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Library Cactus/Sarah Humphreys
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Tooting the prickly bits about Open (Scholarship/Access/Science) & Libraries. Bodleian Open Sch Librarian. #MetalLibrarian & all round geek. Opinions own […]

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We're recruiting. Join our team as the
Research Metrics and Open Infrastructure Lead. More information here […]
Original post on mastodonapp.uk
mastodonapp.uk
December 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The next open event is live!

Join us in January for: Archiving and preservation for open access monographs (13/01/26, 14:00-15:00)

https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0c001176-bd40-41d4-83e3-1732afbb204d/
December 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
It is with great pride that I can now post this:

Our Shortform hosting service (SHOx) is now live! Go and check it out: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/shox

Spread the news - The Bodleian is doing diamond OA!
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
It's that time of year again!

Call for contributions: OxFOS 2026 Conference
Save the date! Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship (OxFOS 2026), 2–6 March, is a free University-wide conference exploring how to make research more open, transparent, and accessible […]

[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
September 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The second Bodleian Open Scholarship Event is here:

Data rescue and sustainability
Date: 25/09/2025
Time: 16:00-17:00
Book here (and more info) : go.glam.ox.ac.uk/data25
August 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Reposted by Library Cactus/Sarah Humphreys
#COAR (@coar_repositories) is exactly right about what's wrong with the #acs and #ieee demands that their authors pay them a fee for the right to deposit their accepted author manuscripts (#aams) in #openaccess #repositories […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
June 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
So they're sunsetting the OA button https://blog.oa.works/sunsetting-the-open-access-button-instantill/ but does that mean the Direct2AAM service is also going because I REGULARY advise folks use the resources there...
Sunsetting the Open Access Button & InstantILL
How we’re refocusing our work to serve the Open Access movement.
blog.oa.works
June 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
My colleague and I are running an online event about the OBC and author publishing OA books. Please do share via any channels as we'd love to get a really good discussion going!

Choosing open access for books: An author journey 25/06/25 13:00 […]
Original post on mastodonapp.uk
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May 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I just added the final link to the OxFOS recordings list (in our event recording archive) so if anyone's interested in listening to any sessions they couldn't attend (or having a nose around the in-person events if you couldn't make those!) I highly recommend […]

[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
April 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Back from #uksg2025 and I'd like to make a personal thankyou to @rmounce for throwing more weight to my 'Diamond makes things MORE sustainable' not-quite-a-question question in the Diamond sustainability panel. (Though I missed you in the crowds!)
April 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Alright #uksg25 I've downloaded the Whovia app so anyone who's on Mastodon can find me if you'd like to have a chat about open stuff (or a moan I'm happy to have either!)

As I'm aware people see a cactus my 'real' photo is in that app so you actually know what I look like.
March 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Any ideas what sort of open practices are used in Music research? I'm totally out to sea!
February 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
#oxfos25 is now open and bookable on our website: https://openaccess.ox.ac.uk/oxfos25

Check out the timetable of events both in-person and online. Look forward to seeing people!
January 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Alright science focussed open folks - If you were presenting to a very forward facing group in the sciences what would you highlight for forthcoming innovations/challenges in the sciences (specifically Neuroimaging but general issues welcomed). Not just OA!
January 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Because I know my followers sometimes care about this: REF OA policy town hall on the 28th January: https://2029.ref.ac.uk/about/how-to-get-involved/
How to get involved – REF 2029
2029.ref.ac.uk
December 19, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Reposted by Library Cactus/Sarah Humphreys
The US National Institutes of Health (#nih) just released the final version of its new #openaccess policy to comply with the #OSTP #NelsonMemo.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-29929/the-national-institutes-of-health-public-access-policy
December 18, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Won my bet with @ruthmac we got it just before Christmas: https://2029.ref.ac.uk/guidance/ref-2029-open-access-policy/
REF 2029 Open Access Policy – REF 2029
2029.ref.ac.uk
December 16, 2024 at 5:13 PM
December 3, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Anyone know of a open-source open educational resource creator? I only know paid for options. Even freemium will do!
December 2, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Trying to come up with days for training in late Jan/Feb but my mind is fudge today. Aside from Friday (a day I do not work) when's best for academics do you think?
November 27, 2024 at 11:38 AM