Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
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DOAB is an independent, community-driven discovery service that indexes scholarly, peer-reviewed OA books and helps users to find trusted OA book publishers. All DOAB services are free of charge and all data is freely available. Find out more: doabooks.org
📚 Award-winning research, open to all We’re proud that many UCL Press titles have been recognised by leading organisations across many disciplines. Our open access publishing model makes world-class scholarship freely available to readers everywhere. What will you discover? 👉 uclpress.co.uk
In June, our Tech team visited @cern.bsky.social to exchange ideas on #AI, bots, #OpenInfrastructure & explore future innovations for OAPEN & @doabooks.bsky.social The visit reinforced challenges & opportunities the #OpenScience community shares Read more from Wiktor👉 oapen.hypotheses.org/2437
OAPEN goes to Switzerland: A visit to our partner CERN
Riding a heat wave The OAPEN Tech team met with the Open Science (OS) teams at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, on the 25th and 26th of June. After rebuilding the team following several staffing changes ...
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❌Myth: #OpenAccess only benefits readers. ✅Open Access benefits everyone involved in the research ecosystem, including authors. 👉Check out our #OpenScience Resources: shorturl.at/XEv0T #FORM4Open
⏰⏰⏰LAST CALL⏰⏰⏰ Today is the very last day for proposals for the @uksg.bsky.social 2027 conference - submissions close at midnight UK time. www.uksg.org/annualconfer...
A warm welcome to HEAL-Link (Hellenic Academic Libraries Link) as a new supporter of OAPEN and @doabooks.bsky.social! We're grateful to HEAL-Link & its members for joining our library supporter community. Together, we're helping make #OABooks more discoverable & accessible for readers worldwide.
We're delighted to welcome Melissa Chim as our Ambassador for the USA! Melissa is Schol Comms Librarian at Excelsior University, NY. "Representing DOAB is an opportunity for me to dive deeper into #OABook publishing advocacy while supporting open education." Meet Melissa 👉 oapen.hypotheses.org/2413
📝 New 'Born Open' post by Firenze University Press #OABooks "FUP follows open science principles for barrier-free dissemination, building on the University of Florence’s early digital experiments that enabled global exchange and high research impact." Find out more 👉 tinyurl.com/36nkjhtm
New blog post from @operaseu.bsky.social reflecting on the workshop we paarticipated in with @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social at the OPERAS & SCIROS 2026 Conference in May. Read all about it 👇 #OABooks
OPERAS Research Infrastructure@operaseu.bsky.social · last mo.A new post on the OPERAS blog reflects on the workshop "From OMP to DOAB, via Thoth: Open Collaboration to Amplify Slovenian OA Books", during the OPERAS Conference 2026 in Warsaw. Read the full reflection: https://operas.hypotheses.org/10354 #OPERAS #OpenAccess #OpenScience #OAbooks
Great to share more about this workflow with @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social. Read more in the blog below or on our website: oapen.org/blog/?link=h....
Thoth Open Metadata@thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · last mo.New on the Copim blog: a post jointly published by @oapenbooks.bsky.social and us, exploring how open metadata, automated workflows, and community-led platforms can make OA books more discoverable, reusable, and connected across the scholarly communications ecosystem. copim.pub/better-publi...
4/6 @oapenbooks.bsky.social & @doabooks.bsky.social have introduced new measures to manage increasing AI-driven & automated traffic.
How might established nonprofit presses helpfully meet existing needs in diamond publishing, particularly for smaller institutional & community-based publishers? These are the questions asked by @annualreviews.bsky.social @uofmpress.bsky.social & @universitypress.cambridge.org in a workshop.
Charleston Hub@chashub.bsky.social · last mo.📚 Katina Magazine's latest: Earlier this year, three nonprofit presses convened a workshop to explore how established nonprofits might meet existing needs in diamond publishing. Here are some of the tensions and opportunities they surfaced.
📣New post in our blog series 'Born Open' from @langscipress.bsky.social, a #OABook publisher in the field of linguistics. Hear what Sebastian Nordhoff had to say about navigating the issue of prestige & learn more about how LangSci operates 👉 tinyurl.com/OABooksN
New blog post ✏️ and video 📺️ give guidance on 3 important steps to take before you request a new ROR ID for a research organization. Check them out! doi.org/10.71938/k6g...
Monitoring #OpenScience is not just about ticking boxes, it requires the right framework, principles, & a way to make it work across different regional contexts.🔓 Join us on 8 July to explore the Open Science Monitoring Initiative 2025 framework in practice. 🔗Register now: shorturl.at/otG1c
UKSG is seeking to recruit someone with expertise in content management and metadata to lead our content taxonomy creation and application project. Read more here: www.uksg.org/news/2026/06...
UKSG 2026 Digital Content Strategy - UKSG
UKSG is seeking to recruit someone with expertise in content management and metadata to lead our content taxonomy creation and application project. Familiarity with the specific vocabulary of the know...
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Exciting news from SCOSS - The Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services! 🌱 The spring & summer 2026 newsletter is out, packed with engaging stories and inspiring updates from the #SCOSSfamily. 👉 mailchi.mp/scoss/news_s... Don't forget to subscribe to receive the next edition!
SCOSS News Spring & Summer 2026
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📩 The third issue of the OpenCitations Newsletter is out! Featuring the 2025 Annual Report, #POSI assessment, roadmap for upcoming activities, #WOOC2027 dates, plus technical updates and news from our community. 📖 Read it here: mailchi.mp/7fb80eedadb5... 👉Subscribe: opencitations.net/newsletter/
Drumroll, please! 100 libraries worldwide are now supporting the OBC - that's 100 libraries actively choosing to support collective funding and diamond OA - now that's definitely worth celebrating! Our joint 100th: Zurich University of the Arts and The Open University, who joined on the same day.
100 libraries are now supporting diamond open access through the Open Book Collective!
Today we hit a milestone we've been working towards for a while: 100 libraries around the world are now supporting the Open Book Collective!
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Just a final reminder that online registration for #OIPA2026 closes tomorrow! Join us on Thursday, 18 June for a fantastic programme of discussions on #openaccess, open infrastructure and the future of scholarly communication.
Open Institutional Publishing Association@oipassoc.bsky.social · 2mo ago⏳Just over a week to go until the #OIPA2026 symposium! There's still time to register to attend in person or online. 📆 Thu 18 Jun ⏰️ 10am-5pm 📍 Sussex & online 💰 Free for all 👩💻 Full programme: oipauk.org/news-events-... 💸 Apply for a travel bursary: oipauk.org/2026/05/28/t... #OpenAccess
Join @oipassoc.bsky.social either online or in person for their 2026 Symposium! 📆 Thursday 18 June Programme features panels, lightning talks, workshops & more! PS. Lots of #CopimCommunity will be there too! @scholtom.bsky.social @simonxix.com @joedeville.bsky.social Reserve your spot now!
OIPA Symposium 2026
Following on from the success of the 2024 OIPA Symposium, this year's event will feature panels, lightning talks and workshops.
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Bots now generate between 60-80% of all web traffic. This is changing how #OpenInfrastructure operates. In our latest blog post, we explain how we're managing this for @oapenbooks.bsky.social and #DOAB, protecting stability while keeping #OA sustainable: oapen.hypotheses.org/2287
Traffic management and bot protection for the OAPEN Library and DOAB: Implementing Cloudflare and Anubis
Over the past few years, the nature of internet traffic has shifted fundamentally. What was once predominantly human-driven web is now increasingly shaped by automated activity. Recent data from CERN ...
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If you missed our Arabic-language workshop on #metadata best practices, the full recording is on our website now! The workshop explored: 🔹Metadata standards 🔹Record accuracy 🔹Enhanced discoverability 🔹Effective implementation 🔗Watch it here: shorturl.at/MNpz7 #OpenScience #ScholComm
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Are you interested in scholarly Spanish-language books from Latin American university presses? Thousands of titles are available through a variety of library acquisition models on Project MUSE. Request more information to learn how your institution can access this collection. https://tr.ee/N5ibOP
👋 Headed to the #LPForum this week? PKP is exited about supporting #OER, #LibraryPublishing, #OpenInfrastructure, #DiamondOA, #Metadata, #CoalitionPublica, #Accessibility and more! More: librarypublishing.org/program/ @oapenbooks.bsky.social @doabooks.bsky.social @operaseu.bsky.social @sfu.ca
Finances for 2025 are now available in our Highlights report We're pleased to report that the year ended with a positive result of around 40,000 EUR Following advice from our Supervisory Board, it's been added to our contingency fund in alignment with POSI Read more: doabooks.org/en/article/o...
Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)@doabooks.bsky.social · 5mo agoOur 2025 Highlights report is now available! @oapenbooks.bsky.social The report reflects on progress made over the past year & offers insight into how we continue to support our stakeholders while #OAbooks. Press release: doabooks.org/en/article/o... Full report: doabooks.org/en/article/o...
📢 All the details for the OIPA 2026 symposium are now live! Find all details of the speakers and talks: oipauk.org/news-events-... Register for your free ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oipa-sympo... We are looking forward to seeing publishers, librarians, researchers and #OpenAccess advocates!
Event: OIPA Symposium 2026
Event: OIPA Symposium 2026 Register for the OIPA 2026 Symposium Overview Following on from the success of the 2024 OIPA Symposium, this year’s event will feature panels, lightning talks and w…
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📣Announcing changes to OAPEN's Supervisory Board. We thank Kurt de Belder & Reinier Groen for their years of support & welcome Anja Smit & Sarah Thompson to the Board. Join us in simultaneously thanking and welcoming the old and new members! Read more in the press release 👇
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We're happy to see the #OABooks Toolkit included in the @eudch.bsky.social community! Take a look and discover more Tool Spotlights as well as useful resources for #DiamondOA publishing 👉 forum.edch.eu
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A forum where people involved in Diamond Open Access connect, collaborate, and innovate.
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European Diamond Capacity Hub@eudch.bsky.social · 2mo ago🛠️ Tool Spotlight: OA Books Toolkit Looking to learn more about #OpenAccess book publishing? The #OABooks Toolkit, developed by @oapenbooks.bsky.social, features articles, practical guidance for authors and policymakers, a glossary, and references. 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4ew2DpF ➡️Join: forum.edch.eu
🔸DOAJ is committed to improving the quality of journal & article #metadata 🔸Our community contact us about broken links or incorrect metadata 🔸Maintaining metadata is the responsibility of publishers and an email alert is sent when we delete problematic metadata Details: doaj.org/docs/faq/#up...
Metadata help – DOAJ
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