[BLOG] Deep Maps: Monographs 'n' Markdown

Looking back at the creation of Deep Maps: Blue Humanities

Read the first blog post in the series 👉 https://buff.ly/YOACOQI

Parts 2-5 coming later this week!

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Framing the Internet : A conversation with James Louis Smith - Copim

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You can read a two-part discussion of peer review surrounding the creation of Deep Maps: Blue Humanities here:

Peer Review Under Review: https://copim.pub/peer-review-under-review/
Peer Review as Party: It’s Done in the Doing: https://copim.pub/peer-review-as-party-its-done-in-the-doing/

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Peer Review Under Review - Copim

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What Experimental Books Make Possible: Reflections from the Experimental Publishing Group 2026 Retreat - Copim

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Introducing Deep Maps: Blue Humanities. Coming soon from University of Westminster Press

https://archive.org/details/deep-maps-trailer-1

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Deep Maps Trailer : Copim Community : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Walkthrough video of the # Deep Maps Blue Humanities experimental book. Intro:Deep MapsBlue HumanitiesBy James Louis SmithA deep mapping bathymetric descent...

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Practicing Experimental Books: Celebrating Copim’s Book Pilots

Wednesday 8 April, 14:30 – 16:30 BST  & Thursday 9 April, 14:00 – 17:30 BST

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⏰ Not long to go now until our #ExperimentalPublishing group’s online conference!

🗓️ 8-9 April 2026

Register now 👉 https://buff.ly/3RVC2Lc

Full programme 👉 Online Conference: Practicing Experimental Books: Celebrating Copim’s Book Pilots

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📚️ Take a deep dive into #ExperimentalPublishing with our three pilot projects and their guests!

Database as Book Archives https://buff.ly/Ye6gljf
ServPub Archives https://buff.ly/Ij5lK43
Deep Maps Archives https://buff.ly/Z3otIyP

Want to find out more? Join us for upcoming online conference (8-9 April 2026) to explore in greater depth!

Full details, including programme and registration link, are over on our website

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[CONFERENCE] Practicing Experimental Books: Celebrating Copim’s Book Pilots

The programme is organised around themed sessions:

1️⃣ Infrastructuring
2️⃣ Open Peer Reviewing
3️⃣ Binding

Kenotes: Simon Dumas Primbault (CNRS), Amanda Wyatt Visconti (Scholars’ Lab UVA Library), & Bob Stein (Founder of Tapestry)

Get your ticket now! FYI one ticket covers both days 🎫

More info on our website 👉 https://buff.ly/zX0kSlC

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