14 November 2022
James Madison University joins OLH LPS Model
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that James Madison University has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ (OLH) Library Partnership Subsidy system. Founded in 1908, James Madison University (JMU) is a public university located in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. JMU offers 139 undergraduate, graduate, and d…
8 November 2022
CHASE placement opportunity at the Open Library of Humanities to assist with Editorial, Marketing and Technical duties
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
CHASE placement opportunity at the Open Library of Humanities to assist with Editorial, Marketing and Technical dutiesThe Open Library of Humanities is seeking a PhD student to assist with editorial, marketing and technical duties as part of our small, hardworking team. The placement is available t…
12 October 2022
Paris Nanterre University joins OLH LPS Model
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that Paris Nanterre University has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system. Paris Nanterre University (French: Université Paris Nanterre), formerly Paris-X and commonly referred to as Nanterre, is a public French research university. It i…
20 July 2022
Article in the OLH flagship journal wins the SFRA Innovative Research Award
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are delighted to announce that Dr Amy Butt has won the 2022 SFRA Innovative Research Award for her article published in the Open Library of Humanities journal. Amy’s article ‘The Present as Past: Science Fiction and the Museum’ was published in 2021 and explores the role and possibilities of sci…
11 July 2022
Sissa Medialab partners with Janeway to migrate their 7 journals
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are very pleased to announce that the OLH's in-house digital publishing platform Janeway has partnered with Sissa Medialab to migrate their journals. Sissa Medialab is an Italy-based organization owned by SISSA (International School for Advanced Studies). The organisation runs seven online …
7 July 2022
Janeway review
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
A review by Glossa Editor-in-Chief Professor Johan Rooryck of Janeway, our in-house open source publishing platformThe first thing to know about Janeway is that it is not just a submission system and platform. It is a complete publishing tool that allows the editors to basically operate a…
23 June 2022
Four universities from the FinELib consortium join the Open Library of Humanities library partnership subsidy model
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that FinELib, a consortium of Finnish universities, research institutions, and public libraries have signed an agreement that provides support for the Open Library of Humanities from four of their member institutions: Abo Akademi University, University of Eastern Finland,…
9 June 2022
ETH Zurich joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that ETH Library has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system.The ETH Library advances knowledge, supports research and teaching and as a trustworthy institution, makes the world of yesterday, today and tomorrow more comprehensible.ETH Zur…
25 May 2022
Janeway Systems partners with three more institutions to migrate their journals
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are very pleased to announce that Janeway, our in-house publishing platform, has partnered with three more institutions to migrate their journals: Ghent University Library, the University of Iowa Libraries and Washington University in St Louis. These three new partnerships with Janeway will prov…
5 May 2022
OLH annual report 2021
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
Background and Merging with Birkbeck, University of LondonThe Open Library of Humanities (OLH) is an award-winning, academic-led, diamond open-access publisher of 28 journals based in the Department of English, Theatre and Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London. As part of an internatio…
29 March 2022
Concordia University joins OLH LPS Model
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that Concordia University has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system. Concordia University is an English-language public comprehensive university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the top-ranked university in North America found…
4 March 2022
Migration of OLH journals to Janeway completed
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are thrilled to announce that we have finalised the transition of our journals from their previous publication service provider, Ubiquity Press, to the Janeway platform run by the Open Library of Humanities (OLH). All our journals with the exception of the ones we fund but are published by other…
