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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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.
Gold star for commitment! ⭐
October 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Gold star for commitment! ⭐
Your dad was an insurance agent?? How did I not know this
October 14, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Your dad was an insurance agent?? How did I not know this
... early discussions between colleagues in Africa, Latin America and India to explore the feasibility of setting up a registry outside the Global North fit for the needs of local and regional scholarly communities
October 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
... early discussions between colleagues in Africa, Latin America and India to explore the feasibility of setting up a registry outside the Global North fit for the needs of local and regional scholarly communities
V. interesting discussion between Omo Oaiya (@wacren.bsky.social) and Vincent about the major issues (inc. cost, governance & sovereignty) of current DOI registration options, all of which are based outside the Global South, and are inherently exclusionary. And highlighting...
October 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
V. interesting discussion between Omo Oaiya (@wacren.bsky.social) and Vincent about the major issues (inc. cost, governance & sovereignty) of current DOI registration options, all of which are based outside the Global South, and are inherently exclusionary. And highlighting...
Start time has been pushed back a bit, but colleagues can wait in the Zoom waiting roon
October 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Start time has been pushed back a bit, but colleagues can wait in the Zoom waiting roon
Tomorrow I will be joined remotely by @copim.bsky.social colleagues Mary Felix-Maina from @oapenbooks.bsky.social @doabooks.bsky.social and Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei from @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @punctumbooks.bsky.social. Looking forward to a rich two days of discussion!
October 6, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Tomorrow I will be joined remotely by @copim.bsky.social colleagues Mary Felix-Maina from @oapenbooks.bsky.social @doabooks.bsky.social and Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei from @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @punctumbooks.bsky.social. Looking forward to a rich two days of discussion!
Today, I'll be presenting alongside Omo Oaiya from @wacren.bsky.social & #LIBSENSE, as well as colleagues from FUT Minna's @openbookcollective.bsky.social funded project, which is building a new platform for Nigerian book publishers openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/annoucin...
Announcing OBC's First Collective Development Fund award: Fostering Academic Self-Reliance in Nigeria through Open Access Books
Establishing a sustainable platform to empower Nigerian scholars and educators to create, produce, and disseminate high-quality open access books, as well as fostering new collaborations across Academ...
openbookcollective.pubpub.org
October 6, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Today, I'll be presenting alongside Omo Oaiya from @wacren.bsky.social & #LIBSENSE, as well as colleagues from FUT Minna's @openbookcollective.bsky.social funded project, which is building a new platform for Nigerian book publishers openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/annoucin...