Reposted by Lucy Barnes
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[Highlighted text] I think there’s also an opportunity to encourage deeper, more sustained UK-wide collaboration. We’ve learned a lot from the successes of initiatives like Copim, OIPA and Scottish Universities Press, but there can still be an element of siloisation. OPERAS UK could become a genuine space where library consortia, university presses, infrastructure providers, and researcher communities can come together to coordinate around open books. Not to tell people what to do, but to help organisations discover each other, share what’s working, and collaborate on challenges that are bigger than any single institution can solve. [Highlighted text]
I also think there’s an important role to play in terms of advocacy. As OPERAS moves toward formal ERIC status (visit the OPERAS-PRIME project page for more information), UK organisations need to understand what that means, what it requires, and what opportunities or obligations might flow from it. This is obviously looking into the future and there’s a lot still up in the air but questions need to be asked. How will UK funding work within an ERIC structure?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dxpeifidttcrid75dntob74i/bafkreia2vscbrewoy453djv553mg6m5ikdiv7xm3devtxp33qw3hn7ydrm)
