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18 November 2021
OLH welcomes the University of Manchester as a gold super-supporter
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are very pleased to announce that we have recently welcomed a new gold super-supporter to our library board, the University of Manchester. Part of the prestigious Russell Group of universities, the University of Manchester is a highly respected centre of teaching excellence and innovative resear…
15 October 2021
The University of Potsdam joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that the University of Potsdam has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. The University of Potsdam is a public university in Potsdam, capital of the state of Brandenburg, Germany. Founded in 1991, the University of Potsdam is a modern …
8 October 2021
The University of Leeds joins OLH LPS Model
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that the University of Leeds has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was officially founded in 1904, but the university's origins can be tr…
27 July 2021
The Open Library of Humanities welcomes its first five new higher tier supporters
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are delighted to announce that we have recently welcomed our first five new higher tier super-supporters to our library board: King's College London, The Open University, University College London (UCL), University of Sheffield and University of York. These five super-supporters are the first to…
14 July 2021
New OLH membership badges
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
The Open Library of Humanities would not be able to continue to operate without our library members. We owe our success to our over 300 member institutions and, in gratitude for their generous support, today we are launching our new badges, which we hope our supporting members will display with pri…
14 July 2021
Consortium of 15 universities joins OLH LPS Model: The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA)
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) and the Open Library of Humanities (OLH) have signed a three-year collective agreement that provides multi-year support for OLH from all of the BTAA’s fifteen member libraries. This move was made possible thanks to the OLH Open Co…
21 June 2021
F&M’s College Library joins ‘Open Library’ Model
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that Franklin & Marshall’s College Library has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. With more than 2,300 students, F&M is dedicated to intellectual freedom and critical learning as fundamental to a democratic society. “Th…
18 June 2021
The University of Chichester joins OLH LPS Model
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that the University of Chichester has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. The University of Chichester is a thriving higher education institution, which was recently recognised as a one of the top-30 universities in the UK (Guardian …
8 June 2021
The University of Göttingen joins OLH LPS model
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are very pleased to announce that the University of Göttingen has joined the Open Library of Humanities’ Library Partnership Subsidy system. The University of Göttingen is a research-led university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Founded in 1734 by George II, King of Great Britain and Elector…
4 May 2021
Ontario Tech University joins OLH LPS Model
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that Ontario Tech University has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership Subsidy system. Ontario Tech University is a Canadian public research university founded in 2002 in Oshawa, Ontario. Ontario Tech has quickly earned a reputation for engineering an…
4 May 2021
The Open Library of Humanities Merges with Birkbeck, University of London
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are delighted to announce that the Open Library of Humanities has officially transferred to Birkbeck University of London. The Open Library of Humanities was established in 2015 and has been running as an independent registered charity since then with the help of Birkbeck University of London wh…
30 April 2021
The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies joins OLH LPS
Posted by Paula Clemente Vega
We are pleased to announce that the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies has joined the Open Library of Humanities' Library Partnership System. Founded in 1927, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies is an institution of research and higher education …