Reposted by Charles WatkinsonOpen Journals Collective @ojcollective.bsky.social · 20/01/2026From ACME (www.openjournalscollective.org/catalogue/jo...) to Zygon (www.openjournalscollective.org/catalogue/jo...). 175
Charles Watkinson @charleswatkinson.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Sam Moore and I have never properly met until the #oaspa2025 meeting in Leuven. But today I got to meet the force behind this new #openaccess book, a new framework for our thinkng about openness & community: Publishing Beyond the Market | University of Michigan Press press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publ...press.umich.eduPublishing Beyond the MarketPublishing Beyond the Market argues that the move to open access should focus less on the free accessibility of research outputs and more on who controls the publications and infrastructures for schol... 0122
Charles Watkinson @charleswatkinson.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Curator, Papyrology, position is posted. A full-time unionized librarian position at umichlibrary.bsky.social. Apply by July 8. Find details on the scsclassics.bsky.social placement service: www.classicalstudies.org/placement-…classicalstudies.orgCurator, Papyrology Collection | Society for Classical StudiesThe Curator, Papyrology Collection, is primarily responsible for overseeing the cataloging, conservation, and digital photography of collection material; preparing and delivering course-related instru... 020
Charles Watkinson @charleswatkinson.bsky.social · 14/06/2025"Brilliant and accomplished"? I'm having that mug painted now 😀 010
Charles Watkinson @charleswatkinson.bsky.social · 03/04/2025@lizlorbeer.bsky.social was ##doingthecharleston today at #acrl2025. It's not the same without Katina here in person but we've got a big banner at booth #935. The book is a free Kindle download here: a.co/d/dv7YVGC 020
Charles Watkinson @charleswatkinson.bsky.social · 02/04/2025I'm #doingthecharleston at #acrl2025. Come join me at booth 935 in Minneapolis! Let's see if the banner stays up. 140
Charles Watkinson @charleswatkinson.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Kate McCready @bigtenacademic.bsky.social and I @michiganpublishing.bsky.social are proud to have a paper accepted for the @ala-acrl.bsky.social 2025 meeting. "Look to the Champions of Freedom for All: How Libraries Can Advance Democracy Through Opening Access" can be downloaded here: doi.org/pd79doi.org“Look to the Champions of Freedom for All” How Libraries Can Advance Democracy Through Opening Access 121
Charles Watkinson @charleswatkinson.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Fun to look back at the surge in usage that @uofmpress.bsky.social books experienced in 2024 as our "Fund to Mission" #openaccess program gains momentum - 10,000 accesses per OA book on average, but human reader stories are the best. ebc.press.umich.edu/stories/2025...ebc.press.umich.eduSo How Did UMP Books Do in 2024?University of Michigan Press Ebook Collection 052
Reposted by Charles WatkinsonFabrizio Tassinari @fabriziotassinari.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Part of the problem with Trump stunts is that it elicits a cycle of underthought overreactions—social media hot-takes included. As an antidote, I warmly recommend this deeply researched book by my Danish colleagues—in open access no less. www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...fulcrum.orgGreenland in Arctic Security: (De)securitization Dynamics under Climatic Thaw and Geopolitical FreezeGreenland has increasingly captivated imaginations around the globe. Yet, while it is central to the Arctic region, its role has been poorly understood. <I>Greenland in Arctic Security</I> delivers a ... 031
Charles Watkinson @charleswatkinson.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Want to know the truth about Greenland and arctic security? @UofMPress has a free, new #openaccess book for that, press.umich.edu/Books/G/Gree...press.umich.eduGreenland in Arctic SecurityGreenland has increasingly captivated imaginations around the globe. Yet, while it is central to the Arctic region, its role has been poorly understood. Greenland in Arctic Security delivers a compreh... 021
Reposted by Charles WatkinsonMichael J. McGandy @mjmcgandy.bsky.social · 23/12/2024Throwback colophons! @charleswatkinson.bsky.social at @uofmpress.bsky.social shared this 1949 poster of the logos (aka colophons) of the 69 @aupresses.bsky.social members. Our @uscpress colophon is, well, curious. @ohiostatepress might have the best, futuristic look! 163
Reposted by Charles WatkinsonUniversity of Michigan Press @uofmpress.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Hi Bluesky!👋 We're the University of Michigan Press and we publish in a wide range of humanities and social science disciplines. Did we mention we're a leading #OpenAccess publisher? Stay tuned for more UMP books, scholarship, & author news! Check out our titles here: press.umich.edu/Bookspress.umich.eduBooks | University of Michigan Press 0318