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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🥳 The Open Book Collective is delighted to announce the first recipient of our Collective Development Fund for 2025–2026! 🥳 The project is titled: ‘Empowering Ethiopian Research Universities: A Multifaceted Approach to Overcome Open Access Barriers in Scholarly Publishing’.

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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Led by Professor Tilahun Shiferaw, the project tackles major barriers to #OpenAccess in Ethiopia. It focuses on: * Developing institutional and national OA policies * Establishing an OA repository at Haramaya University * Building advocacy and awareness through workshops

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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

By engaging academic communities and policymakers, it aims to change perceptions around OA and embed best practices across the Ethiopian research landscape - with the ultimate goal of establishing a more equitable, sustainable and accessible scholarly publishing environment.

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