3 December 2015
University of Helsinki joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Martin Paul Eve
We are extremely pleased to announce that the University of Helsinki has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system. The University of Helsinki carries out research of an internationally high standard. Research funding, honours and prizes awarded to its researchers …
1 December 2015
An interview with OLH author Lauren Collister on how people use Twitter
Posted by Martin Paul Eve
This interview with Lauren Collister is part of a series of posts where we ask OLH authors to elaborate on their work and to think more broadly about its general uptake. This interview relates to Lauren’s co-authored article published at the Open Library of Humanities journal: Draucker, F. & Collis…
30 November 2015
Austrian Science Fund (FWF) commits to five years of funding for OLH
Posted by Martin Paul Eve
We are extremely pleased to announce that the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) has agreed to support the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system at a rate equivalent to 15 institutions from 2016-2020. The purpose of the FWF is to support the ongoing development of Austrian scienc…
27 November 2015
Four subscription journals to flip to fee-free OA with the OLH in January 2016
Posted by Martin Paul Eve
We are very pleased to announce that four journals are to move away from a subscription environment into a pure open access mode with support from the Open Library of Humanities and the OLH library consortia. This follows the first OLH Library Board vote, where 98% of votes cast were in favou…
26 November 2015
Drake University joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Martin Paul Eve
We are extremely pleased to announce that Drake University has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system. Drake’s mission is to provide an exceptional learning environment that prepares students for meaningful personal lives, professional accomplishments, and respo…
25 November 2015
CFP: From TV To Screen: The Critical Relationship Between Popular Television Programmes and their Transition to Film / Deadline: 3 June, 2016
Posted by Martin Paul Eve
The transition of popular television programmes to film is a familiar route, but one that has had mixed results. The list of examples is extensive, from The X Files and Sex In The City, to The Fugitive, Doctor Who, Star Trek and a host of ’70s British Sitcoms, and most recently, The Man F…
25 November 2015
An interview with OLH author Richard Hall on the Contemporary University
Posted by Martin Paul Eve
This interview with Richard Hall is part of a series of posts where we ask OLH authors to elaborate on their work and to think more broadly about its general uptake. This interview relates to Richard’s article published at the Open Library of Humanities journal: Hall, R., (2015). The University and…
24 November 2015
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Martin Paul Eve
We are extremely pleased to announce that the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system. The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna has been a leading European training center for artists for more than 300 years. As a university, the Academy of…
20 November 2015
Oberlin College joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Martin Paul Eve
We are extremely pleased to announce that Oberlin College has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system. Founded in 1833, Oberlin has the distinction of being the first institution of higher education in America to adopt a policy to admit African American students …
18 November 2015
University of Massachusetts, Amherst joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Martin Paul Eve
We are extremely pleased to announce that the University of Massachusetts, Amherst has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system. UMass Amherst is one of the major public research universities in America. Nestled in idyllic Amherst, Massachusetts, the campus is con…
6 November 2015
National Library of Sweden joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Martin Paul Eve
We are extremely pleased to announce that the National Library of Sweden has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system. The National Library of Sweden (KB) is a research library, with vast foreign and national collections in humanities and social sciences. At KB, al…
5 November 2015
Boston College joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Martin Paul Eve
We are extremely pleased to announce that Boston College has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system. Boston College was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Today it is one of the nation’s foremost universities, with an enrollment of nearly 14,700 …
