Exciting opportunity — the University of Dundee are recruiting for an exceptional individual to join us as a Publishing Officer (Scottish Universities Open Access Press) within our Research and Resources Division, LLC&CI to implement a new Open Access University Press for Scotland:…[Read more]

This job application window has been extended — OBP are still looking for a software engineer, so please share far and wide!

Thanks for sharing Charles. Just registered as this can be quite relevant for us here to participate in! Tom

My inclination would be to make it 2nd edition, abridged just to be perfectly clear and to not have to worry about any misunderstandings. But you may be right about the description and supply chain data making the relationship clear.

Open Book Publishers is looking for a software engineer to support our development of open source infrastructure for open access book publishing. 18 month full-time or part-time position. FTE Salary £24-30k. Closing date 26 September. https://www.openbookpublishers.com/section/37/1

Taylor and Francis are looking for a Partnership Development Manager for Open Access books, and a Content Development Manager for Open Access books. Closing date 26…[Read more]

Hi all, a blog post reflecting upon the outcomes of the Voices from the OA Books Community series is available to view here, and you can download the document that summarises the discussions here. This summary was shared with cOAlition S. We note that cOAlition S have recognised the OABN as a useful forum for community engagement in their statement…[Read more]

Thanks, @kristacoulson! That’s really helpful.

Hi all,

Just a quick note to flag that we’ve switched off the Events calendar function on the site. People weren’t engaging with it, so instead of spending time updating it we’ll be focused on coordinating talks and workshops, fostering discussion, and making more people aware of this network. Anyone interested in a calendar of OA events might…[Read more]

FYI: the OA eBook Usage Data Trust effort is moving towards establishing formal community governance next year to work alongside a Secretariat support staff. The project just released an RFP for an organization to host the Secretariat (and the project) in the next phase. You can learn more and access the RFP via Kevin Hawkin’s announcement . You…[Read more]

The presence of the <AlternativeName> block within <Contributor> blocks in ONIX 3 and the use of ORCIDs or ISNIs are meant to deal with the situation, but the question exists of whether they are used/accepted by the database you’re using or the vendors you’re sending to. It may be that you can’t do AlternativeName, but you can have their old name…[Read more]

Hi Jana, I can confirm that Chicago does store several chapter metadata fields in Firebrand’s Title Management system. We store: chapter title, chapter abstract, chapter keywords, and chapter DOI. We set them up as Comments under Elements. While it is not human review/quick-scan-friendly since only one field displays at a time, it does allow us to…[Read more]