Rupert Gatti

WCAG 3 is coming! abilitynet.org.uk/resources/di...

YES! The wonderful @emmabooth.bsky.social livestream service is available for the conference. Follow that to follow what's happening here! #MetaFutures

Very happy to be representing @thoth-metadata.bsky.social at the CILIP MDG conference today - and will be joined by Hannah Hillen tomorrow. Do say Hi if you're here 😃 #MetaFutures

On my way there now! Looking forward to finding out more about AI and collaborative metadata generation and discussing open metadata and open archiving policies with anybody interested! #MetaFutures

REMINDER: The US changes its clocks this weekend!! If you're scheduled to meet with a US-ian next week, check with them to confirm meeting times! www.timeanddate.com will help you coordinate!

Copim Conference 2026 : Copim Community : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive On Feb 26 and 27, 2026, the two-day conference brought together the people and projects shaping the future of equitable, community-driven open access book...

For those that missed it - videos of all sessions at the @copim.bsky.social conference last week are now available on the Internet Archive.
Lots of enthusiasm and stimulating discussion around community-led publishing of #openaccessbooks ....
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The use of impact factors in the evaluation of researchers has contributed to the distortion of scientific publishing practices and research practices, noted France's CNRS as it walked away from Web of Science, using $$$ saved to promote #OpenScience & #OpenData. www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cn...

Said much more articulately than I was able to manage! ...

Don't pose that question reluctantly! Pose it with vigour and force! Neither desire or willingness are static features. What the #copimconference showed me is that dial has moved on both - how do we keep it turning? what action(s) can we each take to turn it a little bit more? Scaling small actions!

Join Thoth, @rupertgatti.bsky.social (@openbookpublish.bsky.social) & @emmabooth.bsky.social (@uomlibrary.bsky.social) @cilipmdg.bsky.social #MetaFutures Conference. We'll present "Fixing the Leaky Pipeline: Metadata Challenges & Open Community Solutions for Open Access Books"👩🏻‍🔧💧🔩📚 lnkd.in/eDDi2WGQ

A crowd of delegates, arranged in a rough semi circle, looking up at the camera, some cheering

Two delegates talking to each other during a coffee break, both smiling, other delegates in the background

Caroline Ball speaking, holding a lapel mic, with Fatimah Abduldayan, Martina Benz, and Sarah Thompson sitting alongside, with Martina looking up and back at a screen off camera

View from the back of a tiered lecture theatre, showing around 100 delegates seated in rows looking at a screen at the front, showing a remote delegate speaking, with four other speakers sitting below and to the left

1/ We did it.. the first ever Copim community conference ... done! Approx 250 people joining on and offline, over two days, with delegates representing every continent and 49 countries. Inevitably our discussions centred on the futures of #OAbooks...

So - the question is - what can we do, collectively, that would make it easier for you?

09. Open Book Accessib... | Compass

Have a look for support resources in Book 9 of #CopimCompass

Thanks to @jofitz.bsky.social @jordyfindanis.bsky.social @rupertgatti.bsky.social for creating and updating!

👉 compass.copim.pub/books/09-ope...

Did you know we have a Bluesky starter pack where you can follow all of OJC's publisher members in just one click?

Take a look and give a click!

go.bsky.app/QvGSACZ

The EU Energy Transition: Doing More with More In a context marked by economic and geopolitical tensions, the European Union is called upon to make energy a pillar of its strategic autonomy. Accelerating on the adoption of renewables is essential.

NEW BLOG POST | 'The EU Energy Transition: Doing More with More' by Floriana Cerniglia & @fsaraceno.bsky.social

'In a context marked by economic and geopolitical tensions, the European Union is called upon to make energy a pillar of its strategic autonomy'

Find out more👉️ buff.ly/6kHbMRB

#OAbooks

Join us for the Copim Conference 2026! Exploring the future of community-led open access books - Copim Join us in 2026 for the Copim Conference! This will be a hybrid event (26-27 February) focusing on the future of community-led open access books.

We're looking forward to attending the #CopimConference on Thurs & Fri -- say hello if you'll be there too! 👋

@rupertgatti.bsky.social & @alittleroad.bsky.social are part of the programme; Alessandra Tosi & other members of the team will be there in person. If you see us, say hi!

A question: Does anybody have any experience (or info they could point me to) extracting author affiliation information from the pdfs of books and/or articles, using AI or other automated processes?

This will aggregate open data & enable libraries to track usage among their academics. It’ll be designed to integrate with library software so librarians can easily ingest our journals metadata & content. Plenty more updates on this over the coming weeks. 2/2

Exciting day at @ojcollective.bsky.social in London! Our new Library Engagement Lead Tom Shaw met with @rupertgatti.bsky.social & I to plan the next 3-6 months of web dev. We’ll improve the OJC website & journals catalogue first. Then run a community consultation about the OJC Library Hub. 1/2

Such a good day - and such great people to be able to work with. #DiamondOA - making it happen for books and journals! 😀

Academic libraries cannot afford to carry on with transformative agreements - LSE Impact Caroline Edwards argues transformative agreements are unaffordable and introduces the Open Journals Collective as a model for scaling open access.

Now the #OpenJournalsCollective catalogue is live time to revisit @theblochian.bsky.social's @lseimpactblog.bsky.social article abt why it matters, why #TheFutureIsDiamond & how you can join our movement

Read the blog & follow links to the #OJC website for more info

blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

📢 PSA: in person ticket sales for #CopimConference close in less than a week!

This is your chance to join the people and projects shaping the future of equitable, community-driven #OA book publishing 📚

👉 Full programme, additional information & registration link buff.ly/EjHKpeJ

#OpenAccess

From @ojcollective.bsky.social
The OJC model is specifically designed to protect bibliodiversity by supporting journals that are free to read and free to publish #DiamondOA

Open Journals Collective launches to give libraries 'exit ramp' from big deals - Research Information Libraries invited to back a "sustainable, community-led alternative to commercial scholarly publishing models"

Congrats to @ojcollective.bsky.social on their launch

www.researchinformation.info/news/open-jo...

So - here it is - the Open Journals Collective is officially open!
Thanks to all the wonderful people who have worked so hard to make it happen - esp @theblochian.bsky.social and @joannaball.bsky.social.
Please encourage your library to support!

New Report Published: International Metadata Recommendations and Platform-Specific Requirements for Open Access Books and Chapters - Copim We are pleased to announce the publication of “International Metadata Recommendations and Platform-Specific Requirements for Open Access Books and Chapters”, …

We are super excited to announce the publication of our substantive report "International Metadata Recommendations and Platform-Specific Requirements for #OABooks and Chapters"

#openinfras #MetadataMatters #interoperability

copim.pub/new-report-p...

Full criteria and application post in the blog post below 👇

Three major research universities opt out of new Elsevier deal Complaints over ‘price increases’ and open access models spur UK institutions to walk away from offer from publishing giant, despite nationally negotiated agreement

And so it begins... 3 UK universities (Essex, Sussex & Kent) have just gone public about walking away from their Elsevier Read & Publish deals, despite Jisc's recently announced agreement. Expect to see more of these over the coming months. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-m... #OpenAccess

Due to popular demand, we've increased our online capacity! 📈

Thanks to the open scholarship team at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk for inviting @copim.bsky.social to discuss the archiving and preservation of #OAbooks - we took the perspectives of a publisher, an author, and a repository manager.
The recording is now available: go.glam.ox.ac.uk/OAMonographs