Judith Fathallah
@judithfathallah.bsky.social
Open Book Collective
www.openbookcollective.org
Lancaster University
Coventry University
Researcher and writer in fan studies, media culture, digital media, music and gender, once personally insulted by Jordan Peterson.
www.openbookcollective.org
Lancaster University
Coventry University
Researcher and writer in fan studies, media culture, digital media, music and gender, once personally insulted by Jordan Peterson.
Reposted by Judith Fathallah
Read more about the ‘Empowering Ethiopian Research Universities: A Multifaceted Approach to Overcome Open Access Barriers in Scholarly Publishing’ project, and the OBC Collective Development Fund, here:
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/announci...
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/announci...
Announcing OBC's First Collective Development Fund award for 2025-26: Empowering Ethiopian Research Universities: A Multifaceted Approach to Overcome Open Access Barriers in Scholarly Publishing
Tackling barriers to OA in Ethiopia via policy development, establishing an open access institutional repository at Haramaya University, and drafting national OA policy guidelines to institutionalize ...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Read more about the ‘Empowering Ethiopian Research Universities: A Multifaceted Approach to Overcome Open Access Barriers in Scholarly Publishing’ project, and the OBC Collective Development Fund, here:
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/announci...
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/announci...
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🥳 The Open Book Collective is delighted to announce the first recipient of our Collective Development Fund for 2025–2026! 🥳
The project is titled:
‘Empowering Ethiopian Research Universities: A Multifaceted Approach to Overcome Open Access Barriers in Scholarly Publishing’.
The project is titled:
‘Empowering Ethiopian Research Universities: A Multifaceted Approach to Overcome Open Access Barriers in Scholarly Publishing’.
November 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🥳 The Open Book Collective is delighted to announce the first recipient of our Collective Development Fund for 2025–2026! 🥳
The project is titled:
‘Empowering Ethiopian Research Universities: A Multifaceted Approach to Overcome Open Access Barriers in Scholarly Publishing’.
The project is titled:
‘Empowering Ethiopian Research Universities: A Multifaceted Approach to Overcome Open Access Barriers in Scholarly Publishing’.
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Join @judithfathallah.bsky.social later today at a panel discussion hosted by Botswana International University of Science and Technology Library
🕰️ 1:00 PM (UK) | 2:00 PM (Botswana & Germany)
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#OAWeek
🕰️ 1:00 PM (UK) | 2:00 PM (Botswana & Germany)
📍 Online
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#OAWeek
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October 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Join @judithfathallah.bsky.social later today at a panel discussion hosted by Botswana International University of Science and Technology Library
🕰️ 1:00 PM (UK) | 2:00 PM (Botswana & Germany)
📍 Online
🔗 buff.ly/f49Y5H7
#OAWeek
🕰️ 1:00 PM (UK) | 2:00 PM (Botswana & Germany)
📍 Online
🔗 buff.ly/f49Y5H7
#OAWeek
Looking forward to taking part in this OA week panel on Monday!
October 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Looking forward to taking part in this OA week panel on Monday!
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🧵 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 11:43 AM
🧵 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...
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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.
openbookcollective.pubpub.org
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...
New article in Journal of Popular Communication doi.org/10.1080/1540... #fanstudies
“I guess moral of the story is if you’re going to kill somebody do it in Texas?” ‘Murder, Mystery and Makeup’ as post-true crime
It has become a truism to speak of a resurgence in true crime media. Attention has turned to the various ways that the true crime of “boom” of the late 2010s–present, enmeshed in a new media econom...
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September 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
New article in Journal of Popular Communication doi.org/10.1080/1540... #fanstudies
Yesterday I spoke at 'Choosing open access for books: An author journey', an Open Scholarship event hosted by the Bodleian Library, Oxford. This was some great discussion and stimulating questions, both on the #OpenBookCollective and #OA generally. Recording here: go.glam.ox.ac.uk/BOSE-OA-For-...
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June 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Yesterday I spoke at 'Choosing open access for books: An author journey', an Open Scholarship event hosted by the Bodleian Library, Oxford. This was some great discussion and stimulating questions, both on the #OpenBookCollective and #OA generally. Recording here: go.glam.ox.ac.uk/BOSE-OA-For-...
What a lovely review of Killer Fandom in the International Journal of Communication (OA of course), thank you so much! ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc
#OABooks #FanStudies
#OABooks #FanStudies
International Journal of Communication
ijoc.org
June 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
What a lovely review of Killer Fandom in the International Journal of Communication (OA of course), thank you so much! ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc
#OABooks #FanStudies
#OABooks #FanStudies
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Lyrasis is hiring for 2 new (US-based preferred) remote roles on the CSCI team! Support open access and community-driven publishing. Apply by June 25:
Community Engagement Strategist, OACIP: tinyurl.com/2ebm2kse
Strategist, Content & Scholarly Communication Initiatives: tinyurl.com/3va9y3bs
Community Engagement Strategist, OACIP: tinyurl.com/2ebm2kse
Strategist, Content & Scholarly Communication Initiatives: tinyurl.com/3va9y3bs
June 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Lyrasis is hiring for 2 new (US-based preferred) remote roles on the CSCI team! Support open access and community-driven publishing. Apply by June 25:
Community Engagement Strategist, OACIP: tinyurl.com/2ebm2kse
Strategist, Content & Scholarly Communication Initiatives: tinyurl.com/3va9y3bs
Community Engagement Strategist, OACIP: tinyurl.com/2ebm2kse
Strategist, Content & Scholarly Communication Initiatives: tinyurl.com/3va9y3bs
Really happy to see the amazing progress on this project #OABooks
The Open Book Collective is delighted to share an update on our second Collective Development Fund awarded project, Enhancing Open Access Book Publishing at Chinhoyi University Library openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/update-o...
Update on OBC's Second Collective Development Fund award: Enhancing open access book publishing at Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) Library
openbookcollective.pubpub.org
June 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Really happy to see the amazing progress on this project #OABooks
Now begins the panel on Open Systems and Infrastructure, featuring @simonxix.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Now begins the panel on Open Systems and Infrastructure, featuring @simonxix.com
Hello new followers, the icon is Zara, she is almost 15 and a queen.
June 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Hello new followers, the icon is Zara, she is almost 15 and a queen.
Varina Jones-Reid of Aberdeen University Press is speaking on the need for Diamond OA to support equity for ECRs
June 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Varina Jones-Reid of Aberdeen University Press is speaking on the need for Diamond OA to support equity for ECRs
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Enjoyed @judithfathallah.bsky.social's point that the citation advantage and openess of publishing #OpenAccess is more personally beneficial for researchers, particularly as publishing with "prestige" legacy publishers doesn't result in permanent contracts these days anyway!
June 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Enjoyed @judithfathallah.bsky.social's point that the citation advantage and openess of publishing #OpenAccess is more personally beneficial for researchers, particularly as publishing with "prestige" legacy publishers doesn't result in permanent contracts these days anyway!
#EORC opens with a welcome from Edinburgh Library Director Jeremy Upton. @kjsanders.bsky.social and I will be speaking momentarily. The theme is "Open Access: What's Stopping Us?"
June 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
#EORC opens with a welcome from Edinburgh Library Director Jeremy Upton. @kjsanders.bsky.social and I will be speaking momentarily. The theme is "Open Access: What's Stopping Us?"
Heading up to Edinburgh this evening for #EORC to present with @kjsanders.bsky.social on Author Agency and the Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social - see the full programme here openresearch.ed.ac.uk/conference/
Edinburgh Open Research Conference – Edinburgh Open Research
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June 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Heading up to Edinburgh this evening for #EORC to present with @kjsanders.bsky.social on Author Agency and the Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social - see the full programme here openresearch.ed.ac.uk/conference/
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When it comes to #OpenResearch practices, what's stopping us?! 🤔
@judithfathallah.bsky.social & @kjsanders.bsky.social are at #EORC (4 June) to discuss:
⭐ Author agency & @openbookcollective.bsky.social
⭐ Open source software for OR, including libraries
View the programme 👉
@judithfathallah.bsky.social & @kjsanders.bsky.social are at #EORC (4 June) to discuss:
⭐ Author agency & @openbookcollective.bsky.social
⭐ Open source software for OR, including libraries
View the programme 👉
EORC: 2025 Programme
On the 4th of June we are coming together to ask the question, "What's stopping us?" We are asking what barriers we face, the challenges slowing progress, and searching for strategies to overcome…
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June 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
When it comes to #OpenResearch practices, what's stopping us?! 🤔
@judithfathallah.bsky.social & @kjsanders.bsky.social are at #EORC (4 June) to discuss:
⭐ Author agency & @openbookcollective.bsky.social
⭐ Open source software for OR, including libraries
View the programme 👉
@judithfathallah.bsky.social & @kjsanders.bsky.social are at #EORC (4 June) to discuss:
⭐ Author agency & @openbookcollective.bsky.social
⭐ Open source software for OR, including libraries
View the programme 👉
Full programme for Fan Studies and True Crime in the New Media Environment. This is a free hybrid workshop on 8 May hosted at Coventry University, but please register using the link in the programme tinyurl.com/4c7cw42d
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April 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Full programme for Fan Studies and True Crime in the New Media Environment. This is a free hybrid workshop on 8 May hosted at Coventry University, but please register using the link in the programme tinyurl.com/4c7cw42d
Winnie loves Zara.
Zara thinks Winnie is ok.
She'll concede that her fur is useful.
Zara thinks Winnie is ok.
She'll concede that her fur is useful.
March 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Winnie loves Zara.
Zara thinks Winnie is ok.
She'll concede that her fur is useful.
Zara thinks Winnie is ok.
She'll concede that her fur is useful.
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ATTENTION: The @openbookcollective.bsky.social Collective Development Fund is closing soon ⌛
Submit your applications by 17 March in English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese
Learn more and apply here 👉 buff.ly/ZgQUGvG
#FundingOpportunity #ApplyNow
Submit your applications by 17 March in English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese
Learn more and apply here 👉 buff.ly/ZgQUGvG
#FundingOpportunity #ApplyNow
OBC Collective Development Fund Grant Programme: 2025 Call & Guidance
The Open Book Collective is pleased to launch the second call for applications for funding from our Collective Development Fund. For updates on our previously funded projects, see the following:
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March 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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I will be giving a short talk on author choices in OA publishing and the work of the @openbookcollective.bsky.social at the The Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship on March 11. Full programme at openaccess.ox.ac.uk/oxfos25
OxFOS 2025 now open for booking
openaccess.ox.ac.uk
February 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I will be giving a short talk on author choices in OA publishing and the work of the @openbookcollective.bsky.social at the The Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship on March 11. Full programme at openaccess.ox.ac.uk/oxfos25
This is not about publishing, but myself and other #fanstudies scholars with an interest in true crime genres in the new media environment are starting up a network. Inaugural workshop May 8; there is a small amount of funding available to assist w/ travel:
www.eventsforce.net/fanstudies
www.eventsforce.net/fanstudies
February 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This is not about publishing, but myself and other #fanstudies scholars with an interest in true crime genres in the new media environment are starting up a network. Inaugural workshop May 8; there is a small amount of funding available to assist w/ travel:
www.eventsforce.net/fanstudies
www.eventsforce.net/fanstudies
A reflection on the Open Book Collective workshop at the Diamond OA Summit in December 2024 at University of Cape Town openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/reflecti...
Reflections on Open Monograph Publishing: A workshop at the 2nd Global Summit on Diamond OA
openbookcollective.pubpub.org
February 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
A reflection on the Open Book Collective workshop at the Diamond OA Summit in December 2024 at University of Cape Town openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/reflecti...
The OBC Collective Development Fund Call for 2025 is OPEN until March 17. In keeping with our commitment to bibliodiversity, we are pleased to offer the guidance and welcome applications in English, Spanish, French, or Portuguese. Scope checks are also welcome until 17 February.
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📣 OBC Collective Development Fund Grant Programme: 2025 Call & Guidance!
We are delighted to launch the second call for applications for funding from our Collective Development Fund.
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/obc-coll...
📣 OBC Collective Development Fund Grant Programme: 2025 Call & Guidance!
We are delighted to launch the second call for applications for funding from our Collective Development Fund.
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/obc-coll...
January 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM