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Université de Strasbourg joins OLH LPS Model

Posted by Paula Clemente Vega on 2019-09-03

We are extremely pleased to announce that the University of Strasbourg has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. The University of Strasbourg is a French institution located in Strasbourg, Alsace with nearly 51,000 students and over 3,200 researchers. The University dates back to the 16th century, but the institution in its current form was founded in 2009, [...]

State and University Library Bremen joins OLH LPS Model

Posted by Paula Clemente Vega on 2019-07-24

We are extremely pleased to announce that the Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Bremen has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system on behalf of the University of Bremen (German Universität Bremen) and the Universities of Applied Sciences in Bremen and Bremerhaven in Germany. These institutions represent 30,000 scholars and students from 115 countries and offer [...]

University of Jyväskylä joins OLH LPS Model

Posted by Paula Clemente Vega on 2019-07-22

We are extremely pleased to announce that the University of Jyväskylä has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. The University of Jyväskylä is a research university in Jyväskylä, Finland. Founded in 1863, the university has its origins in the first Finnish-speaking teacher training college, the so-called Teacher Seminary. It was not until 1967, when the [...]

Baylor Libraries join OLH LPS model

Posted by Paula Clemente Vega on 2019-07-16

The Baylor Libraries have joined a growing number of academic institutions that seek to expand opportunities for academic publishing in the humanities through the Open Library of Humanities’ partnership subsidy system. The Open Library of Humanities is an academic-led, gold open-access publisher with no author-facing charges. With funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the platform enables [...]

Open Insights: An interview with Helen Saunders, OLH Editorial Officer

Posted by Paula Clemente Vega on 2019-07-05

An Open Insights interview with Helen Saunders, OLH Editorial OfficerHelen Saunders is Editorial Officer at Open Library of Humanities which she joined in September 2018 having previously worked at Bloomsbury Academic. She completed her PhD at King’s College London in 2017, writing on modernist literature and fashion, with a particular interest in James Joyce, and is currently preparing her first [...]

Open Insights: An Interview with Martin Paul Eve, Andy Byers and Mauro Sanchez

Posted by Paula Clemente Vega on 2019-06-07

An Open Insights interview with Martin Paul Eve, Andy Byers and Mauro SanchezJaneway is a free, open source publishing platform developed by the Centre for Technology and Publishing at Birkbeck to support the Open Library of Humanities' goals. Professor Martin Paul Eve, Co-Director of the OLH serves as the Project Lead for Janeway. Andy Byers and Mauro Sanchez, both Senior Publishing Technology [...]

Auraria Library joins OLH LPS model

Posted by Paula Clemente Vega on 2019-05-22

We are very pleased to announce that the Auraria Library has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. Auraria Library, located in downtown Denver, is a tri-institutional academic library serving the students, faculty, and staff of three leading urban institutions: University of Colorado Denver; Metropolitan State University of Denver; and Community College of [...]

Open Insights: Entrevista con Arianna Becerril

Posted by Paula Clemente Vega on 2019-05-15

AmeliCA, Conocimiento Abierto para Latinoámerica y el Sur Global Entrevista con Arianna BecerrilArianna Becerril-García es Profesora-Investigadora titular de la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. También es Directora Ejecutiva de Redalyc, la Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina y el Caribe, España y Portugal, y Presidenta de [...]

Open Insights: An Interview with Arianna Becerril

Posted by Paula Clemente Vega on 2019-05-15

AmeliCA, Open Knowledge for Latin America and the Global South An Open Insights interview with Arianna BecerrilArianna Becerril-García is a Professor in the School of Political and Social Sciences at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico. She is also the Executive Director of Redalyc project (Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina y El Caribe, España y Portugal) and the [...]

Saarland University joins OLH LPS model

Posted by Paula Clemente Vega on 2019-05-09

We are very pleased to announce that Saarland University has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. Saarland University is a public university located in Saarbrücken, Germany. The university was established in 1948 in the nearby town of Homburg with the support of the French government and under the control of the University of Nancy. Because of its history, [...]

Ethnologia Europaea, Journal of European Ethnology, joins the OLH

Posted by Paula Clemente Vega on 2019-04-11

We are delighted to announce that Ethnologia Europaea has just joined the Open Library of Humanities and is now free to publish and free to read for authors and readers. Ethnologia Europaea is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal with a focus on European cultures and societies. The journal was first published in 1967 and since then it has acquired a central position in the international and [...]

Insights into the Economy of Open Scholarship: A look into the Open Library of Humanities with Martin Paul Eve, Co-founder

Posted by Paula Clemente Vega on 2019-03-28

Martin Paul Eve, Co-director and Co-founder the Open Library of Humanities was interviewed as part of the Insights into the Economy of Open Scholarship collection of interviews. A series of interviews compiled by Gwen Franck for Knowledge Exchange featuring pioneer initiatives on new and alternative business models in the area of open scholarship. The interview posted below is part of the [...]

Memorial University of Newfoundland joins OLH LPS model

Posted by Paula Clemente Vega on 2019-03-08

We are extremely pleased to announce that Memorial University of Newfoundland has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. As Newfoundland and Labrador’s only university, Memorial has a special obligation to the people of this province. The University was established as a memorial to the Newfoundlanders who lost their lives on active service during the First [...]

University Duisburg-Essen joins OLH LPS model

Posted by Paula Clemente Vega on 2019-03-06

We are extremely pleased to announce that the Library of Duisburg-Essen University has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. Founded in 2003, the UDE is one of the youngest and largest universities in Germany. With more than 43,000 students enrolled in a broad range of courses - from the humanities, social sciences and education sciences to economics, [...]

11 SCELC institutions join the OLH LPS model

Posted by Paula Clemente Vega on 2019-03-05

We are pleased to announce that 11 SCELC institutions – Whittier College, Claremont School of Theology, Occidental College, Concordia University Texas, Mount Saint Mary’s, University of the Pacific, Claremont Colleges, Santa Clara University, Loyola Marymount University, University of San Francisco and Texas Christian University – have come together to join the Open Library of Humanities' Library [...]