Charles Watkinson
@charleswatkinson.bsky.social
Associate University Librarian for Publishing at University of Michigan and Director of University of Michigan Press. Opinions my own. Cats shown also their own animals.
Sam Moore and I have never properly met until the #oaspa2025 meeting in Leuven. But today I got to meet the force behind this new #openaccess book, a new framework for our thinkng about openness & community: Publishing Beyond the Market | University of Michigan Press press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publ...
Publishing Beyond the Market
Publishing Beyond the Market argues that the move to open access should focus less on the free accessibility of research outputs and more on who controls the publications and infrastructures for schol...
press.umich.edu
September 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Sam Moore and I have never properly met until the #oaspa2025 meeting in Leuven. But today I got to meet the force behind this new #openaccess book, a new framework for our thinkng about openness & community: Publishing Beyond the Market | University of Michigan Press press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publ...
Curator, Papyrology, position is posted. A full-time unionized librarian position at umichlibrary.bsky.social. Apply by July 8. Find details on the scsclassics.bsky.social placement service: https://www.classicalstudies.org/placement-service/2024-2025/39103/curator-papyrology-collection
Curator, Papyrology Collection | Society for Classical Studies
The Curator, Papyrology Collection, is primarily responsible for overseeing the cataloging, conservation, and digital photography of collection material; preparing and delivering course-related instru...
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June 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Curator, Papyrology, position is posted. A full-time unionized librarian position at umichlibrary.bsky.social. Apply by July 8. Find details on the scsclassics.bsky.social placement service: https://www.classicalstudies.org/placement-service/2024-2025/39103/curator-papyrology-collection
"Brilliant and accomplished"? I'm having that mug painted now 😀
Don't miss the opportunity to benefit from the insights of my brilliant and accomplished colleagues @charleswatkinson.bsky.social and Michael Levine-Clark, who are offering a webinar on "Building Relationships with Today's Library" on June 25. Registration details below.
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June 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"Brilliant and accomplished"? I'm having that mug painted now 😀
@lizlorbeer.bsky.social was ##doingthecharleston today at #acrl2025. It's not the same without Katina here in person but we've got a big banner at booth #935. The book is a free Kindle download here: a.co/d/dv7YVGC
April 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
@lizlorbeer.bsky.social was ##doingthecharleston today at #acrl2025. It's not the same without Katina here in person but we've got a big banner at booth #935. The book is a free Kindle download here: a.co/d/dv7YVGC
I'm #doingthecharleston at #acrl2025. Come join me at booth 935 in Minneapolis! Let's see if the banner stays up.
April 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I'm #doingthecharleston at #acrl2025. Come join me at booth 935 in Minneapolis! Let's see if the banner stays up.
Kate McCready @bigtenacademic.bsky.social and I @michiganpublishing.bsky.social are proud to have a paper accepted for the @ala-acrl.bsky.social 2025 meeting. "Look to the Champions of Freedom for All: How Libraries Can Advance Democracy Through Opening Access" can be downloaded here: doi.org/pd79
“Look to the Champions of Freedom for All” How Libraries Can Advance Democracy Through Opening Access
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March 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Kate McCready @bigtenacademic.bsky.social and I @michiganpublishing.bsky.social are proud to have a paper accepted for the @ala-acrl.bsky.social 2025 meeting. "Look to the Champions of Freedom for All: How Libraries Can Advance Democracy Through Opening Access" can be downloaded here: doi.org/pd79
Fun to look back at the surge in usage that @uofmpress.bsky.social books experienced in 2024 as our "Fund to Mission" #openaccess program gains momentum - 10,000 accesses per OA book on average, but human reader stories are the best. ebc.press.umich.edu/stories/2025...
So How Did UMP Books Do in 2024?
University of Michigan Press Ebook Collection
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January 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Fun to look back at the surge in usage that @uofmpress.bsky.social books experienced in 2024 as our "Fund to Mission" #openaccess program gains momentum - 10,000 accesses per OA book on average, but human reader stories are the best. ebc.press.umich.edu/stories/2025...
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Part of the problem with Trump stunts is that it elicits a cycle of underthought overreactions—social media hot-takes included.
As an antidote, I warmly recommend this deeply researched book by my Danish colleagues—in open access no less.
www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...
As an antidote, I warmly recommend this deeply researched book by my Danish colleagues—in open access no less.
www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...
Greenland in Arctic Security: (De)securitization Dynamics under Climatic Thaw and Geopolitical Freeze
Greenland has increasingly captivated imaginations around the globe. Yet, while it is central to the Arctic region, its role has been poorly understood. <I>Greenland in Arctic Security</I> delivers a ...
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January 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Part of the problem with Trump stunts is that it elicits a cycle of underthought overreactions—social media hot-takes included.
As an antidote, I warmly recommend this deeply researched book by my Danish colleagues—in open access no less.
www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...
As an antidote, I warmly recommend this deeply researched book by my Danish colleagues—in open access no less.
www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...
Want to know the truth about Greenland and arctic security? @UofMPress has a free, new #openaccess book for that, press.umich.edu/Books/G/Gree...
Greenland in Arctic Security
Greenland has increasingly captivated imaginations around the globe. Yet, while it is central to the Arctic region, its role has been poorly understood. Greenland in Arctic Security delivers a compreh...
press.umich.edu
January 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Want to know the truth about Greenland and arctic security? @UofMPress has a free, new #openaccess book for that, press.umich.edu/Books/G/Gree...
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Throwback colophons! @charleswatkinson.bsky.social at @uofmpress.bsky.social shared this 1949 poster of the logos (aka colophons) of the 69 @aupresses.bsky.social members. Our @uscpress colophon is, well, curious. @ohiostatepress might have the best, futuristic look!
December 23, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Throwback colophons! @charleswatkinson.bsky.social at @uofmpress.bsky.social shared this 1949 poster of the logos (aka colophons) of the 69 @aupresses.bsky.social members. Our @uscpress colophon is, well, curious. @ohiostatepress might have the best, futuristic look!
Reposted by Charles Watkinson
Hi Bluesky!👋 We're the University of Michigan Press and we publish in a wide range of humanities and social science disciplines. Did we mention we're a leading #OpenAccess publisher? Stay tuned for more UMP books, scholarship, & author news! Check out our titles here: press.umich.edu/Books
Books | University of Michigan Press
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November 15, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Hi Bluesky!👋 We're the University of Michigan Press and we publish in a wide range of humanities and social science disciplines. Did we mention we're a leading #OpenAccess publisher? Stay tuned for more UMP books, scholarship, & author news! Check out our titles here: press.umich.edu/Books