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Coordinated by OAPEN • OPERAS • Open Book Publishers • SPARC EU • #OAbooks news, events & discussions • info@oabooksnetwork.org • Join us! • openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org
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For #OAWeek, the OABN & @uolpress.bsky.social bring you a resource focused on how to include material that you *don't* own in your #OA book.

'Frequently Asked Questions on Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books':

openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/22/f...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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OA WEEK: Next week (20-26 October) is #OAWeek!

At the OABN, in collaboration with @copim.bsky.social , we've gathered as many online events as we can find that relate to OA books or open infrastructures & shared the details in this post:

👉 openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/15/i...
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October 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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CALL TO ACTION: How you can support @kcommons.bsky.social

Because we support Knowledge Common's mission, have high regard for their services & benefit from their work, we encourage you to consider financially supporting Knowledge Commons:

➡️ openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/09/16/a...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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EVENT: Join us at our next free webinar, 'Publishing Open Access Books: Insights from ERC-Funded Authors'

📆 Tuesday 30 September
⏰ 11am BST / 12pm CEST

Find out more & register: openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/09/03/p...

#OAbooks @operaseu.bsky.social
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September 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Did you miss our #OAbook policy-a-thon event last month? Catch up now!

Read our post summarising the event 👉 openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/07/24/o...

Watch the recording on YouTube 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zsf...
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July 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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NEW ARTICLE: 'How Should Diamond Open Access Work for Books?'

Published today in Katina Magazine, and written by @alittleroad.bsky.social, @ivamz.bsky.social, Vanessa Proudman, Ursula Rabar, and @nielsstern.bsky.social -- find out more here:

openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/07/09/h...
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July 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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NEW EVENT: OA Book Policy-a-thon: Taking Action to Expand the Knowledge Base

Bring new or updated policies to add to the PALOMERA Knowledge Base & keep it current!

📆 Tues 24 June
⏰ 9am BST / 10am CEST / 11am EEST
Sign up: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#OAbooks #PALOMERA #OApolicy
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May 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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NEW POST: 'From Permission to Publication: Managing Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books'

Delve into how to tackle third-party materials for OA books with our blog post & list of resources:

openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/05/27/f...

#OAbooks #OpenAccess
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May 28, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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NEW POST: by Wendy Taylor at @salforduni.bsky.social on the Trailblazers #OpenAccess books programme for ECRs

Find out how Trailblazers fits into Salford's open content strategy, how it supports authors, & how authors have responded:

openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/05/08/t...

#OAbooks
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May 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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NEW POST - Around the World with the OABN: Mexico

The latest post in our Around the World series, 'El Acceso Abierto en México y los retos de las políticas públicas' by Édgar García Valencia is now available in Spanish & English:

🔗 openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/04/23/a...

#OAbooks
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April 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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LAST CHANCE to sign up for our next free webinar:

'Services for Open Access book policymaking'

⏰ TOMORROW at 3pm BST/4pm CEST
🔗https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/387S-WvES56i7j4wuPc8hQ#/registration

#OAbooks #OpenAccess #Policymaking
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April 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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NEW FREE WEBINAR from the OABN: 'Services for open access book policymaking'

Discover these resources & discuss what else is missing:

🗣️ Speakers from OA Book Toolkit, PALOMERA Knowledge Base, Jisc Open Policy Finder
📆 9 April, 3pm BST / 4pm CEST / 10am EDT
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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March 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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We know #MetadataMatters for #OpenAccess books - so we're delighted to be co-organising this FREE WEBINAR on 'Good Metadata Practice for #OABooks' with @oipassoc.bsky.social!

📆Thur 20 March
⏰3pm GMT/4pm CET/11am EDT
🔗https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Gd3SXeoVRsCL0muKEpx2rQ#/registration
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February 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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NEW BLOG POST: 'Beyond PALOMERA: What will the future of OA book policymaking look like?'

Discover the PALOMERA project's complete set of resources & how you can use these to support #OA books publishing - plus a recording of our recent webinar:

openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/01/21/b...
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January 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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NEW RECORDING: 'Beyond #PALOMERA: Shaping the Future of Open Access Book Policymaking'

Find out what PALOMERA created - including tailored recommendations, a Knowledge Base of policies & a Funder Forum - & how they can shape the future of #OAbooks:

📺 https://buff.ly/4gDzlDX
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December 18, 2024 at 10:09 AM
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VIDEO RECORDING: The recording for 'From Permission to Publication: Managing Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books' is now available!

Please watch and share:

📺 https://buff.ly/3Zm0FPW

#OAbooks #OpenAccess #AcademicPublishing

@uolpress.bsky.social
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December 4, 2024 at 9:30 AM
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EVENT: Beyond PALOMERA: Shaping the Future of Open Access Book Policymaking

This free webinar is the final event in the #PALOMERA Series. Find out what's next!

📅 Tue 3 December
⏰ 3pm CET / 2pm GMT / 9am ET
🔗https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctceiprTsoE9QE4TqUrnJbclC4K-B3Mf_g#/registration
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November 28, 2024 at 11:43 AM
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Hi Bluesky! We're the Open Access Books Network. We share resources & blog posts & host events & discussions about all things open access books!

We're an open network & we share what we do freely. If you're interested in #OAbooks, give us a follow 👋

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An infographic with details about the Open Access Books Network, including the number of followers we have on different platforms, a short timeline of our development since we were founded in 2019, and some information about who we are and what we do: The Open Access Books Network (OABN) brings together a community of people interested in all aspects of Open Access books. publishers librarians policymakers infrastructure providers researchers and anyone interested in OA books Coordinated by members of OAPEN, OPERAS, Open Book Publishers and SPARC Europe, OABN is free to join and open to all. We share ideas and best practices. We learn from one another. We make the community's voice count. Topics include: funding for OA books; launching a scholar-led OA press; OA policy workshops; library support for OA books; tracking OA books usage; and MORE!
November 18, 2024 at 9:21 AM