You're invited: Copim’s Open Book Futures project—an update and showcase of our work 

Please register to join us on 25 September 2024, 15:00-17:00 (BST), for our webinar: Copim’s Open Book Futures project: an update and showcase of our work. 

This webinar will offer an opportunity to hear what Copim have been working on and to ask questions of the project team. Attendees are very welcome to attend the whole event, or to join us only for the sections most relevant to their interests.

Event programme

Introduction

• 15:00-15:10      Welcome and introductions

• 15:10-15:15      Introduction to Open Book Futures (Claire McGann, Lancaster University)

Business models, libraries and dissemination

• 15:15-15:25      Open Book Collective (Joe Deville, Lancaster University)

• 15:25-15:35      Opening the Future (Tom Grady, Birkbeck, University of London)

• 15:35-15:45      Thoth Open Metadata (Toby Steiner, Thoth Open Metadata)

• 15:45-16:05      Questions

Accessibility, archiving, and experimental publishing

• 16:05-16:15      Introducing the work of the Accessibility Work Package (TBC)

• 16:15-16:25       Archiving and Digital Preservation (Gareth Cole, Loughborough University)

• 16:25-16:35       Experimental Publishing Working Group (Janneke Adema, Coventry University)

• 16:35 – 16:55    Questions

Conclusion

• 16:55-17:00      Thank you & where to learn more

*NB. speakers may vary on the day due to availability.

More about Open Book Futures

A Copim Community project, Open Book Futures (OBF) enacts a step change in the ambition, scope and impact of community-led Open Access book publishing. The research project strengthens and extends many of the initiatives developed under the COPIM project (May 2023­–April 2026), including the work of Open Book Collective, Opening the Future and Thoth. By creating and expanding the functionality of open infrastructures, by developing advice and solutions for metadata, archiving and accessibility, and by supporting modes of experimental publishing, the OBF project is working to deliver a more sustainable, equitable and bibliodiverse future for OA book publishing. The project is co-funded by Arcadia and the Research England Development (RED) Fund. 

More about joining the webinar

The event will take place on Zoom. Please register your interest in attending, and we will send you the joining link. Please note that the event's presentations will be recorded and shared online after the event. The recording will not include the 'Questions' sections, and will only capture names and videos of speakers. NB. after joining the Zoom meeting: Meeting hosts, participants, and invitees may be able to see your email, display name, profile picture, and presence status. You can learn more about using Zoom and it’s privacy policy on Zoom’s website.  

Register to join us using this form. We look forward to seeing you!

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