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/
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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
Small, scholar/community-led publishers *can* thrive, but they need to be supported by shared infrastructures, sustainable funding models, and spaces built around their needs rather than market consolidation. The good news is a lot of this is already in motion - but there is clearly much work to do!
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Small, scholar/community-led publishers *can* thrive, but they need to be supported by shared infrastructures, sustainable funding models, and spaces built around their needs rather than market consolidation. The good news is a lot of this is already in motion - but there is clearly much work to do!
What stands out most of all, and the biggest resonance for us, reaffirming what we see every day, is the need for collective solutions; the report urges smaller publishers to find a “collective voice” in a tech environment dominated by big vendors.
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
What stands out most of all, and the biggest resonance for us, reaffirming what we see every day, is the need for collective solutions; the report urges smaller publishers to find a “collective voice” in a tech environment dominated by big vendors.
As with almost every element of the scholarly communications ecosystem, AI looms large. AI-generated content, plagiarism detection, and authorship verification were cited as big concerns, among others.
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
As with almost every element of the scholarly communications ecosystem, AI looms large. AI-generated content, plagiarism detection, and authorship verification were cited as big concerns, among others.
These publishers are also heavily reliant on external service providers, with 87% outsourcing at least one core workflow. This also echoes what we hear from many OA book presses: maintaining basic operations can be difficult without shared, low-cost, community-owned infrastructure.
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
These publishers are also heavily reliant on external service providers, with 87% outsourcing at least one core workflow. This also echoes what we hear from many OA book presses: maintaining basic operations can be difficult without shared, low-cost, community-owned infrastructure.
Discoverability is also key. Improving metadata, integrating with indexes, and making content more findable were all highlighted as priorities. Publishers see discoverability as essential, but most of them don't have the capacity to tackle it alone - something we also see in the OA books space.
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Discoverability is also key. Improving metadata, integrating with indexes, and making content more findable were all highlighted as priorities. Publishers see discoverability as essential, but most of them don't have the capacity to tackle it alone - something we also see in the OA books space.
Smaller publishers are clearly feeling the strain. Budget constraints, tiny teams, and difficulty integrating with platforms and tools were the most frequently reported challenges. These issues will be all-too-familiar to scholar-led and community-based book presses!
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Smaller publishers are clearly feeling the strain. Budget constraints, tiny teams, and difficulty integrating with platforms and tools were the most frequently reported challenges. These issues will be all-too-familiar to scholar-led and community-based book presses!
Through this award, the OBC continues to champion bibliodiversity and capacity-building within the global OA ecosystem.
Learn more about the Collective Development Fund and its recipients here:
Learn more about the Collective Development Fund and its recipients here:
Announcing OBC's Second Collective Development Fund award for 2025-26: Knowledge Accessible to the Community: CLACSO as a Platform to Democratize Scholarly Publishing in Latin America and the Caribbea...
Providing structured training opportunities in the fundamentals of Diamond OA, and creating working spaces that allow knowledge dissemination through an easily accessible and sustainable virtual platf...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Through this award, the OBC continues to champion bibliodiversity and capacity-building within the global OA ecosystem.
Learn more about the Collective Development Fund and its recipients here:
Learn more about the Collective Development Fund and its recipients here:
The project builds on @clacso.bsky.social's leadership in community-led #OpenAccess to tackle regional asymmetries in OA knowledge and practice across Latin America. It offers structured training in the fundamentals of Diamond OA and creates collaborative spaces for equitable knowledge sharing.
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The project builds on @clacso.bsky.social's leadership in community-led #OpenAccess to tackle regional asymmetries in OA knowledge and practice across Latin America. It offers structured training in the fundamentals of Diamond OA and creates collaborative spaces for equitable knowledge sharing.