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Anna Hughes
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Development and engagement manager at @jisc.bsky.social - working on the @copim.bsky.social Open Book Futures project

@uksg.bsky.social Outreach & Engagement committee member

https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7210-3199
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jofitz.bsky.social
Closing soon, our representation statistics survey. If you are ND and work in libraries archives and information then please fill this in, thankyou.
nlisn.bsky.social NLISN @nlisn.bsky.social · 22h
✨We're delighted with the response to our survey for #neurodivergent staff in the #library & information sector

It takes 10 mins, so if you haven’t already filled it in, please think about doing so (closing date is 30/11/25)⬇️
lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

psst. Pass it on!
a man in a tie says attention everyone
ALT: a man in a tie says attention everyone
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November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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openingthefuture.bsky.social
Finally we have Michigan University Press, the scholarly publishing arm of @michiganstateu.bsky.social

Their African and Diaspora Studies Package contains 65 titles from across MSUP’s well-regarded lists on African and Diaspora studies

Find out more 💡https://msup.openingthefuture.net/

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Opening the Future
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November 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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copim.bsky.social
[BLOG] @scholtom.bsky.social shares his thoughts in a 2-part guest post on @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social

1️⃣ Bonfire of the Humanities: Publishing Challenges, Opportunities, and Open Access buff.ly/ofK2Zl0
2️⃣ Viable Alternatives to Book Processing Charges (BPCs) buff.ly/HwLMXkS

#FeedingTheElephant
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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kjsanders.bsky.social
Fresh preprint from @alittleroad.bsky.social, @scholtom.bsky.social, @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social, @kirahopkins.bsky.social, and I: From Mission to Market: The Commercialisation of Institutional Publishing zenodo.org/records/1754... (We have some ideas of where to submit...)
From Mission to Market: The Commercialisation of Institutional Publishing
The recent partial acquisition of a university press by Taylor and Francis provoked strong reaction from some quarters and walkouts by academic editors at the press. This case, however, fits into a mu...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
anna-r-hughes.bsky.social
The first focus group is TOMORROW 🚨

@operaseu.bsky.social this will be of interest to #SSH #AHSS #SHAPE researchers and organisations
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
anna-r-hughes.bsky.social
It's not too late to register for tomorrow's
@jisc.bsky.social digital research community November meet-up!

🗣️ @jencrate.bsky.social will be giving an overview of the Library hub service

📆 12 November 2025
⏰ 11:00-12:00 GMT
🔗 research.jiscinvolve.org/wp/events/

#Discover #Cataloguing #Compare
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
anna-r-hughes.bsky.social
Find out about the first 2025-26 award winners on the @openbookcollective.bsky.social website👇

openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/announci...
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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copim.bsky.social
I spy a familiar face on the programme of speakers 🔎

Learn more about #CopimCompass our new(ish) #OpenAccess monograph and scholarly communication resource 🧭

@kirahopkins.bsky.social

👉 www.uksg.org/events/forum...
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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punctumbooks.bsky.social
The Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social is LIVE at the Charleston Conference from 10am to 5pm today! Come chat all things community-led #OpenAccess book publishing with Livy Snyder & Eileen Joy.

Grab a Thoth bag and punctum bookmarks while you’re at it!

#chsconf2025
November 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
anna-r-hughes.bsky.social
Join @jisc.bsky.social digital research community for their November meet-up!

🗣️ Discover Library Hub with @jencrate.bsky.social
📆 12 November 2025
⏰ 11:00-12:00 GMT
🔗 research.jiscinvolve.org/wp/events/

#Discover #Cataloguing #Compare
November 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
anna-r-hughes.bsky.social
Follow @sparc-eu.bsky.social for their #OA100 campaign 💪
sparc-eu.bsky.social SPARC Europe @sparc-eu.bsky.social · 17d
Libraries: Advocating for #RightsRetention is key for #OpenAccess. It provides immediate OA/reuse, accelerates OA, and clarifies copyright. Make every article accessible!
💪📚 Use the flashcards: tinyurl.com/3385jfhz
November 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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openingthefuture.bsky.social
Hot off the press from @chashub.bsky.social 🗞️❤️‍🔥

@boydellandbrewer.bsky.social have launched their OtF programme in partnership with @wearelyrasis.bsky.social @michiganpublishing.bsky.social via Fulcrum (an #OpenSource platform) 🤝

👉 boydellandbrewer.com/open-access/...

#chsconf2025 #OA #Monographs
Opening the Future
Opening the Future is a book subscription model that achieves the dual objectives of enhancing library collections while supporting open access.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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DEAR FOLLOWERS - LINKEDIN POSTING SURGE REQUESTED
pwgtennant.bsky.social Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 17d
The lobbying has started!
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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copim.bsky.social
[WEBINAR] Beyond technical interoperability? The future of open infrastructures and open access

Hosted by Copim @sparc-eu.bsky.social @scossfunding.bsky.social

📆 Tue 11 Nov
⏰ 3pm-4.15pm GMT / 4pm-5.15pm CET
🔗 buff.ly/akMIIW8

#OpenAccess #OpenInfrastructure #OAbooks
"Beyond technical interoperability? The future of open infrastructures and open access" (11 November 2025, 3pm-4:15pm [GMT]) - Copim
Please register to attend the online webinar via this Zoom link. We will be recording the event, and will circulate speaker presentations & slides after the w…
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November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
Today we launch our new Opening the Future (OtF) program: a partnership model funding equitable and sustainable open access. Learn more: buff.ly/vYJO8QN

#chsconf2025 #library #openaccess @openingthefuture.bsky.social @michiganpublishing.bsky.social @chashub.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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openingthefuture.bsky.social
So pleased to see this go live! When we first launched OtF with two pilot presses in 2021 (shoutout to @ceu-press.bsky.social & @livunipress.bsky.social for being early adopters!) we hoped other scholarly publishers would take up the model to fund more OA books. That is now happening... (1/2)
boydellandbrewer.bsky.social Boydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · 18d
Today we launch our new Opening the Future (OtF) program: a partnership model funding equitable and sustainable open access. Learn more: buff.ly/vYJO8QN

#chsconf2025 #library #openaccess @openingthefuture.bsky.social @michiganpublishing.bsky.social @chashub.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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copim.bsky.social
If you're in town for @chashub.bsky.social head to the Charleston Gaillard Center for the Vendor Showcase today!

🔸 Booth no. 29 @openbookcollective.bsky.social
🔸 Booth no. 99 @doabooks.bsky.social @doaj.bsky.social

See who else is joining them 👉 buff.ly/lQc5k3w

#chsconf2025
November 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
anna-r-hughes.bsky.social
A bit late but here are my reflections form #NOSF2025 🪞

research.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2025/11/0...

PS. Thanks for @helenclare.bsky.social for being such an excellent conference companion!
The National Open Science Festival at the University of Groningen: MEET | SHARE | INSPIRE | CARE
Anna Hughes, Development and engagement manager, Jisc, recently attended the Netherlands National Open Science Festival at the University of Groningen. Held annually for the past five years, it is an ...
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November 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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openlibhums.org
Our annual report 2024–2025 is OUT! It highlights collaborations, journal flips, latest dev work from @janewayolh.bsky.social, new staff and more!

Library memberships grew by 25%, an incredible achievement at such a difficult time for higher education!
OLH annual report 2024-2025
We're delighted to be publishing our 2024-25 annual report, which outlines the fantastic successes of the entire OLH team over the past financial year from 01 August 2024 to 31 …
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November 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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doaj.bsky.social
📢All updates to the guide to applying are being released quarterly
This update addresses flipped journals, #AI, quality criteria, #OA exceptions #DOAJ #BestPractice #Copyright @mattjhodgkinson.scicomm.xyz.ap.brid.gy
🔗See our latest blog post for details: blog.doaj.org/2025/11/03/u...
November 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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oaaustralasia.bsky.social
🌏 Open Access Week 2025 - Thank You!
Open Access Australasia was pleased to present three distinct webinars with a diverse international and regional array of speakers #OAWeek2025
🎥event recordings are now available for you to watch at your convenience
oaaustralasia.org/open-access-...
Open Access Week | Open Access Australasia
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October 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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copim.bsky.social
Join us next year (26-27 February 2026) as we explore what is next for community-led #OpenAccess books

📍 Loughborough University | London or online
🎫 Registration is now open!
🔗 buff.ly/DhtaOAJ
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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heroicendeavour.bsky.social
My latest piece, on open access and scholarly publishing - revealing my inner fangirl to the world in the process (you are not shocked, I know) 📚 #AcademicSky
How Fanfiction Can Help Us Reimagine Scholarly Publishing
Archive of Our Own, a digital fanfiction repository, shows what’s possible when we design our infrastructures around the communities that use them, rather than around extractive logics.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:57 AM
anna-r-hughes.bsky.social
Check out my poster 👇
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October 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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uksg.bsky.social
The latest Opinion from #UKSGInsights journal: Andrew Johnson from the University of Sheffield Library - "Interlibrary loans, subscriptions and copyright in the UK academic library sector" dub.sh/55gEiGy
Higher education institution (HEI) libraries in the UK undertake a variety of interlibrary loan (ILL) and document supply operations, against a current background of increasing budgetary pressures. This article considers the foundations in so‑called library privilege exceptions in copyright law that underpin the long‑standing practice of ILL, aiming to address recurring issues and questions around what is permitted within the legislation, and which limitations apply. The focus is on addressing the ILL situation as it exists for non‑profit UK HEI academic libraries, including looking at some perceived ‘grey areas’.
October 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM