In the first of a series from our #CopimConference bursary attendees, Megan Kilvington, Copyright & Scholarly Communications Librarian at York St John University, shares:
π§ her reflections on the event,
π what she will take forward from the conference,
π€ advice for others thinking of getting involved with Copim
Read & share: https://copim.pub/reflections-of-the-copim-conference/
'Exploring the Future of Community-led Open Access Books: A Copim Conference'
In this post, @alittleroad summarises the recent #CopimConference and shares recordings and slides from all panels. Catch up here!
π https://copim.pub/exploring-the-future-of-community-led-open-access-books-a-copim-conference/
NEW BOOK | Spaces for Action: A Repository of Tools and Methods for a Socially Situated Architectural Education, edited by Guido Cimadomo and Ingrid C. Vargas DΓaz
ποΈ Read freely or buy a copy: https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0503
NEW BOOK | 'Ottoman-Era Documents from the Cairo Genizah' by Jane Hathaway
The latest book in the Cambridge Semitic Languages and Cultures series, this groundbreaking volume marks a rare and transformative contribution to studies of the Cairo Genizah, a vast trove of documents generated by Egyptβs Jewish community between the 10th and 19th centuries.
Read freely online or buy a copy: https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0502
NEW POST | 'Choose Your Own Adventure' by Anna Beresin
Reflecting on the research process behind her latest book, 'Make/Unmake: Play at the Centre of Culture Change'
NEW POST | 'On Colonial Knowledge, Africa, and Imperial Russia' by Anita Frison
'the discourses, rhetoric and practices of Russian subjects in relation to Africa were deeply embedded in Western colonial culture'
NEW BOOK | Make/Unmake: Play at the Centre of Culture Change by Anna Beresin
Read online freely or buy a copy: https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0511
I really like the use of @internetarchive to host recordings of conference sessions.
The @copim team have done a really nice job here with the COPIM Conference 2026 recordings: https://archive.org/details/copim-conference-2026
Rich metadata, abstracts, links to slides. π―
You can also watch on x2 & x3 speed which is _very_ handy since we're all pressed for time π
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...
NEW BOOK | Historicizing IQ Testing: Intelligence Assessments and their Role in Norwegian Society from the 1900s to the Present, edited by HΓ₯kon Aamot Caspersen & Jon RΓΈyne Kyllingstad
Access freely online or buy a copy: https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0471
π’ PSA: there are only a few days left to apply to the Collection Development Fund!
π 7 March 2026
All details of the 2026 Call are over on the @openbookcollective.bsky.social website (available in French, Portuguese & Spanish as well)
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