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/https://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mszuwn6cyu2rWith support from the #CollectiveDevelopmentFund, Chinhoyi University of Technology's new open access press (the first in Zimbabwe) just announced publication of its first titles, free to read and reuse! A fantastic example of what happens when libraries invest in global publishing infrastructure. https://openbooks.cut.ac.zw/index.php/uct/catalog14 Aug 2026 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszuwn6cyu2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3ms6x23u2v22tWe’re hiring! Come and work with us to make the open access book landscape successful, sustainable and scalable. The role is part-time and fully remote. https://obc.copim.pub/obc-is-hiring-head-of-operations/03 Aug 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6x23u2v22thttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mrs4g7cgm22n@lsepress.bsky.social is one of our publisher members and @lselibrary.bsky.social one of our library supporters, so we can personally attest to their firm and deep commitment to championing open access! [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs4g7cgm22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mrrw6wurjd2l‘No open access without open infrastructures.’ Our new document management portal gives OBC publisher and service provider members one place for all their library support, with notifications, multiple users per organisation, and openly licensed code. #OpenInfrastructure #OpenBookCollective https://obc.copim.pub/expanding-open-book-collectives-open-infrastructures-a-new-document-management-portal/29 Jul 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrw6wurjd2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mr67ynshds2pCongratulations to all at @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social on this nomination 🎉 We've long argued that community-led open infrastructures have the potential to exceed the standards of commercial, closed alternatives. It's great to see one of our members demonstrating this so impressively 😁 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr67ynshds2phttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mqtz7iqm372rNew on the blog: Professor Tilahun Shiferaw of Haramaya University writes up his #CDF project - a draft National Open Book Access Policy for Ethiopia, written with librarians and Ministry of Education colleagues, plus a pilot translating open access book content into Amharic and Afan Oromo. https://obc.copim.pub/update-on-cdf-award-empowering-ethiopian-research-universities-a-multifaceted-approach-to-overcome-oa-barriers-in-scholarly-publishing-2/17 Jul 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtz7iqm372rhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mqqxzq5lso2wWe're delighted to welcome @uclpress.bsky.social to the Open Book Collective! One of the UK's largest fully OA university presses, publishing 400+ books, 60+ titles a year, free to read worldwide. Libraries can now support their work through our University Presses package. #DiamondOA #OpenAccess https://obc.copim.pub/ucl-press-joins-the-open-book-collective/16 Jul 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqxzq5lso2whttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mqmbjtk3332mWe know social media algorithms aren't always the best at reaching the people they need to when they need to, so don't forget we also have a mailing list! If you want to stay up to date with events at the OBC, consider joining our mailing list at the link below: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A0=OPENBOOKCOLLECTIVE14 Jul 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmbjtk3332mhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mqbrsau5xc2xThe Netherlands' new open access strategy specifically name-checks 'scaling small' & puts community-driven publishing at its core - the very ethos the OBC was built on. Fantastic to see scholar-led values embedded into national policy! #OpenAccess #OAPolicy #ScalingSmall https://obc.copim.pub/when-scaling-small-becomes-national-policy/10 Jul 2026 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbrsau5xc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mq7cfhjook2aDie Website des Open Book Collective ist jetzt auch auf Deutsch verfügbar – die erste von hoffentlich vielen Übersetzungen! Ein kleiner Schritt, um deutschsprachige Verlage, Bibliotheken und Leser*innen in ihrer eigenen Sprache anzusprechen. #OpenAccess #DiamondOA https://obc.copim.pub/das-open-book-collective-jetzt-auf-deutsch/09 Jul 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7cfhjook2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mq7bswbik22aThe OBC website now speaks German - the first of hopefully many translations! A small step towards meeting German-speaking publishers, libraries and readers in their own language rather than ours. #OpenAccess #DiamondOA Read more: https://obc.copim.pub/the-open-book-collective-now-in-german/09 Jul 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7bswbik22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mq4ybnh2ws2oThe OBC, @ojcollective.bsky.social and @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social recently delivered a webinar for the German @openaccessnetwork.bsky.social on our collaborative approach for a sustainable Diamond OA future - read their newly published blog at the link below. https://open-access.network/en/oablog/collective-and-scholar-led-new-diamond-open-access-offerings08 Jul 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4ybnh2ws2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mq4y7lzons2oDie OBC, @ojcollective.bsky.social und @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social haben kürzlich ein Webinar für @openaccessnetwork.bsky.social zu unserem kollaborativen Ansatz für eine nachhaltige Diamond OA-Zukunft geliefert - lesen Sie ihren neu veröffentlichten Blog unter dem folgenden Link. https://open-access.network/blog/kollektiv-und-wissenschaftsgeleitet-neue-angebote-fuer-diamond-open-access08 Jul 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4y7lzons2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mpoen2dg522nAfter the recent meeting of our General Assembly of Custodians, we're pleased to announce the election to our Board of Stewards of: Teresa Lee, Managing Director of @pkp.sfu.ca Gareth Cole, Open Research Manager at @exeter.ac.uk Congratulations to both, and welcome to the Open Book Collective!02 Jul 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpoen2dg522nhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mpikq75ahb23We're proud to welcome UCT Press, one of the publishing arms of the University of Cape Town, as our newest Publisher Member. UCT is committed to championing scholarship from and on Africa, and OBC membership will support its transition to a fully Diamond OA model #DiamondOA #OpenAccess #GlobalSouth https://obc.copim.pub/uct-press-joins-the-open-book-collective/30 Jun 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpikq75ahb23https://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mpga25ylls2vIn today's 'Things You May Not Have Realised', the OBC and its publisher members are so committed to bibliodiversity, we even have a text in Klingon in our catalogue! May we present @punctumbooks.bsky.social's 'paq'batlh: The Klingon Epic'! https://catalogue.openbookcollective.org/books/97d205c8-32f0-4e64-a7df-bf56334be63829 Jun 2026 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpga25ylls2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/openbookcollective.bsky.social/post/3mp2nzfc2m22kWelcome! Fantastic to have you in the collective [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:fbhtohrss3emeblphyfekd6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2nzfc2m22k