16 May 2023
Nominations now open for the OLH Library Board
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
As part of our 2023-2030 plan for sustainable growth of the OLH, we are pleased to announce that the OLH Library Board is being re-constituted as one of three elected Advisory Boards. As a strictly not-for-profit publisher with no shareholders, the OLH exists purely for the intellectual and ac…
18 April 2023
University of Tennessee joins OLH LPS Model
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that the University of Tennessee, Knoxville has joined the Open Library of Humanities' (OLH) Library Partnership Subsidy system. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is the flagship land-grant university of the state of Tennessee. Founded as Blount College in 1794, two…
5 April 2023
OLH publication on the history of Becket’s name features in The Times
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are very pleased to say that an article published in the Open Library of Humanities journal has been recently featured in The Times. The article in question, “Who Put the ‘a’ in ‘Thomas a Becket’? The History of a Name from the Angevins to the Victorians” by John Jenkins, examines the history of…
31 March 2023
Research into Janeway user needs during copyediting
Posted by Joseph Muller and Katherine Parker-Hay
A blog post by Joseph Muller, Publishing Technologies Developer for JanewayJoseph Muller is a developer working on the Janeway project. In this blog post, he explores a move towards human-centred software design, informed by User Experience research, that the OLH are experimenting with i…
31 March 2023
OLH annual report 2022
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
The Open Library of Humanities (OLH) is an award-winning, academic-led, diamond open-access publisher of 28 journals based at Birkbeck, University of London. With initial funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and subsequent support from Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Profes…
30 March 2023
The University of Delaware Joins OLH LPS Model
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that the University of Delaware has joined the Open Library of Humanities' (OLH) Library Partnership Subsidy system. With roots dating back to 1743, the University of Delaware is one of the oldest universities in the U.S. Originally founded as a seminary in New London, Pe…
23 March 2023
Braunschweig University Library joins OLH LPS Model
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that the University Library of TU Braunschweig has joined the Open Library of Humanities' (OLH) Library Partnership Subsidy system. Technische Universität Braunschweig, commonly referred to as TU Braunschweig, is the oldest Institute of Technology in Germany. T…
2 February 2023
The Lower Decks: A Symposium on Janeway and Open Access Publishing
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
Location: Birkbeck, University of London, & streaming onlineDates: 07/09/2023 – 08/09/2023Cost: FreeSign up to attend: https://thelowerdecks.janeway.systems/signupIn celebration of the ten-year anniversary since the launch of the project of the Open Library of Humanities (OLH), an award-winning…
31 January 2023
The OLH Open Access Award 2023: call for applications
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
The OLH Open Access Award 2023: call for applications The Open Library of Humanities (OLH) is proud to continue its work towards its open access mission across the globe with the OLH Open Access Award 2023, a fund dedicated to promoting the benefits and impact of open access to humanities scho…
19 January 2023
OLH welcomes the Saxon State and University Library Dresden (SLUB) as a bronze super-supporter
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are very pleased to announce that we have recently welcomed a new bronze super-supporter to our library board. The Saxon State and University Library Dresden, abbreviated SLUB Dresden, is one of the largest academic libraries in Germany. As the library of the Technische Universität Dresden,…
20 December 2022
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg joins OLH LPS Model
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that Oldenburg University Library has joined the Open Library of Humanities' (OLH) Library Partnership Subsidy system. The Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg was founded in 1973, making it one of Germany's youngest universities. Its goal is to find answers to the …
13 December 2022
Wayne State University joins OLH LPS Model
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that Wayne State University has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ (OLH) Library Partnership Subsidy system. Wayne State University (WSU) is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan. It is Michigan's third-largest university. Wayne State's history began in 18…
