Jackie Proven
@jackieproven.bsky.social
Books, art, photography, walking and foodie life in Fife. Scottish. Work in open research
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Universities want new business models, not just discounts.
As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing - Research Professional News
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards
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November 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Universities want new business models, not just discounts.
As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Amazing strength by Liam bringing attention to this vital drug as he lives with a brain tumour @braintumourrsch.bsky.social
Liam Vincent-Kilbride says he has gone back to being a "father, a husband and a friend again" since he started taking vorasidenib.
Fife dad with incurable brain tumour dealt ‘devastating blow’ over life-changing medication
Liam Vincent-Kilbride says he has gone back to being a "father, a husband and a friend again" since he started taking vorasidenib.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Amazing strength by Liam bringing attention to this vital drug as he lives with a brain tumour @braintumourrsch.bsky.social
This is how gardening works right?
October 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is how gardening works right?
The team has gathered an interesting selection from our collections to explore “Who owns our knowledge” ahead of #OAWeek #openaccess
October 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The team has gathered an interesting selection from our collections to explore “Who owns our knowledge” ahead of #OAWeek #openaccess
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Calling library and professional services staff! Do you want to learn more about open research and how it impacts on your role?
Join us during #OAWeek for 'A Practical Guide to Open Research'!
Find out more and register: www.sup.ac.uk/news/upcomin...
@scurlscottish.bsky.social
Join us during #OAWeek for 'A Practical Guide to Open Research'!
Find out more and register: www.sup.ac.uk/news/upcomin...
@scurlscottish.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Calling library and professional services staff! Do you want to learn more about open research and how it impacts on your role?
Join us during #OAWeek for 'A Practical Guide to Open Research'!
Find out more and register: www.sup.ac.uk/news/upcomin...
@scurlscottish.bsky.social
Join us during #OAWeek for 'A Practical Guide to Open Research'!
Find out more and register: www.sup.ac.uk/news/upcomin...
@scurlscottish.bsky.social
A lot to be said for a 4-day working week 😎
September 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A lot to be said for a 4-day working week 😎
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📣 Job opportunity for a talented developer to join our Digital Library team at the University of Edinburgh. You'll be working on the open journal and monograph systems we host at the university. This is an exciting role, working closely with colleagues who are passionate about open access. 📣
Digital Library Software Developer
We are looking for talented software developer to join our dynamic systems and development team within the Digital Library at the University of Edinburgh.
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September 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
📣 Job opportunity for a talented developer to join our Digital Library team at the University of Edinburgh. You'll be working on the open journal and monograph systems we host at the university. This is an exciting role, working closely with colleagues who are passionate about open access. 📣
Absolutely loved Oslo
September 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Absolutely loved Oslo
Just your average evening out… watching a man scale a 100ft pine to meet osprey chicks while mum screeches overhead.
July 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Just your average evening out… watching a man scale a 100ft pine to meet osprey chicks while mum screeches overhead.
Somehow managed to pick the only afternoon of rain during a heatwave for our trip out to Isle of May. Puffins looking just as fabulous #lifeinFife #Scottishsummer
July 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Somehow managed to pick the only afternoon of rain during a heatwave for our trip out to Isle of May. Puffins looking just as fabulous #lifeinFife #Scottishsummer
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📣 Job opportunity for a talented developer to join our Digital Library team at the University of Edinburgh. You'll be working on our Digital Preservation solution so ideal for someone interested in clever integrations, metadata and cultural heritage. #archivematica #archipelagocommons 📣
Digital Library Software Developer
Would you like to be part of a dynamic development and systems team within the Digital Library at the University of Edinburgh? Our team develops innovative software solutions, installs, integrates and...
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
📣 Job opportunity for a talented developer to join our Digital Library team at the University of Edinburgh. You'll be working on our Digital Preservation solution so ideal for someone interested in clever integrations, metadata and cultural heritage. #archivematica #archipelagocommons 📣
Dipping my toes into Wales, looking forward to venturing into the valleys
June 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Dipping my toes into Wales, looking forward to venturing into the valleys
A fascinating insight into this new #openaccess book from @scotunipress.bsky.social
Watch the recording of our fireside chat with Richard Irvine @robotforaday.bsky.social marking the launch of 'The vow of stability'.
Richard covers his experiences of life in a Benedictine monastery, his thoughts on stability and more challenging topics such as sexual abuse.
👉 youtu.be/DtjjP2k1DoU
Richard covers his experiences of life in a Benedictine monastery, his thoughts on stability and more challenging topics such as sexual abuse.
👉 youtu.be/DtjjP2k1DoU
SUP fireside chat: The vow of stability
YouTube video by Scottish Universities Press
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May 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A fascinating insight into this new #openaccess book from @scotunipress.bsky.social
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We're HIRING an Editorial Officer to start in August 2025!
📅 Deadline for applications: 8 June 2025.
If you're an academic passionate about open access publishing, we encourage you to apply.
Fully remote position!
cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/edit...
📅 Deadline for applications: 8 June 2025.
If you're an academic passionate about open access publishing, we encourage you to apply.
Fully remote position!
cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/edit...
Editorial Officer (2137) - Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck
cis7.bbk.ac.uk
May 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We're HIRING an Editorial Officer to start in August 2025!
📅 Deadline for applications: 8 June 2025.
If you're an academic passionate about open access publishing, we encourage you to apply.
Fully remote position!
cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/edit...
📅 Deadline for applications: 8 June 2025.
If you're an academic passionate about open access publishing, we encourage you to apply.
Fully remote position!
cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/edit...
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We're looking for a motivated individual with experience in #cataloguing to join @openbookcollective.bsky.social as a Metadata Management Associate until the end of the project (April 2026)
More details, including salary, role & responsibilities 👉 buff.ly/osBiauF
More details, including salary, role & responsibilities 👉 buff.ly/osBiauF
Job: Metadata Management Associate at Open Book Collective
An opportunity to become involved with a new organisation at the cutting edge of the Diamond Open Access movement, supporting the creation and improvement of the metadata from OBC publisher members
buff.ly
May 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
We're looking for a motivated individual with experience in #cataloguing to join @openbookcollective.bsky.social as a Metadata Management Associate until the end of the project (April 2026)
More details, including salary, role & responsibilities 👉 buff.ly/osBiauF
More details, including salary, role & responsibilities 👉 buff.ly/osBiauF
Oh ok I’ll step outside and check emails from there
May 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Oh ok I’ll step outside and check emails from there
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The University's Open Research team have written a blogpost about the future of library-led publishing to celebrate the release of The Vow of Stability openresearch.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/05/new-...
New St Andrews book from Scottish Universities Press – St Andrews Open Research
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May 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The University's Open Research team have written a blogpost about the future of library-led publishing to celebrate the release of The Vow of Stability openresearch.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/05/new-...
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What does it mean to take flight from the world?
Delve into the fascinating world of monastic life with Dr Richard Irvine to celebrate the publication of 'The vow of stability':
📅 22 May
⏰ 2pm BST
👉 www.sup.ac.uk/news/the-vow...
@robotforaday.bsky.social #SocialAnthropology #ReligiousStudies
Delve into the fascinating world of monastic life with Dr Richard Irvine to celebrate the publication of 'The vow of stability':
📅 22 May
⏰ 2pm BST
👉 www.sup.ac.uk/news/the-vow...
@robotforaday.bsky.social #SocialAnthropology #ReligiousStudies
May 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
What does it mean to take flight from the world?
Delve into the fascinating world of monastic life with Dr Richard Irvine to celebrate the publication of 'The vow of stability':
📅 22 May
⏰ 2pm BST
👉 www.sup.ac.uk/news/the-vow...
@robotforaday.bsky.social #SocialAnthropology #ReligiousStudies
Delve into the fascinating world of monastic life with Dr Richard Irvine to celebrate the publication of 'The vow of stability':
📅 22 May
⏰ 2pm BST
👉 www.sup.ac.uk/news/the-vow...
@robotforaday.bsky.social #SocialAnthropology #ReligiousStudies
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"Reading #ethnographies is a very important part of learning about #anthropology ... but there’s very uneven access to those books."
Find out why @robotforaday.bsky.social chose to publish his book #OpenAccess and remove barriers to teaching and learning in this new blog post:
👉 bit.ly/3ZlKK52
Find out why @robotforaday.bsky.social chose to publish his book #OpenAccess and remove barriers to teaching and learning in this new blog post:
👉 bit.ly/3ZlKK52
New St Andrews book from Scottish Universities Press – St Andrews Open Research
openresearch.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk
May 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"Reading #ethnographies is a very important part of learning about #anthropology ... but there’s very uneven access to those books."
Find out why @robotforaday.bsky.social chose to publish his book #OpenAccess and remove barriers to teaching and learning in this new blog post:
👉 bit.ly/3ZlKK52
Find out why @robotforaday.bsky.social chose to publish his book #OpenAccess and remove barriers to teaching and learning in this new blog post:
👉 bit.ly/3ZlKK52
Unable to go ashore on our trip to Isle of May due to rough seas, but still a grand day out 😎
May 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Unable to go ashore on our trip to Isle of May due to rough seas, but still a grand day out 😎
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Offering a unique anthropological account of life in a Catholic Benedictine monastery, 'The vow of stability' by Richard Irvine publishes on 20 May!
Join Richard for a fireside chat to learn more:
📅 22 May
⏰ 2pm BST
👉 www.sup.ac.uk/news/the-vow...
@robotforaday.bsky.social #SocialAnthropology
Join Richard for a fireside chat to learn more:
📅 22 May
⏰ 2pm BST
👉 www.sup.ac.uk/news/the-vow...
@robotforaday.bsky.social #SocialAnthropology
The vow of stability: book launch with Dr Richard Irvine — Scottish Universities Press
To mark the release of another exciting scholarly work at Scottish Universities Press, The vow of stability: an ethnography of monastic life , we're hosting a fireside chat with the author, Dr Ri...
www.sup.ac.uk
May 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Offering a unique anthropological account of life in a Catholic Benedictine monastery, 'The vow of stability' by Richard Irvine publishes on 20 May!
Join Richard for a fireside chat to learn more:
📅 22 May
⏰ 2pm BST
👉 www.sup.ac.uk/news/the-vow...
@robotforaday.bsky.social #SocialAnthropology
Join Richard for a fireside chat to learn more:
📅 22 May
⏰ 2pm BST
👉 www.sup.ac.uk/news/the-vow...
@robotforaday.bsky.social #SocialAnthropology
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The Vow of Stability, my ethnography of an English Benedictine monastery, is published later this month. Please join this online launch event Scottish Universities Press have organised. Solitude is valuable for monastic life but not so good when it comes to Q&A sessions www.sup.ac.uk/news/the-vow...
Offering a unique anthropological account of life in a Catholic Benedictine monastery, 'The vow of stability' by Richard Irvine publishes on 20 May!
Join Richard for a fireside chat to learn more:
📅 22 May
⏰ 2pm BST
👉 www.sup.ac.uk/news/the-vow...
@robotforaday.bsky.social #SocialAnthropology
Join Richard for a fireside chat to learn more:
📅 22 May
⏰ 2pm BST
👉 www.sup.ac.uk/news/the-vow...
@robotforaday.bsky.social #SocialAnthropology
The vow of stability: book launch with Dr Richard Irvine — Scottish Universities Press
To mark the release of another exciting scholarly work at Scottish Universities Press, The vow of stability: an ethnography of monastic life , we're hosting a fireside chat with the author, Dr Ri...
www.sup.ac.uk
May 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Vow of Stability, my ethnography of an English Benedictine monastery, is published later this month. Please join this online launch event Scottish Universities Press have organised. Solitude is valuable for monastic life but not so good when it comes to Q&A sessions www.sup.ac.uk/news/the-vow...
May 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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OUT NOW!
Digital editing and publishing in the twenty-first century, edited by @jamesosullivan.bsky.social et al. is now published #OpenAccess
20 chapters reflecting on the current state and future of the scholarly edition 📖
Read and download free: doi.org/10.62637/sup...
#DigitalHumanities
Digital editing and publishing in the twenty-first century, edited by @jamesosullivan.bsky.social et al. is now published #OpenAccess
20 chapters reflecting on the current state and future of the scholarly edition 📖
Read and download free: doi.org/10.62637/sup...
#DigitalHumanities
April 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
OUT NOW!
Digital editing and publishing in the twenty-first century, edited by @jamesosullivan.bsky.social et al. is now published #OpenAccess
20 chapters reflecting on the current state and future of the scholarly edition 📖
Read and download free: doi.org/10.62637/sup...
#DigitalHumanities
Digital editing and publishing in the twenty-first century, edited by @jamesosullivan.bsky.social et al. is now published #OpenAccess
20 chapters reflecting on the current state and future of the scholarly edition 📖
Read and download free: doi.org/10.62637/sup...
#DigitalHumanities
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Excited to be launching Open Journals Collective today! We're working with librarians, academics & university-based publishers to replace commercial TAs with a community-led alternative. This is designed to save libraries money & tackle the rampant inequalities of global academic publishing. #UKSG25
Hello world! We’re a new nonprofit that brings together academic, libraries & university-based publishers. We’ll be launching a large collection of hundreds of HSS diamond #openaccess journals in Jan. 2026.
March 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Excited to be launching Open Journals Collective today! We're working with librarians, academics & university-based publishers to replace commercial TAs with a community-led alternative. This is designed to save libraries money & tackle the rampant inequalities of global academic publishing. #UKSG25