"This book is a tribute and a clarion call for geography in better futures." — Charles W. J. Withers, Professor Emeritus of Historical Geography, The University of Edinburgh Geography and a Geographer will publish next month as part of the RGS-IBG Book Series: https://bit.ly/4vZLfzC @rgs.org

It is impossible to understand modern society without understanding classical tradition. Classics and Race puts the two alongside each other through readings of primary texts from the late medieval period to the mid-twentieth century. Download for free: uclpress.co.uk/book/classic...

Welcome to Cambridge Diamond, one of our new members! 👋 The platform is maintained and managed by the Open Research Systems Team at Cambridge University Library (CUL) @theul.bsky.social. Now added to our members list: oipauk.org/membership/c...

Let's talk #OpenAccessibility 🗣️ We sat down with 5 #Publishers to discuss their individual approaches to accessibility @uolpress.bsky.social @sidestone.bsky.social @matteringpress.bsky.social @whitehorsepress.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social Read them all 👉

Missed the OIPA Symposium 2026? Recordings and transcripts from all sessions are now available online. 📰 Learn more about OIPA'S 2026 Symposium: oipauk.org/news-events-... 🎥 Watch the recordings:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESOzUh17BWE&feature=youtu.be #OIPA2026 #OpenAccess

Opportunity for OIPA members 📢 CPI Books UK and RNIB's Accessible Publishing Conference takes place in London on 17 Sept 2026. Hear from 20 experts on accessible formats, inclusive design, and accessibility in publishing. 🔗 lnkd.in/eep9RnsU #AccessiblePublishing #Accessibility #Publishing #OIPA

'I think OIPA's growth reflects a growing appetite within universities for publishing models that are open, community-led, and mission-driven ... We've quickly become a new national infrastructure supporting #OpenAccess in the UK.' - — OIPA Chair, @paulakennedy.bsky.social's opening at #OIPA2026!

Loving the new map of OIPA members to really show where we new university presses are distributed around the country. Kudos to Kat for pulling this together. oipauk.org/membership/c...

The OLH team had a great day at #OIPA2026. We were pleased to contribute to discussions on #diamondOA and generative AI in academic publishing, and to connect with colleagues from across the OIPA community. @theblochian.bsky.social, @simoneverett.bsky.social & @paulaclemente.bsky.social

As we wrap up we’d like to say a huge thank you to our hosts @sussex.ac.uk @openpress.bsky.social for welcoming us & particularly @samnesbit.bsky.social and @lauramswift.bsky.social for all their hard work and support to make today happen 👏 as well as all of our hard-working committee! #OIPA2026

@lauramswift.bsky.social from @openpress.bsky.social asks about the relationship between your brand and the books you publish. Nicky says if you start from your brand mission, vision and values, it will absolutely impact what you publish. It should affect how you operate in every way.

Speaker @charleswatkinson.bsky.social says the geographical spread of OIPA members is really impressive and something that’s useful to bear in mind as a real benefit of the organisation. And we are growing! #OIPA2026

@janebuggle.bsky.social makes the point that being part of a community of practice like OIPA can be a huge benefit when advocating for institutional publishing. She suggests using the numbers - look at the increased reach of #OpenAccess, use case studies. Demonstrate our worth w/ evidence #OIPA2026

Brand strategist Nicky Borowiec talks about the importance of clarity of mission, and offers a framework for assessing your brand through 10 key questions… For example ‘How do your deliver what you do?’ Your values should be evidenced in the experience of working with your press. #OIPA2026

Speaker @charleswatkinson.bsky.social from University-based Publishing Futures mentions their new advocacy toolkit for university-based publishers. ‘There are core values we all share.’ He advises ‘engage decision makers and align your messaging with their priorities.’ #OIPA2026

The final panel of #OIPA2026 is on ‘Advocacy for university-based publishing’. Chaired by Andrew Barker, the panel includes librarians @janebuggle.bsky.social @charleswatkinson.bsky.social and brand consultant and designer Nicky Borowiec. Jane starts by presenting on ‘Diamond Ireland’ 🇮🇪

⚡️ Final lightning talk of the day: @allisonlevy.bsky.social, Director of Brown University Digital Publications on ‘Innovation and impact through the collective development of dynamic scholarship’, starts by talking about the opportunities afforded by multimodal monographs. #OIPA2026

Chair @paulakennedy.bsky.social asks @uniwestpress.bsky.social about the problem of capacity vs demand - how do you decide which proposals you publish? John says they turned down 1 ms as they felt they weren’t the right fit, but they did help the author by suggesting another publisher. #OIPA2026

John @uniwestpress.bsky.social describes some of the main issues they have faced in growing their programme, such as lack of funding for their commissioned projects and peer review bottlenecks. #OIPA2026

Having actively solicited proposals, @uniwestpress.bsky.social wanted the process to be transparent & so created a scoring framework for commissioning. The high quality & international range of proposals were a pleasant surprise! It helped them to shape the future direction of the press. #OIPA2026

Now up: ⚡️ ‘Open Access, Open Call - a case study in building a new list’ from John Atkinson at @uniwestpress.bsky.social. Why operate an open call? John says it was a mix of stakeholder demand, gaps in the list, a way to assess their profile across subjects & need for a strategic reset. #OIPA2026

Thanks to everyone who participated in our workshop today - your answers will help inform OIPA’s future activity. Strength in community! 💪 #OpenAccess #OIPA2026

⚡️ Our next lightning talk is @legionofllama.bsky.social on ‘Reviewing the University of Warwick Press’ - through the lens of Doctor Who… @uowpress.bsky.social #OIPA2026

⚡️ @simonxix.com recommends @manifoldscholar.bsky.social as a user-friendly way to publish experimentally. Simon says ‘Get used to open source software and advocate it. We should embed it into our #OpenAccess publishing practices. It’s more cost-effective and ethical!’ #OIPA2026

Ethical, moral and ideological imperative to divest from proprietary platforms 'openness is about a practice and shared values not just a goal for our publications' Paraphrasing - Simon was more eloquent than I could capture! #oipa2026

⚡️ @simonxix.com suggests making small changes to our publishing workflows to use open source software. Shouldn’t we be doing this as #OpenAccess publishers? Simon quotes ‘No open access without open infrastructure’ - @copim.bsky.social

Edinburgh Diamond’s @simonxix.com presenting on the importance of using open source software instead of proprietary systems. #OIPA2026

⚡️ We now have @simonxix.com with his talk, ‘small changes: open source software for publishing’. We have plenty of reasons to stop using proprietary software - yet its use in publishing is widespread.

Sally McIntosh explains @scotunipress.bsky.social have decided to run a pilot to explore publishing journals as well as books - not without its challenges! The model will be diamond open access 💎 They are currently appointing a new SUP journal editor. #OIPA2026 #OpenAccess #PublishingJobs

⚡️ Now speaking we have @paulmclarke.bsky.social and Sally McIntosh from @scotunipress.bsky.social whose lightning talk is on ‘Expanding the SUP Publishing offer’. Starting with a timeline, as of 2026 they have four published titles with many more in the pipeline. #OIPA2026 #OpenAccess

@simoneverett.bsky.social says their AI policy has been welcomed, giving clarity but keeping flexibility - and with their editors’ oversight being absolutely key. @openlibhums.org

@openlibhums.org knew they would need to take a number of their editors’ concerns into consideration for the AI policy, and conducted an extensive consultation process.

⚡️ Next up: our first lightning talk: @simoneverett.bsky.social on OLH’s Generative AI policy. They decided they needed robust advice due to hallucinated references and lack of clarity. Authors and editors need a framework to work to for appropriate AI use. @openlibhums.org #OIPA2026

Question from @cathdishman.bsky.social about how we scale - @sarahkember.bsky.social says we need collectivism. @theblochian.bsky.social says OLH doesn’t have the capacity to take all the journals who want to come to them. But there are interesting partnerships that can be leveraged. #OIPA2026

@amsichani.bsky.social says the more researchers understand the benefits of OA, the more they will ask for #OpenAccess publishing options. The process is just as rigorous and you need to establish trust with your publisher. #OIPA2026

Question from @berniefolan.bsky.social asking about the impact of funding changes. @rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy says funders have stepped away from paying APCs but NOT from a commitment to #OpenAccess - there are so many other routes to OA which they are supporting. #OIPA2026

@janeharvell.bsky.social explaining how important having a clear value pitch for the library and open press is in a time of university cuts and contraction. And that an OA press has such clear value. #OIPA2026

Speaker @amsichani.bsky.social says this is an opportunity for the academic community to ask themselves why aren’t they publishing open access. It’s a time for self-reflection and researchers need to join the open publishing movement. #OIPA2026 #OpenAccess

Asked for reasons to be cheerful (by @scholtom.bsky.social) @rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy says every crisis is an opportunity. Some institutions are cutting these big deals. @theblochian.bsky.social ‘How can OIPA be a lifeboat in this moment of challenge in Higher Education?’ #OIPA2026

@rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy on the NDAs in place to protect commercial publishers’ agreements with libraries: ‘How obviously corrupt is that? I feel very aggrieved seeing these large profits going to commercial publishers. It should be reinvested in research and education.’ #OIPA2026

Advice from @theblochian.bsky.social: - Be more entrepreneurial - Stand up to our senior management teams - Show what institutional publishing can do - provide evidence - Show that we are working together with our library teams, IT, etc - we can only scale by working together #OIPA2026

Advice from @rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy for OIPA members is to focus on Values and Alignment: *Responsible publishing *Well governed *Surplus is reinvested in scholarship, not shareholder pockets *Support for neglected disciplines and OER #OIPA2026 #OpenAccess #Publishing

Astounding numbers on screen showing commercial publishers’ profits. A call to arms from Prof Caroline Edwards: ‘Academics need to wake up to this reality. When they see these figures, they are shocked. We have the power to stop publishing in certain places.’ - @theblochian.bsky.social #OIPA2026

Speaker @theblochian.bsky.social shows us the value generated by academics - and where the money ends up: ‘…much of which is derived from its vast academic journals portfolio’ - @theblochian.bsky.social #OIPA2026

‘Why should we give our work to a commercial company and pay them to rent it back to us for huge amounts every year? This is siphoning money out of higher education. This is why I support OIPA because instituational publishing makes so much more sense’ - @rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy #OIPA2026

Speaker @rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy uses member press @uolpress.bsky.social as an example of ‘excellence’ with their book Freedom Seekers, which won the inaugural 2024 @acls1919.bsky.social Open Access Book Prize and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award in the History category #OIPA2026

#OIPA2026 Fascinating slide from @rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy's presentation starkly showing how scholarly publishing funding is effectively siphoned off to private commercial companies.

Proud to be represented at the Open Institutional Publishing Association (OIPA) symposium! We love our open access community 💜 @oipassoc.bsky.social #OIPA2026

Chair @paulakennedy.bsky.social describes some of the achievements of OIPA members, and of OIPA as an organisation, providing award-winning publishing, researcher support, global reach and support for fairer, more diverse and sustainable publishing models. #OIPA2026 #OpenAccess

#OIPA2026 has officially begun! Our Chair @paulakennedy.bsky.social is up first & the first panel will be ‘HE in crisis: why open institutional publishing is more important than ever’ with @theblochian.bsky.social @janeharvell.bsky.social @rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy @amsichani.bsky.social