Open Book Collective
@openbookcollective.bsky.social
A charity bringing together libraries, publishers, and publishing service providers to secure the diversity and financial futures of open access book production and dissemination.
https://openbookcollective.org/
https://openbookcollective.org/
Tomorrow is the final day to submit your optional scope check for the Collective Development Fund Call 2026. Full applications are due by March 7. Read and apply in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese.
📢 Public Service Announcement!
If you want to check whether your potential application to the @openbookcollective.bsky.social Collection Development Fund is in scope, send it to us by 7 February 2026
and we'll review it for you 📅
The 2026 Call closes on 7 March 2026
If you want to check whether your potential application to the @openbookcollective.bsky.social Collection Development Fund is in scope, send it to us by 7 February 2026
and we'll review it for you 📅
The 2026 Call closes on 7 March 2026
💡 Got an idea that can make a difference?
This is YOUR chance to secure funding and help shape the future of #OA books!
Full details & guidance on @openbookcollective.bsky.social website
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#OpenAccess #OpenBooks #ScholarlyPublishing #FundingOpportunity #OBC #CDF26
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This is YOUR chance to secure funding and help shape the future of #OA books!
Full details & guidance on @openbookcollective.bsky.social website
🔗 buff.ly/N8dqhJE
#OpenAccess #OpenBooks #ScholarlyPublishing #FundingOpportunity #OBC #CDF26
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February 6, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Tomorrow is the final day to submit your optional scope check for the Collective Development Fund Call 2026. Full applications are due by March 7. Read and apply in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese.
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We've officially launched! With our new #DiamondOpenAccess investment campaign to help libraries build a sustainable, community‑led future for scholarly publishing & support journals flipping away from costly subscription models. Read the Press release here drive.google.com/file/d/10Hgf...
January 29, 2026 at 3:38 PM
We've officially launched! With our new #DiamondOpenAccess investment campaign to help libraries build a sustainable, community‑led future for scholarly publishing & support journals flipping away from costly subscription models. Read the Press release here drive.google.com/file/d/10Hgf...
Librarian colleagues, do you have a moment to contribute your views for the OBC's evaluation work? Whether or not your institution is or has been a member, we would like to hear from you.
Your feedback will guide improvements and ensure we continue to meet your needs.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Librarian colleagues, do you have a moment to contribute your views for the OBC's evaluation work? Whether or not your institution is or has been a member, we would like to hear from you.
We’re pleased to share that the Open Book Collective’s new home for our resources and documentation is now live on WordPress!
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Moving forward: transitioning resources from PubPub to WordPress - Open Book Collective
We’re pleased to share that the Open Book Collective’s new home for our resources and documentation is now live on WordPress!
obc.copim.pub
January 19, 2026 at 10:42 AM
We’re pleased to share that the Open Book Collective’s new home for our resources and documentation is now live on WordPress!
obc.copim.pub
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And great to have you .. again!
January 15, 2026 at 3:33 PM
And great to have you .. again!
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A reminder about the @openbookcollective.bsky.social Collective Development Fund which is open to new applications until 7 March 2026 👇
#CDF #OBC #OABooks
#CDF #OBC #OABooks
💡 Got an idea that can make a difference? This is YOUR chance to secure funding and help shape the future of #OA books!
Full details & guidance on @openbookcollective.bsky.social website
🔗 buff.ly/N8dqhJE
#OpenAccess #OpenBooks #ScholarlyPublishing #FundingOpportunity #OBC #CDF26
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Full details & guidance on @openbookcollective.bsky.social website
🔗 buff.ly/N8dqhJE
#OpenAccess #OpenBooks #ScholarlyPublishing #FundingOpportunity #OBC #CDF26
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Collective Development Fund - Open Book Collective
The Collective Development Fund provides small grants to strengthen the global open access book publishing ecosystem. It supports capacity-building projects h…
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January 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
A reminder about the @openbookcollective.bsky.social Collective Development Fund which is open to new applications until 7 March 2026 👇
#CDF #OBC #OABooks
#CDF #OBC #OABooks
There are 3 more weeks to submit an optional scope check for this year's Collective Development Fund Call! Scope check closes February 7; Call closes March 7. Read and apply in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese:
obc.copim.pub/obc-collecti...
obc.copim.pub/obc-collecti...
OBC Collective Development Fund Grant Programme: 2026 Call & Guidance - Open Book Collective
The Open Book Collective is pleased to launch the third call for applications for funding from our Collective Development Fund. This document outlines the det…
obc.copim.pub
January 15, 2026 at 1:43 PM
There are 3 more weeks to submit an optional scope check for this year's Collective Development Fund Call! Scope check closes February 7; Call closes March 7. Read and apply in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese:
obc.copim.pub/obc-collecti...
obc.copim.pub/obc-collecti...
Dear librarian colleagues, you are invited to take part in a short survey for the Open Book Collective's evaluation. Whether or not your library supports or has supported any publisher and/or infrastructure service providers via membership of the Open Book Collective we'd love to hear from you.
January 13, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Dear librarian colleagues, you are invited to take part in a short survey for the Open Book Collective's evaluation. Whether or not your library supports or has supported any publisher and/or infrastructure service providers via membership of the Open Book Collective we'd love to hear from you.
Join @copim.bsky.social colleagues for this free webinar at 2pm today, hosted by the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Bodleian libraries! Questions answered on archiving and preservation of #OABooks and theses:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0c0...
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0c0...
Archiving and preservation for open access monographs
In this webinar representatives from the Open Book Futures project on work package 7 Archiving and Preservation will discuss issues faced in digitally preserving Open Access Monographs and Theses from...
talks.ox.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Join @copim.bsky.social colleagues for this free webinar at 2pm today, hosted by the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Bodleian libraries! Questions answered on archiving and preservation of #OABooks and theses:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0c0...
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0c0...
As we've just opened our Collective Development Fund Call for 2026, the time is apt to introduce the final project funded in our 2025 round, "Enhancing Library Publishing Service through OA Book Publishing at Addis Ababa University Library": openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/announci...
Announcing OBC's Fourth Collective Development Fund award for 2025-26:
Creating a sustainable framework for open access book publishing within the AAU library, utilizing the PKP Open Monograph Press (OMP), and hosting capacity-building workshops on open access book publi...
openbookcollective.pubpub.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:35 AM
As we've just opened our Collective Development Fund Call for 2026, the time is apt to introduce the final project funded in our 2025 round, "Enhancing Library Publishing Service through OA Book Publishing at Addis Ababa University Library": openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/announci...
The Open Book Collective Development Fund Call for Applications 2026 is open! We fund projects dedicated to building capacity, networks and infrastructure for OA book publishing. Read and apply in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese
obc.copim.pub/obc-collecti...
N.B. this fund is not for BPCs
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N.B. this fund is not for BPCs
OBC Collective Development Fund Grant Programme: 2026 Call & Guidance - Open Book Collective
The Open Book Collective is pleased to launch the third call for applications for funding from our Collective Development Fund. This document outlines the det…
obc.copim.pub
January 7, 2026 at 4:38 AM
The Open Book Collective Development Fund Call for Applications 2026 is open! We fund projects dedicated to building capacity, networks and infrastructure for OA book publishing. Read and apply in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese
obc.copim.pub/obc-collecti...
N.B. this fund is not for BPCs
obc.copim.pub/obc-collecti...
N.B. this fund is not for BPCs
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[CATCH UP] @amandasramalho.bsky.social at #FILGuadalajara2025 📚
Listen to insights on @scielo.org @thoth-metadata.bsky.social & why open metadata matters — sparking lots of interest from publishers! @openbookcollective.bsky.social
🎥 Watch now buff.ly/XCQwcz0
#FIL2025 #MetadataMatters
Listen to insights on @scielo.org @thoth-metadata.bsky.social & why open metadata matters — sparking lots of interest from publishers! @openbookcollective.bsky.social
🎥 Watch now buff.ly/XCQwcz0
#FIL2025 #MetadataMatters
Encuentro de Editores Universitarios Iberoamericanos | FIL 2025
El martes 2 de diciembre, FIL Guadalajara 2025 acogió el Encuentro Iberoamericano de Editores Universitarios que tiene como objetivo reflexionar y definir lo...
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December 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
[CATCH UP] @amandasramalho.bsky.social at #FILGuadalajara2025 📚
Listen to insights on @scielo.org @thoth-metadata.bsky.social & why open metadata matters — sparking lots of interest from publishers! @openbookcollective.bsky.social
🎥 Watch now buff.ly/XCQwcz0
#FIL2025 #MetadataMatters
Listen to insights on @scielo.org @thoth-metadata.bsky.social & why open metadata matters — sparking lots of interest from publishers! @openbookcollective.bsky.social
🎥 Watch now buff.ly/XCQwcz0
#FIL2025 #MetadataMatters
Rounding off the week, we would like to welcome another wonderful library Supporter, @universityofessex.bsky.social! None of what we do here at the OBC would be possible without the support of libraries like this, so many thanks are due! 👏
December 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Rounding off the week, we would like to welcome another wonderful library Supporter, @universityofessex.bsky.social! None of what we do here at the OBC would be possible without the support of libraries like this, so many thanks are due! 👏
Another day, another new library supporter to thank! Today we would like to extennd our acknowledge and gratitude to @angliaruskin.bsky.social for joining our Supporter Programme and helping open access book publishing become a real, viable and thriving option for academic authors! 📚
December 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Another day, another new library supporter to thank! Today we would like to extennd our acknowledge and gratitude to @angliaruskin.bsky.social for joining our Supporter Programme and helping open access book publishing become a real, viable and thriving option for academic authors! 📚
Another recent library to join the Collective is @exeterunilib.bsky.social - thank you for your help in supporting a diverse and sustainable open access ecosystem!
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/the-open...
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/the-open...
December 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Another recent library to join the Collective is @exeterunilib.bsky.social - thank you for your help in supporting a diverse and sustainable open access ecosystem!
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/the-open...
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/the-open...
In the past few months we have welcomed some new library supporters to the Open Book Collective, so we'd love to take the opportunity over the next few days to introduce and publicly thank them for their support of open access book publishing.
December 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
In the past few months we have welcomed some new library supporters to the Open Book Collective, so we'd love to take the opportunity over the next few days to introduce and publicly thank them for their support of open access book publishing.
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We're supporting both LSE Press and Arc through our membership of the @openbookcollective.bsky.social
OBC brings together publishers, service providers and institutions, working collectively on the production and dissemination of OA books in traditional and innovatively experimental forms (6/7)
OBC brings together publishers, service providers and institutions, working collectively on the production and dissemination of OA books in traditional and innovatively experimental forms (6/7)
Open Book Collective
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December 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
We're supporting both LSE Press and Arc through our membership of the @openbookcollective.bsky.social
OBC brings together publishers, service providers and institutions, working collectively on the production and dissemination of OA books in traditional and innovatively experimental forms (6/7)
OBC brings together publishers, service providers and institutions, working collectively on the production and dissemination of OA books in traditional and innovatively experimental forms (6/7)
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Really exciting news from our partnership with @openbookcollective.bsky.social.
We're now supporting @lsepress.bsky.social + @archumanities.bsky.social to help open up scholarly publishing and the open research ecosystem. This stuff really matters - more detail in the thread below. 🔓
We're now supporting @lsepress.bsky.social + @archumanities.bsky.social to help open up scholarly publishing and the open research ecosystem. This stuff really matters - more detail in the thread below. 🔓
December 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Really exciting news from our partnership with @openbookcollective.bsky.social.
We're now supporting @lsepress.bsky.social + @archumanities.bsky.social to help open up scholarly publishing and the open research ecosystem. This stuff really matters - more detail in the thread below. 🔓
We're now supporting @lsepress.bsky.social + @archumanities.bsky.social to help open up scholarly publishing and the open research ecosystem. This stuff really matters - more detail in the thread below. 🔓
Today is #GivingTuesday, a global celebration of giving in all forms - donating, volunteering, sharing, campaigning, fundraising - and what is Open Access if not a form of giving?
So this Giving Tuesday, let’s celebrate the free & open sharing of knowledge, research, data, information, expertise!
So this Giving Tuesday, let’s celebrate the free & open sharing of knowledge, research, data, information, expertise!
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Today is #GivingTuesday, a global celebration of giving in all forms - donating, volunteering, sharing, campaigning, fundraising - and what is Open Access if not a form of giving?
So this Giving Tuesday, let’s celebrate the free & open sharing of knowledge, research, data, information, expertise!
So this Giving Tuesday, let’s celebrate the free & open sharing of knowledge, research, data, information, expertise!
There's still time to register for our New Member Showcase this afternoon, where we'll be introducing our newest members to the community - @archumanities.bsky.social, @barbarabudrich.bsky.social, @pkp.sfu.ca, @sidestone.bsky.social, and Edizioni Ca' Foscari (Venice University Press)!
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: OBC New Members Showcase. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
The Open Book Collective (OBC) invites colleagues from across the library and open access community to join our upcoming New Member Showcase - an open session for libraries, consortia, and others inte...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
There's still time to register for our New Member Showcase this afternoon, where we'll be introducing our newest members to the community - @archumanities.bsky.social, @barbarabudrich.bsky.social, @pkp.sfu.ca, @sidestone.bsky.social, and Edizioni Ca' Foscari (Venice University Press)!
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Now a more in-depth look at the @openbookcollective.bsky.social and the amazing things they are making possible, including the OBC's Collective Development Fund, which is providing support to build capacity for #DiamondOA publishing activities of #OAbooks
November 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Now a more in-depth look at the @openbookcollective.bsky.social and the amazing things they are making possible, including the OBC's Collective Development Fund, which is providing support to build capacity for #DiamondOA publishing activities of #OAbooks
We’ve been reading the new 'Technology Needs of Small and Medium Journal Publishers report' - and despite its focus on journals, there’s a fair amount here that is equally applicable to small and medium OA *book* publishers too.
Thread 👇
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2025 Report: Technology Needs of Small and Medium Journal Publishers
Insights into smaller-sized publishers' technical priorities, from research integrity to AI adoption.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
We’ve been reading the new 'Technology Needs of Small and Medium Journal Publishers report' - and despite its focus on journals, there’s a fair amount here that is equally applicable to small and medium OA *book* publishers too.
Thread 👇
Thread 👇
Our Director @joedeville.bsky.social will be streaming live from #Munin2025 in around 30 mins (9.30GMT/10.30CET), introducing the OBC's work & some examples from our report into barriers to supporting collective #DiamondOpenAccess publishing. Streaming link: uit.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page...
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Our Director @joedeville.bsky.social will be streaming live from #Munin2025 in around 30 mins (9.30GMT/10.30CET), introducing the OBC's work & some examples from our report into barriers to supporting collective #DiamondOpenAccess publishing. Streaming link: uit.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page...
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Join @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @pkp.sfu.ca at #Munin2025 TODAY!
🖊️ Moving beyond closed silos: liberating workflows based on open metadata to bring about an interoperable and open not-for-profit ecosystem for open access books and chapters
⏰ 12:00-12:10
🔗 buff.ly/3BX2Ahl
#OpenMetadata #OA
🖊️ Moving beyond closed silos: liberating workflows based on open metadata to bring about an interoperable and open not-for-profit ecosystem for open access books and chapters
⏰ 12:00-12:10
🔗 buff.ly/3BX2Ahl
#OpenMetadata #OA
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Join @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @pkp.sfu.ca at #Munin2025 TODAY!
🖊️ Moving beyond closed silos: liberating workflows based on open metadata to bring about an interoperable and open not-for-profit ecosystem for open access books and chapters
⏰ 12:00-12:10
🔗 buff.ly/3BX2Ahl
#OpenMetadata #OA
🖊️ Moving beyond closed silos: liberating workflows based on open metadata to bring about an interoperable and open not-for-profit ecosystem for open access books and chapters
⏰ 12:00-12:10
🔗 buff.ly/3BX2Ahl
#OpenMetadata #OA
The Open Book Collective is pleased to introduce the third awardee of our Collective Development Fund for 2025-26:
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/announci...
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/announci...
Announcing OBC's Third Collective Development Fund award for 2025-26: Capacity building strategy for access and publication of Open Access academic books for small and medium-sized Higher Education In...
Strengthening capacity for access to and publication of high quality academic OA books produced by researchers from seven Colombian universities
openbookcollective.pubpub.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The Open Book Collective is pleased to introduce the third awardee of our Collective Development Fund for 2025-26:
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/announci...
openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/announci...