Congratulations to the @openbookcollective.bsky.social on this major milestone #OpenAccessBooks #OABooks
⚡️ @simonxix.com suggests making small changes to our publishing workflows to use open source software. Shouldn’t we be doing this as #OpenAccess publishers?
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‘No open access without open infrastructure’ - @copim.bsky.social
Edinburgh Diamond’s @simonxix.com presenting on the importance of using open source software instead of proprietary systems.
#OIPA2026
Guest post from Rob Johnson at the Scholarly Kitchen: "Fixing the Leaky Metadata Pipeline: A Conversation with the Creator of Research Nexus Score" @paulakennedy.bsky.social @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social #CopimCommunity
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Lots of #CopimCommunity are attending #OIPA2026 today, either online or in person
We're excited by the jam-packed programme 👉 buff.ly/F1z3cki
Come & say hi if you see any of us, or connect online 🤝
Catch up with @uksg.bsky.social Insights case study from Oxford
👉 Establishing a workflow for assessing #OA business models
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Read the references! @alittleroad.bsky.social @scholtom.bsky.social 2-part blog encourages institutions to support collective funding for #OA books
Join the next #DPClinic & discover how to future proof your #PhD thesis!
Explore the new ‘Preserving E-Theses Resource Pack’ with @dpc-chat.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy
🕰️ 22 June @ 2:00pm
📍 Online
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Photo: Sebastian Kuss, Unsplash
The preliminary programme for OASPA Annual Conference is out!
We spy @kirahopkins.bsky.social discussing the many faces of sustainability in #OA
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#OASPA2026 #CopimCommunity
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⚡️ @simonxix.com recommends @manifoldscholar.bsky.social as a user-friendly way to publish experimentally.
Simon says ‘Get used to open source software and advocate it. We should embed it into our #OpenAccess publishing practices.
It’s more cost-effective and ethical!’
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Getting prepared for #OIPA2026 on Thursday!
Full schedule available:
oipauk.org/news-events-...
We are excited to see the in-person attendees in Brighton - but are also pleased to have lots of people joining us online! You can still reserve an online spot to join remotely.
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Today, guest blogger Rob Johnson speaks with the creator of Research Nexus Score, and observes that metadata quality has gone from a niche concern to a sector-wide anxiety.
