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OAPEN Foundation @oapenbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Join our celebratory panel at @buchmesse.de on Thursday 16 October from 12:00 to 12:30 CEST at the Innovation Stage (Hall 4.0, H106). 

@tandfresearch.bsky.social @barbarabudrich.bsky.social @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @openbookpublish.bsky.social @ebsco.bsky.social

The Evolution of Open Access Books

<p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 text-editor-left">This year marks the 15th anniversary of the OAPEN Library, a platform hosted by OAPEN. OAPEN supports the transition to open access ...

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OAPEN Foundation @oapenbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Next week we'll be at @buchmesse.de where the OAPEN Library was first launched 15 years ago.

Our Managing Director, @nielsstern.bsky.social reflects on the past, present, and future of OAPEN in this jubilee blog post to mark the occasion.

Marking the 15th anniversary of the OAPEN Library

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the OAPEN Library, which was launched at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2010.  At this year’s fair, we invite you to attend our half hour panel discussion on ‘The E...

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Public Knowledge Project @pkp.sfu.ca · 4d

🚀 Registration is open for PKP's new Open Publishing Courses!

Want to meet the instructors? Check out the blog post and be sure to join the free webinar, Thursday, October 30th, 2025, 9 – 10:30 AM PDT

pkp.sfu.ca/2025/10/01/r...

#OpenPublishing #OpenAccess #ScholComm #ScholarlyPublishing

Register Now for PKP + SFU Open Publishing Courses! - Public Knowledge Project

The Open Publishing Series registration for an info webinar and the courses are open. Join the webinar on October 30 to meet the instructors.

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LIBER Europe @libereurope.bsky.social · 4d

📩 October Insider is now out

This month's edition reflects many of the exciting initiatives happening across LIBER & the open science & research library community: from leadership programmes, open calls, webinars to resources, & events.

Read the full issue: ow.ly/aIiy50X7AbE

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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 4d

🧵 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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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.bsky.social · 5d

Missed Toby's #craft_oa2025 presentation on our collaboration across #DiamondOA #OAbooks publishing infrastructures?

👇Slidedeck on how @pkp.sfu.ca, @oapenbooks.bsky.social & @doabooks.bsky.social, @openbookcollective.bsky.social and Thoth Open Metadata work together

doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

The power of horizontal collaboration: an interoperable and open not-for-profit ecosystem for open access books

Within the context of Open Science, book publishing has traditionally lagged behind in the adoption of open access, open data and corresponding practices. A number of not-for-profit infrastructures in...

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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 7d

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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Danny Kingsley @dannykay68.bsky.social · 7d

LAST CALL: Beyond Certainty-What does 'Discovery' mean in an open & artificially intelligent world? #AIBeyond2025
Wed 8 Oct - www.deakin.edu.au/library/abou...
Keynote @mcintold.bsky.social
Videos from @aj-boston.bsky.social, @heroicendeavour.bsky.social @aarontay.bsky.social + live discussions!

Beyond Certainty

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hyperbolbri @astrobri.bsky.social · 18d

Danny - OAPEN books are by definition not textbooks, but we know they are being used for teaching & learning. Conclusion (in Katina article): need a system like COUNTER for eBooks. katinamagazine.org/content/arti... #OASPA2025

Tracking the Use of Open Educational Resources Sounds Simple. It Isn’t.

We set out to determine whether open monographs were being used in teaching and learning and fell down a very deep hole. Here is what we learned.

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OAPEN Foundation @oapenbooks.bsky.social · 10d

#OpenAccess #OpenScience #FrankfurterBuchmesse #OATage2025 #Wissenschaftskommunikation #Publikationskultur

OAPEN Foundation @oapenbooks.bsky.social · 10d

Nach unserer Teilnahme an den Open-Access-Tagen 2025 und mit Blick auf die Frankfurter Buchmesse war Deutsch einfach der perfekte Startpunkt.
Stay tuned for more! ✨

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OAPEN Foundation @oapenbooks.bsky.social · 10d

Wir freue uns sehr, euch unseren allerersten Blogbeitrag auf Deutsch vorstellen zu dürfen! 🚀
Neben Englisch möchten wir künftig auch Inhalte in anderen Sprachen anbieten.

OAPEN and DOAB at the Open Access Tage 2025

Wir haben uns sehr gefreut, letzte Woche an den OA-Tagen 2025 in Konstanz teilzunehmen. Die Energie, das Engagement und die Beteiligung aller Anwesenden waren wirklich inspirierend. Gemeinsam mit der ...

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Public Knowledge Project @pkp.sfu.ca · 11d

🔊 Unique employment opportunity w/ @pkp.sfu.ca -- lead an impactful, mission & values driven team that works to advance quality & global reach of #ScholarlyPublishing!

This could very well be what you've been seeking in your change-making management career:

pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/17/h...

#AcademicSky

PKP is hiring a Managing Director - Public Knowledge Project

The Public Knowledge Project, a Core Research Facility of SFU, invites applications for the position of Managing Director

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Open Research Calendar @openresearchcalendar.org · 10d

New Open Research Event 🎓📆 - Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship (OxFOS 2026) [EN] held United Kingdom (Oxford), online from 03/03/2026 to 06/03/2026. For more info, view the event in our calendar.

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 10d

NEW RESOURCES on #CopimCompass 🧭

Hear from @universityofessex.bsky.social authors who have published their research #OA

📙 READ
📹 WATCH
🎓 LEARN

👉 buff.ly/JOnL5wz

#OpenAccess #OpenResearch

Thank to @hannahcrago.bsky.social for sharing!

University of Essex | Compass

The University of Essex website provides a dedicated Q&A on OA publication section with Essex author...

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OASPA - The Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association @oaspa.bsky.social · 10d

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

www.linkedin.com/posts/oaspa_...

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OAPEN Foundation @oapenbooks.bsky.social · 11d

We’re thrilled to unveil OAPEN’s refreshed visual identity – including a new logo – that better reflects who we’ve become, what we stand for, and where we’re headed.

Read more about it in the announcement: oapen.org/article/intr...

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OAPEN Foundation @oapenbooks.bsky.social · 11d

VACANCY NOTE: Metadata & Systems Specialist.

We're looking for someone to join our technical team to help manage and enhance our open infrastructures for #OAbooks.

Read the full job description and find out how to apply: oapen.hypotheses.org/1586

Deadline: 10 October 2025 at 10 AM CEST.

Vacancy note: Metadata & Systems Specialist

OAPEN and the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) are looking for a Metadata & Systems Specialist to become part of the technical team. OAPEN works with publishers to build a quality-controlled coll...

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Niels Stern @nielsstern.bsky.social · 18d

Wonderful to see among others two @oapenbooks.bsky.social and @doabooks.bsky.social board members - @charleswatkinson.bsky.social and Antia Wiersma - and @doabooks.bsky.social Scientific Committee member @c-bz.bsky.social on #oaspa2025 stage discussing WHY #openaccess matters and HOW to make it work

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Public Knowledge Project @pkp.sfu.ca · 18d

🔓📖 Moving beyond closed silos: Liberating workflows based on #OpenMetadata... #interoperable and open not-for-profit ecosystem for #OpenAccess books and chapters

With @thoth-metadata.bsky.social, @pkp.sfu.ca, #OBC, @oapenbooks.bsky.social ⤵️

#OASPA2025 convo @joedeville.bsky.social & at #Munin2025

Copim @copim.bsky.social · 19d

Tackling the problems of getting #OA works into the wider book supply chain TOGETHER 🤝

A sneak preview of @openbookcollective.bsky.social @oapenbooks.bsky.social @pkp.sfu.ca @thoth-metadata.bsky.social presentation at #Munin2025

🔗 buff.ly/QI8P6C3

#OpenScience #ScalingSmall #Bibliodiversity

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OAPEN Foundation @oapenbooks.bsky.social · 18d

Coming up now at the #OASPA2025 poster session, @nielsstern.bsky.social will be presenting on behalf of the @operaseu.bsky.social #OABooks SIG.

Preview the poster, 'Building a Stronger OA Book Ecosystem' below!

Image of the OPERAS OA Books SIG poster for the OASPA conference

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 19d

Tackling the problems of getting #OA works into the wider book supply chain TOGETHER 🤝

A sneak preview of @openbookcollective.bsky.social @oapenbooks.bsky.social @pkp.sfu.ca @thoth-metadata.bsky.social presentation at #Munin2025

🔗 buff.ly/QI8P6C3

#OpenScience #ScalingSmall #Bibliodiversity

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Danny Kingsley @dannykay68.bsky.social · 20d

WITH PHOTO - #OASPA2025

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Danny Kingsley @dannykay68.bsky.social · 20d

REFERENCE to the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI) by @oapenbooks.bsky.social Niels Stern at #OASPA2025 open book panel - using as a mechanism for structuring the panel discussion around Introductions, Governance, Impact & Quality and Sustainability openscholarlyinfrastructure.org

The Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (v1.1, 2023)

Final draft POSI 2.0 revisions - A request for public comment on the final draft of revisions to POSI The POSI Adopters are requesting feedback on the final draft of revisions to POSI with a deadline...

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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 20d

DOAJ and CNPIEC Collaborate to Support Open Access Journals in China blog.doaj.org/2025/09/22/d... #scholcomm #publishing #oa @doaj.bsky.social

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