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Lucy Barnes started the topic How to use the Open Access Books Network in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months agoTo join the Open Access Books Network group, simply set up a profile at Humanities Commons. It takes a couple of minutes, and you can find easy-to-follow instructions here. Then search for the Open Access Books Network under Groups (on the left-hand side of your screen) and click on the Join Group button.
You are now officially a member of the…[Read more]
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Lucy Barnes replied to the topic Meet the members of the Open Access Books Network in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months agoThis is really interesting and powerful Sherri — I’m very curious to know how (or if) you think things have moved on since the Huma study group you were part of in the late 2000s? Has progress been made on the issues you discussed, or are we still circling around the same questions?
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Lucy Barnes created the event British Library: annual Open and Engaged event in the group Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months ago
Title: British Library: annual Open and Engaged event
Description: To be held online. More details TBC later in August.
https://twitter.com/BLopenresearch/status/1286300742136012802?s=20
Date: 19 October 2020 EDT
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Lucy Barnes uploaded the file: WP5 Scoping Report: Building an Open Dissemination System to
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 6 months agoStone, Graham, Gatti, Rupert, van Gerven Oei, Vincent W.J., Arias, Javier, Steiner, Tobias, & Ferwerda, Eelco. (2020, July 27). WP5 Scoping Report: Building an Open Dissemination System (Version 1.0). Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3961564
COPIM’s Work package 5 (WP5) is developing technical protocols and infrastructure to better integrate…[Read more] -
Lucy Barnes replied to the topic Metadata & Open Access Books in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 6 months agoThere’s a new report out on metadata and OA books from COPIM:
Stone, G., Gatti, R., van Gerven Oei, V. W. J., Arias, J., Steiner, T., & Ferwerda, E. (2020). WP5 Scoping Report: Building an Open Dissemination System. COPIM. https://doi.org/10.21428/785a6451.939caeab
This is part of COPIM’s WP5, which is aiming to ‘develop technical protocols and…[Read more]
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Lucy Barnes replied to the topic Business Models for Open Access Books in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 6 months agoThere are a couple of in-depth posts that have been published in recent weeks by scholar-led presses discussing their business models in some detail (one of which I co-wrote, for full disclosure!) – they might be of interest to this thread:
- The cost of Open Access books: a publisher writes by Lucy Barnes and Rupert Gatti, 28 May 2020
- We Got…
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Lucy Barnes edited the doc LIVE LIST: OA-books-related projects in the group
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Lucy Barnes created the event Open Access Monographs: What You Need To Know in the group Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 6 months ago
Title: Open Access Monographs: What You Need To Know
Description: A 2019 article in The Atlantic observed that the current disruption in scholarly book publishing might result in the Great Sorting, what the author saw as a beneficial “matching of different kinds of scholarly uses with the right media, formats and locations.” In this specific are…[Read more]
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Lucy Barnes created the event By Faculty and For Students: Supporting Open Educational Resources in the group Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 6 months ago
Title: By Faculty and For Students: Supporting Open Educational Resources
Description: How do participating players — whether the librarian or the member of the faculty — successfully drive buy-in by the target audience, the undergraduates? What is important to consider in terms of design that engages students/ What indicators of use are deemed…[Read more]
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Tom Mosterd replied to the topic Meet the members of the Open Access Books Network in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 6 months agoReading books is something I personally enjoy. Books, whether these are scholarly books or non-scholarly books provide readers with an extensive and rich resource that can go into a level of detail and explore connections other formats cannot.
Books provide the author with an opportunity to tell an elaborate story, provide much needed context…[Read more]
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Lucy Barnes replied to the topic Meet the members of the Open Access Books Network in the discussion
Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 6 months agoBooks have always mattered to me — as places to escape to, as ways to experience other points of view, and as treasure troves of knowledge and insight. Open Access is important because it enables so many more readers to engage with scholarly books. If done well — without flipping the costs from reader to author — Open Access has the capacity to…[Read more]
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Lucy Barnes created the event Redux online – An Altered Landscape: The Impact of Covid 19 on University Presses #Redux2020 in the group Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months ago
Title: Redux online – An Altered Landscape: The Impact of Covid 19 on University Presses #Redux2020
Description: https://events.bizzabo.com/redux2020/page/1513777/programme
Thursday 30 July 2020 / 15:00 – 16:30 PM (BST)
Covid-19 has created global upheaval in a way not seen since the Second World War. Among the sectors hardest hit has be…[Read more]
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Lucy Barnes created the event Redux Online – Environmental Change – The Impact on Academics and University Presses beyond the Research #Redux2020 in the group Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months ago
Title: Redux Online – Environmental Change – The Impact on Academics and University Presses beyond the Research #Redux2020
Description: https://www.alpsp.org/UPRedux/74159
Thursday 16 July 2020 online. 10:00 – 11:30; 15:00 – 16:30 BST; 16:00 – 17:30 CEST
This session will discuss the changes that university presses and academic publishers are…[Read more] -
Lucy Barnes created the event The 15th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing #Munin2020 in the group Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months ago
Title: The 15th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing #Munin2020
Description:
https://site.uit.no/muninconf/
The Munin Conference is an annual conference on scholarly publishing and communication, primarily revolving around open access, open data and open science. This year’s conference (2020) will be the fifteenth Munin C…[Read more]
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Lucy Barnes created the event Charleston Library Conference #CLC2020 in the group Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months ago
Title: Charleston Library Conference #CLC2020
Description:
https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/the-2020-charleston-conference-is-going-virtual/
The 2020 Charleston Conference is Going VirtualAfter 39 years, the Charleston Conference regrets to announce we are unable to meet in person as planned this year. We are committing…[Read more]
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Lucy Barnes created the event 2nd Basel Sustainable Publishing Forum – The Global Transition to Open Access: Challenges and Solutions #BSPF2020 in the group Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months ago
Title: 2nd Basel Sustainable Publishing Forum – The Global Transition to Open Access: Challenges and Solutions #BSPF2020
Description: https://sciforum.net/conference/SustainableSolutionsToOpenAccess2
Although a number of nations are cautiously lifting restrictions imposed to limit the transmission of COVID-19, this is by no means universal and…[Read more]
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Lucy Barnes created the event Creative Commons Global Summit 2020 in the group Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months ago
Title: Creative Commons Global Summit 2020
Description: https://creativecommons.org/2020/06/23/cc-global-summit-is-going-virtual-call-for-proposals
The deadline for proposals is 17 July 2020. Please review the guidelines before submitting your proposal!
It’s official, the 2020 CC Global Summit, to be held 19-24 October 2020, will be e…[Read more]
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Lucy Barnes created the event Open-Access-Tage 2020 (Bielefeld online) #oat20 in the group Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months ago
Title: Open-Access-Tage 2020 (Bielefeld online) #oat20
Description:
https://open-access.net/en/community/open-access-tage/open-access-tage-2020-bielefeld
At home but open – aufgrund der unübersichtlichen Lage in der COVID-19 Pandemie haben wir entschieden, dass die Open-Access-Tage 2020 nicht als Vor-Ort-Veranstaltung in Bielefeld…[Read more]
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Lucy Barnes created the event Knowledge Infrastructures and Digital Governance. History, Challenges, Practices in the group Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months ago
Title: Knowledge Infrastructures and Digital Governance. History, Challenges, Practices
Description: https://operas.hypotheses.org/3850
This workshop aims at revisiting digital knowledge infrastructures from an organisational and governance perspective, through their history, their stakes and achievements, as well as their challenges and…[Read more]
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Lucy Barnes created the event Open Access Monographs: What You Need To Know, Part Two in the group Open Access Books Network on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months ago
Title: Open Access Monographs: What You Need To Know, Part Two
Description: https://www.niso.org/events/2020/08/open-access-monographs-what-you-need-know-part-two
A 2019 article in The Atlantic observed that the current disruption in scholarly book publishing might result in the Great Sorting, what the author saw as a beneficial “matching of d…[Read more]
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