[CATCH UP] @amandasramalho.bsky.social at #FILGuadalajara2025 📚 Listen to insights on @scielo.org @thoth-metadata.bsky.social & why open metadata matters — sparking lots of interest from publishers! @openbookcollective.bsky.social 🎥 Watch now buff.ly/XCQwcz0 #FIL2025 #MetadataMatters

Rounding off the week, we would like to welcome another wonderful library Supporter, @universityofessex.bsky.social! None of what we do here at the OBC would be possible without the support of libraries like this, so many thanks are due! 👏

Another day, another new library supporter to thank! Today we would like to extennd our acknowledge and gratitude to @angliaruskin.bsky.social for joining our Supporter Programme and helping open access book publishing become a real, viable and thriving option for academic authors! 📚

Another recent library to join the Collective is @exeterunilib.bsky.social - thank you for your help in supporting a diverse and sustainable open access ecosystem! openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/the-open...

In the past few months we have welcomed some new library supporters to the Open Book Collective, so we'd love to take the opportunity over the next few days to introduce and publicly thank them for their support of open access book publishing.

We're supporting both LSE Press and Arc through our membership of the @openbookcollective.bsky.social OBC brings together publishers, service providers and institutions, working collectively on the production and dissemination of OA books in traditional and innovatively experimental forms (6/7)

Really exciting news from our partnership with @openbookcollective.bsky.social. We're now supporting @lsepress.bsky.social + @archumanities.bsky.social to help open up scholarly publishing and the open research ecosystem. This stuff really matters - more detail in the thread below. 🔓

Today is #GivingTuesday, a global celebration of giving in all forms - donating, volunteering, sharing, campaigning, fundraising - and what is Open Access if not a form of giving? So this Giving Tuesday, let’s celebrate the free & open sharing of knowledge, research, data, information, expertise!

There's still time to register for our New Member Showcase this afternoon, where we'll be introducing our newest members to the community - @archumanities.bsky.social, @barbarabudrich.bsky.social, @pkp.sfu.ca, @sidestone.bsky.social, and Edizioni Ca' Foscari (Venice University Press)!

Now a more in-depth look at the @openbookcollective.bsky.social and the amazing things they are making possible, including the OBC's Collective Development Fund, which is providing support to build capacity for #DiamondOA publishing activities of #OAbooks

We’ve been reading the new 'Technology Needs of Small and Medium Journal Publishers report' - and despite its focus on journals, there’s a fair amount here that is equally applicable to small and medium OA *book* publishers too. Thread 👇

Our Director @joedeville.bsky.social will be streaming live from #Munin2025 in around 30 mins (9.30GMT/10.30CET), introducing the OBC's work & some examples from our report into barriers to supporting collective #DiamondOpenAccess publishing. Streaming link: uit.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page...

Join @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @pkp.sfu.ca at #Munin2025 TODAY! 🖊️ Moving beyond closed silos: liberating workflows based on open metadata to bring about an interoperable and open not-for-profit ecosystem for open access books and chapters ⏰ 12:00-12:10 🔗 buff.ly/3BX2Ahl #OpenMetadata #OA

The Open Book Collective is pleased to introduce the third awardee of our Collective Development Fund for 2025-26: openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/announci...

If you're attending #Munin2025, look out for our director @joedeville.bsky.social - always happy to talk all things open access and books!

🔦 To celebrate #UPWeek we're shining a light on the institutional publishers you can support via @openbookcollective.bsky.social An international group of UPs, including publishers that are either 100% OA already or moving towards at least 75% #OA on new books 👉 buff.ly/vFVahp7 1/6

Collective funding for Diamond #OpenAccess books in action! Libraries who support the OBC @openbookcollective.bsky.social made the Collective Development Fund possible, which awards micro-grants to smaller OA operations to start up or improve their technical & other capacities. VIVE la Diamond OA!

The Open Book Collective is delighted to share a new update from our Collective Development Fund awardees at Chinhoyi University of Technology Library: openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/second-u...

Did you know that @ukri.org block grant can also be used to support other #OA costs eg #OA infrastructure, memberships & other more equitable #publishing models @openbookcollective.bsky.social is just one of the #infrastructures supported by @ualro.bsky.social Thanks guys 👍 🔗

Delighted to announce the seventh lecture in the Open Divide – Critical Studies on Open Access series! 🎙️ Samuel Moore on 📷 Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons 📷 November 26, 2025, at 5:00 PM (CET) unilu.webex.com/weblink/regi...

Great thread on this afternoon's webinar, with talks from our colleagues at @scossfunding.bsky.social @thoth-metadata.bsky.social and @oapenbooks.bsky.social 👇

Congratulations @pkp.sfu.ca on this newly published Strategic Plan, with values of openness, community and inclusivity at its core. Come and hear from them at our showcase for new OBC members on Monday November 24th, at 3pm GMT/4pm CET/10am ET. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We are delighted to announce the 2nd recipient of our Collective Development Fund for 2025–26 - 'Knowledge Accessible to the Community: CLACSO as a Platform to Democratize Scholarly Publishing in Latin America and the Caribbean', led by @clacso.bsky.social.

Sign up for our upcoming New Member Showcase (3pm GMT, 24 Nov) to hear our latest updates and meet some of our newest members, who will introduce their work, their supporter offers, and opportunities for collaboration and library support. Open to all, not just OBC members! Registration required.

HUZZAH! Community-led #OpenAccess book platforms that attend, not to scale, but to systems designed for resiliency and bibliodiversity will not only succeed, but are already succeeding. We helped build the OBC & we're proud as hell of it.

Starting now: It’s Time to Rally: Stakeholder Engagement in the U.S. Diamond Open Access Landscape “Diamond open access did not grow in spite of decentralization -- it grew because of it.” @lalair.bsky.social #chsconf2025 #charleston2025

And here is a template and resources to help small publishers ... compass.copim.ac.uk/books/09-ope...

“Be proactive. Consider positioning yourself as a leader in this space. You’re not small. You can be a leader and be mighty. And don’t wait for libraries to come to you to update accessibility standards.” Attending #chsconf2025 session with @lalair.bsky.social speaking about accessibility.

“Why should publishers & librarians be thinking about accessibility in late 2025?” “At its core it’s about equity not charity. It’s also deeply tied to academic freedom” Attending #chsconf2025 session with @lalair.bsky.social speaking about accessibility.

Today is #WorldDigitalPreservationDay! The OBC is proud to be part of a community ensuring that #OpenAccess books don’t just go open, they *stay* open! Through projects like Thoth Archiving Network and Open Book Futures, we’re helping safeguard the digital scholarly record for generations to come.

🥳 The Open Book Collective is delighted to announce the first recipient of our Collective Development Fund for 2025–2026! 🥳 The project is titled: ‘Empowering Ethiopian Research Universities: A Multifaceted Approach to Overcome Open Access Barriers in Scholarly Publishing’.

Attending OBC member @oapenbooks.bsky.social’s #chsconf2025 presentation with oapen managing director Niel’s Stern joined by Eric Hellman, Tim Loyd, and Tim McGeary about AI-scraping bots and the impact on usage statistics.

Lovely to see our own @heroicendeavour.bsky.social's work discussed in this piece from @glynmoody.bsky.social - OA isn’t just about free PDFs, it's about reclaiming the systems of knowledge from commercial lock-in & strengthening the community-led infrastructures that make genuine openness possible.

Can confirm — Livy and @openbookcollective.bsky.social have some great swag! Head to booth 29 to learn about “the most gorgeous metadata management system” and pick up a tote bag #chsconf2025 #charleston2025

The merch is going fast! Stop by booth 29 at the #chsconf2025 before 5 pm to grab a @thoth-metadata.bsky.social bag, stickers, flyers and more!

The Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social is LIVE at the Charleston Conference from 10am to 5pm today! Come chat all things community-led #OpenAccess book publishing with Livy Snyder & Eileen Joy. Grab a Thoth bag and punctum bookmarks while you’re at it! #chsconf2025

🌐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...

Recording now available - Mainstreaming Diamond: Regional Perspectives, Shared Futures: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpnt... 🔸 @kirahopkins.bsky.social 🔸 @rupertgatti.bsky.social 🔸 @joedeville.bsky.social 🔸 @joannaball.bsky.social 🔸 @theblochian.bsky.social Chaired by @paulaclemente.bsky.social

LIVE scenes from @chashub.bsky.social Vendor Showcase today🤳 Join @openbookcollective.bsky.social at booth no. 29 Grab yourself some merch and have a chat about #Equitable #OABook #Publishing 📚 Full list of vendors 👉 buff.ly/QCtPhWz

Hot off the press from @chashub.bsky.social 🗞️❤️‍🔥 @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social have launched their OtF programme in partnership with @wearelyrasis.bsky.social @michiganpublishing.bsky.social via Fulcrum (an #OpenSource platform) 🤝 👉 boydellandbrewer.com/open-access/... #chsconf2025 #OA #Monographs

If you're in town for @chashub.bsky.social head to the Charleston Gaillard Center for the Vendor Showcase today! 🔸 Booth no. 29 @openbookcollective.bsky.social 🔸 Booth no. 99 @doabooks.bsky.social @doaj.bsky.social See who else is joining them 👉 buff.ly/lQc5k3w #chsconf2025

At @lsepress.bsky.social we are delighted to be members @openbookcollective.bsky.social alongside truly innovative publishers & infrastructure providers. We are so grateful to our library supporters who enable us to publish even more under a #DiamondOpenAccess model press.lse.ac.uk/our-library-...

About to deliver my first public talk in my new role, for a Public Policy Exchange webinar. I’ll be talking about how #OpenAccess can extend the civic mission of public libraries, through shared, open knowledge.

Watch last week's #OAweek panel on 'Mainstreaming Diamond', hosted by Open Library of Humanities. Featuring OBC's Joe Deville, alongside Kira Hopkins from Opening the Future, Rupert Gatti from Open Book Publishers, Caroline Edwards from OLH & Open Journals Collective, and Joanna Ball from DOAJ.

Nice review by @thomasgraves.bsky.social of Publishing Beyond the Market blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

It's really great to see @uoyopenres.bsky.social highlighting their principled support for community-led and non-profit open research infrastructure, including us here at the @openbookcollective.bsky.social! blogs.york.ac.uk/library/2025...

Still time to register! Join today’s #OAWeek webinar “Mainstreaming Diamond: Regional Perspectives, Shared Futures” — 1pm BST. Register here: www.openlibhums.org/news/862/

Then it's a quick (virtual) hop over to Mexico to listen to @arturo-gama.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social 🔸 ¿Quién posee nuestro conocimiento? En el marco de la Semana Internacional de Acceso Abierto 👉 buff.ly/YMKWZWp 2/3

Before heading over to join El Colegio Mexiquense for a roundtable discussion featuring @arturo-gama.bsky.social from @openbookcollective.bsky.social 🖊️ ¿Quién posee nuestro conocimiento? En el marco de la Semana Internacional de Acceso Abierto 🕰️ 10:00 am UTC-6 🔗 buff.ly/YMKWZWp 5/5

We are excited to announce that Caroline Ball @heroicendeavour.bsky.social has joined as our new Community Engagement Lead. Hooray! 🥳 Caroline is a committed advocate for libraries, #OpenAccess & knowledge equity, a Trustee at @wikimediauk.bsky.social, & played a key role in the #EbookSOS campaign.