1 May 2021
The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies joins OLH LPS
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership System. Founded in 1927, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies is an institution of research and higher education …
19 April 2021
Stanford Libraries becomes the 300th institution to join OLH Library Partnership Subsidy Model
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that Stanford Libraries has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership System becoming our 300th supporting institution. Stanford Libraries is a network of over 15 libraries with over 400 employees committed to fueling teaching, learning and research…
29 March 2021
Birkbeck awarded £200,000 grant to support the work of the Open Library of Humanities
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that Birkbeck, University of London has been awarded a grant of £200,000 from Arcadia, a charitable fund of Dr Lisbet Rausing and Professor Peter Baldwin, to support the innovative research and work of the Open Library of Humanities.The Open Library of Humanities (OLH), b…
26 March 2021
Rose Harris-Birtill Appointed as Acting Director of Open Library of Humanities
Posted by Martin Paul Eve
We are pleased to announce that Dr Rose Harris-Birtill, currently Managing Editor, has been appointed as Acting Director of the Open Library of Humanities, beginning 1st June 2021. She steps in to replace Professor Martin Paul Eve, who will be taking research leave in Autumn 2021 and Spring 2022.Dr…
20 March 2021
OLH Report on activities 2020
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
Report on activitiesIn 2020 the Open Library of Humanities celebrated its 5th anniversary since its launching in September 2015 with only 7 journals and 99 supporting institutions. The platform was initially funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and now, five years after its launch, enti…
20 March 2021
Join the OLH Team - we are recruiting an Editorial Officer!
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
The OLH is looking for an outstanding Editorial Officer with excellent organisation and communication skills for a remote role. This remote working role offers a rare and exciting opportunity to become part of an outstanding team for an award-winning open-access academic publisher, The Open Library…
9 March 2021
University of Virginia joins OLH LPS Model
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are delighted to announce that the University of Virginia Library has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. Founded as the heart of the University of Virginia in 1819, the Library’s original purpose remains unchanged: to provide access to accumulated knowledg…
4 March 2021
The University of Iowa joins OLH Library Partnership Subsidy Model
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are very pleased to announce that the University of Iowa has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system. The University of Iowa is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and the second-largest university in the state. A m…
11 February 2021
The Open Library of Humanities joins the Portico Digital preservation archive
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are very pleased to announce that the Open Library of Humanities has joined the Portico Digital preservation archive, alongside the CLOCKSS Archive, adding to our guarantee of long-term availability of the material published in our journals. Portico is a community-supported preservation arc…
9 February 2021
Call for Expressions of Interest. The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
Call for Expressions of Interest. The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics ScholarshipEditorial PositionsThe editors of The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship seek expressions of interest to join our editorial team in the following volunteer positions:· Editorial and Peer Review Workflow C…
5 February 2021
Freie Universität Berlin joins Open Library of Humanties’ Library Partnership Subsidy
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are very pleased to announce that Freie Universität Berlin has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system. Freie Universität Berlin is a leading research university located in Berlin, Germany. The university is one of the 13 German universities being funded through…
4 February 2021
Recording of the second Comics Grid webinar on Noir and Comics
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
The Comics Grid Webinar Series - Live Chats on Comics Scholarship Music and Noir in Comics: Reading Thompson and Campbell's Jem and the Holograms and Díaz Canales and Guarnido’s Blacksad with Susan Bond and Hailey J. Austin.You can now watch the recording of our second Comics Grid webinar…
