Registration is now open for Edinburgh Open Research Conference (@edopenresearch.bsky.social) 2026!
📆 Thursday 18 June, 2026
📍 50 George Square, Edinburgh & Online
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We thoroughly enjoyed Tuesday's webinar 'OAPEN-EU Project: Insights from EU-Funded Authors'.
Fascinating to hear from Drs Imre Keserü & Jochen Hung about their #OABook projects & Carlin MacKenzie on Zenodo's European Open Research repository.
Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFiW...
Banner image promoting the blog post by UN@ éditions, with their logo on the right side and the name of the blog series on the left.
We're delighted our first post comes from UN@ éditions, a #DiamondOA publishing platform founded in 2019:
"Born-open presses and platforms such as UN@ are no longer experimental: they are already fully operational actors in scholarly communication."
Read it here 👉 tinyurl.com/y22dxaz6
Banner image including the OABN logo, name of the blog series, and a picture of a gold trophy held up by two hands.
📚 New blog series: "Born Open: Rethinking Prestige in Scholarly Book Publishing".
In this series, we'll spotlight #BornOA presses worldwide & hear how they build quality, value & recognition, often without author fees.
👉Read our intro post: tinyurl.com/mr3bnk77
🔵Live from our workshop
Rosalie Lack from @scossfunding.bsky.social listing the benefits of #OpenInfrastructure
Librarians and information professionals – please join one of our focus groups to help us better understand how to develop tools and guidance that support you and your researchers. bit.ly/4sK3kje
You’ve told us that posters and social media graphics would make it easier to spread the word about Think. Check. Submit. to your community. We’re excited to share a downloadable poster designed to help you promote the initiative within your library. bit.ly/4exkDjS
📢 There's still time to register for your free spot on this #OpenAccess session, which includes a panel of authors and publishers sharing their advice and experiences.
Might be helpful for some @oipassoc.bsky.social members and authors!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-acces...
[WEBINAR] How to make your #OA books more accessible (and why it matters!)
How can smaller publishers can make their #OA books more accessible to users of assistive tech?
.@jofitz.bsky.social joins @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social next week to discuss #Accessibility for #EBooks
🔗 buff.ly/GVQ2CCD
Happening tomorrow at 14:00 CEST! Still time to register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📢 Tool spotlight: @openbookcollective.bsky.social Toolkit
A practical resource for small & scholar-led #OpenAccess publishers, bringing together guidance, reports & case studies to support publishing workflows.
🔷Read more: bit.ly/4tSZvJh
🔷Join the EDCH Forum: forum.diamas.org
@copim.bsky.social
https://blog.doaj.org/2026/04/15/call-for-volunteers/
📣 #DOAJ Call for volunteers
We are now recruiting volunteers who ideally have a scholarly communications background, preferably in Library Sciences, and preferably based in Asia #OpenAccess #BestPractice #volunteers #ScholarlyComms
See our latest blog for details 👇
🔗 blog.doaj.org/2026/04/15/c...
Tomorrow at 14:00 CEST, join the free @graphiaproject.bsky.social webinar, 'Beyond SPARQL: Towards Conversation-Based Access to #KnowledgeGraphs in #GRAPHIA'.
Click the link below for more information and to register 👇
What do we know about reusing #OpenEducation content? Which elements play a key role in this?
🗓️ Join us for the 15th #ENOEL Workshop to hear from experts and contribute to finding answers together. Let’s strengthen OE and OS.
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/ENOELWorksho...
Interested in experimental book publishing and its future?
The new blog from our Experimental Publishing Group discusses the Experimental Publishing Compendium
✅️ Developing governance
✅️ Building a community
✅️ Implementing a governance model
Read more 👉
📣 Calling all those involved in procurement, library services, research support, or advocacy - join this free workshop about supporting & advocating for #OpenInfrastructure within your institution.
Details & registration 👇
A promotional image for the OABN webinar 'OAPEN-EU Project: Insights from EU-funded authors'.
📆 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
Crossref Metadata Sprint 2026 Project Showcase. 22 de abril, 15:00 UTC. Abierto a todos. En tres idiomas.
Los equipos del Crossref #Metadata Sprint 2026 en São Paulo presentan sus proyectos en vivo: en English, Español y Português. 22 de abril · 15:00 UTC - 🔗 crossref.zoom.us/webinar/register/6717756...
Crossref Metadata Sprint 2026 Project Showcase. 22 April, 15:00 UTC. Open to all. English, Español, Português
Teams from the Crossref #Metadata Sprint 2026 in São Paulo present their projects live in English, Español & Português. 22 April · 15:00 UTC crossref.zoom.us/webinar/register/6717756...
We’ve published an update on recent platform stability issues affecting the OAPEN Library.
Learn about the measures we’ve taken to protect users from being affected by aggressive content-harvesting #bots & how you can help ensure uninterrupted access to #OAbooks.
🔗 oapen.hypotheses.org/2217
Did you miss this webinar?
Good news! The recording is now available if you want to catch up.
Find it here 👉 lyrasis.aviaryplatform.com/collections/...
Full details about the webinar and what to expect are available on the OABN website: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/01/23/o...
📚 Join us for 'OAPEN‑EU Project: Insights from EU-funded authors'
Learn how the project supports EU‑funded #OAbooks, hear authors’ experiences & see a live demo of our deposit form
🗓21 Apr, 14:00 CEST
⏱75 mins
🌐Online, free
👉More info & sign up: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/01/23/o...
Join the @operaseu.bsky.social community at #OPERAS2026 in Warsaw, Poland!
The theme is 'One Network, Many Possibilities: Strengthening the OPERAS Community'.
Interested? Register to secure your spot now: buff.ly/1Rol4FI
Find out more: buff.ly/Sj5B1vh
🌏 Ambassador Voices: Danny Kingsley 🇦🇺
“Unlike an increasing number of countries across the world, Australia has no position on ‘open’.”
Read the interview 👇
🔗 oapen.hypotheses.org/2125
#OA #OAbooks #OS #DOAB
Did you catch any of the team at #UKSG2026
If you liked what you heard, and want to keep engaging with us after the Open Book Futures ends, join our new mailing list 📧
Subscribe to copim@jiscmail.ac.uk now 👉 buff.ly/Kij8Abw
Photo credit: Brett Jordan via Unsplash
🔍Capacity Building - Workshop on OERs
📆 29 April 17.00-18.30 UTC+2
📍Online
📝Registration: forms.gle/meoM6KJbJeEP...
Moderated by Jill Claassen, featuring Maura Flynn (Technological University of the Shannon) & Dr Lena Nyahodza University of Cape Town)
🔍Impact - Case Studies
📆22 April 11am - 12.30pm UTC+2
📍Online
📝Registration: forms.gle/kY5Wa1MtTpzi...
Moderator by our own @graham-stone.bsky.social featuring a global panel of speakers from China, Singapore, South Africa, Kenya, and Germany 🌏
🔍Policies, Benefits & Importance
📆8 April 17.00-18.30 UTC+2
📍Online
📝Register: forms.gle/85RywDC585zA...
Moderated by @janebuggle.bsky.social with Dr Patrick Paul Walsh (UN SDG Academy), Dr Glenda Cox (UNESCO Chair of Open Education & Social Justice 2021-25) & Paola Corti (@sparc-eu.bsky.social)
🧵The new @ifla.org Library Publishing Section invites you to attend three webinars in the series 'The Global Value of OERS and Open Textbooks: Policies, Impact, and Capacity Building'.
Details of the sessions and registration links below 👇