28 February 2019
Zurich University of the Arts joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are very pleased to announce that Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and its Media and Information Centre (MIZ) have joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. ZHdK is one of the leading art academies in Europe and the largest arts university in Switzerland; wit…
18 February 2019
OLH Readership and Cost Reports for 2018-2019
Posted by Martin Paul Eve
It is a truism to note that “all metrics are wrong”. In the world of open access, this may be even more applicable, though. As I have noted elsewhere, different institutions want different metrics (“our readers”, “our authors”) and it is sometimes very difficult to provide these data. Further, we k…
4 February 2019
Austria: Five leading Universities and most important Funder Unite to Support the Open Library of Humanities
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that five Austrian institutions – the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna as Higher Supporters as well as the University of Graz, the University of Salzburg and the University of Vienna as Regular Supporters – have come together to begin work o…
28 January 2019
Furman University joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are extremely pleased to announce that Furman University has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. Founded in 1826, Furman is the oldest private university in South Carolina. Furman provides students with a distinctive education in fine arts, huma…
28 January 2019
University of Cologne joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are extremely pleased to announce that the University of Cologne has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. Since its establishment in 1388, the University of Cologne has been a center of science and scholarship in Europe. With its 50.000 students, it is one o…
16 January 2019
The OLH short-documentary is now online!
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
The Open Library of Humanities has been working together with the Derek Jarman Lab to produce a short-video about the OLH. The film, which was launched this week, is an interview-led documentary in which some Open Library of Humanities team members and key partners talk about the platform and discu…
10 December 2018
University of Richmond joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are extremely pleased to announce that the University of Richmond has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. The University of Richmond is a private institution that was founded in 1830. Virginia’s capital city of Richmond is a historic one, packed with parks,…
28 November 2018
Technische Universität Berlin joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are extremely pleased to announce that the Technische Universität Berlin has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. With approximately 33,500 students, approx. 100 study programs and 40 institutes, the Technische Universität Berlin is one of the largest, inter…
23 November 2018
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are extremely pleased to announce that Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. The Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (OVGU) was founded in 1993 and is one of the youngest universities in Germany. The roots of the …
25 October 2018
Universität Tübingen joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are extremely pleased to announce that Universität Tübingen has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. Universität Tübingen was founded in 1477 and is one of Germany's oldest universities, noted in medicine, natural sciences, social sciences, and the hum…
2 October 2018
University Library Siegen joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are extremely pleased to announce that the University Library Siegen has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. The University of Siegen is a German public research institution that is part of the society of Germany's leading research universities (Deutsche Fo…
21 September 2018
McGill University joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Dr Paula Clemente Vega
We are extremely pleased to announce that McGill University has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world. With students coming to McGill…
