View recordings and slides from our 'update and showcase' webinar on 25 September 2024, 15:00-17:00 (BST)
On the 25 September 2024, the Copim community hosted a webinar entitled: Copim’s Open Book Futures project: an update and showcase of our work.
This webinar offered us an opportunity to share what we’ve been working on during the first half of the Open Book Futures project. We were delighted to welcome some familiar faces and long-standing partners of the project, as well as some new acquaintances interested in finding out more about our work. Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in the webinar.
Want to catch up on the presentations? Please use the links below to access the slides and view recordings. If you have any feedback or questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
In this presentation Claire McGann introduces the Open Book Futures project - offering an overview of the project's core values, objectives and work packages.
Link to recording with Closed Captions available on Internet Archive.
In this presentation Joe Deville offers an update on the Open Book Collective (OBC). The slides begin with a short overview of the OBC's aims and ethos, before reporting on some recent activity (including outreach, engagement & charitable work). The presentation concludes by looking to the future and some 'next steps' for the OBC.
Link to recording with Closed Captions available on Internet Archive.
In this presentation Tom Grady & Kira Hopkins offer an update on Opening the Future (OtF). The slides begin with an introduction to the OtF revenue model and its successes. The presentation then discusses future plans and next steps, whilst acknowledging some of the challenges being faced by the OtF team.
Link to recording with Closed Captions available on Internet Archive.
In this presentation Toby Steiner offers an update on Thoth Open Metadata. The slides begin by introducing Thoth and the array of services it offers publishers and libraries. The presentation outlines Thoth's progress during the first 18 months of of the Open Book Futures project, and concludes by considering some next steps.
Link to recording with Closed Captions available on Internet Archive.
In this presentation Joanne Fitzpatrick offers an update on Copim's new Accessibility Work Package (part of the Open Book Futures project). The slides begin by outlining the focus of this new work stream, before considering some of the research questions that will be guiding the team's activities. The presentation concludes with an overview of some of the Work Package's targeted deliverables.
Link to recording with Closed Captions available on Internet Archive.
In this presentation Gareth Cole offers an update on Copim's Archiving and Preservation Work Package and its current role in the Open Book Futures research project. The slides outline progress on the Thoth Open Archiving Network (TOAN), the National Libraries Network, and the Work Package's research on link rot and the archiving of PhD theses.
Link to recording with Closed Captions available on Internet Archive.
In this presentation Janneke Adema and Simon Bowie offer an update on the work of Copim’s Experimental Publishing Group. The slides include an overview of Copim's Experimental Publishing Compendium. The presentation concludes by discussing three new Experimental Book Pilot Projects, all launched as part of the Open Book Futures project.
Link to recording with Closed Captions available on Internet Archive.
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