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@ronaldsnijder.bsky.social
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Should be reading books, instead of Blueskying... And yes, these are weird glasses.
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Ronald Snijder
Samuel Moore
15 days ago
"That's a problem for me. You see, I wanna make my software freely available to everyone in the world except those guys specifically. That very particular bunch of autocratic corpo-states are actively destroying the world I'm trying to pro-socially enrich as a commoner."
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Open Source Power
We have to talk about open source licensing.
https://blog.muni.town/open-source-power/
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Ronald Snijder
Stephen Collins
17 days ago
Every ad now
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Challenge accepted: A reader wrote a program to find fake references in books
retractionwatch.com/2025/10/28/c...
#ScholComm
#AcademicImpact
#books
#citations
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Challenge accepted: A reader wrote a program to find fake references in books – Retraction Watch
Hermann/Pixabay Following our coverage this summer of a book with citations that did not exist, we asked you to send us examples of other books with similar issues. One reader took the request as a…
https://retractionwatch.com/2025/10/28/challenge-accepted-a-reader-wrote-a-program-to-find-fake-references-in-books/
about 1 month ago
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So... today we went to the graduation ceremony of our daughter, where she received her Bachelor.
#GoodDay
#ProudFather
about 1 month ago
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Ronald Snijder
aj boston
about 1 month ago
The theme of this year's OA Week is "When Is Open Access Week Again?"
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Ronald Snijder
Helsinki University Press
about 1 month ago
"AI crawlers, their impacts, and speculative solutions, raise a number of large ethical and strategic questions for libraries to grapple with. Is this really what we meant by “open”?" Kate Dohe examines the challenges academic
#libraries
face in the
#AI
era. Read more on the Scholarly Kitchen.
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Guest Post - “Have You Proved You’re Human Today?” Open Content and Web Harvesting in the AI Era - The Scholarly Kitchen
AI web harvesting bots are different from traditional web crawlers and violate many of the established rules and practices in place. Their rapidly expanding use is emerging as a significant IT managem...
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/07/guest-post-have-you-proved-youre-human-today-open-content-and-web-harvesting-in-the-ai-era/
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The Death of the LGBTQ+
#SuicidePrevention
Line
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/09/29/t...
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The Death of the LGBTQ+ Suicide Prevention Line - The Scholarly Kitchen
In today’s post, Teodoro (Teo) Pulvirenti and Marianne Calilhanna join Randy Townsend to unpack the disturbing topic of suicide among the LGBTQ+ community.
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/09/29/the-death-of-the-lgbtq-suicide-prevention-line/
2 months ago
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Ronald Snijder
Nicole Hennig
2 months ago
Bill McKibben says cheap solar could topple Big Oil’s power » Yale Climate Connections
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/bill-mckibben-says-cheap-solar-could-topple-big-oils-power/
#solar
#energy
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Hear me blathering about
#OpenAccess
,
#libraries
and
#AcademicPublishing
...
atgthepodcast.libsyn.com/atgthepodcas...
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Against the Grain - The Podcast: ATGthePodcast 288 - A Conversation with Ronald Snijder, CTO, Head of Research, OAPEN Foundation
Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Ronald Snijder, CTO, Head of Research, OAPEN Foundation. Ronald first obtained his bachelor’s in librarianship, then worked in IT, and then moved into academic publishing with Amsterdam University Press. He says he combines all these experiences with OAPEN library work, where he focuses on open access for books, and is responsible for the technical infrastructure of both OAPEN and the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB). In this interview, he talks about his compelling career, which includes libraries, Not-for-profit foundations, and software companies. LinkedIn: Keywords: #OAPEN #DOAB #OpenAccess #OpenAccessBooks #PublishingTech #DigitalLibraries #HigherEducation #LibraryInnovation #Innovation #LibraryScience #KnowledgeSharing #LibraryJobs #career #collaboration #scholcomm #ScholarlyCommunication #libraries #librarianship #LibraryNeeds #LibraryLove #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicPublishing #publishing #LibrariesAndPublishers #podcasts
https://atgthepodcast.libsyn.com/atgthepodcast-288-a-conversation-with-ronald-snijder-cto-head-of-research-oapen-foundation
2 months ago
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Halfway through my vacation that also marks the move from my old job to the new. Sort of like crossing a
#bridge
.
3 months ago
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Just found this
#book
of stories based on
#TheStand
by
#StephenKing
. Now seems a good time to read about the end of the world as we know it.
#horror
3 months ago
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Ronald Snijder
DOAJ
3 months ago
📣Vacancy – Platform Manager We are seeking an experienced digital platform manager to join our team who will ensure that
#DOAJ
continues to grow and meet the demands of our user community
#DOAJVacancy
#OpenAccess
#DOAJTeam
All details:
blog.doaj.org/2025/09/01/v...
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Investigating Document Type, Language, Publication Year, and Author Count Discrepancies Between OpenAlex and Web of Science
arxiv.org/abs/2508.18620
#OpenAccess
#OpenInfrastructure
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Investigating Document Type, Language, Publication Year, and Author Count Discrepancies Between OpenAlex and Web of Science
Bibliometrics, whether used for research or research evaluation, relies on large multidisciplinary databases of research outputs and citation indices. The Web of Science (WoS) was the main supporting ...
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.18620
3 months ago
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Ronald Snijder
Michael Stipe
3 months ago
I can
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Ronald Snijder
Jeroen Sondervan
3 months ago
University Press Library Open (UPLOpen) is purely for finding and retrieving open access books. Which
@oapenbooks.bsky.social
does for 14 years already, and is purely open infrastructure... Why should libraries also pay for UPLOpen, which running on proprietary software? Am I missing something?
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Just in case you forgot...
#car
#design
#funny
3 months ago
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Survey on longform content in institutional repositories. This is part of a study commissioned by The British Academy and carried out by Information Power Ltd.
#OpenAccess
#books
#AcademicPublishing
www.surveymonkey.com/r/longform1
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Usage of longform publications in HEI repositories Survey
Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/longform1
4 months ago
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Replace
#AI
with
#Robot
#Walrus
and a lot of things become more clear...
#Savagechickens
#cartoon
www.savagechickens.com/2025/08/robo...
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Robot Walrus 4
https://www.savagechickens.com/2025/08/robot-walrus-4.html
4 months ago
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As I will be leaving
#OAPEN
, the managing director wrote this blog. For me it feels a bit weird, like reading your obituary, but if you are looking for a job in the space of
#OpenAccess
#books
and have technical skills, check it out
oapen.hypotheses.org/1543
#JobOpening
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Change of technical leadership at OAPEN and DOAB – OAPEN – Online library of open access books
Shortly after the launch of the OAPEN project back in 2008, I remember that the project coordinator, Eelco Ferwerda at Amsterdam University Press (AUP) introduced a new colleague to the project: Ronald Snijder. Ronald was the Project Supervisor Digital Publications at AUP and introduced to support the technical coordination of the OAPEN project. After the … Continue reading "Change of technical leadership at OAPEN and DOAB"
https://oapen.hypotheses.org/1543
4 months ago
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Kids these days...
#books
#reading
#Internet
#cartoon
# chicken
www.savagechickens.com/2025/07/rebe...
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Rebel Kid
https://www.savagechickens.com/2025/07/rebel-kid.html
4 months ago
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FAU University Press: Now in the top catalogs for open access publications
ub.fau.de/en/2025/06/1...
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FAU University Press: Now in the top catalogs for open access publications – University Library of Erlangen-NürnbergFAU
https://ub.fau.de/en/2025/06/17/fau-university-press-now-in-the-top-catalogs-for-open-access-publications/
6 months ago
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Manista, G., Maryl, M., & Wnuk, M. (2025). Attitudes towards Open Access Books in the European Research Area. LIBER Quarterly: The Journal of the Association of European Research Libraries, 35(1), Article 1.
doi.org/10.53377/lq....
#OpenAccess
#books
#ScholComm
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Attitudes towards Open Access Books in the European Research Area | LIBER Quarterly: The Journal of the Association of European Research Libraries
https://doi.org/10.53377/lq.21719
6 months ago
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At
@oapenbooks.bsky.social
, we have updated our
#Metadata
feeds, to better integrate our
#OpenAccess
#books
into
#libraries
. All details are described here:
oapen.hypotheses.org/1484
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A book is a book in any other markup language – OAPEN – Online library of open access books
Updating the OAPEN Library’s metadata feeds Since the launch of the OAPEN Library in 2010, the metadata feeds for our collection of open access (OA) books and chapters have always been and will continue to be freely available for anyone to access, download, and use as they need from the OAPEN website.   Metadata is information … Continue reading "A book is a book in any other markup language"
https://oapen.hypotheses.org/1484
6 months ago
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Ronald Snijder
Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
6 months ago
Join
@ronaldsnijder.bsky.social
for this @jisc.basky.social webinar next Thursday, 19 June from 15:00 to 16:30 CEST to hear more about
@operaseu.bsky.social
service
#PRISM
and
#peerreview
for
#OAbooks
. Sign up for FREE below 👇
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Facets of trust: describing peer review procedure of open access books with PRISM” - Jisc
This event is an introduction to Operas’ Peer Review Information Service for Monographs (PRISM) by Ronald Snijder from OAPEN, with some input from some researchers who will showcase how they use the…
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/facets-of-trust-describing-peer-review-procedure-of-open-access-books-with-prism
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I wrote a little blogpost about
#AI
#bots
that are like a plague of locusts on the
#OAPEN
#Library
#OpenAccess
#books
oapen.hypotheses.org/1450
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Funnelling locusts – further reflections on the OAPEN Library and DOAB’s response time
In my previous post on our less than optimal performance of the OAPEN Library and DOAB, I wrote about the effect of AI bots on our systems, and that it has become a common problem for many sites provi...
https://oapen.hypotheses.org/1450
6 months ago
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Ronald Snijder
OAPEN Foundation
6 months ago
OAPEN CTO
@ronaldsnijder.bsky.social
likens AI bot activity to a swarm of locusts in this new blog post 🦗🦗🦗 Read more about the solutions we've implemented to combat these 'locusts' since we last posted about issues with the OAPEN Library's response time in April
#OAbooks
add a skeleton here at some point
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Black
#OpenAccess
: shadow
#libraries
and text piracy
www.diva-portal.org/smash/record...
#ScholComm
#dissertation
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Black open access: shadow libraries and text piracy
DiVA portal is a finding tool for research publications and student theses written at the following 50 universities and research institutions.
https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1953321&dswid=8836
7 months ago
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The Journal of
#Librarianship
and
#Scholarly
Communication (JLSC) is opening a call for applications for openings in three editorial tracks.
www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/news/84/
#OpenAccess
#library
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News - JLSC Call for Applications
The Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication (JLSC) is opening a call for applications for openings in three editorial tracks due to the conclusion of regular terms as well as …
https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/news/84/
7 months ago
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OAPEN blog: Two Years On: A Conversation with DFG on Supporting
#OpenAccess
#Books
#ScholComm
oapen.hypotheses.org/1336
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Two Years On: A Conversation with DFG on Supporting Open Access Books – OAPEN – Online library of open access books
It has been two years since OAPEN launched a dedicated collection of DFG-funded open access books. Part of this collection is supported by the DFG Open Access Publication Funding programme. To mark this occasion, OAPEN’s Funder Relations Manager, Laura Bandura-Morgan, interviewed Michael Geuenich, Programme Officer, Scientific Library Services and Information Systems, and Dr. Angela Holzer, … Continue reading "Two Years On: A Conversation with DFG on Supporting Open Access Books"
https://oapen.hypotheses.org/1336
7 months ago
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Ronald Snijder
OAPEN Foundation
7 months ago
Once again we are experiencing an overload of AI bot activity in the OAPEN Library today. We are working with our partner, CERN, to resolve the issue and thank you for your patience while we do so. Read more in the post below 👇
add a skeleton here at some point
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Show your age without telling the number...
#Police
#music
8 months ago
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A little experiment: a
#RSS
feed with
#OpenAccess
#books
on
#climate
and
#environment
in the
#OAPEN
#Library
rss-parrot.net/u/memo.oapen...
8 months ago
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Another installments of me being a sucker for weird
#beer
names.
#GreatWhite
#shark
#marketing
8 months ago
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#OAPEN
and
#DOAB
highlights of 2024
#OpenAccess
#books
www.oapen.org/article/oape...
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OAPEN and DOAB 2024 Highlights | OAPEN
https://www.oapen.org/article/oapen-and-doab-2024-highlights-report
8 months ago
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I am a sucker for weird
#beer
names
#marketing
8 months ago
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Limbert, H. & DeSanto, D., (2025) “The Open Book Environment (OBE) Dashboard: A Tool for Increasing Publisher Transparency for
#Authors
,
#Librarians
, and the
#Scholarly
Community”, Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication 13(1). doi:
https://doi.org/10.31274/jlsc.18112
#OpenAccess
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Limbert | The Open Book Environment (OBE) Dashboard: A Tool for Increasing Publisher Transparency for Authors, Librarians, and the Scholarly Community | Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication
Introduction: The Open Book Environment (OBE) Dashboard is introduced as a pioneering tool aimed at fostering transparency and clarity in the realm of open access book publishing. In response to the growing need for accessible information for authors, librarians, and stakeholders, this dashboard aggregates data from a multitude of publishers into a centralized platform. Description of Program/Service: Employing a comprehensive set of criteria, including pricing for book processing charges (BPCs), licensing options, editorial quality statements, and self-archiving policies, the Dashboard evaluates publisher transparency. Through a color-coded system, it visually represents the degree of openness exhibited by each publisher, empowering authors to make informed decisions about where to publish their work. Next Steps: Looking ahead, the Dashboard’s dynamic nature allows for continuous updates, facilitating its role as an agent for positive change within the scholarly publishing community. As a versatile resource, the OBE Dashboard holds promise in enhancing efficiency, transparency, and accountability in open access book publishing. Open Book Environment (OBE) Dashboard: https://bit.ly/OBEdashboardOBE Additions and Edits Form: https://bit.ly/OBEdashboardform Zenodo Link: https://zenodo.org/records/13366056
https://doi.org/10.31274/jlsc.18112
8 months ago
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We love to decorate our house with calming pictures of nature...
#EffinBirds
8 months ago
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“Look to the Champions of Freedom for All” How
#Libraries
Can Advance
#Democracy
Through Opening Access - Watkinson, Charles; McCready, Kate
#OpenAccess
#ScholComm
#AcademicPublishing
https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/196712
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“Look to the Champions of Freedom for All” How Libraries Can Advance Democracy Through Opening Access
https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/196712
8 months ago
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#FensterFreitag
8 months ago
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#AI
bots are destroying OpenAccess by
@erichellman.bsky.social
AI companies are hard at work destroying the websites of
#libraries
,
#archives
, non-profit organizations, and scholarly
#publishers
.
https://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2025/03/ai-bots-are-destroying-open-access.html?m=1
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Go To Hellman: AI bots are destroying Open Access
There's a war going on on the Internet. AI companies with billions to burn are hard at work destroying the websites of libraries, archives, ...
https://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2025/03/ai-bots-are-destroying-open-access.html?m=1
8 months ago
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Evaluating
#Multilingual
‡Metadata Quality in ‡Crossref / Dennis Donathan II, Mike Nason, Marco Tullney, Julie Shi, Juan Pablo Alperin
arxiv.org/abs/2503.11853
#ScholComm
#bibliodiversity
#preprint
9 months ago
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reposted by
Ronald Snijder
OAPEN Foundation
9 months ago
⚠️OAPEN is experiencing a peak in traffic that is causing our systems to respond too slow. While the metadata still shows, the system doesn't always retrieve PDF & cover files correctly. We're working on a solution with our hosting partner. Thanks for your patience & understanding.
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My inner child and inner accountant are fighting over this...
#StarWars
#StormTrooper
#Silly
#UselessButFun
9 months ago
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#JSTOR
Access in
#Prison
passes million-user threshold
https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-access-in-prison-passes-million-user-threshold/
#AcademicImpact
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JSTOR Access in Prison passes million-user threshold - News - About JSTOR
JSTOR Access in Prison now serves over 1M incarcerated learners, doubling its reach in just a year and expanding access to academic research in prisons worldwide.
https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-access-in-prison-passes-million-user-threshold/
9 months ago
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reposted by
Ronald Snijder
Public Knowledge Project
9 months ago
Using
#OpenMonographPress
(OMP) for
#OpenAccess
book publishing? Join us tomorrow, March 12, 8 AM PDT for a town hall style conversation! Even if you can't make it, you can still register to get the recording ▶️ Learn more and register:
pkp.sfu.ca/2025/02/27/o...
#ScholarlyPublishing
#AcademicSky
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Open Monograph Press (OMP) Under the Spotlight: Join the Conversation - Public Knowledge Project
PKP invites OMP users, community members, and those interested in open monograph publishing to a town hall, March 12th 2025, 8 AM PDT.
https://pkp.sfu.ca/2025/02/27/open-monograph-press-omp-town-hall-registration/
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Current Trends in
#OpenScience
:Will Open Science change the world? / Cavalli, Nicola . - ISBN 9791256003686
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/99339
#OpenAccess
#AcademicImpact
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Current Trends in Open Science
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/99339
9 months ago
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Beaton, T. (2025). Google Books: Mass digitization and the implications for public
#libraries
. Pathfinder: A Canadian Journal for Information Science Students and Early Career Professionals, 5(1), 1-16.
https://doi.org/10.29173/pathfinder106
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Google Books: Mass Digitization and the Implications for Public Libraries | Pathfinder: A Canadian Journal for Information Science Students and Early Career Professionals
https://doi.org/10.29173/pathfinder106
9 months ago
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Thomas, W. J., Kaefring, A. & Hoover, J. K., (2025) “Motivations and barriers to publishing
#OpenAccess
#book
chapters and
#monographs
: An institutional perspective”, Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication 12(2). doi:
https://doi.org/10.31274/jlsc.18280
#ScholComm
#AcademicImpact
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Thomas | Motivations and barriers to publishing open access book chapters and monographs: An institutional perspective | Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication
Introduction: Recent years have seen an increase in publishers exploring open access for monographs and book chapters. Programs like the Direct to Open from MIT Press and JSTOR’s Path to Open have provided avenues for libraries and authors to support open access monographs generally, but not campus authors specifically. On our campus, we have seen an increase in requests for and questions about publishing monographs and book chapters open access. Description of Program: We offer several options for support for open access article publishing, including transformational agreements, institutional memberships, and an open access fund, but have limited resources and strategies for supporting book and chapter authors to make their publications open access. To gauge our authors’ awareness and interest, we surveyed faculty who recently published a book or chapter about their publishing experiences with a focus on open access publishing. In addition to our survey, we conducted interviews with faculty to gain a better understanding of open access publishing from their perspective as recent authors. Next Steps: In response to this research, the library has explored new methods of supporting open monograph publishing and plans to develop open education resources and webinars about the open monograph publishing process.
https://doi.org/10.31274/jlsc.18280
9 months ago
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Recent
#OpenAccess
#books
on
#Ukraine
https://library.oapen.org/discover?query=Ukraine+invasion&filtertype_0=dateIssued&filter_relational_operator_0=equals&filter_0=%5B2020+TO+2025%5D&filtertype=dateIssued&filter_relational_operator=equals&filter=2025
9 months ago
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New
#OpenAccess
#book
in
#OAPEN
- In a
#Barbie
World : Barbie as Narrative, Symbol, and Cipher
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/99317
9 months ago
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