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letzte woche durfte ich zu einer ringvorlesung an der LMU zum thema #openaccess beitragen und vorstellen, welche #anforderungen sich daraus an #bibliotheken ergeben. meine folien sin…

Investigating Document Type, Language, Publication Year, and Author Count Discrepancies Between OpenAlex and Web of Science
#OpenAccess

Investigating Document Type, Language, Publication Year, and Author Count Discrepancies Between OpenAlex and Web of Science
Bibliometrics, whether used for research or research evaluation, relies on large multidisciplinary databases of research outputs and citation indices. The Web of Science (WoS) was the main supporting infrastructure of the field for more than 30 years until several new competitors emerged. OpenAlex, a bibliographic database launched in 2022, has distinguished itself for its openness and extensive coverage. While OpenAlex may reduce or eliminate barriers to accessing bibliometric data, one of the…

Which journal would you recommend to publish a review on the topic of #CognitiveMaps?
Criteria: non-profit, open access, good reputation
#ScientificJournals #OpenAccess

Are you a #MetalHead? Here's two #OpenAccess #books for you:
1. Herbst, J.-P., & Mynett, M. (2025). Heaviness in Metal Music Production, Volume I: How and Why It Works. Taylor & Fra…

"Can This #OpenAccess Publishing #Platform Attract Researchers’ Attention?"

So... Is there already a #FlowChartFriday? How about this chart on uploading #OpenAccess #books into the #OAPEN

"Open Access and Citation Impact: Modality, Funding, Publisher, and Disciplinary Trends at the University of Kentucky" #OpenAccess

großartige #openaccess #neulatein​ische Neuerscheinung: Hintzen, Beate. 2025. Lateinische Literatur des Barock: Inhalte, Formen und Funktionen. Brill | Fink.

Nice! I just learned that my forthcoming article (with Marijana Hamersak) will be #OpenAccess due to some agreement of @… with SAGE.
Coming soon in Memory Studies
#ElShatt

schon wieder so ein ärgerlicher fall: ein buch steht als #openaccess in unserem katalog, weil es im DOAB steht – aber es ist nur ein einziges kapitel daraus open access!
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🚨 New paper alert 🚨
Together with my co-authors, we compare two different diagnostic clinics of Moorfields Eye Hospital in London regarding their spatial designs and effective patient flows
We highlight the importance of line of sight relationships between diagnostic test stations to ease patient flow and coordination and suggest an ideal clinic configuration based on queuing models
Published

Lanes, clusters, sightlines: modelling patient flow in medical clinics | Buildings & Cities

"Springer Nature Discovers MDPI" #OpenAccess

Survey on longform content in institutional repositories. This is part of a study commissioned by The British Academy and carried out by Information Power Ltd. #OpenAccess #books #AcademicPublishing

Usage of longform publications in HEI repositories
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diese woche zu meiner verärgerung gelernt: es gibt verlage, die geld für subscribe2open-journals einsammeln und dann mit "#OpenAccess-APC = 0 €" werben, aber dennoch satte page charges und andere zusatzgebühren erheben, sodass z.b. ein 20-seiten-artikel rund 3.500 € kostet. #doubledipping

As I will be leaving #OAPEN, the managing director wrote this blog. For me it feels a bit weird, like reading your obituary, but if you are looking for a job in the space of #OpenAccess #books and have t…

Change of technical leadership at OAPEN and DOAB
Shortly after the launch of the OAPEN project back in 2008, I remember that the project coordinator, Eelco Ferwerda at Amsterdam University Press (AUP) introduced a new colleague to the project: Ronald Snijder. Ronald was the Project Supervisor Digital Publications at AUP and introduced to support the technical coordination of the OAPEN project. After the … Continue reading "Change of technical leadership at OAPEN and DOAB"

"#OpenAccess and #OpenPeerReview in the #DigitalHumanities"

Manista, G., Maryl, M., & Wnuk, M. (2025). Attitudes towards Open Access Books in the European Research Area. LIBER Quarterly: The Journal of the Association of European Research Libraries, 35(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.53377/lq.21719

"Is #OpenAccess for Everyone?" https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/open-knowledge/2025/is-open-access-for-everyone

"Navigating #openaccess publishing #agreement caps in 2025" https://…

"Subscribe-to-Open Is Doomed. Here's Why" @ The Scholarly Kitchen: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/18/subscribe-to-open-is-doomed-heres-why/

manchmal findet sich auch in sprachwissenschaftlichen werken was zu #openaccess:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110672633-036 [aber leider in closed access –

"#OpenAccess and #Citation #Impact: Modality, Funding, Publisher, and Disciplinary Trends at the University of Kentucky"

#TIL: es gibt zwei selbstlernkurse für #OpenAccess vom @…:
"Open Access für Einsteiger:innen"

"…so what exactly is going on between publishers and the NIH?" @ ACRLog: https://acrlog.org/2025/07/15/so-what-exactly-is-going-on-between-publishers-and-the-nih/

"How Should Diamond Open Access Work for Books?" @ Katina Magazine: https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/open-knowledge/2025/how-should-diamond-oa-work-for-books

At @oapenbooks.bsky.social, we have updated our #Metadata feeds, to better integrate our #OpenAccess #books into #libraries

A book is a book in any other markup language
Updating the OAPEN Library’s metadata feeds  Since the launch of the OAPEN Library in 2010, the metadata feeds for our collection of open access (OA) books and chapters have always been and will continue to be freely available for anyone to access, download, and use as they need from the OAPEN website.    Metadata is information … Continue reading "A book is a book in any other markup language"