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University of Rostock joins OLH LPS model

Posted by Martin Paul Eve on 2017-11-03

We are extremely pleased to announce that the University of Rostock has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. Founded in 1419, the University of Rostock is the oldest in the Baltic Sea Region. Joint research projects with other universities, in Germany and abroad, enable networking and an expansion of the University of Rostock’s expert and expertise [...]

University of Edinburgh Further Supports Open Library of Humanities

Posted by Martin Paul Eve on 2017-10-23

The university of Edinburgh has opted to support the Open Library of Humanities at a higher rate than required by a basic membership. This additional support will enable the OLH to continue its growth mission to convert subscription journals to a solid, ongoing, open-access model, with no author-facing charges.Theo Andrew, Scholarly Communications Manager at the University of Edinburgh, said: [...]

University of Geneva joins OLH LPS model

Posted by Martin Paul Eve on 2017-08-30

We are extremely pleased to announce that the University of Geneva has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. Founded in 1559 by Jean Calvin, the University of Geneva (UNIGE) is dedicated to thinking, teaching, dialogue and research. With 16’500 students of more than 150 different nationalities, it is Switzerland’s second largest university. Just like the city [...]

The University of Antwerp joins OLH LPS model

Posted by Martin Paul Eve on 2017-08-25

We are extremely pleased to announce that the University of Antwerp has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. The University of Antwerp, as a true research university, strives to excel in as many research areas as possible. This is why the University Board decided in 2010 to define nine frontline research domains and three emerging frontline research [...]

York St John University joins OLH LPS model

Posted by Martin Paul Eve on 2017-08-21

We are extremely pleased to announce that York St John University has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. Located in the centre of the historic city of York, York St John University is an outstanding university, known for its academic excellence and responsive nature. The university’s research strategy promotes interdisciplinary research and aims to develop [...]

Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum joins OLH LPS model

Posted by Martin Paul Eve on 2017-07-28

We are extremely pleased to announce that Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (RUB) has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. With over 115 million euros of external research funding per year and numerous prize-winning academics, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum is an acclaimed research university in the heart of Germany. Since 2014 RUB supports open access through an OA fund [...]

Max Planck Digital Library Supports OLH

Posted by Martin Paul Eve on 2017-07-10

We are extremely pleased to announce that the Max Planck Digital Library is supporting the Open Library of Humanities. The Max Planck Digital Library is an important player in the world of open access and has been at the heart of recent, crucial initiatives to effect a large-scale transition to OA.The Open Library of Humanities is an academic-led, gold open-access publisher with no [...]

University Library of the University of Muenster joins OLH LPS model

Posted by Martin Paul Eve on 2017-07-03

We are extremely pleased to announce that the University and Regional Library of Muenster has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. The University of Münster, one of the largest universities in Germany, promotes internationally renowned cutting-edge research in numerous scientific and academic fields, e.g. humanities and social sciences, the [...]

Brown University joins OLH LPS model

Posted by Martin Paul Eve on 2017-06-26

We are extremely pleased to announce that Brown University Library has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. Located in historic Providence, Rhode Island and founded in 1764, Brown University is the seventh-oldest college in the United States. Brown is an independent, coeducational Ivy League institution comprising undergraduate and graduate programs, plus the [...]

University of the Sunshine Coast joins OLH LPS model

Posted by Martin Paul Eve on 2017-06-19

We are extremely pleased to announce that the University of the Sunshine Coast has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system. In 2015 the Australian Research Council ranked USC well above or above world standard in nine key research areas and equal to world standard in five others. The Open Library of Humanities is an academic-led, gold open-access publisher [...]

University of St Gallen joins OLH LPS model

Posted by Martin Paul Eve on 2017-06-12

We are extremely pleased to announce that the University of St Gallen has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system. The University of St Gallen has been part of St.Gallen for more than one hundred years, originally as a “business academy” and today as a university. It gives its students the opportunity to profit from an ideal mix of research and practical [...]

Oklahoma State University joins OLH LPS model

Posted by Martin Paul Eve on 2017-05-30

We are extremely pleased to announce that Oklahoma State University has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system. Research is one of three essential components of Oklahoma State University’s land-grant mission and brings richness and depth to its teaching and outreach missions. OSU’s faculty and staff are engaged in research across the full spectrum of human [...]

Anglia Ruskin University joins OLH LPS model

Posted by Martin Paul Eve on 2017-05-22

We are extremely pleased to announce that Anglia Ruskin University has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system. Anglia Ruskin University is one of the largest universities in the East of England, with 35,000 students from 177 countries. We have three, geographically spread libraries: two larger, multidisciplinary libraries at Cambridge and Chelmsford and one [...]

Scholarly Association Journal to Launch on OLH

Posted by Martin Paul Eve on 2017-05-15

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new journal for Film, Television & Screen Studies in 2017. Open Screens: Journal of the British Association of Film, Television & Screen Studies has successfully applied to join the OLH platform and will launch in Summer 2017. Open Screens is a new society journal for the British Association of Film, Television & Screen Studies [...]

Manchester Metropolitan University joins OLH LPS model

Posted by Martin Paul Eve on 2017-05-15

We are extremely pleased to announce that Manchester Metropolitan University has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. Manchester Metropolitan University delivers outstanding research that addresses the biggest challenges facing contemporary society. Its researchers are finding ways to improve the quality of life for an ageing population, are [...]