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📢 PSA: ONLINE ticket sales for #CopimConference close in less than a week! This is your chance to join the people and projects shaping the future of equitable, community-driven #OA book publishing 📚 👉 Full programme, additional information & registration link buff.ly/EjHKpeJ #OpenAccess

Who is coming to #CopimConference in person 🎫 If you'd like to continue the conversation into the evening, join us for #CopimCorner 📆 Thurs. 26 Feb ⏲️ Anytime after 7pm (until late) 📍 CRATE Pizzeria & Brewery More info 👉 buff.ly/AylE4Vg

Registration for in person tickets to #CopimConference has now closed! Take a look at where our speakers & delegates are coming from ✈️ 🚆 🚎 🚊 PS. There are still online tickets available! 🔗 buff.ly/QeW5lll

Great news from the @openingthefuture.bsky.social team 🎉 BAB Publishing House joins OtF’s other publishing partners @ceu-press.bsky.social @livunipress.bsky.social Michigan State University Press & @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social Read more here 👉 bab.openingthefuture.net/news/168/ #OABooks

[BLOG] Accessibility in Practice What did our recent workshops with @openbookcollective.bsky.social publishers reveal about their #Accessibility successes 🔮 @jofitz.bsky.social @jordyfindanis.bsky.social share their thoughts 👉 buff.ly/IC9Xdbp #VPATs #MutualLearningPoints #Publishing

Curious about the future of community‑led #openaccess book publishing? Join COPIM’s free hybrid #conference on 26–27 February. There are still some online tickets available! @copim.bsky.social #scholarlypublishing #OAbooks

Tomorrow is the final day to submit your optional scope check for the Collective Development Fund Call 2026. Full applications are due by March 7. Read and apply in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese.

Preparing, Reviewing & Fixing Versions: Editorial Work in ‘Database as Book’ Our new blog details reflections on editing & peer review - sparked by conversation ahead of the workshop "Extending Knowledge & Publishing Infrastructures in & from Africa" (8-9 Dec , 2025) Read more ▶️ buff.ly/AUCbzjy

Got a question about #CopimConference? Check out the FAQs on the registration page 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-next-...

Get in touch if there's an FAQ you need answering that's not on there 👇

We're delighted to launch the call for papers for the ALN Conference 2026. 24 June online, 6 July at Manchester Metropolitan University. This years theme is "Reimagining Openness in Academic Libraries" Further details on how to submit are at: www.academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/aln-conferen... #ALN26

Come join us for this conference -- in-person registration closes in less than a week 🔜

I'm excited to be chairing a panel discussion on scholar-led #OpenAccess book publishing at the #CopimConference at the end of this month! In-person registration (free!) ends at the end of the week ⌛ Online registration (also free!) is available too: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-next-...

You're talking our language! Remember, there's no #OpenAccess without #OpenInfrastructure ⚒️

OVERNIGHT UPDATE: say hello to Australia 👋

The whole OtF team will be around at the @independentpublishersguild.com conference all day. Come find us if you want a chat about OA book funding and business models!

Look who is coming to the #CopimConference 👀📍 If you're interested in discussing what is next for community-led #OpenAccess book publishing, it's not too late to register! @books.scielo.org @oaaustralasia.bsky.social @eudch.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/QeW5lll *Map created using buff.ly/3RHgwL6

Join us @independentpublishersguild.com Spring Conference next week! @kirahopkins.bsky.social @bethanylogan.bsky.social @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social will discuss the future of #OA funding in academic #Publishing 🔮 📆 11 Feb. 📍 The Shaw Theatre, London (+ online) 🔗 tinyurl.com/2wyyywyk #IPGSC

Join @heroicendeavour.bsky.social from @openbookcollective.bsky.social at this FREE @uksg.bsky.social webinar TOMORROW (Thurs. 5 Feb) 🔗 www.uksg.org/events/free-... #AI #Ethics #OpenAccess #Webinar

We are looking for a new co-editor to work alongside Tom Morley on our fortnightly newsletter, UKSG eNews. More information is available here: www.uksg.org/newsletter/u...

📢 Public Service Announcement! If you want to check whether your potential application to the @openbookcollective.bsky.social Collection Development Fund is in scope, send it to us by 7 February 2026 and we'll review it for you 📅 The 2026 Call closes on 7 March 2026

📣 Are you a small publisher who needs to discuss accessibility challenges and good practice with other small publishers? Search [email protected] 👉 buff.ly/b1eJBdE Help grow the community! 🌱 Photo: Bernd Dittrich via Unsplash

Thanks for your support 😘 Find out more about how your library can support @openingthefuture.bsky.social and @openbookcollective.bsky.social on their websites 💙 www.openingthefuture.net 💓 openbookcollective.org

‼️Reminder: Our CDA is happening tomorrow! Building Open Science Communities in the Arabic-speaking World (Arabic) 4 Feb 2026 | 13:00 GST | Online 🔗Register now and don't miss it: shorturl.at/rbuDf See you tomorrow! #OpenScience #ArabRegion

💡 Got an idea that can make a difference? This is YOUR chance to secure funding and help shape the future of #OA books! Full details & guidance on @openbookcollective.bsky.social website 🔗 buff.ly/N8dqhJE #OpenAccess #OpenBooks #ScholarlyPublishing #FundingOpportunity #OBC #CDF26 1/5

📢 PSA: in person ticket sales for #CopimConference close in less than a week! This is your chance to join the people and projects shaping the future of equitable, community-driven #OA book publishing 📚 👉 Full programme, additional information & registration link buff.ly/EjHKpeJ #OpenAccess

📢 PSA: today (Sun 1 Jan 2026) is the deadline to apply for a sponsored place at #CopimConference A bursary covers in-person attendance at both days, including hotel accommodation w/breakfast for 2 nights (25 and 26 February), plus transport costs up to £200! Apply now! 👉

Recommended reading for #metadata #discovery & #cataloguing practitioners. Whether you work to enable discovery & access to #openaccess or #paytoread books (or both), this report sheds light on the complex & often idiosyncratic metadata ecosystem for publishers, system providers & libraries.

[NEW REPORT] International Metadata Recommendations and Platform-Specific Requirements for Open Access Books and Chapters Read more on our website 👉 buff.ly/6Ab7hhf @cilipmdg.bsky.social @uksg.bsky.social @oipassoc.bsky.social @operaseu.bsky.social Photo: Jon Snobri via Unsplash

📢 PSA: there are only TWO days left to apply for a sponsored place at #CopimConference ⏳️ Deadline = Sun 1 Jan Win tickets for in-person attendance at both days, hotel accommodation w/breakfast for 2 nights (25 and 26 February), plus transport costs up to £200! Apply now! 👉

The world of book metadata is a complex one! I had the pleasure of reviewing a draft version of this report, from which I learned a lot. There are important connections to the open research information movement, in particular @barcelonadori.bsky.social!

Highlights from Day 2 of #CopimConference programme are over on our LinkedIn page! Head over there now to find out more! 👉 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... Photo: Jake Hills via Unsplash

⏰ The deadline to apply is Sunday 1 February

New Report: International #Metadata Recommendations and Platform-Specific Requirements for #OpenAccess #Books and Chapters, from @copim.bsky.social copim.pub/new-report-p... #ScholCommm #Libraries #Publishing #OpenMetadata #OA

I'll be joining a panel at the @copim.bsky.social Conference chaired by @thoth-metadata.bsky.social: "Metadata, dissemination challenges & open community solutions for open access books" 9:00 am on Friday 27th Feb 2026 #openaccess #oabooks #metadata #openinfra #CopimConference tinyurl.com/yujxkrcc

Do you work in a UK HE library? Are you early-career? Would you like a sponsored place to attend the Copim Conference at the end of February? Find out how to apply for one of these sponsored places, which are offered in memory of our beloved friend & colleague, Elaine Sykes: buff.ly/sbU2eRP

Last chance take part in an experiment in collective review 👥 Register now & join our Experimental Publishing Group for an online peer review party on 29 Jan 📆 Help review @uniwestpress.bsky.social Deep Maps: Blue Humanities alongside author @scrivenersmith.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy 🔗

Want to know more about the #CopimConference programme? Details of Day One are over on our LinkedIn page Check it out now 👀 buff.ly/pe3QHsc Photo: Jon Schnobri via Unsplash

Full criteria and application post in the blog post below 👇

Registration for the event below has now closed - if you got a ticket, join @rupertgatti.bsky.social Gareth Cole and other #digipres experts tomorrow 🎫

Making scholarship openly available in a sustainable way 💚 Thanks @bulac.bsky.social 🧡

Great role over at @uolpress.bsky.social Get applying now! 📝

Over the next few weeks we will be posting further details about the programme for #CopimConference - so stay tuned! 📆 26-27 February 2026 📍 University of London | LONDON (or online via Zoom) Book your place 👉 buff.ly/EjHKpeJ

📚✨ Now live: What does the FIL Guadalajara reveal about the circulation of academic books? This post links a panel discussion to the role of Thoth Open Metadata and SciELO Books in supporting the discovery and circulation of OA books. 🔗 copim.pub/fil-guadalaj... #OpenAccess #OpenMetadata #OAbooks

📢 Announcing a Major Update to the Thoth Platform 📢 We are pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of Thoth 1.0, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of its open metadata infrastructure for #OA book publishing 🎆🎆🎆 Read more in our latest blog post: thoth.pub/blog/10.7095...

Starting 2026 with a bang 🚀 ▶️ 3 completed deliverables and a wealth of new research and resources to advance and strengthen #DiamondOA in Africa, Europe & Latin America

New #OpenScience resource! #CreativeCommons licenses answer a simple but crucial question: what am I allowed to do with this work? Learn how they support sharing, reuse, & collaboration in Open Science without losing control👇 🔗: shorturl.at/jKlZw

Looking back on 2025 with @openingthefuture.bsky.social annual report Our participating publishers doubled, creating more #OA routes for authors and richer backlist content for libraries ✨ @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social @ceu-press.bsky.social @livunipress.bsky.social Read on 👉

Sounds an interesting event 👇🏻