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Want to know how to make #OpenAccess books accessible?

Join this free webinar on 27 April & hear from @jofitz.bsky.social of @copim.bsky.social, Richard Orme of DAISY & James Rice of @whitehorsepress.bsky.social on the tools & strategies to help:

openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/04/16/h...

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📆 One week to go until the free webinar 'OAPEN-EU Project: Insights from EU-funded authors' w. @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social incl. Dr Imre Keserü (@vubrussel.bsky.social) Dr Jochen Hung (@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social) & @cern.bsky.social's Zenodo team.

Full agenda & register 👉 tinyurl.com/yapwnd5s

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WEBINAR | How to make your open access books more accessible (and why it matters)

📍Online & free
🗓️ Monday 27 April, 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST
🔗univ-amu-fr.zoom.us/meeting/register/qpnL-2w...

Join this free online webinar on April 21 to hear EU‑funded researchers share their experiences of publishing #openaccess books 👇

@oabooksnetwork.bsky.social @oapenbooks.bsky.social #OAbooks #openresearch

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WEBINAR | How to make your open access books more accessible (and why it matters)

📍Online & free
🗓️ Monday 27 April, 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST
🔗univ-amu-fr.zoom.us/meeting/register/qpnL-2w...

Full details about the webinar and what to expect are available on the OABN website: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/01/23/o...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: OAPEN-EU Project: Insights from EU-funded authors. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Join this free online webinar from OAPEN, in cooperation with the Open Access Books Network, to learn what it is like to publish an EU funded open access book. The session brings together EU funded re...

📣New free webinar on publishing EU‑funded #OAbooks

Hear directly from EU‑funded researchers & learn how to deposit books in @oapenbooks.bsky.social Library to meet funding requirements. Plus a look at the EOR repository on Zenodo

📅21 Apr 14–15:15 CEST

Register👇 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Also very happy to talk all things @openbookpublish.bsky.social and @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social...!

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📣 New JiscMail list for small publishers!

Help grow the community! 🌱

Join us for open, supportive discussions on accessibility challenges and good practice

Search OPENBOOK-ACCESSIBILITY@JISCMAIL.AC.UK 👉 buff.ly/b1eJBdE

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'Can I include third-party content in an #OpenAccess book?'

YES! Find out the key things you need to know with this FAQ 👇

Mondaecus - OPERAS Multilingualism Service Mondaecus is a collaborative translation platform that introduces a human dimension to machine translation, improving its sensitivity to different linguistic contexts. It…

✔️ Many thanks to @operaseu.bsky.social & the University of Coimbra for developing #Mondaecus which we used to translate the first post in this 🧵from English into the other languages used in the Call

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#Multilingiusm #Translation

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Programa de subvenções do Fundo de Desenvolvimento Coletivo do OBC: Edital e Orientação de 2026 - Open Book Collective O Open Book Collective tem o prazer de lançar o terceira edital para propostas de financiamento do nosso Fundo de Desenvolvimento Coletivo. Para atualizações sobre nossos projetos financiados…

💡 Tem uma ideia que pode fazer a diferença? Esta é a SUA oportunidade de garantir financiamento e ajudar a moldar o futuro dos livros #OA!

Detalhes completos e orientações no site @openbookcollective.bsky.social

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Programa de Subvenciones del Fondo de Desarrollo Colectivo de OBC: Convocatoria y Orientación 2026 - Open Book Collective Open Book Collective se complace en lanzar la tercera convocatoria de solicitudes de financiamiento de nuestro Fondo de Desarrollo Colectivo. Para obtener actualizaciones sobre nuestros proyectos…

💡 ¿Tienes una idea que puede marcar la diferencia?

¡Esta es TU oportunidad de obtener financiación y ayudar a moldear el futuro de los libros de #OA!

Detalles completos y orientación en el sitio web de @openbookcollective.bsky.social

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Programme de subventions du Fonds de développement collectif de l’OBC : Appel et conseils pour 2026 - Open Book Collective L ’  Open Book Collective a le plaisir de lancer le troisième appel à candidatures pour un financement à partir de notre Fonds de développement collectif. Pour des mises à jour sur nos projets…

💡 Vous avez une idée qui peut faire la différence ? C'est VOTRE chance d'obtenir un financement et d'aider à façonner l'avenir des livres #OA!

Détails complets et guide sur le site Web @openbookcollective.bsky.social

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The Collective Development Fund 2026 Call is open for applications!

This is a great opportunity to recieve grant funding for work that supports #OAbooks.

Key dates:
📅7 February: optional scope check deadline
📅7 March: call closes

More information 👉 obc.copim.pub/obc-collecti...

OBC Collective Development Fund Grant Programme: 2026 Call & Guidance - Open Book Collective The Open Book Collective is pleased to launch the third call for applications for funding from our Collective Development Fund. This document outlines the det…

The Open Book Collective Development Fund Call for Applications 2026 is open! We fund projects dedicated to building capacity, networks and infrastructure for OA book publishing. Read and apply in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese
obc.copim.pub/obc-collecti...
N.B. this fund is not for BPCs

Missed out on an event for #OAWeek? Look no further! You can find a list of recordings in our latest post below 👇

Happy viewing!

Within the SIG are 3 Working Groups focussing on bringing together stakeholders to look at OA Business Models, Open Infrastructures, and ongoing advocacy for #OABooks via the @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social

'Can I include third-party content in an #OpenAccess book?'

YES! Find out the key things you need to know with this FAQ 👇

In case you missed it during our flurry of activity during #OAWeek, resharing this new resource we developed with @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social resulting from our joint webinar on managing third-party permissions for OA books.

Link to the webinar recording and some FAQs for researchers below ⬇️

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For #OAWeek, the OABN & @uolpress.bsky.social bring you a resource focused on how to include material that you *don't* own in your #OA book.

'Frequently Asked Questions on Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books':

openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/22/f...

This is a great resource for researchers!

#AcademicPublishing #Author #OABooks #OAWeek2025 #OpenAccess

A neon question mark in a neon square at the end of a dark tunnel.

For #OAWeek, the OABN & @uolpress.bsky.social bring you a resource focused on how to include material that you *don't* own in your #OA book.

'Frequently Asked Questions on Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books':

openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/22/f...

It's #OAWeek! Why not sign up to some of the free online events listed in this post, focusing on #OAbooks and open infrastructures ⬇️

And in collaboration with @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social we've gathered as many online events as we can find that relate to #OAbooks or open infrastructures

We hope it will be useful for you to plan out your #OAWeek activities 👇

openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/15/i...

It's #OAWeek! Why not sign up to some of the free online events listed in this post, focusing on #OAbooks and open infrastructures ⬇️

Next week is Open Access Week 2025: Who owns our knowledge?

Plan your #OAWeek events with this #OAbooks summary! 👇

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OA WEEK: Next week (20-26 October) is #OAWeek!

At the OABN, in collaboration with @copim.bsky.social , we've gathered as many online events as we can find that relate to OA books or open infrastructures & shared the details in this post:

👉 openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/15/i...

#OpenAccess Week is almost here!