches to marketing, open textbooks, open journals publishing and governance 🙌

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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...

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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 2d

#NoOpenAccessWithoutOpenInfrastructure. OBC's @joedeville.bsky.social making the case for open, interoperable digital infrastructures for #OAbooks at the National Open Access Stakeholders
Summit in Nigeria. Presenting on 'Open access books: If not now, when'. Slides at doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Joe Deville at a podium, in front of a slide with a banner reading 'No open access without open infrastructure'

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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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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.

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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 3d

"Navigating the 21st Century Business World is an excellent example of how academics can flip their approach to ensure more equitable access to educational content."

@niamhtumelty.bsky.social writes for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social 📚

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Open educational resources should be central to the public mission of universities - Impact of Social Sciences

Why open educational resources should form a central part of university strategies for public engagement.

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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 3d

New blog!

LSE Press's Ellie Potts @elinorpotts.bsky.social wins 2 Rising Star Awards @alpsp.bsky.social @thebookseller.com 🏆

blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202... #Awards #Publishing

LSE Press Communications Coordinator selected for 2 rising star awards - LSE Press

We are delighted to announce that LSE Press's Communications Coordinator, Ellie Potts, has won two Rising Star Awards from The Bookseller and ALPSP for her work

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UCL Press @uclpress.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations to Fernando Cabo Aseguinolaza and Tomás Espino Barrera! Their #OpenAccess book Space, Affect, Memory published today. Read and download free at: bit.ly/4gw8U4c #ComparativeLiterature #Memory

Space, Affect, Memory

Space, Affect, Memory highlights the centrality of space in modern and contemporary culture, both as an object of study and as a concept that underpins research and creative practice. In so doing, thi...

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University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social · 6d

We too are very excited for the publication of the latest #OpenAccess book in our #NewHistoricalPerspectives series, Atlantic Isles by @grod.bsky.social!

Published with the @ihr.bsky.social and @royalhistsoc.org with funding from @jisc.bsky.social.

Read more:
uolpress.co.uk/book/atlanti...

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UCL Press @uclpress.bsky.social · 6d

September brought a new academic year and new open access books from UCL Press! Explore museum studies, urban childhoods, Victorian collecting, and more - all free to read and download!

📚 Start reading: bit.ly/4nUCUcz

#OpenAccess #UCLPress #AcademicPublishing

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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 5d

Last night we celebrated the launch of Navigating the 21st Century Business World, a new #OpenAccess collection of case studies in management.

Edited by Dorottya Sallai and Alexander Pepper, the book is now available to read and download for free: https://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress.nbw

Photo of Dorottya Sallai and Alexander Pepper.

Cover of the book Navigating the 21st Century Business World.

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OASPA - The Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association @oaspa.bsky.social · 7d

Read reflections on #OASPA2025 by @drachiarelli.bsky.social in Italian and with an English translation.
Multilingualism is just one of the many important considerations raised at the conference. Do share your own reflections #inyourownwords

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European Diamond Capacity Hub @eudch.bsky.social · 8d

🔸 21 Oct
@oipassoc.bsky.social Online Symposium 2025: buff.ly/y8sX0LZ

OIPA Online Symposium 2025

The Open Institutional Publishing Association (OIPA) will hold its Online Symposium 2025 on Tuesday, 21st October, 13:30–16:00 BST via Zoom. Building on the 2024 in-person Symposium, the event will…

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UCL Press @uclpress.bsky.social · 10d

What can a museum object reveal about colonialism, extinction and genocide?
Thomas Kador’s latest blog post explores how collections help us confront difficult histories and rethink the role of museums in education.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4n92tX9
#ObjectBasedLearning

Tackling difficult histories with (museum) objects

What can a preserved animal specimen tell us about colonialism, extinction and even genocide? In this blog post, Thomas Kador reflects on the themes of his recent book Object-Based Learning: Exploring...

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Open Library of Humanities @openlibhums.org · 9d

Read this interview with Dr Maddie Sinclair / @maddiesinclair.bsky.social (Editorial Officer, Open Library of Humanities) about her journey into scholarly publishing, her thoughts on open access, and the day-to-day realities of editorial work: www.openlibhums.org/news/858/ #OA #AcademicPublishing

Interview with Dr Maddie Sinclair: A Journey into Open Access and Editorial Work at OLH

In this interview, we speak with Dr Maddie Sinclair, Editorial Officer at the Open Library of Humanities, about her journey into scholarly publishing, her thoughts on open access, and the …

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University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social · 13d

Out today: British Working-Class and Radical Writing Since 1700 edited by John Goodridge & @adambridgen.bsky.social.

This book is published #OpenAccess, with funding from @acls1919.bsky.social 👏

'Workers, Radicals, Environmentalists and Feminists, Unite!'

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British Working-Class and Radical Writing Since 1700 - University of London Press

At a time when working-class writing is gaining long-overdue recognition and radical ideas may be more important than ever, this timely collection of eighteen essays examines the powerful intersection...

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Open Library of Humanities @openlibhums.org · 10d

📣 The Lower Decks 2.0: A Symposium on Janeway and Open Access Publishing / @janewayolh.bsky.social
📅 21–22 May 2026
Dublin City University Library
Free | In person & online | Open to all

CFP deadline: 9 Jan 2026
🔗 www.openlibhums.org/news/859/

The Lower Decks 2.0: A Symposium on Janeway and Open Access Publishing

Theme: Users and Community Location: Dublin City University Library, Glasnevin Campus, Dublin, & hybrid streaming online Dates: 21st – 22nd May 2026 Cost: Free Sign-up to attend Janeway is an …

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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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UCL Press @uclpress.bsky.social · 13d

📢 UCL Press has signed the PAAG Charter for Accessible Publishing, joining a growing movement to make digital content more inclusive for readers with print disabilities. Find out more: 🔗 uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-si...
#Accessibility #UCLPres

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