Joe Deville
@joedeville.bsky.social
#OpenAccess & #OpenInfrastructure advocate. Professor in #STS at Lancaster University. Managing Director at Open Book Collective. Trustee/Editor at Mattering Press. Heading up the @copim.bluesky.social Open Book Futures project
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Watch last week's #OAweek panel on 'Mainstreaming Diamond', hosted by Open Library of Humanities. Featuring OBC's Joe Deville, alongside Kira Hopkins from Opening the Future, Rupert Gatti from Open Book Publishers, Caroline Edwards from OLH & Open Journals Collective, and Joanna Ball from DOAJ.
Recording now available - Mainstreaming Diamond: Regional Perspectives, Shared Futures: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpnt...
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🔸 @joannaball.bsky.social
🔸 @theblochian.bsky.social
Chaired by @paulaclemente.bsky.social
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🔸 @rupertgatti.bsky.social
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🔸 @joannaball.bsky.social
🔸 @theblochian.bsky.social
Chaired by @paulaclemente.bsky.social
Webinar: Mainstreaming Diamond Regional perspectives, Shared Futures
YouTube video by Open Library of Humanities
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October 30, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Watch last week's #OAweek panel on 'Mainstreaming Diamond', hosted by Open Library of Humanities. Featuring OBC's Joe Deville, alongside Kira Hopkins from Opening the Future, Rupert Gatti from Open Book Publishers, Caroline Edwards from OLH & Open Journals Collective, and Joanna Ball from DOAJ.
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It's really great to see @uoyopenres.bsky.social highlighting their principled support for community-led and non-profit open research infrastructure, including us here at the @openbookcollective.bsky.social!
blogs.york.ac.uk/library/2025...
blogs.york.ac.uk/library/2025...
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
It's really great to see @uoyopenres.bsky.social highlighting their principled support for community-led and non-profit open research infrastructure, including us here at the @openbookcollective.bsky.social!
blogs.york.ac.uk/library/2025...
blogs.york.ac.uk/library/2025...
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And no, I'm not suggesting a completely different utilisation of budgets (although that is an option). I'm talking about restructuring budgets and planning for a future. As @joedeville.bsky.social and I have said before: *austerity is not a strategy*. Library directors/deans/etc.: please take heed.
October 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
And no, I'm not suggesting a completely different utilisation of budgets (although that is an option). I'm talking about restructuring budgets and planning for a future. As @joedeville.bsky.social and I have said before: *austerity is not a strategy*. Library directors/deans/etc.: please take heed.
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So glad to see this out! This was a big undertaking and I'm very happy with the end result. Thanks in particular to @judithfathallah.bsky.social for the work on this
🧵 The Open Book Collective is pleased to announce publication of our new report: Collective funding models for open access books: Librarians’ experiences and barriers to participation across six European contexts openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/report-o...
Report on librarians' barriers to participation in collective funding models for open access books
Announcing a new report published by the Open Book Collective exploring librarians’ experiences and barriers to participation in collective funding models for open access books across six European con...
openbookcollective.pubpub.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
So glad to see this out! This was a big undertaking and I'm very happy with the end result. Thanks in particular to @judithfathallah.bsky.social for the work on this
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Join us for #OAWeek!
Webinar: Mainstreaming Diamond – Regional Perspectives, Shared Futures
With @joedeville.bsky.social, @theblochian.bsky.social, @kirahopkins.bsky.social, @rupertgatti.bsky.social, @joannaball.bsky.social & @paulaclemente.bsky.social
🗓️ 24/10 - 1:00 pm BST
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Webinar: Mainstreaming Diamond – Regional Perspectives, Shared Futures
With @joedeville.bsky.social, @theblochian.bsky.social, @kirahopkins.bsky.social, @rupertgatti.bsky.social, @joannaball.bsky.social & @paulaclemente.bsky.social
🗓️ 24/10 - 1:00 pm BST
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October 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Join us for #OAWeek!
Webinar: Mainstreaming Diamond – Regional Perspectives, Shared Futures
With @joedeville.bsky.social, @theblochian.bsky.social, @kirahopkins.bsky.social, @rupertgatti.bsky.social, @joannaball.bsky.social & @paulaclemente.bsky.social
🗓️ 24/10 - 1:00 pm BST
🔗 shorturl.at/eFIvX
Webinar: Mainstreaming Diamond – Regional Perspectives, Shared Futures
With @joedeville.bsky.social, @theblochian.bsky.social, @kirahopkins.bsky.social, @rupertgatti.bsky.social, @joannaball.bsky.social & @paulaclemente.bsky.social
🗓️ 24/10 - 1:00 pm BST
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Day 2 of the National OA Summit in Nigeria. Kicking off with @copim.bsky.social colleagues Mary Felix-Maina from @doabooks.bsky.social @oapenbooks.bsky.social & Vincent van Gerven Oei from @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @punctumbooks.bsky.social talking about trust, metadata & discoverability for books
October 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Day 2 of the National OA Summit in Nigeria. Kicking off with @copim.bsky.social colleagues Mary Felix-Maina from @doabooks.bsky.social @oapenbooks.bsky.social & Vincent van Gerven Oei from @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @punctumbooks.bsky.social talking about trust, metadata & discoverability for books
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The OBC shares some reflections on the assesment process for the 2025-26 round of our Collective Development Fund. Grant awardees will be announced on our blog in due course:
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/collecti...
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/collecti...
Collective Development Fund Update: Learning From Our Second Assessment Process
In this update, we reflect on the decision-making process in the second round of Collective Development Fund, and the lessons we learned for next time.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
The OBC shares some reflections on the assesment process for the 2025-26 round of our Collective Development Fund. Grant awardees will be announced on our blog in due course:
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/collecti...
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/collecti...
Hearing now (also streaming live) from our FUT Minna colleagues, talking about their @openbookcollective.bsky.social funded project #OAbooks
The 2025 National Open Access Stakeholders Summit in Nigeria, starting today, will have plenary sessions live streamed and is open to all. Titled 'Reclaiming Academic Sovereignty', the event starts at 9am BST/10am CEST. Programme: oa-summit.bookhub.ng. Streaming at wacren.zoom.us/j/67762421550
October 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Hearing now (also streaming live) from our FUT Minna colleagues, talking about their @openbookcollective.bsky.social funded project #OAbooks
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Sorry, we can't afford to give you your real-terms pay cut.
'Staff at some institutions will not get even get the small rise due to them because of a clause in the negotiations that allows for a delay for up to 11 months if a university is facing financial difficulties.' So far, Dundee, Kent, Brunel, Coventry, Swansea.
Five UK universities tell staff they can’t afford pay rises
Negotiations over whether to honour 1.4 per cent increase ongoing at several other institutions amid financial crunch
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Sorry, we can't afford to give you your real-terms pay cut.
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It's just started if you want to join the live stream!!
The 2025 National Open Access Stakeholders Summit in Nigeria, starting today, will have plenary sessions live streamed and is open to all. Titled 'Reclaiming Academic Sovereignty', the event starts at 9am BST/10am CEST. Programme: oa-summit.bookhub.ng. Streaming at wacren.zoom.us/j/67762421550
October 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
It's just started if you want to join the live stream!!
The 2025 National Open Access Stakeholders Summit in Nigeria, starting today, will have plenary sessions live streamed and is open to all. Titled 'Reclaiming Academic Sovereignty', the event starts at 9am BST/10am CEST. Programme: oa-summit.bookhub.ng. Streaming at wacren.zoom.us/j/67762421550
October 6, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The 2025 National Open Access Stakeholders Summit in Nigeria, starting today, will have plenary sessions live streamed and is open to all. Titled 'Reclaiming Academic Sovereignty', the event starts at 9am BST/10am CEST. Programme: oa-summit.bookhub.ng. Streaming at wacren.zoom.us/j/67762421550
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Explore @openbookcollective.bsky.social origins, purpose, and relationships, as well as OMP and the open book publishing landscape with @joedeville.bsky.social 💗
Open Book Collective and Open Monograph Press: An Interview with Joe Deville
The interview explores the origins, mission, and impact of @openbookcollective.bsky.social and its collaboration with @pkp.sfu.ca Open Monograph Press (OMP) 🤝
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The interview explores the origins, mission, and impact of @openbookcollective.bsky.social and its collaboration with @pkp.sfu.ca Open Monograph Press (OMP) 🤝
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October 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Explore @openbookcollective.bsky.social origins, purpose, and relationships, as well as OMP and the open book publishing landscape with @joedeville.bsky.social 💗
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1/ Open Book Collective is proud to be supporting next week's conference in Abuja on 'Reclaiming Academic Sovereignty: Nigeria’s National Summit on Open Access Book Publishing', with OBC's @joedeville.bsky.social speaking alongside a number of @copim.bsky.social colleagues
oa-summit.bookhub.ng
oa-summit.bookhub.ng
Reclaiming Academic Sovereignty — OAConference 2025
Nigeria’s National Open Access Stakeholders Conference — Oct 6–7, 2025 at NOUN, Abuja.
oa-summit.bookhub.ng
October 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
1/ Open Book Collective is proud to be supporting next week's conference in Abuja on 'Reclaiming Academic Sovereignty: Nigeria’s National Summit on Open Access Book Publishing', with OBC's @joedeville.bsky.social speaking alongside a number of @copim.bsky.social colleagues
oa-summit.bookhub.ng
oa-summit.bookhub.ng
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Den einen ist der Verfassungsblog nicht wissenschaftlich genug, den anderen zu kostenfrei, um von wissenschaftlichen Bibliotheken finanziert zu werden.
Wieso an beidem nichts dran ist, erklärt EVIN DALKILIC im Editorial.
verfassungsblog.de/diese-wissen...
Wieso an beidem nichts dran ist, erklärt EVIN DALKILIC im Editorial.
verfassungsblog.de/diese-wissen...
September 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Den einen ist der Verfassungsblog nicht wissenschaftlich genug, den anderen zu kostenfrei, um von wissenschaftlichen Bibliotheken finanziert zu werden.
Wieso an beidem nichts dran ist, erklärt EVIN DALKILIC im Editorial.
verfassungsblog.de/diese-wissen...
Wieso an beidem nichts dran ist, erklärt EVIN DALKILIC im Editorial.
verfassungsblog.de/diese-wissen...
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Interview – Are You A Software Update? - Speculative Machines and Us speculativemachines.co.uk/news-item/19...
Interview – Are You A Software Update? - Speculative Machines and Us
Carolyn Pedwell gave an interview as part of the Aksioma Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana Tactics & Practice podcast series, ‘Are you a Software Upda…
speculativemachines.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Interview – Are You A Software Update? - Speculative Machines and Us speculativemachines.co.uk/news-item/19...
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Our Diamond OA publisher, TU Delft Open, published 45 books in 2024
20 textbooks, 18 edited volumes, 4 conference books, 3 monographs
One significant growth area: interactive textbooks (25% of the textbooks)
openpublishing.tudl.tudelft.nl/tu-delft-ope...
20 textbooks, 18 edited volumes, 4 conference books, 3 monographs
One significant growth area: interactive textbooks (25% of the textbooks)
openpublishing.tudl.tudelft.nl/tu-delft-ope...
TU Delft OPEN Publishing | 2024 Annual Report - Blog TU Delft OPEN Publishing
2024 marked the 5-year anniversary of TU Delft OPEN Publishing (TUDOP) Publications Highlights | Books In April 2024, we reached the milestone of 100 books published. The landmark textbook publication...
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September 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Our Diamond OA publisher, TU Delft Open, published 45 books in 2024
20 textbooks, 18 edited volumes, 4 conference books, 3 monographs
One significant growth area: interactive textbooks (25% of the textbooks)
openpublishing.tudl.tudelft.nl/tu-delft-ope...
20 textbooks, 18 edited volumes, 4 conference books, 3 monographs
One significant growth area: interactive textbooks (25% of the textbooks)
openpublishing.tudl.tudelft.nl/tu-delft-ope...
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TY Joe, for comments on how what our communities have been doing (some for 25+ years), works. Lots of folks in #OpenAccess, #OpenInfrastructure spaces have been quite successful at community-driven, non-traditional approaches, as your interview with us shows (just out!): pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/23/o...
Open Book Collective and Open Monograph Press: An Interview with Joe Deville - Public Knowledge Project
Urooj Nizami interviews OBC’s Joe Deville. Explore OBC’s origins, purpose, and relationships, OMP, and the open book publishing landscape.
pkp.sfu.ca
September 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
TY Joe, for comments on how what our communities have been doing (some for 25+ years), works. Lots of folks in #OpenAccess, #OpenInfrastructure spaces have been quite successful at community-driven, non-traditional approaches, as your interview with us shows (just out!): pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/23/o...
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Today is OBP's 17 year anniversary! We have... published 434 books; received 24 awards; surpassed 250 book reviews & 380 endorsements; worked on software development projects; and amassed 273 member libraries.
The code 17OBP2025 provides 17% off our books, available for 17 days! buff.ly/8tQiAjG
The code 17OBP2025 provides 17% off our books, available for 17 days! buff.ly/8tQiAjG
September 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Today is OBP's 17 year anniversary! We have... published 434 books; received 24 awards; surpassed 250 book reviews & 380 endorsements; worked on software development projects; and amassed 273 member libraries.
The code 17OBP2025 provides 17% off our books, available for 17 days! buff.ly/8tQiAjG
The code 17OBP2025 provides 17% off our books, available for 17 days! buff.ly/8tQiAjG
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📢Employment opportunity at PKP!
PKP is hiring a Managing Director, who will be responsible for ensuring PKP’s long-term sustainability and continued global impact.
If you are interested, learn more at:
pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/17/h...
PKP is hiring a Managing Director, who will be responsible for ensuring PKP’s long-term sustainability and continued global impact.
If you are interested, learn more at:
pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/17/h...
PKP is hiring a Managing Director - Public Knowledge Project
The Public Knowledge Project, a Core Research Facility of SFU, invites applications for the position of Managing Director
pkp.sfu.ca
September 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
📢Employment opportunity at PKP!
PKP is hiring a Managing Director, who will be responsible for ensuring PKP’s long-term sustainability and continued global impact.
If you are interested, learn more at:
pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/17/h...
PKP is hiring a Managing Director, who will be responsible for ensuring PKP’s long-term sustainability and continued global impact.
If you are interested, learn more at:
pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/17/h...
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Have a read of Sam's excellent new book, which is of course published #OpenAccess 🎉
🔗 press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publ...
🔗 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 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Have a read of Sam's excellent new book, which is of course published #OpenAccess 🎉
🔗 press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publ...
🔗 press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publ...
1/ With speakers now addressing the central question of "why do you care about open access"? I'm not sure actually what my own answer would be. But I think part of it would borrow from what @rupertgatti.bsky.social said yesterday, which is that open access is for many of us not a sufficient goal
The next #OASPA2025 panel should be good!
Open Access: of what, for what, and why?
🔶Charles Watkinson, University of Michigan Press
🔶Antia Wiersma, Royal Netherlands Historical Society
🔶John Wilkin, Lyrasis
🔶Chérifa Boukacem-Zeghmouri, Université Claude Bernard Lyon
🔶Sam Moore, Radical Open Access
Open Access: of what, for what, and why?
🔶Charles Watkinson, University of Michigan Press
🔶Antia Wiersma, Royal Netherlands Historical Society
🔶John Wilkin, Lyrasis
🔶Chérifa Boukacem-Zeghmouri, Université Claude Bernard Lyon
🔶Sam Moore, Radical Open Access
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
1/ With speakers now addressing the central question of "why do you care about open access"? I'm not sure actually what my own answer would be. But I think part of it would borrow from what @rupertgatti.bsky.social said yesterday, which is that open access is for many of us not a sufficient goal
Congratulations @carolynpedwell.bsky.social! Such a fantastic project & site
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🧐 Explore intuition in digital computing histories through 40 key concepts, initiatives, milestones, systems, and publications.
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Homepage - Speculative Machines and Us
Intuition, AI and the Making of Computational Cultures
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September 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Congratulations @carolynpedwell.bsky.social! Such a fantastic project & site
Yes! We've made three awards so far and will shortly be announcing our next four. Updates/more info here: openbookcollective.pubpub.org/collective-d...
September 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Yes! We've made three awards so far and will shortly be announcing our next four. Updates/more info here: openbookcollective.pubpub.org/collective-d...
There has been a lot of chat at #OASPA2025 about how, if we were starting the scholarly publishing system from scratch, we would build it differently. And that we have to work with the system as is, with all its flaws (my gloss). I agree to some extent - but I'm not sure this framing is helpful
September 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
There has been a lot of chat at #OASPA2025 about how, if we were starting the scholarly publishing system from scratch, we would build it differently. And that we have to work with the system as is, with all its flaws (my gloss). I agree to some extent - but I'm not sure this framing is helpful