Ending the #CopimConference: @rupertgatti.bsky.social on the power that can come with being frustrated w/ the status quo and what you can do about it. ‘Collective grumbling is really empowering!’ This is what lead to @copim.bsky.social trying to do things differently & create a more open ecosystem.

‘Where are the new scholar-led #OpenAccess presses & how can we support their emergence?’ @copim.bsky.social panel chaired by @alittleroad.bsky.social w/ @matteringpress.bsky.social @radishpress.bsky.social @nikir.bsky.social describing their achievements & showing what energy & enthusiasm can do!

Another great member press presentation from John Atkinson at @uniwestpress.bsky.social on how experimental publishing is changing scholarly publishing, raising important qs around peer review for new formats. Also referencing @livunipress.bsky.social & @manifoldscholar.bsky.social #CopimConference

The final note from our Publisher @emmagallon.bsky.social is for publishers to be collaborators. #OpenAccess and experimental publishing can make a really positive contribution to (open) research cultures. #CopimConference

Our member @uolpress.bsky.social’s Publisher @emmagallon.bsky.social presenting at the #CopimConference on experimental publishing, with a number of enhanced projects available and forthcoming.

We've just accomplished one of our biggest goals since launch. We are now able to offer all of our digital backlist titles on fully accessible EPUB formats compliant with WCAG 2.2 Level AA accessibility standards! 🎉🕺💃 A huge thank you to our partners @michiganpublishing.bsky.social abdn.site/AuP

We’ll need a bigger slide at this rate! @oipassoc.bsky.social started out w just 10 members - now look at us!

Day 2 of the #CopimConference has kicked off with more discussion about #metadata, including this great slide from @emmabooth.bsky.social showing the complexities of the metadata pipeline which can reduce the discoverability of #OpenAccess books.

Have a look for support resources in Book 9 of #CopimCompass Thanks to @jofitz.bsky.social @jordyfindanis.bsky.social @rupertgatti.bsky.social for creating and updating! 👉 compass.copim.pub/books/09-ope...

Great overview of challenges for disabled readers accessing content by @anicazeyen.bsky.social #CopimConference

Anybody interested at #CopimConference in the OU's free gift 'Digital Accessibility for Academic Libraries: Optimising Primo VE', here is the link: www.open.edu/openlearncre...

The ethos of OA goes beyond paywalls - it is all about access - so Accessibility must be an integral part of OA publishing. 1.3 billion people worldwide have a disability; they are an important audience for scholarly outputs that should not be ignored #CopimConference

And here are some of our members who are here in person! #CopimConference Thanks @copim.bsky.social for such a great conference (so far!) and for providing a forum for helpful and informative conversations with such an engaged group of people. #OpenAccessAdvocacy

Lovely to see information about us - and logos for all of our current members - on display at the #CopimConference. Find out more at our website oipauk.org!

Looking forward to the ‘Beyond #accessibility’ session (after a ☕️ break!) - an important topic for all of our members. #CopimConference

Open access means that nobody can tell you you can't read something. Always true, but so very, essentially, bulldozingly important here in the US right now. #copimconference

Next up at the #CopimConference ‘Where is collective funding for #OpenAccess monographs going?’ Chaired by @scholtom.bsky.social, with @kirahopkins.bsky.social @tweeterbarr.bsky.social and Kat Baier. Exploring collective funding and the wider problems and opportunities libraries and publishers face.

Sarah Thompson from @uoylibrary.bsky.social sharing how York now applies its values-based collections criteria to *all* their activity, not just open access 👏 Greater transparency helps not just with their dealings with publishers but also with their academics… #copimconference

Librarians want to support Diamond OA but often the models don't suit their workflows or the requirements of their institutional budget-holders. The inclusion of scholars in OA networks is vital for awareness raising & for bringing together different stakeholders to initiate change #copimconference

Great start to the #CopimConference with @openreflections.bsky.social and @joedeville.bsky.social reflecting on the original aims of @copim.bsky.social and Open Book Futures including the impact of @openbookcollective.bsky.social and the importance of scholar-led publishing.

We're looking forward to this! Lots of great sessions planned, including one with our colleague @emmagallon.bsky.social. We're also excited to see many of those involved with @oipassoc.bsky.social 🤗 #OpenAccess #CopimConference

Good news for academic readers - LSE Press books are now available on @jstor.bsky.social open access! 🔓 📖 LSE Press’s recent partnership with @thoth-metadata.bsky.social has helped the Press extend its presence on a broader range of discovery platforms. 🔎 Read more: blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202...

Just published in @uksg.bsky.social eNews - an excellent round-up by @beckywojturska.bsky.social on our @oipassoc.bsky.social activities last year 👏 New members, an online Symposium, conference presentations and advocacy - it was a busy year for our growing association! #OpenAccess

Being on the OIPA committee is some of the most rewarding work I've done, and I'm pleased to share the editorial we wrote for @uksg.bsky.social e-News to celebrate 2025 & look forward to 2026! (If you ever wanted to see what books I have on my bookcase behind my looming face, now's your chance 😂).

Great piece by @beckywojturska.bsky.social on what we've been up to at @oipassoc.bsky.social over the past year. It's particularly great to have so many new members join us - a sign that #OpenInstitutional publishing is thriving!

And you'll be able to chat to @beckywojturska.bsky.social and other members of @oipassoc.bsky.social in person at #UKSG2026 🗣️

This is a great write up of everything @oipassoc.bsky.social has achieved over the last year. 30 new members! We're proud to be a founding member and excited for the year ahead, championing #OpenAccess together. Thanks @beckywojturska.bsky.social!

Exciting times for the Open Institutional Publishing Association! We wrote about our activities in 2025 and plans for the future – including our symposiums, new committee members and Advisory Board, and member milestones – for UKSG eNews. Give it a read and share! www.uksg.org/newsletter/u...

Very pleased to announce that Regeneration; Environment, Art, Culture / @regenerationeac.bsky.social published by the Open Library of Humanities, has won the 2025 Best New Journal Award from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ): www.openlibhums.org/news/922/

Following the success of our book publishing offer we are preparing to launch our journal publishing programme. We are now accepting expressions of interest from editors of existing journals. All subjects will be considered. For more information: www.sup.ac.uk/news/introducing-journal-publishing

Join us for the forthcoming #LSEEvent launching the new issue of #LSEPPR journal! 📅 Tuesday 17 February 2026 6.30pm - 8pm 📍 In-person and online (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building) ✅ Register here: https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/narratives-in-policymaking @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social#LSEEvent

As @ucl.ac.uk begins to celebrate 200 years since it was founded, we revisit our #OpenAccess title The World of UCL. Learn how UCL widened access to education, welcomed women and students of all religions, and grew into a global leader. Read and download free: lnkd.in/eTn6h5UR

If you work in production in #publishing and are open to a new role or know anyone who might be, we are #hiring! www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... The closing date is 15th Feb. We're a small and friendly team focused on making high quality #OpenAccess books in the #humanities. Read more:

Join us for our forthcoming #LSEEvent as we launch the new issue of #LSEPPR journal: 'Narratives in policy-making' 📅 Tuesday 17 February 2026 6.30pm - 8pm 📍 In-person and online (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building) ✅ Register here: https://bit.ly/4kkDa3K @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social#LSEEvent

Missed out on an issue of the University of Warwick Press newsletter? Don't worry, there's links to the back issues now on our site. publishing.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/uw...

Touching tribute to Paul Ayris. The UK open research community owes him a great debt. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...

We’re looking forward to being part of this London Open Science & Scholarship Festival @uolpress.bsky.social with partners across neighbouring publishers and institutions! Find out more below… @oipassoc.bsky.social @sas-news.bsky.social #LDNOpenFest26

Open Journals Collective is here! 🎉🎉🎉

[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

This new paper from LSE Public Policy Review examines how media and policy narratives frame women leaving paid employment around motherhood and menopause, and highlights the structural and workplace factors that are often overlooked. 🔗 Read the full paper here: https://doi.org/10.31389/lseppr.121

Our Open Access eTextbook Object-Based Learning is the perfect intro to this diverse and growing field. Watch the video below to hear author Thomas Kador speak about the benefits of reading his book. Download: uclpress.co.uk/book/object-... #ObjectBasedLearning #

Working on the Open Institutional Publishing Association @oipassoc.bsky.social Committee in the last few years has been a real highlight for me - looking forward to working with these brilliant additions to the group! 🙌

Our committee is expanding! We are delighted to welcome: ⭐ Camilla Ridgewell (@camilla79.bsky.social) - Membership Secretary ⭐ John Atkinson - Advisory Board Secretary ⭐ Cath Dishman (@cathdishman.bsky.social) - Skills Group Lead ⭐ Dr Gaz J Johnson (@legionofllama.bsky.social) - Ordinary Member

Some awesome news to end the week on: the inaugural @ojcollective.bsky.social journals catalogue is live, and you can see the eight Edinburgh Diamond journals included along many other Diamond Open Access journals. Have a browse and support community-led Diamond Open Access publishing!

Tomorrow, Tuesday 27 January, our Executive Director, Prof. Caroline Edwards, will speak at Open Access and the Commons, organised by the LSE Open Research Community

* VACANCY! * We’re looking for a new Production Manager - details below. It’s a hands-on role working in a small and busy team. Please share amongst your publishing networks! @sas-news.bsky.social @independentpublishersguild.com @oipassoc.bsky.social #JobsInPublishing

Of interest to your members? @academiclibsnorth.bsky.social @m25.bsky.social @rluk.ac.uk @oipassoc.bsky.social @nlisn.bsky.social Please share 🤝 Winners can come & chat to us about #OpenAccess books at stand no. 66!

Great opportunity here 👀

OLH has just released its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy! After a year-long consultation with our journal editors, the policy sets out how generative AI can be used responsibly in academic publishing. Read more: www.openlibhums.org/news/885/

🌟Our Publisher @emmagallon.bsky.social is speaking at the @copim.bsky.social conference on 27th Feb on the Experimental #Publishing Futures panel. Can't wait to explore this great topic with everyone. For details: copim.pub/join-us-for-... #OpenAccess @sas-news.bsky.social @oipassoc.bsky.social