Recording Now Available - Mainstreaming Diamond: Regional Perspectives, Shared Futures.

You can now watch the recording of the panel discussion hosted by the Open Library of Humanities (OLH) during Open Access Week 2025.

Watch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpnt0mrhZw4 

In this webinar, leaders from across the diamond open access community discuss how we can move beyond “alternative models” to make equitable, community-owned scholarly publishing the mainstream. The conversation explores how diamond OA can help democratise knowledge by making publishing more accessible, inclusive, fair, and sustainable for both authors and readers, and highlights what their respective organisations are doing to support and advance diamond OA.

Speakers 

• Dr Kira Hopkins – Scholarly Publishing Outreach Officer, Copim Open Book Futures (Birkbeck, University of London). 
• Joanna Ball – Managing Director, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). 
• Prof Caroline Edwards – Executive Director, Open Library of Humanities (OLH); Professor of Contemporary Literature & Culture, Birkbeck, University of London. 
• Prof Joe Deville – Managing Director, Open Book Collective; Professor in Science & Technology Studies, Lancaster University. 
• Dr Rupert Gatti – Co-founder & Director, Open Book Publishers. 

Chair

Dr Paula Clemente Vega – Community Outreach Manager, Open Library of Humanities

More info: https://www.openlibhums.org/news/862/

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