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Kira Hopkins

@kirahopkins.bsky.social

LSE library, formerly of the Copim project, OA enthusiast, publisher (sometimes!) - all views expressed are personal

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Thoth Open Metadata@thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 2w ago

Toby will be at this year's Open-Access-Tage in beautiful Linz next week, and would love to connect with anyone interested in all things #OAbooks #openinfrastructure and #metadata ! Feel free to schedule a chat with him during #OAT26 via the below app!

Thoth Open Metadata@thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · last mo.

🚆 Thoth is on the road this autumn! 🍂 📍 ALPSP, Manchester | 9–10 Sept 📍 OASPA, Zagreb | 21–23 Sept 📍 Open-Access-Tage, Linz | 28–30 Sept Attending too? We’d love to catch up with publishers, libraries & fellow open infrastructures! 💬 Booking page links in the post replies 👇

Open Book Publishers@openbookpublish.bsky.social · 3w ago

🎉 Open Book Publishers is 18 today! 🎉 To celebrate this milestone & reflect on 18 years of publishing Diamond #OpenAccess books, we share '18 Thoughts for 18 Years' on our experience as an independent, scholar-led #OA press Enjoy & raise a glass of your drink of choice with us! buff.ly/jOJAfYR

18 Thoughts for 18 Years: A Birthday Message from OBP

Open Book Publishers (OBP) turns eighteen today! As we reach our maturity as official publishing ‘adults’, we have dipped into our story so far and pulled out eighteen pieces of advice for anyone…

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Copim@copim.bsky.social · 3w ago

If you're attending #OASPA2026 this week, you can catch team Copim's/the LSE library's Kira Hopkins tomorrow at 9.05am! They will be speaking on the panel 'The Many Faces of Sustainability in #OpenAccess'. Then come to Copim Corner on Tuesday evening to discuss!

Promotional poster inviting attendees to Copim Corner on Tue, Sept 22 from 5:30pm at Tolkien's House (Opatovina 49, Zagreb, a 7-min walk from the conference venue), with an arrow pointing to the venue's outdoor café seating labeled "This could be your space."
Copim@copim.bsky.social · 3w ago

Attending #OASPA2026? Join Copim folks for an informal drink & chat at COPIM CORNER on Tues at 5:30pm, Tolkien's House (a short walk from the conference venue) Dig into conference themes, talk community-led #OpenAccess or just relax with a drink & chat pets/Tolkien/Croatian beers! #CopimCorner

BildAn image of the inside of Tolkien's House below text that says "Copim Corner: Just an informal get-together. Come buy yourself a drink, and join like-minded folks for a chat about all things open access... or simply about what your pets did over the weekend...'
Philippa Grand@philippagrand.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is an ideal role for someone looking to build their career in #AcademicPublishing #OpenAccess - lots of opportunities to get involved across all areas of the Press and you get to work within a highly talented team too.

LSE Press@lsepress.bsky.social · 3w ago

Publishing hopefuls, listen up! 🔊 We are seeking a Publishing Assistant (Maternity Cover) to join our ambitious, non-profit open access press. Full details can be found in the job description below. If you’re interested in joining us, apply by 24 September 📚 🔗 www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...

Kira Hopkins@kirahopkins.bsky.social · last mo.

I usually only use this account for work but I'm breaking that soft rule to implore anyone who hasn't listened to Splendor and Misery to do so. Absolute masterpiece space opera, and one of the few pieces of music to be nominated for a Hugo award. (Then go listen to everything else clipping has made)

Haley Masch@maschpit.bsky.social · last mo.

I'm very excited to announce that on September 17th, I'll be hosting a conversation with @clppng.bsky.social to discuss "Splendor & Misery" and its legacy, a decade since its release. The discussion will be streamed live from my YouTube channel, starting at 6:30pm PST.

Kira Hopkins@kirahopkins.bsky.social · last mo.

Thank you! It was a pleasure to participate (and thanks again to OIPA for the travel bursary) - I look forward to attending the next one whenever that will be!

Paula Kennedy@paulakennedy.bsky.social · last mo.

Thanks to @kirahopkins.bsky.social for sharing this thoughtful reflection on the @oipassoc.bsky.social Symposium in June! It was a great event, bringing together different perspectives on the value and opportunities for #OpenAccess publishing within universities. Read more below 👇 #OIPA2026

Open Institutional Publishing Association@oipassoc.bsky.social · last mo.

"The symposium was a very timely reminder that there are still reasons to be hopeful, that there is a large amount of mutual goodwill and support available for institutional publishers." @kirahopkins.bsky.social reflected on the OIPA Symposium. ✍ Read their blog here: oipauk.org/2026/09/02/e...

Event Reflection: OIPA Symposium 2026

Event Reflection: OIPA Symposium 2026 By Kira Hopkins I was fortunate to attend the OIPA symposium held at the University of Sussex on 18th June in person, via a much-appreciated travel bursary fro…

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LJMU Open Research Team@ljmuresearch.bsky.social · last mo.

This list of Diamond Open Access monograph options from @kirahopkins.bsky.social is fantastic. I appreciate being able to share it with authors with ease/simplicity & show people OA options. Where you publish is a choice-this helps me expand those choices! Thank you! zenodo.org/records/2212...

Where can I publish a book open access without (necessarily) paying a fee? A list of Diamond open access options

Many publishers utilise various business models that enable them to publish some (or all) of their books open access without charging authors a fee, often called a Book Processing Charge (BPC).     Wh...

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Des Fitzgerald@desfitzgerald.bsky.social · last mo.

Listen, if we're going to censure everyone who keeps PhD students on his personal farm and gradually feeds them into the maw of a transatlantic death cult we might as well just shut down the humanities altogether.

🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️@ashleylynch.bsky.social · last mo.

I would 100% support a law that says if any digital platform removes your access to media you paid for then they are required to refund you the entirety of the original purchase price. That would solve this whole thing in a hurry.

Dexerto@dexerto.bsky.social · last mo.

Sony has responded to a digital games lawsuit by arguing that players don't actually own the games they buy Its lawyers say they are licensed rather than sold

Samuel Moore@samuelmoore.org · last mo.

This is why we had a whole open access movement. You can't leave this stuff up to the good will of organisations who may take access away at a moment's notice.

emily blight 🐦‍⬛@threnody.northsky.social · last mo.

“we have chosen to cut services for heavy users because, bitch, you had it worse before the plague that very briefly brought people together & improved access to many things for everyone—so don’t complain, it could be worse” is absolute fucking bullshit.

Jon Phillips@jowiph.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Academic freedom is when a foreign government dictates how and even whether a university investigates misconduct

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Nathan Cofnas and the US Ambassador to Belgium say that the University of Ghent have now lifted his suspension, thanking the US government for supporting him (with threats of retaliation). The Ambassador says that Cofnas will be able to complete his one year appointment to March 2027.

I am grateful to Rector Petra De Sutter for allowing me to stay at Ghent University. I look forward to continuing to work on the project, “The Future of Liberalism,” for 60% of my working time for the remainder of my one-year postdoc. I wish to personally thank Ambassador @BillWhiteUSA . It was beyond my imagination that such a person would take an interest in the fate of a postdoc. The Ambassador responded with great support which helped to bring about a just outcome. Thank you, @USAmbToBelgium and @StateDept for defending American values. I am proud of my country.
Kira Hopkins@kirahopkins.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I've published a new version of the Diamond OA book publisher list I posted a few months ago. Many thanks to the publishers who flagged they were missing! doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Where can I publish a book open access without (necessarily) paying a fee? A list of Diamond open access options

Many publishers utilise various business models that enable them to publish some (or all) of their books open access without charging authors a fee, often called a Book Processing Charge (BPC).     Wh...

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Copim@copim.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We're very grateful to @ukri.org for their financial support for both of our projects - COPIM and Open Book Futures (both jointly funded with Arcadia) We sincerely hope that there will be alternative funding opportunities announ ced soon 🤞

Paula Kennedy@paulakennedy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Oh no! That’s a huge shame - it invested in some fantastic, transformative projects (including @morphss.bsky.social, @copim.bsky.social and Open Book Futures, obviously).

Samuel Moore@samuelmoore.org · 2mo ago

The @morphss.bsky.social team has released two outputs today from our work package on mixed methods data sharing led by @jenniad.bsky.social and @stephenpinfield.bsky.social First is a resource for researchers on qualitative data sharing:

MORPHSS@morphss.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NEW MORPHSS resource for qualitative researchers: Qualitative Data Sharing with Care: A Concise Guide Incorporating examples & case studies, this resource is informed by a series of interviews with qualitative researchers on decision-making processes around data sharing (doi.org/10.31222/osf...).

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Copim@copim.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A few of the #CopimCommunity will be heading there too! @kirahopkins.bsky.social @kjsanders.eurosky.social @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social ✈️🚊

Public Knowledge Project@pkp.sfu.ca · 2mo ago

PKP is pleased to sponsor @oaspa.bsky.social's #OASPA2026 in Croatia from 21 – 23 September 2026! Topics include: 📌 #OpenKnowledge, #OpenAccess, #OpenInfrastructure 📌 #Sustainability, #Interoperability 📌 Governance, trust, reciprocity And more! See you there 👋 www.oaspa.org/events/annua...

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Jonathan Birch@birchlse.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Whenever scandal engulfs a humanities prof, some say "why are my taxes funding this?" - but rest assured, they really aren't. The national AHRC research budget is around £80m, about £1.10 per person per year. As a taxpayer you contribute far more to the royal family than to the arts and humanities.

LSE Press@lsepress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

What makes collective funding such a powerful mechanism for open access publishing? ✍️ LSE Press Head of Publishing @philippagrand.bsky.social considers this question and the power of OA funding for our blog @jisc.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social Read here blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202...

How collective funding supports sustainable publishing

Diamond open access publishing brings benefits for social science scholarship through increased usage, higher citations and global reach. How does funding help?

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