Cannot stress how impressive this development is by our colleagues @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social & @oapenbooks.bsky.social ❤️ Read the blog post here: copim.pub/better-publi... also v cool for colleagues @uoylibrary.bsky.social that remember Julie Allinson who was on the OG team that dev'd SWORD 😍

How can the world of marketing help us communicate strongly & effectively about the benefits of #OA 🤔 Join us for a workshop where we'll explore techniques to 'market' #OA including: ⭐ Audience segmentation ⭐ Outcome-driven objectives ⭐ Campaign-led storytelling 📆 Thurs 2 July, 2pm UK time 🔗

How can the world of marketing help us communicate strongly & effectively about the benefits of #OA 🤔 Join us for a workshop where we'll explore techniques to 'market' #OA including: ⭐ Audience segmentation ⭐ Outcome-driven objectives ⭐ Campaign-led storytelling 📆 Thurs 2 July, 2pm UK time 🔗

How can the world of marketing help us communicate strongly & effectively about the benefits of #OA 🤔 Join us for a workshop where we'll explore techniques to 'market' #OA including: ⭐ Audience segmentation ⭐ Outcome-driven objectives ⭐ Campaign-led storytelling 📆 Thurs 2 July, 2pm UK time 🔗

We'll be attending @oipassoc.bsky.social (online sadly) 2026 Symposium later this week! Will you?! Reserve your spot now! 👇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oipa-sympo... 📆 Thurs 18 June 📍 Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts #OA #Publishing

Missed our first #CommunityofPractice meeting last week? Never fear, this is only the beginning! 🥳 Find out more about the #CoP over on @copim.bsky.social website & keep an eye on our socials for details of the next meeting! 👉

Lots of issues in Colombia already around this World Cup and what the national team means. Download my book for free to get some background on what was going on in 2014 and 2018.

🚨 NEW RESOURCES! Head over to #CopimCompass to discover new content on the Knowledge Bases and Library Success Stories sections 🧭 Where can I publish a book open access without (necessarily) paying a fee? 👉 buff.ly/z79au3r Stories of Open 👉 buff.ly/BwdH7sO

Re-sharing this post to celebrate the start of #FIFAWorldCup #FWC26 #WorldCup2026 last night ⚽ @drpetewatson.bsky.social

We held this earlier this week, if you missed it, look out for the second meeting in Sept. 👀

And if you're interested in exploring this topic more, check out our plenary session at #UKSG2026 Recording now available to registered participants via underline.io/events/529/r... 📽️ @uksg.bsky.social @kirahopkins.bsky.social @scholtom.bsky.social

A truly collaborative effort across the #CopimCommunity 🤝 Massive thanks to corresponding author @kjsanders.eurosky.social plus @beckywojturska.bsky.social @kk-irsty.bsky.social at SJOR 👏

Join the next #DPClinic & discover how to future proof your #PhD thesis! Explore the new ‘Preserving E-Theses Resource Pack’ with @dpc-chat.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy 🕰️ 22 June @ 2:00pm 📍 Online 🎟️ buff.ly/P9X0EWi Photo: Sebastian Kuss, Unsplash

Publishing this month ➡️ Print and Catholic Persistence in the Dutch Golden Age by Elise Watson reveals the hidden world of ephemeral Catholic print in the so-called Dutch Golden Age. Pre-order: buff.ly/Q25qoNR @ewatson.bsky.social @imems.bsky.social @catholicismsem.bsky.social

Attend our first #CommunityofPractice meeting later today! 👉 10 June (4pm BST) 🔗 lyrasis.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Whether you have agenda items to raise or just want to sitt quietly absorbing info, all are welcome! Thanks to @wearelyrasis.bsky.social for hosting 🤝

Championing the value of #OpenAccess to researchers (and beyond) Join @nedpotter.bsky.social for a 90 min workshop that will explore techniques to 'market' #OA - come along to find out more! 📆 Thurs 2 July, 2pm UK time 🔗

#ALN26 Less than a month to ALN In Person! With keynote Caroline Ball and 22 confirmed speakers now is a great time to book- visit us at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/academic-l...

🤝 Join us for our first Community of Practice meeting next week! 📆 Weds. 10 June ⏲️ 4pm BST/5pm CEST/11am EDT 🔗 lyrasis.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 💙 Whether you've got agenda items to raise or you just want to listen in and learn more about the programme, do come along!

Some great new resources on there 👍 Esp the one by OtF alumni @kirahopkins.bsky.social 😉

We'll be attending @oipassoc.bsky.social (online sadly) 2026 Symposium! Will you? 📆 Thursday 18 June 📍 Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts Reserve your spot now! 👇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oipa-sympo... Programme features panels, lightning talks, workshops & more! #OA #Publishing

Thanks for your support 💙

This webinar will give more background to why it's critical we embed financial investment for programmes like OtF & @ojcollective.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social @copim.bsky.social @leverpress.bsky.social etc etc

Recommend signing up to attend this if you can! We need to keep momentum going on collective funding models, for books and journals: APCs are a binfire, transformative agreements are a scam, BPCs will bankrupt the system. Diamond and collective models are the only way to secure reliable funding.

SAVE THE DATE 📆 Championing the value of #OpenAccess to researchers (and beyond) Our workshop will explore techniques to 'market' #OA - come along to find out more! 📆 Thurs 2 July, 2pm UK time (90 mins) 🔗

Krisztián Csaplár-Degovics will present his new book 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚-𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣-𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚 at the conference History Fest in Sarajevo on June 3 at 9:50 am: www.historyfest.ba Order the book: www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...

🤝 Our first Community of Practice meeting is coming up soon! Join us on Weds. 10 June to find out more! ⏲️ 4pm BST/5pm CEST/11am EDT 🔗 lyrasis.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 💙 Whether you've got agenda items to raise or you just want to listen in and learn more about the programme, do come along!

Missed the launch of Thoth 1.0 at the #CopimConference earlier this year?! Join the team next week to discover more about the major new release of the Thoth platform! All details 👇

We hope you'll join the discussion on collective OA book funding and attend our first OtF COP meeting!

Whoop whoop! 📢 first ever OtF Community of Practice is on Weds 10 June (4pm BST/11am EST - zoom registration link below) Come along if you're interested in collective funding of OA books - agenda will be informal initially, but based around what's next for the OtF model 😍

📢 Find out more about our new Community of Practice! Our blog post outlines the CoP, including ... 🔹 Who should participate 🔹 Proposed format & logistics 🔹 Governance & guiding principles 🔹 How to attend & get involved 🔹 Date/ime of the first meeting! 🔗

From publishing to community: Tensions across the Opens knowledgeequitynetwork.org/casestudies/... #KEOS26

What does accessibility look like in practice for a small open access press? Justin Clark, Production Manager at LSE Press, discusses building accessibility into publishing workflows from the start with @copim.bsky.social 🔗 Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4uhe2PQ

📢 Find out more about our new Community of Practice! Our blog post outlines the CoP, including ... 🔹 Who should participate 🔹 Proposed format & logistics 🔹 Governance & guiding principles 🔹 How to attend & get involved 🔹 Date/ime of the first meeting! 🔗

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 Reserve your spot now!

Thothally Fresh - Launching Thoth 1.0 webinar - If you're a publisher looking to improve your #OpenAccess book metadata and distribution, join us online to kickstart your Thoth journey! 📍 Online event 🕒️ Wednesday 3 June • 3 PM - 4:30 PM GMT+1 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thothally-...

[ONLINE CONFERENCE] Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN): Creative Collaborations, Collective Momentum 📆 Tuesday, 12 May to Thursday, 14 May 📍 Online 🔗 buff.ly/mU0yl6L @crkn-rcdr.bsky.social 1/2

Check out the panel session on 14 May featuring @joedeville.bsky.social from @openbookcollective.bsky.social alongside @erudit.org @wearelyrasis.bsky.social @pkp.sfu.ca ✍️ The Future of Collective Funding Models for Open Access 🔗 buff.ly/NMzyE6m 2/2

How can we shape equitable #OA for longform?! A panel featuring @scholtom.bsky.social @openingthefuture.bsky.social will try to unpack this thorny question as part of @knowledgeen.bsky.social Knowledge Equity & Open Scholarship Week 2026! More info, and registration details 👉

Looking forward to being on this panel alongside @dombroadhurst.bsky.social @wisealic.bsky.social & others

📢 Announcing our new Community of Practice! Whether you're an existing #OtF press, subscribing library, infrastructure partner, or just interetsted in the model, head over to our blog and find out how you can get involved! 👉

From Copim to WACREN: a librarian’s journey through global Open Access conversations - Open Book Collective obc.copim.pub/from-copim-t...

Keep up to date with @openbookcollective.bsky.social post Open Book Futures project Sign up to their newsletter now ✉️

REGISTER: for "A sustainable future for diamond open access: The Open Journals Collective" with Tom Shaw, Library Engagement Lead, @ojcollective.bsky.social organised by @oaaustralasia.bsky.social 10 June 4pm AEST, 6pm NZST oaaustralasia.org/a-sustainabl...

The Open Library of Humanities now has a merchandise store! Posters, tote bags, hoodies, mugs, t-shirts, and more featuring OLH and Janeway designs are now available via our new Teemill store: www.openlibhums.org/news/939/

[KEYNOTE] Join @joedeville.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social at CIVICA Open Science Conference! 📆 Wednesday 20 May 📍 LSE and online ▶️ Register via Eventbrite now

How can we shape equitable #OA for longform?! A panel featuring @scholtom.bsky.social @openingthefuture.bsky.social will try to unpack this thorny question as part of @knowledgeen.bsky.social Knowledge Equity & Open Scholarship Week 2026! More info, and registration details 👉

📢 Announcing our new Community of Practice! Whether you're an existing #OtF press, subscribing library, infrastructure partner, or just interetsted in the model, head over to our blog and find out how you can get involved! 👉

Developed as part of the @copim.bsky.social Open Book Futures, #CopimCompass is now a community resource - please do contribute and help it grow 🌱 @kirahopkins.bsky.social

The Open Book Futures project may finish today, but the fantastic #CopimCommunity continues! OBF members are booked up well into 2026 so keep an eye on our socials for more info 👀 Join our new mailing list 👉 buff.ly/gP2Q4cw And look out for the final project report, coming soon! #OABooks 1/2

Today may be the last day of the @copim.bsky.social #OpenBookFutures project but let's look to the [Opening the) future 🔮 📢 Announcing our new Community of Practice! Attend and get involved! 👉