This channel was set up after the Open Cafe discussion on the accessibility of OA books, at which a number of links were shared, so I will drop them here for future reference:

– EU directive on accessibility, coming into force in 2025: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019L0882
– OAPEN VPAT:…[Read more]

NEW COLLECTION: Myself and François van Schalkwyk of African Minds have put together a collection of OA book publisher business models, with contributions from a number of presses. The collection is here: https://oabooksbusinessmodels.pubpub.org/

We’re keen to add to it, so if your press might be interested in contributing, take a look at the…[Read more]

Hi Emma,

My colleague Laura at OBP confirms that our approach is similar to Sebastian’s. We:

– Archive old editions (and state ‘Archived’ on the title. See: https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/1096)
– Delete prices and purchase options to avoid readers purchasing an edition that is not up to date.
– Provide back and forward links between…[Read more]

A post from Dr Mayank Trivedi (https://hcommons-staging.org/members/librarianhml/):

Hello, I am Dr Mayank Trivedi, working as University Librarian at The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda(https://www.msubaroda.ac.in/). Smt. Hansa Mehta Library(http://www.hmlibrary.ac.in/) is the second-largest University Library of India.

My more details…[Read more]

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

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]