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Coming to the #ScholarlySocial following #R2Rconf? It's at Mabel's Tavern this year, not the usual location. Can guarantee friendly networking, making new connections & deepening existing ones. Cannot guarantee a seat or lots of personal space! Spread the word! maps.app.goo.gl/4ZexupCaZmjM...

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Registration for DCDC25 is now live! The National Archives, @britishlibrary.bsky.social and @jisc.bsky.social invite you to ‘Choose your own future’: explore challenges, celebrate achievements & work as a common to find sustainable solutions. See you in Durham in July. dcdcconference.co.uk/dcdc25/

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Coming up with our friends at @oipassoc.bsky.social - a free webinar on an important topic, #metadata for #OpenAccess books! 📅Thursday 20th March at 15.00 GMT More details and registration: uolpress.co.uk/2025/02/even... #AcademicSky #Librarians #Books #Publishing #Training

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Along with @oapenbooks.bsky.social, @doabooks.bsky.social, LAM & IFRA Nairobi, OASPA is pleased to share outputs from last year's co-organised session on equitable open access books in East Africa. A detailed report and session video recordings are available on our post - bit.ly/4hJI9sR #oabooks #oa

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Recording available on the @jisc.bsky.social website shortly (once I 've done the transcription!) 📝

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[UPDATE] Award-nominated guide aims to help #FE and #HE organisations with records management The @jisc.bsky.social guide to records retention management has been updated after input from a 30-strong group of sector stakeholders 🤝 🔗 www.jisc.ac.uk/news/all/awa...

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The culmination of nearly a years' hard work alongside #DIAMAS colleagues @sparc-eu.bsky.social @oaspa.bsky.social EIFL, TSV and many more 🤝 There are TEN new resources to support Diamond #OA publishers and service providers with financial sustainability ✅ Read on to find out more 👀

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LIFT OFF: The OPERAS-UK community has just launched 🚀 OPERAS-UK is the national node for UK members of @operaseu.bsky.social convened and hosted by @jisc.bsky.social Find out more about this new national community and request to join ⬇️ www.jisc.ac.uk/get-involved...

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Last chance to sign up ⬇️

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💥New: @andytattersall.bsky.social presents new data on the extent to which UK universities are continuing to engage with X and shifting their activities to alternative social media platforms. #AcademicSky #AcademicSocialMedia #X

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Join @copim.bsky.social and @knowledgeen.bsky.social next week for a discussion on fostering a culture of #open #research across the #HE sector ⬇️

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VACANCY: We're looking for a full-time (until end April 2026) Research Associate in Archiving and Preserving Open Access Books! Based at Loughborough University and part of the Copim Open Book Futures project, come join this innovative and exciting work. Closing 3 March: https://buff.ly/4kbgCC6

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Today in @theguardian.com, our research has revealed that UK universities educate the most national leaders globally, despite job cuts, course closures and a fall in foreign students. Read the full article that demonstrates the unrivalled impact of UK HE.

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FREE WEBINAR TODAY! Join @emmagallon.bsky.social from @uolpress.bsky.social to find out more about #OpenAccess publishing! Details and sign up info below - please share! ⬇️

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💥New: As Proquest exits the print book market, will we see a new era of big deals for ebooks? 🧑‍💻Kevin O'Donovan (@lselibrary.bsky.social) #AcademicSky #ScholComm #Libraries

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RECRUITING: The @copim.bsky.social project is looking for somebody to work full time (until end April 2026) on archiving and preservation of #OABooks. Based at Loughborough Uni vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrec... Closing date 3 March

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📢 V pleased to announce that the library at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social has renewed its subscription to OtF at CEU Press! Their membership fee is helping fund the publication of many new fully OA books. For more information, see here: ceup.openingthefuture.net/news/142/

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Technical issues🫤? Are you using or considering using OJS (Open Journals Systems) for your #OpenAccess journal? On Mar 5th, we're covering the basics of journal hosting technical standards. 😌 Sign up here: https://www.craft-oa.eu/coffee-lectures-1/

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'Libraries play a pivotal role in this ecosystem through their investments, but also by leveraging the tools and services offered by OAPEN and DOAB to enhance their collections, support researchers, and engage with the broader OA community.' #OAbooks @nielsstern.bsky.social @doabooks.bsky.social

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What a group we've got this year for our 2025 Community Champions! So excited to celebrate their work at this year's #digifest25. @rosiejhjones.bsky.social @heroicendeavour.bsky.social @andytattersall.bsky.social @ellycope.bsky.social @dompates.bsky.social www.jisc.ac.uk/news/all/ann...

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Librarians, check out "OPINION: A librarian’s summary of, and response to, the Clarivate announcement" by @siobhanh.bsky.social www.uksg.org/newsletter/u... #AcademicSky

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Come and join us tomorrow at @oaspa.bsky.social 's webinar on #openinfrastructures - our CEO Vincent van Gerven Oei will be providing insights into why open #MetadataMatters and what Thoth can do to help #OAbooks publishers to integrate #PIDs and #opendata into their publishing workflows 📚 👇

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Join @jisc.bsky.social for the next digital research community meet-up where @loiclnlg.bsky.social will be discussing Green DiSC, the new Digital Sustainability Certification ❇️ 📆 13 March 2025 ⏲️ 11:00-12:00 GMT Register now ↩️ jisc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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WEBINAR: The launch of OPERAS UK 🚀 Join @jisc.bsky.social to hear more about the key benefits for UK organisations joining @operaseu.bsky.social 📆 Tuesday, 25 February ⏰ 2-330pm (UK time) #SSH #Infrastructure Find out more and register ↩️ www.jisc.ac.uk/news/all/jis...

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UPDATE: We've added Information Power's guide to support smaller/specialist #publishers transition to #OA to our upcoming Copim Compass information hub 🧭 The Compass will help you navigate the waters of OA book publishing - keep a lookout! 👀 🔗 https://buff.ly/4jPhpsx #OpenAccess #OAbooks

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Just a few days left to take advantage of the optional scope check for this year's Collective Development Fund Call from @openbookcollective.bsky.social Mon 17 2025 is the last date to send materials for optional scope check ⌛ 🔗

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Want to learn about metadata for #OpenAccess books but not sure where to start? Join us for the Good Metadata Practice for Open Access Books webinar – hosted by OIPA & @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social. 📆 20 March 2025 🕙 15:00 GMT, 16:00 CET, 11:00 EDT Sign up for free: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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EVENT: 'Beyond Mandates: Fostering a Culture of Open Access Book Publishing' 6 MARCH @ 12:30 GMT Co-hosted by @knowledgeen.bsky.social & Copim "A more effective and lasting avenue to OA for books might be to embed open research & publishing within universities" Sign up here:

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News just in 🌟 The Geological Society of London is now depositing full-text articles to Jisc’s Publications Router service, for onward distribution to UK institutional repositories.

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The Open Library of Humanities Open Access Award 2025. Applications for OLH funding of up to £500 are welcomed from individuals or organisations and may be used to help fund events, projects or activities on #OA or with an #openaccess component. 📅 Deadline 30/06: www.openlibhums.org/...

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The deadline to apply for sponsored places for @uksg.bsky.social conference (Brighton, 31 Mar-2 Apr) is MONDAY ⌛ There are 10 places up for grabs, plus the Merriman Award (fully funded trip to UKSG, a place at NASIG online AND free access to any UKSG 2025 event!) 🥳 www.uksg.org/sponsored-pl...

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NEW PODCAST: Knowing me, knowing @uksg.bsky.social 🎧 An interview with @theblochian.bsky.social Executive Director of @openlibhums.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SUK... Photo credit: Matt Botsford via Unsplash

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The latest from #UKSGInsights: Tom Grady, @Copim.bsky.social, Elaine Sykes, Lancaster University and Martin Eve @eve.gd, Birkbeck "How can we achieve sustainable funding for OA books?" dub.sh/CvprmVS

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Join the discussion - How can we achieve sustainable funding for open access books? @scholtom.bsky.social @openingthefuture.bsky.social

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UKRI provides updates on its #openaccess book policy, and publishes case studies and tools for researchers and publishers on publishing open access. www.ukri.org/news/progres...

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#Libraryjob @uomlibrary.bsky.social @official-uom.bsky.social Teaching Collections Coordinator (eTextbooks) 31.5 hours per week (0.9 FTE) £27,344 - £30,505 pro rata p.a. (depending on experience) Closes: 20/02/2025 Further info & how to apply: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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Join our Managing Director, @rschrobuk.bsky.social today with Helen Dobson, @jisc.bsky.social and Shehnaz Ahmed, @britishdermatology.bsky.social on the free @uksg.bsky.social webinar "Society Publishing at a Crossroads: Rethinking Value in Academic Publishing

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Evidencing the impact of your communications How and WHY do you need to do this 💡 blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

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SAVE THE DATE Join @thoth-metadata.bsky.social on Feb 20, 2025 (3pm – 4.15 pm GMT/UTC) to hear about the practical applications of #OpenInfrastructure tools for #scholcomms

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Save the date! 📆 Join @oaspa.bsky.social on 20 Feb for an online seminar featuring emerging open infrastructure tools and platforms: @opencitations.bsky.social OpenAlex @thoth-metadata.bsky.social ⚒️ Register now ✍️ www.oaspa.org/events/webin...

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NEW: Developing a Governance Model for the Experimental Publishing Compendium - a scoping report from the Experimental Publishing Group 🧪 Find out more 👉 https://buff.ly/413d4un Read the full report 👉 https://buff.ly/3CPPise

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NEW: Open data has potential to transform #research #management and sector efficiency says new @jisc.bsky.social report Read more ↩️ www.jisc.ac.uk/news/all/ope...

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#GraspOS: Join the project's team online on 11 February and learn more about narrative CVs, their potential in reshaping research culture, and how this approach to academic assessment aligns with initiatives such as #DORA and #CoARA. Register: graspos.eu/training-mat... #ResearchAssessment

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Absolutely brilliant scheme from our colleagues at the OBC, funding new OA initiatives. If you have an idea that needs some 'seed money' (that's mischaracterising it but you get my gist) then consider applying before the deadline.

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Thoth and OPERAS collaborate to help publishers across Europe make their book metadata available in an open and transparent way, while also increasing bibliodiversity by making multilingual content and its metadata available. Join us at the launch event of @operaseu.bsky.social #UK 🥂

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ATTENTION: @doabooks.bsky.social and @oapenbooks.bsky.social need YOU 🫵 They're rebranding and need your thoughts on how the current branding reflects their mission and values Please complete this short survey by Friday 7 February ⌛ 🔗 tinyurl.com/mszcbjx8 Photo credit: Hannah Busing via Unsplash

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🔊🎉Our new semester's programme of Open Research Conversations is now available, including sessions on early career researchers, open research across different epistemic cultures, indigenous data sovereignty, & more. These online sessions are open to all - sign up here: #OpenResearch #AcademicSky

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Job klaxon! Come and work with us as Manager of the Digital Humanities Research Hub in the School of Advanced Study, University of London @dh-researchhub.bsky.social #DigitalHumanities

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💥New: @tweeterbarr.bsky.social explains why academic libraries are making these decisions and what it says about the wider academic publishing sector in the UK. #HigherEducation #ScholComm #OpenAccess blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

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