Today at #Charleston2025 @nielsstern.bsky.social will be participating in a panel about AI bots alongside Tim Lloyd @liblynxllc.bsky.social, Tim McGeary @duke-university.bsky.social & Eric Hellman, Free Ebook Foundation @gluejar.com We're looking forward to this timely discussion!

If you're at Charleston, pop along to booth 77 at the Vendor Showcase today between 10:00 - 17:30 EST to hear more about how DOAB, @oapenbooks.bsky.social & @doaj.bsky.social can support libraries in the US! #chs2025

Welcome to the team, Anna!

🌐Attending the 2025 Charleston Conference? Please drop by and talk to #DOAJ friends Silke Davison and @nielsstern.bsky.social from @oapenbooks.bsky.social @doabooks.bsky.social 🔹3-21 November (in person & online) 🔹Charleston, USA www.charleston-hub.com/the-charlest...

⚠️Technical work in progress You may have recently experienced some instability on our platform. This was caused by exceptionally high levels of automated traffic. Our team has implemented solutions that are gradually restoring stability. We apologise for any inconvenience & thanks for your patience.

The English version of the OpenEdition’s 2024 annual report is now online! This year, it is divided into two parts : 👉 Key figures: www.openedition.org/51147?file=1 👉Highlights: www.openedition.org/51152?file=1

Deadline is Friday 14th November. Find out more and apply below or share with your networks

Just over one week until the #DiamondOA Policy Forum. Register at the link below 👇

Our latest newsletter is available: mailchi.mp/oapen.org/do.... Read more about where we'll be over the next few months, important milestones, and what our partners are up to! #OAbooks Not already signed up? Sign up here: doabooks.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Amazing milestone for the OAPEN Library! Congratulations @oapenbooks.bsky.social 🥳

The start of term can be busy, so remember to take some time for yourself! 😊 Visit our Wellbeing Guide for resources and information on how to support your wellbeing, as well as details of support services available at Durham 💜 👉 libguides.durham.ac.uk/wellbeing/home #DULibWellbeing #WellBEEing

🧵 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...

Join us for the @almasiproject.bsky.social #DiamondOA Policy Forum on Wednesday 29 October at 16:00 CEST. More details and to register for free 👉 almasiproject.org/the-diamond-...

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...

We're looking for a Metadata & Systems Specialist to join our team! This role is central to the operations of @oapenbooks.bsky.social and DOAB, focusing on metadata quality, system automation & tech support to ensure the integrity & accessibility of our collections. Find out more and apply below 👇

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

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!

🗓️Applications close this Friday #DOAJ

DOAJ is pleased to partner with TSOSI for this important initiative @doabooks.bsky.social @scossfunding.bsky.social @operaseu.bsky.social #OpenInfrastructure #OpenAccess #DOAJ #OpenScience katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

🔵Live from our community development activity How do @oapenbooks.bsky.social & @doabooks.bsky.social benefit the libraries that support them?🤔 A snippet from the first part of our seminar presented by @nielsstern.bsky.social 👇 #OpenScience #OpenInfrastructure

Slides of our #oat25 workshop together with #AGUniverlage, @openbookcollective.bsky.social, @oapenbooks.bsky.social, @doabooks.bsky.social and #BerlinUP now live! 👇

Tomorrow at 9:00 CEST catch Workshop 12: 'Scaling Small in Practice: Horizontal Collaboration Based on Open Values and Interoperability to Support Open Workflows for #OABooks' with @copim.bsky.social @thoth-metadata.bsky.social & @openingthefuture.bsky.social #OATage2025 More details 👇

What a great session on 'Trust and Transparency in Scholarly Book Publishing' yesterday at the #UNGA80 #ScienceSummit. Here's a screenshot of @nielsstern.bsky.social in action! #OAbooks

Support @dryad-project.bsky.social! ✅Fully curated, open research data pub platform for all disciplines 🔦65,000+ datasets preserved with trusted, high-quality curation 🔦Greater discoverability and citation through PIDs & metadata 🔦190+ journals, streamlining data sharing 🔗https://datadryad.org/

We're delighted to extend our collaboration with @bigtenacademic.bsky.social & host the latest #BigTenOpenBooks collection 'Indigenous North Americans' in the OAPEN Library. Read more in the post below and browse the collection here: library.oapen.org/browse?type=.... #OA #openaccess #ReadUP

Next week @nielsstern.bsky.social will be participating in the panel 'Trust in the Balance: Securing Open Science in an Age of Misinformation' which will look at how infrastructures are tackling disinformation, promoting quality & safeguarding public trust in research @osfair.bsky.social #OSFair2025

Tomorrow at 15:00 CEST catch @nielsstern.bsky.social discuss #PRISM in the #ScienceSummit session 'Strengthening Trust through Transparency, Access and Quality: Emerging Strategies to Tackle Disinformation'. There's still time to register to attend online for free! More details and a link below 👇

#OpenAccess needs strong infrastructures to thrive🔓 This webinar will unpack how @doabooks.bsky.social, @oapenbooks.bsky.social & @doaj.bsky.social are shaping the future of discoverability & accessibility for books & journals 16 Sept | 13:00 GST 🔗Register: shorturl.at/GgpLB #OpenScience

Register for this FREE online webinar 'Strengthening Trust through Transparency, Access and Quality: Emerging Strategies to Tackle Disinformation' where @nielsstern.bsky.social will be talking about #PRISM 📆 10 September 2025 🕒 15:00 CEST Register 👉 event.sciencesummitnyc.org/signup #ScienceSummit

Deadline is this Friday 5 September at 10:00 CEST. Apply below 👇

📣Upcoming webinar! Want to navigate #OpenAccess publishing with confidence? Join our webinar on @doabooks.bsky.social, @oapenbooks.bsky.social, & @doaj.bsky.social Learn from experts how to support & sustain OA books & journals 16 Sep | 13:00 GST 🔗Register now: shorturl.at/GgpLB #OpenScience

SCOSS Infras Partner to Strengthen OS - Fund infras you rely on @doabooks.bsky.social @doaj.bsky.social @datadryad.bsky.social #LaReferencia @makedatacount.bsky.social @oapenbooks.bsky.social @pkp.sfu.ca @researchdataall.bsky.social @researchorgs.bsky.social🔗 bit.ly/476TwZy

📢El DOAJ busca la opinión de la comunidad para comprender el uso del registro de cambios. Por favor, háganoslo saber respondiendo a la breve encuesta. Encontrará más detalles en esta entrada del blog. blog.doaj.org/es/2025/07/1...

📢O DOAJ está buscando a contribuição da comunidade para entender o quanto o registro de alterações é utilizado. Por favor, nos informe respondendo à breve pesquisa. Detalhes nesta postagem do blog blog.doaj.org/pt/2025/07/1...

📢DOAJ is seeking input from the community to help understand how much the change log is used #DOAJ #OpenAccess #metadata Please let us know by answering the short survey. Details in this blog post blog.doaj.org/2025/07/14/l...

JOB (Aust): one year fixed term role Senior Coordinator, University Records Within my team. careers.deakin.edu.au/en/job/57631... Coordinating two related projects of transformation through the university. Lots of project management, communications, liaison, negotiation. It will be a fun job.

The session addresses two pressing global challenges: rebuilding trust among humans and societies and combating the spread of disinformation. Let's join a diverse group of experts to discuss ideas and ongoing initiatives to tackle disinformation and (re)build trust in contemporary societies.

#OPERASNews #Events | Register for the OPERAS session at the #UNGA80 #ScienceSummit: "Strengthening Trust through Transparency, Access and Quality: Emerging Strategies to Tackle Disinformation". Check the agenda and register now: event.sciencesummitn...#OPERASNews

✍️ Looking to turn your academic work into a published book? Reach out to the right commissioning editor for your field. #AcademicCollaboration #PublishWithUs buff.ly/zf8KGZD

We've published a new blog post outlining the free training sessions we have on our website. If you're a researcher in the #humanities interested in #publishing and #OpenAccess, there may be something useful for you in there! 👇 uolpress.co.uk/2025/08/navi...

❗SERVICE ALERT❗ On Aug.21, between 09:00 and 18:00 CEST, #OpenCitations services may experience temporary disruptions due to technical interventions. We apologise in advance for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Join us ⋅ Rejoignez-nous ⋅ Unisciti a noi ⋅ Schließen Sie sich uns an ⋅ As da vegnir cun nus 🤝 👉 Learn more & get involved: barcelona-declaration.org #OpenResearch #OpenScience #BarcelonaDeclaration #Switzerland

🇨🇭 Switzerland strengthens its commitment to the Barcelona Declaration! The University of Zürich has joined @cern.bsky.social and the @swissrn.bsky.social as signatories, showing Switzerland’s growing commitment to open and transparent research information.⬇️

We’re grateful for the support we received from libraries in Q2/25 demonstrating commitment to #OABooks & #OpenInfrastructure. We're delighted to welcome new publishers into DOAB who want to increase the discoverability & reach of their #OAbooks. Read more here: doabooks.org/en/article/w...

Do you also see yourself as an ambassador for #OAbooks & #OpenInfrastructure? Then visit our Ambassador Programme web page to find out more and get in touch with us. We look forward to hearing from you!

Welcome to our new ambassadors, Danny, Mandy, and Ramazan!

PROUD to be ‘working’ with this amazing organisation!

The OBC is delighted to share an update from the third project funded by our Collective Development Fund, the Community Publishing Garden: openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/update-o...

🔵 #RLUK26 #CFP | Stewardship in challenging times: the role of libraries in supporting civic society 📣The Call for papers is now open for the #RLUK26 virtual conference being held on 25-27 March 2026. The conference is open to all. 🔗 Find out more at bit.ly/RLUKconf

We're well into year 3 of the Copim's Open Book Futures project! Read our blog post to get the highlights of what we got up to last year! 💡