EVENT: Engage with PALOMERA via the OABN! - PALOMERA is investigating why few #OA funder policies include #OAbooks & will produce recommendations to change this - We're hosting a PALOMERA Series launching 28 March, so you can engage with PALOMERA Info: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2023/03/02/the…

A new webinar by #PALOMERA & DIAMAS Project, hosted by TSV, is coming up! Learn about revenue streams for #DiamondOA and cost-saving in OA journal & book publishing while collaborating. More info: ow.ly/TAIy50SVAXo Register: ow.ly/6pAm50SVAXn

ATTN: You may notice that searching in DOAB is a bit slower than usual. This is due to limitations of the current environment we run on. Please don't be alarmed, it still works, it's just taking its time. We look forward to finalising our move to CERN very soon to resolve this!

Learned societies, do you publish #OpenAccess journals or books? Or do you hope to transition to #DiamondOA? SPARC Europe and TSV have co-organised this joint DIAMAS Project and #PALOMERA webinar for you. Please register here: tinyurl.com/m75ukjm8

Lisbon is calling! Very excited to moderate the opening panel for OASPA. Let us see who cares about equity in scholarly publishing.

LEARNED SOCIETIES: This event organised by #PALOMERA & DIAMAS Project will share insights on sustainable #OpenAccess book & journal publishing, while also learning how to better support learned societies with OA challenges 📅 10 Sept ⏰ 14:00-15:30 CEST 🔗julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/events/seek…

We too at OAPEN support equitable and transparent pricing for OA. Check out our work with #PALOMERA operas-eu.org/projects/palom…, view the framework coalition-s.org/pricing-framew…, and explore the Pricing Tool zenodo.org/records/127806… cOAlition S Information Power #openaccess

Join COPIM ([email protected]) LSE Library LSE Press (in person and online) to discuss the crisis in #HE and the future of #DiamondOA for books 📚 🗓️19 Sept 2024 ⏰ 17:00-18:30 (BST) 🖊️ tinyurl.com/yc8339u9

DOAB community, please see our latest blog 'Addressing the recent issues with DOAB' where we explain the issue and our solution: oapen.hypotheses.org/1001. Thanks for bearing with us as we navigate this tricky time #OAbooks

NEW RESOURCE: ‘How can I persuade my institution to support collective funding for open access books?' Our latest post shares advice on building OA books assessment criteria for collection development policies, offered as a community resource. 🔗copim.pubpub.org/pub/building-a…

Want to hear more about #OAbooks policies from an author's perspective? Sign up to this event from #PALOMERA and the oabooksnetwork on 2 October below 👇

We're delighted that registration for the #PALOMERA conference on 28 October is now open! Join in person in Ljubljana or online to find out more about the project outcomes and discuss #OABooks policies. Register here: operas-eu.org/projects/palom…

No open access without open infrastructure: Five not-for-profit infrastructures with shared values for #OA books 🤝 Check out the joint poster from Open Book Collective OpeningTheFuture Thoth (@[email protected]) (COPIM ([email protected])) and OAPEN DOAB zenodo.org/records/122633…

Pierre Mounier presents two contributions from OPERAS to increasing trust in online [scholarly] communication: the PRISM Peer Review Service provided by DOAB and the #DOAS Diamond Quality Standard, which defines best practices for scholarly publishing. #FosteringTrust

NEW POST: 'A Glance at the Zimbabwean Open Access Landscape' 'Kuwanikwa kwezvinyorwa pasina mubhadharo muZimbabwe' Written in English and the Shona language, find out more about #OAbooks in Zimbabwe in this post: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2024/09/12/aro…

#OpenInfrastructures support open research information. We have co-organised a webinar with LIBER Europe all about the #BarcelonaDeclaration. Join us on 26 September, 16.00 CEST. Register here: ow.ly/3c7J50ThhRg.

DON'T MISS: Registration for the #PALOMERA conference is now open! Join the project team in person or online to hear about the project outcomes & discuss #OABooks policies. 📅 28th of October ✍️Find out more information & register here: operas-eu.org/projects/palom…

NEW POST: 'The #PALOMERA project: Four months to go!' Find out more about the project's work on #OAbooks funding in Europe in recent months, as well as how you can get involved as the project concludes: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2024/09/13/the…

We are back with our blog series Take 5 with #PALOMERA partners! This month we talked with Nelson Ferreira, from the University of Coimbra. Check out his insights on the PALOMERA project results and how they impact the #OABooks landscape. Read it: operas.hypotheses.org/7721