🇳🇬 LIBSENSE (Nigeria) has opened a Call for Interest for the BookHub Discovery & Distribution Pilot - supporting Nigerian Open Access books through discoverability and capacity building. 👉 apc-minna.bookhub.ng/discovery-pi...

🎉Plus de 16 000 livres sont disponibles sur OpenEdition Books ! 👀Découvrez un catalogue d’ouvrages dans toutes les disciplines des sciences humaines et sociales #SHS, dont plus de 80 % en #AccesOuvert. 📕 books.openedition.org

Need clear, guided steps to integrate new tools into your research workflow? Were you ever missing a comprehensive resource library or relevant case studies to show you how? Register here: https://ow.ly/ItRz50XwLsf

Fake DOI-like strings are increasingly common. Learn how to check whether a DOI is valid, how prefixes work, and more. https://tinyurl.com/599yk8yv #metadata #research #funders #librarians #community

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Our Experimental Publishing Group are in Nairobi for a HYBRID WORKSHOP: Extending Knowledge and Publishing Infrastructures in and from Africa 📆 8–9 December 2025 Online participants can attend 3 panel sessions More information, plus online registration 👉

Our end-of-year report is here! Read about what we've achieved and how we can work together in the coming year. Explore the full report: investinopen.org/blog/what-we...

Join us for the inaugural webinar of the Discussion Series on Scholar-led Publishing, co-hosted with @globalyacademy.bsky.social 🕓It will take place on December 11, 2025 at 16:00 CET. It will focus on Reclaiming knowledge: why Diamond Open Access matters. 👉Register to attend: u2l.fr/vq6tzq

For the last time this year ... our monthly outreach and engagement update about where to find us ...and where we've been in 2025* 🔎 buff.ly/GT5k6zE *other more sustainable forms of transport were also used #TrainsPlanesAutomobiles

🌍 Exciting news from the DOAB community! We’re delighted to welcome two new Ambassadors to our global programme starting 1 December: Alicia Wang from China and Dr Sadiat Adetoro Salau from Nigeria. 1/4

Join our Experimental Publishing Group for a HYBRID WORKSHOP: Extending Knowledge and Publishing Infrastructures in and from Africa 📆 8–9 December 2025 📍 Nairobi, Kenya Event includes 3 panels that are open to remote participants More information, plus online registration 👉

When research infrastructures work together, everyone wins: ✅ Better discoverability of peer-reviewed OA books ✅ Recognition from major players ✅ Capacity to participate in large-scale European initiatives ✅ Stronger foundation for evaluating and curating quality OA scholarship. #ScholComm

📣 Last call! The SCOSS Showcase Webinar is almost here. 🗓️ Date: Monday, 1 December 2025 ⏰ Time: 15.00–16.45 UTC This is your chance to see how community-backed open infrastructures are delivering impact through collective funding. 🔗✨ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

As part of the DOAJ Data campaign, we've made it easier to find research using DOAJ data 💻 Help us grow the DOAJ Zotero group of articles and research on #OA publishing, using DOAJ data Anyone can add to it, and use it to explore and find relevant research www.zotero.org/groups/62501...

ALMASI is launching its ambassadors programme. 👀 We are looking for passionate researchers, librarians and community leaders to disseminate the value of #DiamondOA in 2026-2027. 👉 Learn more about the ambassadors role: urls.fr/VvB-oP ✒️ Apply until 15 January 2026: urls.fr/mNFqLV

Come and here from us, @doabooks.bsky.social, and other fantastic @scossfunding.bsky.social infrastructures on Monday - register your attendance here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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We're delighted to announce a partnership with @knaw-nl.bsky.social Humanities Cluster on the launch of OPERAS-NL! Read the press release to find out why we've partnered together and what this means for scholarly communication in SSH in the Netherlands. @operaseu.bsky.social

DOAB @doabooks.bsky.social (a community-driven discovery service that indexes & provides access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open access books) is a trusted platform for stakeholders in the OA Books ecosystem - DOAB are building a Trusted Platform Network of publishers and #OABooks hosting platforms

Important update for our community. More details in the blog below 👇 #OAbooks #OpenInfrastructure #OpenAccess #AI

🎉 PKP has launched its 2026 - 2030 Strategic Plan! Check out our mission, mission, values, and key priorities: 🔗 Get the full plan here: pkp.sfu.ca/2026-2030-st... #OpenAccess #DiamondOpenAccess #DiamondOA #FOSS #OpenInfrastructure #AcademicSky #ScholarlyPublishing #ScholComm

This position is still open for applications until Friday - share it with someone who might be inetrested or apply yourself via the link below 👇

Join Thoth tomorrow for a free webinar on “Beyond technical interoperability? The future of open infrastructures and open access” 🕸️ 📖 📆 11 November 2025, 3pm-4:15pm [GMT]

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