No expert - but if this is on the copyright page of the book, or there is nothing contradictory on the copyright page (eg @publisher all rights reserved!) then I would take it as read. Of course you could always contact the author for clarity if you wanted.
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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...
Calling all nonprofit publishing organisations that want to help build a better future for academic journal publishing! @ojcollective.bsky.social is open for applications for new publishers to join us - see: forms.gle/GeACG7YQo5re...
This scam seems to be becoming more prevalent -- some of our authors are being targeted by it.
More information about how it works is available here: medium.com/@claude.whit...
We are delighted to share that TU Delft Library has joined the Open Journals Collective. The OJC is dedicated to transforming the way that academic research is supported and disseminated. TU Delft’s support for the OJC will be instrumental in helping us achieve our objectives of making journals free to read and publish in, offering a viable alternative to commercial transformative agreements, and empowering journals to flip to diamond open access. If you require a copy of this press release in an alternative format please email info@openjournalscollective.org.
If you require a copy of this press release in an alternative format please email info@openjournalscollective.org.
What better way to start the week than by sharing news of our next @ojcollective.bsky.social library member - we are delighted to welcome @tudelftlibrary.bsky.social, our first library member in continental Europe!
Recordings from #RLUK26 conference are now available! 📹️
Catch up with the keynotes, roundtables, provocations & solution rooms, featuring lots of the team @rupertgatti.bsky.social @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social
@anna-r-hughes.bsky.social & the wider #CopimCommunity
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If you're at #UKSG2026 pop down to stand no. 66 to talk to @rupertgatti.bsky.social to find out more!
OLH - one last hurrah!
RIP - retire in paradise!
Love this poster ...
I'll be waving the flag for @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social at #UKSG2026. Hanging around the @copim.bsky.social stand 66 and the Thoth poster - and happy to chat and show off Thoth 1.0, which goes live on Wednesday!
V. pleased to announce this. We have been working together for some time, but the MoU helps formalise things. The divisions between books & journals in the scholarly system are ultimately arbitrary, so this kind of collaboration is vital to collectively argue for better ways of doing open publishing
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Going to #UKSG2026? Our @rupertgatti.bsky.social & @alittleroad.bsky.social will be there with colleagues from @copim.bsky.social, @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social & @openbookcollective.bsky.social
Find us at Stand 66 to talk scholar-led, non-profit, diamond #OpenAccess books!
@uksg.bsky.social
Incredibly excited to share the news that we will be working more closely with @openbookcollective.bsky.social!
Excited to be part of this!
We are looking to identify practical actions that can be undertaken to enhance collaboration and coordinated support for Diamond OA publishing initiatives by libraries, particularly in the UK.
site.pheedloop.com/event/rluk26...
Do sign up if that resonates with you!
Registered for #RLUK2026? Don't forget to sign up for a workshop!
📆 Fri 27 March, 09:00 GMT
Is #DiamondOA your thing?
Come along to the SOLUTION ROOM with @rupertgatti.bsky.social @ruthmacmullen.bsky.social @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social @graham-stone.bsky.social & more!
Photo: L. Santos, Unsplash
UNESCO has launched a consultation to explore "fair, inclusive ways to create, share, and access academic knowledge, and to address challenges in building more equitable systems."
Deadline for contributions is April 13.
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
RLUK's new principles call for collective funding, not-for-profit governance protected from commercial acquisition, bibliodiversity, and transparency. For us here at the OBC, these principles are at the core of our operating model. 📚 #OpenAccess #DiamondOA
A graphic for UKSG Conference 2026 advertising a session at 1210-1220 on 31 March 2026 called "small changes: taking back control of our universities through open software"
I've been given this graphic to promote my upcoming lightning talk at UKSG 2026 in Glasgow so please look at this graphic and, if you're attending the conference, come to the session.
@copim.bsky.social’s Gareth Cole, @rupertgatti.bsky.social & @jennymitcham.bsky.social (@dpc-chat.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy) ask Librarians their thoughts on What should open archiving look like for open access publications? in their interactive session @cilipmdg.bsky.social #MetaFutures
YES! The wonderful @emmabooth.bsky.social livestream service is available for the conference. Follow that to follow what's happening here! #MetaFutures
Very happy to be representing @thoth-metadata.bsky.social at the CILIP MDG conference today - and will be joined by Hannah Hillen tomorrow. Do say Hi if you're here 😃 #MetaFutures
On my way there now! Looking forward to finding out more about AI and collaborative metadata generation and discussing open metadata and open archiving policies with anybody interested! #MetaFutures
REMINDER: The US changes its clocks this weekend!! If you're scheduled to meet with a US-ian next week, check with them to confirm meeting times! www.timeanddate.com will help you coordinate!
For those that missed it - videos of all sessions at the @copim.bsky.social conference last week are now available on the Internet Archive.
Lots of enthusiasm and stimulating discussion around community-led publishing of #openaccessbooks ....
archive.org/details/copi...
The use of impact factors in the evaluation of researchers has contributed to the distortion of scientific publishing practices and research practices, noted France's CNRS as it walked away from Web of Science, using $$$ saved to promote #OpenScience & #OpenData. www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cn...
Said much more articulately than I was able to manage! ...
Don't pose that question reluctantly! Pose it with vigour and force! Neither desire or willingness are static features. What the #copimconference showed me is that dial has moved on both - how do we keep it turning? what action(s) can we each take to turn it a little bit more? Scaling small actions!
Join Thoth, @rupertgatti.bsky.social (@openbookpublish.bsky.social) & @emmabooth.bsky.social (@uomlibrary.bsky.social) @cilipmdg.bsky.social #MetaFutures Conference. We'll present "Fixing the Leaky Pipeline: Metadata Challenges & Open Community Solutions for Open Access Books"👩🏻🔧💧🔩📚 lnkd.in/eDDi2WGQ
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Two delegates talking to each other during a coffee break, both smiling, other delegates in the background
Caroline Ball speaking, holding a lapel mic, with Fatimah Abduldayan, Martina Benz, and Sarah Thompson sitting alongside, with Martina looking up and back at a screen off camera
View from the back of a tiered lecture theatre, showing around 100 delegates seated in rows looking at a screen at the front, showing a remote delegate speaking, with four other speakers sitting below and to the left
1/ We did it.. the first ever Copim community conference ... done! Approx 250 people joining on and offline, over two days, with delegates representing every continent and 49 countries. Inevitably our discussions centred on the futures of #OAbooks...