Rupert Gatti
@rupertgatti.bsky.social
Fellow in Economics at Trinity College, Cambridge. Open Access advocate, co-founder & director of Open Book Publishers, Thoth Open Metadata and the Open Book Collective. Working in COPIM/OBF project developing infrastructure for OA book publishing. He/him.
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The recording of Mainstreaming Diamond — Regional Perspectives, Shared Futures, held during #OAWeek, is available to watch.
With contributions from Opening the Future, Open Book Publishers, OLH, the Open Journals Collective, Open Book Collective and DOAJ:
With contributions from Opening the Future, Open Book Publishers, OLH, the Open Journals Collective, Open Book Collective and DOAJ:
Webinar: Mainstreaming Diamond Regional perspectives, Shared Futures
This recording features a panel discussion hosted by the Open Library of Humanities (OLH) during Open Access Week 2025
Leaders from across the diamond open access community discuss how we can move beyond “alternative models” to make equitable, community-owned scholarly publishing the mainstream. Th
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November 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The recording of Mainstreaming Diamond — Regional Perspectives, Shared Futures, held during #OAWeek, is available to watch.
With contributions from Opening the Future, Open Book Publishers, OLH, the Open Journals Collective, Open Book Collective and DOAJ:
With contributions from Opening the Future, Open Book Publishers, OLH, the Open Journals Collective, Open Book Collective and DOAJ:
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Lyrasis, the Big Ten Academic Alliance Center for Library Programs and the California Digital Library have been awarded a grant to advance community-governed, open access scholarly publishing in the United States. Read more about the #DiamondOA mapping project here, https://ow.ly/QCKC50Xu6vU.
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Lyrasis, the Big Ten Academic Alliance Center for Library Programs and the California Digital Library have been awarded a grant to advance community-governed, open access scholarly publishing in the United States. Read more about the #DiamondOA mapping project here, https://ow.ly/QCKC50Xu6vU.
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Think about the way that the current scientific publishing system is draining resources out of the research ecosystem... That drain is most obvious in terms of money (and this is so despite #openaccess), but there's also an erosion of time, trust and control [1/n]
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Think about the way that the current scientific publishing system is draining resources out of the research ecosystem... That drain is most obvious in terms of money (and this is so despite #openaccess), but there's also an erosion of time, trust and control [1/n]
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Universities want new business models, not just discounts.
As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing - Research Professional News
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Universities want new business models, not just discounts.
As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
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In case you missed it during our flurry of activity during #OAWeek, resharing this new resource we developed with @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social resulting from our joint webinar on managing third-party permissions for OA books.
Link to the webinar recording and some FAQs for researchers below ⬇️
Link to the webinar recording and some FAQs for researchers below ⬇️
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...
'Frequently Asked Questions on Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books':
openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/22/f...
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
In case you missed it during our flurry of activity during #OAWeek, resharing this new resource we developed with @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social resulting from our joint webinar on managing third-party permissions for OA books.
Link to the webinar recording and some FAQs for researchers below ⬇️
Link to the webinar recording and some FAQs for researchers below ⬇️
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Oxford and Harvard libraries now publishing their own diamond open access journals. Love it. ❤️
Paying hundreds of millions to big commercial publishers isn't the only way of supporting researchers to publish their research.
Oxford: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/shox#collapse5381526
Harvard […]
Paying hundreds of millions to big commercial publishers isn't the only way of supporting researchers to publish their research.
Oxford: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/shox#collapse5381526
Harvard […]
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November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Oxford and Harvard libraries now publishing their own diamond open access journals. Love it. ❤️
Paying hundreds of millions to big commercial publishers isn't the only way of supporting researchers to publish their research.
Oxford: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/shox#collapse5381526
Harvard […]
Paying hundreds of millions to big commercial publishers isn't the only way of supporting researchers to publish their research.
Oxford: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/shox#collapse5381526
Harvard […]
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Excited to be presenting at this webinar with
@copim.bsky.social, @oapenbooks.bsky.social
and @thoth-metadata.bsky.social! Join us!
@copim.bsky.social, @oapenbooks.bsky.social
and @thoth-metadata.bsky.social! Join us!
Webinar on #OpenInfrastructure: "Beyond technical interoperability? The future of open infrastructures and open access"
Join us with @copim.bsky.social and @scossfunding.bsky.social next week:
📆 Tue 11 Nov
⏰ 3pm-4.15pm GMT / 4pm-5.15pm CET
🔗 buff.ly/akMIIW8
Join us with @copim.bsky.social and @scossfunding.bsky.social next week:
📆 Tue 11 Nov
⏰ 3pm-4.15pm GMT / 4pm-5.15pm CET
🔗 buff.ly/akMIIW8
"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 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Excited to be presenting at this webinar with
@copim.bsky.social, @oapenbooks.bsky.social
and @thoth-metadata.bsky.social! Join us!
@copim.bsky.social, @oapenbooks.bsky.social
and @thoth-metadata.bsky.social! Join us!
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“Be proactive. Consider positioning yourself as a leader in this space. You’re not small. You can be a leader and be mighty. And don’t wait for libraries to come to you to update accessibility standards.”
Attending #chsconf2025 session with @lalair.bsky.social speaking about accessibility.
Attending #chsconf2025 session with @lalair.bsky.social speaking about accessibility.
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“Be proactive. Consider positioning yourself as a leader in this space. You’re not small. You can be a leader and be mighty. And don’t wait for libraries to come to you to update accessibility standards.”
Attending #chsconf2025 session with @lalair.bsky.social speaking about accessibility.
Attending #chsconf2025 session with @lalair.bsky.social speaking about accessibility.
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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)
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
#chsconf2025 #library #openaccess @openingthefuture.bsky.social @michiganpublishing.bsky.social @chashub.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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)
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Join the @openbookcollective.bsky.social at @chashub.bsky.social 📚
They're setting up their booth (no 29) ready for the Vendor Showcase tomorrow (4 Nov) 🛠️
See who else is joining them 👉 buff.ly/lQc5k3w
#chsconf2025
They're setting up their booth (no 29) ready for the Vendor Showcase tomorrow (4 Nov) 🛠️
See who else is joining them 👉 buff.ly/lQc5k3w
#chsconf2025
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Join the @openbookcollective.bsky.social at @chashub.bsky.social 📚
They're setting up their booth (no 29) ready for the Vendor Showcase tomorrow (4 Nov) 🛠️
See who else is joining them 👉 buff.ly/lQc5k3w
#chsconf2025
They're setting up their booth (no 29) ready for the Vendor Showcase tomorrow (4 Nov) 🛠️
See who else is joining them 👉 buff.ly/lQc5k3w
#chsconf2025
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Thrilled to share this blog post oapen.hypotheses.org/1733 introducing our new Head of Technology at @oapenbooks.bsky.social and @doabooks.bsky.social, Anna Wałek - a warm welcome, Anna.
November 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Thrilled to share this blog post oapen.hypotheses.org/1733 introducing our new Head of Technology at @oapenbooks.bsky.social and @doabooks.bsky.social, Anna Wałek - a warm welcome, Anna.
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Recording now available - Mainstreaming Diamond: Regional Perspectives, Shared Futures: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpnt...
🔸 @kirahopkins.bsky.social
🔸 @rupertgatti.bsky.social
🔸 @joedeville.bsky.social
🔸 @joannaball.bsky.social
🔸 @theblochian.bsky.social
Chaired by @paulaclemente.bsky.social
🔸 @kirahopkins.bsky.social
🔸 @rupertgatti.bsky.social
🔸 @joedeville.bsky.social
🔸 @joannaball.bsky.social
🔸 @theblochian.bsky.social
Chaired by @paulaclemente.bsky.social
Webinar: Mainstreaming Diamond Regional perspectives, Shared Futures
YouTube video by Open Library of Humanities
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October 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Recording now available - Mainstreaming Diamond: Regional Perspectives, Shared Futures: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpnt...
🔸 @kirahopkins.bsky.social
🔸 @rupertgatti.bsky.social
🔸 @joedeville.bsky.social
🔸 @joannaball.bsky.social
🔸 @theblochian.bsky.social
Chaired by @paulaclemente.bsky.social
🔸 @kirahopkins.bsky.social
🔸 @rupertgatti.bsky.social
🔸 @joedeville.bsky.social
🔸 @joannaball.bsky.social
🔸 @theblochian.bsky.social
Chaired by @paulaclemente.bsky.social
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Great post from Tom Morley at Lancaster Uni Lib re. using an @openlibhums.org Open Access Award grant 'to facilitate a research culture in which #OAbooks publishing is part of normal, everyday practice'
Really practical, achievable steps to shift publication culture:
www.openlibhums.org/news/861/
Really practical, achievable steps to shift publication culture:
www.openlibhums.org/news/861/
Making Open Access Book publishing ‘Normal’
The OLH Open Access Award 2024 Awardee Report, authored by Tom Morley, Research Culture and Open Monographs Lead at Lancaster University Library. Last year Lancaster University Library was awarded the...
www.openlibhums.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Great post from Tom Morley at Lancaster Uni Lib re. using an @openlibhums.org Open Access Award grant 'to facilitate a research culture in which #OAbooks publishing is part of normal, everyday practice'
Really practical, achievable steps to shift publication culture:
www.openlibhums.org/news/861/
Really practical, achievable steps to shift publication culture:
www.openlibhums.org/news/861/
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We are excited to announce that Caroline Ball @heroicendeavour.bsky.social has joined as our new Community Engagement Lead. Hooray! 🥳 Caroline is a committed advocate for libraries, #OpenAccess & knowledge equity, a Trustee at @wikimediauk.bsky.social, & played a key role in the #EbookSOS campaign.
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We are excited to announce that Caroline Ball @heroicendeavour.bsky.social has joined as our new Community Engagement Lead. Hooray! 🥳 Caroline is a committed advocate for libraries, #OpenAccess & knowledge equity, a Trustee at @wikimediauk.bsky.social, & played a key role in the #EbookSOS campaign.
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TOMORROW! 📆
Join @theblochian.bsky.social for Open Access Australasia’s #OAWeek 2025 celebrations!
👉 buff.ly/B40j30m
And then @rupertgatti.bsky.social will be part of @britishlibrary.bsky.social #OpenEngaged conference!
👉 buff.ly/DAiC0dn
4/4
Join @theblochian.bsky.social for Open Access Australasia’s #OAWeek 2025 celebrations!
👉 buff.ly/B40j30m
And then @rupertgatti.bsky.social will be part of @britishlibrary.bsky.social #OpenEngaged conference!
👉 buff.ly/DAiC0dn
4/4
Open Access Week | Open Access Australasia
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October 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
TOMORROW! 📆
Join @theblochian.bsky.social for Open Access Australasia’s #OAWeek 2025 celebrations!
👉 buff.ly/B40j30m
And then @rupertgatti.bsky.social will be part of @britishlibrary.bsky.social #OpenEngaged conference!
👉 buff.ly/DAiC0dn
4/4
Join @theblochian.bsky.social for Open Access Australasia’s #OAWeek 2025 celebrations!
👉 buff.ly/B40j30m
And then @rupertgatti.bsky.social will be part of @britishlibrary.bsky.social #OpenEngaged conference!
👉 buff.ly/DAiC0dn
4/4
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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...
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...
October 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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...
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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Join @rosiehigman.bsky.social on Day 2 for the panel discussion: Technology, Power, and Equitable Design
@rupertgatti.bsky.social will be speaking on 'enabling equity in scholarly publishing with open infrastructures and open metadata'
Register now 👉 openscholarship.gitbook.io/open-and-eng...
@rupertgatti.bsky.social will be speaking on 'enabling equity in scholarly publishing with open infrastructures and open metadata'
Register now 👉 openscholarship.gitbook.io/open-and-eng...
October 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Join @rosiehigman.bsky.social on Day 2 for the panel discussion: Technology, Power, and Equitable Design
@rupertgatti.bsky.social will be speaking on 'enabling equity in scholarly publishing with open infrastructures and open metadata'
Register now 👉 openscholarship.gitbook.io/open-and-eng...
@rupertgatti.bsky.social will be speaking on 'enabling equity in scholarly publishing with open infrastructures and open metadata'
Register now 👉 openscholarship.gitbook.io/open-and-eng...
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1/ We are extremely happy to announce that Edizioni Ca’ Foscari (ECF), or Venice University Press, has joined the Open Book Collective, taking the total number of publisher members to 15. ECF is a fully #OpenAccess publisher openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/edizioni...
Edizioni Ca' Foscari Joins the Open Book Collective
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October 17, 2025 at 10:25 AM
1/ We are extremely happy to announce that Edizioni Ca’ Foscari (ECF), or Venice University Press, has joined the Open Book Collective, taking the total number of publisher members to 15. ECF is a fully #OpenAccess publisher openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/edizioni...
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It's time for @buchmesse.de 📚
You'll find @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @oapenbooks.bsky.social in Hall 4.0 #fbm2025
📅 15-19 October
📌 Frankfurter Buchmesse
🔗 buff.ly/KKVI5ro
It's your chance to talk about #OAbook publishing, open infrastructures, bibliodiversity and more!
You'll find @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @oapenbooks.bsky.social in Hall 4.0 #fbm2025
📅 15-19 October
📌 Frankfurter Buchmesse
🔗 buff.ly/KKVI5ro
It's your chance to talk about #OAbook publishing, open infrastructures, bibliodiversity and more!
October 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
It's time for @buchmesse.de 📚
You'll find @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @oapenbooks.bsky.social in Hall 4.0 #fbm2025
📅 15-19 October
📌 Frankfurter Buchmesse
🔗 buff.ly/KKVI5ro
It's your chance to talk about #OAbook publishing, open infrastructures, bibliodiversity and more!
You'll find @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @oapenbooks.bsky.social in Hall 4.0 #fbm2025
📅 15-19 October
📌 Frankfurter Buchmesse
🔗 buff.ly/KKVI5ro
It's your chance to talk about #OAbook publishing, open infrastructures, bibliodiversity and more!
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We're looking forward to our panel tomorrow 'The Evolution of Open Access Books' at @buchmesse.de #Buchmesse
Join us if you're there!
Join us if you're there!
October 15, 2025 at 7:12 AM
We're looking forward to our panel tomorrow 'The Evolution of Open Access Books' at @buchmesse.de #Buchmesse
Join us if you're there!
Join us if you're there!
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TWO WEEKS LEFT! posting closes Oct 31 🎃! Spread the word so that we get an amazing person in this important role for @pkp.sfu.ca #scholcomm #openaccess #openscience pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/17/h...
October 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
TWO WEEKS LEFT! posting closes Oct 31 🎃! Spread the word so that we get an amazing person in this important role for @pkp.sfu.ca #scholcomm #openaccess #openscience pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/17/h...
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For anyone heading to the Frankfurt book fair this year, you can find out details about @oipassoc.bsky.social at the @thoth-metadata.bsky.social stand (Hall 4.0 / E67)!
OIPA was founded to connect and encourage #OpenAccess publishing.
#InstitutionalPublishing #UniversityPress #FBF25 #Academic
OIPA was founded to connect and encourage #OpenAccess publishing.
#InstitutionalPublishing #UniversityPress #FBF25 #Academic
October 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
For anyone heading to the Frankfurt book fair this year, you can find out details about @oipassoc.bsky.social at the @thoth-metadata.bsky.social stand (Hall 4.0 / E67)!
OIPA was founded to connect and encourage #OpenAccess publishing.
#InstitutionalPublishing #UniversityPress #FBF25 #Academic
OIPA was founded to connect and encourage #OpenAccess publishing.
#InstitutionalPublishing #UniversityPress #FBF25 #Academic
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Next up for @thoth-metadata.bsky.social is #fbm2025
📅 15-19 October
📌 Frankfurter Buchmesse
🔗 buff.ly/wLLMLbN
Go and find them to talk all about open access book publishing, open infrastructures, bibliodiversity and more!
📅 15-19 October
📌 Frankfurter Buchmesse
🔗 buff.ly/wLLMLbN
Go and find them to talk all about open access book publishing, open infrastructures, bibliodiversity and more!
October 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Next up for @thoth-metadata.bsky.social is #fbm2025
📅 15-19 October
📌 Frankfurter Buchmesse
🔗 buff.ly/wLLMLbN
Go and find them to talk all about open access book publishing, open infrastructures, bibliodiversity and more!
📅 15-19 October
📌 Frankfurter Buchmesse
🔗 buff.ly/wLLMLbN
Go and find them to talk all about open access book publishing, open infrastructures, bibliodiversity and more!
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Join our celebratory panel at @buchmesse.de on Thursday 16 October from 12:00 to 12:30 CEST at the Innovation Stage (Hall 4.0, H106).
@tandfresearch.bsky.social @barbarabudrich.bsky.social @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @openbookpublish.bsky.social @ebsco.bsky.social
@tandfresearch.bsky.social @barbarabudrich.bsky.social @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @openbookpublish.bsky.social @ebsco.bsky.social
The Evolution of Open Access Books
<p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 text-editor-left">This year marks the 15th anniversary of the OAPEN Library, a platform hosted by OAPEN. OAPEN supports the transition to open access ...
connect.buchmesse.de
October 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Join our celebratory panel at @buchmesse.de on Thursday 16 October from 12:00 to 12:30 CEST at the Innovation Stage (Hall 4.0, H106).
@tandfresearch.bsky.social @barbarabudrich.bsky.social @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @openbookpublish.bsky.social @ebsco.bsky.social
@tandfresearch.bsky.social @barbarabudrich.bsky.social @thoth-metadata.bsky.social @openbookpublish.bsky.social @ebsco.bsky.social
Excited to be going to my first Frankfurt Book Fair next week #fbm25
Will be hanging out at @thoth-metadata.bsky.social stand (Hall 4.0 / E67) & discussing digital sovereignty (wed, 1pm, International stage) and the evolution of #OABooks (thurs, 12noon, Innovation Stage)
Do make contact to meet up!
Will be hanging out at @thoth-metadata.bsky.social stand (Hall 4.0 / E67) & discussing digital sovereignty (wed, 1pm, International stage) and the evolution of #OABooks (thurs, 12noon, Innovation Stage)
Do make contact to meet up!
October 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Excited to be going to my first Frankfurt Book Fair next week #fbm25
Will be hanging out at @thoth-metadata.bsky.social stand (Hall 4.0 / E67) & discussing digital sovereignty (wed, 1pm, International stage) and the evolution of #OABooks (thurs, 12noon, Innovation Stage)
Do make contact to meet up!
Will be hanging out at @thoth-metadata.bsky.social stand (Hall 4.0 / E67) & discussing digital sovereignty (wed, 1pm, International stage) and the evolution of #OABooks (thurs, 12noon, Innovation Stage)
Do make contact to meet up!