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openingthefuture.net is a funding model for open access books. Designed for small/med scholarly publishers, it is free to use by any Press seeking a low-risk move towards OA. Doesn't rely on BPCs, is equitable, sustainable, & part of the Copim Community.
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Preparing, Reviewing & Fixing Versions: Editorial Work in ‘Database as Book’

Our new blog details reflections on editing & peer review - sparked by conversation ahead of the workshop "Extending Knowledge & Publishing Infrastructures in & from Africa" (8-9 Dec , 2025)

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Preparing, Reviewing, and Fixing Versions: Editorial Work in ‘Database as Book’ - Copim
Reflections from a conversation with Aurelia Munene, Syokau Mutonga, Leonida Mutuku, Angela Okune, François van Schalkwyk, and Mike Fortun
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February 6, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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Join us @independentpublishersguild.com Spring Conference next week!

@kirahopkins.bsky.social @bethanylogan.bsky.social @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social will discuss the future of #OA funding in academic #Publishing 🔮

📆 11 Feb.
📍 The Shaw Theatre, London (+ online)
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#IPGSC
IPG 2026 Spring Conference
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February 5, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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Thanks to @irelibrary.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social is supporting @ceu-press.bsky.social participation in #OtF the for 3 years (2026-2028)!

➡️ Funding #OA book publication AND allowing UL access to selected CEU closed content

#WinWin #OpenAccess #Monographs #DiamondOA
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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💡 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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OBC Collective Development Fund Grant Programme: 2026 Call & Guidance - Open Book Collective
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February 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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‼️Reminder: Our CDA is happening tomorrow!

Building Open Science Communities in the Arabic-speaking World (Arabic)

4 Feb 2026 | 13:00 GST | Online

🔗Register now and don't miss it: shorturl.at/rbuDf
See you tomorrow!
#OpenScience #ArabRegion
February 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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The deadline to register for an in person ticket to #CopimConference is 8 February 2026 ⏳
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📢 PSA: in person ticket sales for #CopimConference close in less than a week!

This is your chance to join the people and projects shaping the future of equitable, community-driven #OA book publishing 📚

👉 Full programme, additional information & registration link buff.ly/EjHKpeJ

#OpenAccess
February 2, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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⏰ The deadline to apply is Sunday 1 February
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Do you work in a UK HE library? Are you early-career? Would you like a sponsored place to attend the Copim Conference at the end of February?

Find out how to apply for one of these sponsored places, which are offered in memory of our beloved friend & colleague, Elaine Sykes: buff.ly/sbU2eRP
Sponsored places for the Copim Conference 2026 - Copim
Copim is offering a minimum of three sponsored places to this year’s conference ‘Exploring the future of community-led open access books’. Find out more in th…
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January 28, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Want to know more about the #CopimConference programme?

Details of Day One are over on our LinkedIn page

Check it out now 👀 buff.ly/pe3QHsc

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January 27, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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📢 New subscribing member to @ceu-press.bsky.social Opening the Future programme!

Thanks for the library’s investment! @bulac.bsky.social (BULAC) 🤝

▶️ Staff & students now have unlimited AND concurrent access to nearly 250 different eBooks

Full announcement 👉 ceup.openingthefuture.net/news/167/
January 26, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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New #OpenScience resource!

#CreativeCommons licenses answer a simple but crucial question: what am I allowed to do with this work?

Learn how they support sharing, reuse, & collaboration in Open Science without losing control👇

🔗: shorturl.at/jKlZw
January 23, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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Looking back on 2025 with @openingthefuture.bsky.social annual report

Our participating publishers doubled, creating more #OA routes for authors and richer backlist content for libraries ✨

@boydellandbrewer.bsky.social @ceu-press.bsky.social @livunipress.bsky.social

Read on 👉
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January 23, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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[CATCH UP] @kirahopkins.bsky.social shares her experiences of presenting to @forumforopen.bsky.social last year during #OAWeek

Just one thread in a growing relationship between ourselves and #OpenAccess #Publishing in the Middle East & North Africa 🌱

Find out more 👉
FORM and Copim - Community building in MENA - Copim
During Open Access Week 2025, Opening the Future presented, along with Lucy Barnes, a project partner and editor at Open Book Publishers, at the Forum for Ope…
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January 22, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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📣 New JiscMail list for small publishers!

Help grow the community! 🌱

Join us for open, supportive discussions on accessibility challenges and good practice

Search OPENBOOK-ACCESSIBILITY@JISCMAIL.AC.UK 👉 buff.ly/b1eJBdE

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January 19, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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One week to go until #CharlestonAsia! @chashub.bsky.social

If you're there, join @nielsstern.bsky.social on the panel 'Open Access Books in Aisa - What's the Status?' with pannelists from Nepal and India 🌏

Full conference agenda 👉 buff.ly/j5VuHAw
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January 21, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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Did you know you can apply for an expenses paid trip to #UKSG2026? UKSG is sponsoring a number of places, and Jove is sponsoring an additional place for an early career library professional. Check it out here: dub.sh/zXgew9r and please share far and wide!
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Sponsored Places for UKSG Annual Conference  Your opportunity to win a free place at the UKSG 2026 Annual Conference and Exhibition!  UKSG is offering ten free places to attend the UKSG Annual […]
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January 20, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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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
January 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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📢 Announcing a Major Update to the Thoth Platform 📢
We are pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of Thoth 1.0, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of its open metadata infrastructure for #OA book publishing 🎆🎆🎆

Read more in our latest blog post: thoth.pub/blog/10.7095...
Announcing a Major Update to the Thoth Platform
Thoth Open Metadata is pleased to announce the forthcoming launch of Thoth 1.0, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of its open metadata infrastructure for open access book publishing.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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🆕The #ResearchCultureUncovered podcast's back in 2026! @nickshepp.bsky.social talks to @jsendall.bsky.social about his career in academic libraries culminating in his recent appointment as Acting Librarian & Keeper of the Brotherton Collection at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social.
(Episode 142) Navigating careers in academic libraries: a conversation with Josh Sendall
Quickly and easily listen to Research Culture Uncovered for free!
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January 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Amazing 🤩

We're leading a session on 'Where is collective funding for open access monographs going?' 💸

#OpenAccess #OA #Funding #Books
copim.bsky.social Copim @copim.bsky.social · Jan 9
For a bit of #FridayFun let's take a look a closer look to see who is coming to #CopimConference next month!

Excluding the UK we have delegates from 35 other countries!! 🌐

Over 70% of the tickets are GONE! 🎫

So what are you waiting for? Get your ticket NOW! ⏳

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January 9, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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🎄 Day 12 of #OLH12DaysOfChristmas
On the twelfth day of Christmas the OLH gave to us twelve sleepy humans, who are back at work doing it all again.
Meet our team:
Our team - Open Library of Humanities
We are based at Birkbeck, University of London, but make up a geographically distributed network of expert bookworms, specialist software developers, and typography enthusiasts.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Wishing all of our publishers and friends in the #OtF space a restful winter break and a very happy new year! 🎄

We're looking forward to 2026 when we'll have some exciting news to share!

👀 www.openingthefuture.net 👀

#OpenAccess #Books #BacklistToTheFuture
December 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Reflections from 2025 💭

This year (you saved me from tears) #OtF has gone from strength to strength 💪

We welcomed two new presses to the programme 🤝

@michiganstateu.bsky.social
@boydellandbrewer.bsky.social

With another being announced in the New Year 🤫

👉 www.openingthefuture.net
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December 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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🎉 Exciting news from @sussex.ac.uk

They've renewed their 3-year membership to the Opening the Future programme with @ceu-press.bsky.social

This continued partnership helps expand access to scholarly content and supports sustainable #OpenAccess publishing

👉 ceup.openingthefuture.net/news/162/
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December 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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The University of Limerick subscribes to Opening the Future at CEU Press via IReL https://ceup.openingthefuture.net/news/161/
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December 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Happy to announce @unioflimerick.bsky.social has supported @ceu-press.bsky.social's OtF programme, after it was hosted by @irelibrary.bsky.social. We and the Press are really grateful to both the library at Limerick, and to IReL for facilitating this! ceup.openingthefuture.net/news/161/
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December 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM