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Thoth Open Metadata

@thoth-metadata.eurosky.social
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👋🏽 Thoth is an open metadata management and dissemination platform for #OAbooks. Developed under the remit of @copim.bsky.social, we're now a non-profit CIC registered in the UK. 🐘: hcommons.social/@Thoth_metadata 🕸: thoth.pub

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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026
What should “open” archiving look like for open access publications? The @copim.bsky.social Open Archiving Criteria offer a framework for thinking about preservation not only as keeping publications safe, but as ensuring that their openness can be sustained over time. #OABooks #archiving 1/6
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026
We're deeply grateful to @sussex.ac.uk for their support of all #OAbooks #openinfrastructures that are part of @openbookcollective.bsky.social (including ours) 🙏 Read more about the university's decision to divest from a Big Deal, and how this has enabled them to support community-led #openaccess 😍
Screenshot of an article snippet, reading:

    "We recently made the decision to cancel one of our Big Five publishing deals, and we wouldn't have been able to do that had we not had the rights retention strategy in place."

The university also supports Open Journal Systems (OJS) and invests in the Open Book Collective which supports both independent publishers and publishing service providers such as Thoth Open Metadata, OAPEN and DOAB. As commercial publishing agreements continue to consume a significant portion of library budgets, Bethany and her team are increasingly focusing on how spending can support frameworks that align with open research principles and deliver longer-term, sustainable value.

The full article is available via https://www.jisc.ac.uk/member-stories/how-the-university-of-sussex-is-building-a-broader-vision-for-open-research-infrastructure
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
Congrats all #ALPSP2026 winners & finalists! We didn't take home the prize but enjoyed being on tour in #MCR, passing the Vimto sculpture, where the drink was concocted in 1908, & sharing an apple with Alan Turing outside his former university, next to Canal Street in the heart of the Gay Village 🏳️‍🌈
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 17/08/2026
Really proud of what we've collectively achieved together with @openbookcollective.bsky.social: The OBC's joint catalogue now hosts more than 2,300 fully #OAbooks - and many of them by presses that don't rely on BPCs! 🎉 That's community-led OA in action - we 💖 #DiamondOA! openbookcollective.org
The Open Book Collective (OBC)'s Collective Catalogue, displaying books from OBC publishers whose metadata is managed and distributed through Thoth Open Metadata 💖
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 20/06/2026
ugh, sorry to hear, Simon! Hope you can take things slow and easy! And looks like it's gonna be an interesting couple of days, temperature-wise 🥵 ☀️🫠 tarmac-boiling kind of weather ...
Screenshot taken from today's BBC Weather forecast for Milton Keynes, with an expected 32 degrees Celcius between Monday and Wednesday.
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 01/04/2026
🎉 Aand, it's done! Thoth 1.0 is live! 🎉 🎉 And with it, our new website 🎉 (below a comparison of the old style (yellow) vs. the new look - head over to thoth.pub to see for yourself)
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 01/04/2026
Here we go ... see you on the other side, with the new & improved version of Thoth 1.0! ❤️
Notice reading: 
Planned maintenance
We're upgrading Thoth.

We're deploying the new Thoth platform and expect to be back shortly.
Start time 12:00 GMT
Status Upgrade in progress

During this window we are switching over to the new application, running database migrations, and completing final checks before user welcome emails are sent.

Thank you for your patience while we complete the upgrade.
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 30/03/2026
It's time for #UKSG2026! The @copim.bsky.social crew will be at stand 66 ready to talk all things #OAbooks. Thoth's @rupertgatti.bsky.social will be demoing Thoth 1.0 which goes live this week! Check out our poster & get yourselves to #CopimCorner tonight from 7:30 @ TapHouse (work talk optional) 🍻
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 27/03/2026
Excellent Friday read here via #OLH - which strongly resonates with the collective stance held within @copim.bsky.social and beyond on why we believe there can't be no real #openaccess without truly non-profit and community-led #openinfrastructure #OAbooks
Banner displaying the slogan "No open access without open infrastructure".
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 24/03/2026
Join Thoth & @copim.bsky.social at #UKSG2026. Take a look at the programme for sessions we'll be speaking at, and come and find us at stand no. 66 👉 buff.ly/faReDap Plus we're hosting the legendary #CopimCorner on Monday 30 March - all welcome! 📚 🤝 🍻
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 17/03/2026
Looks like we're on to something here ... on my way across the huge DESY campus to attend today's first day of the #opencost conference "Navigating Cost Transparency", organised by the @opencost.bsky.social project team. Keen to learn how we can supercharge #metadata for cost reporting 🤓
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 16/03/2026
@cilipmdg.bsky.social #MetaFutures Conference, Bristol ~ a great city setting for sparking convos with librarians interested in exploring embedding #OAbook metadata into their collections directly via Thoth! Plus Thoth’s Hannah & @emmabooth.bsky.social got to play dress up on board the SS GB ⚓️🥂
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 12/03/2026
A nice shout out for Thoth from speaker Jane Edwards of @universityofleeds.bsky.social on how the library utilised our open MARC records for ingest of #OpenAccess book collections into their LMS 🙌 @cilipmdg.bsky.social #MetaFutures Conference
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 12/03/2026
@copim.bsky.social’s Gareth Cole, @rupertgatti.bsky.social & @jennymitcham.bsky.social (@dpc-chat.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy) ask Librarians their thoughts on What should open archiving look like for open access publications? in their interactive session @cilipmdg.bsky.social #MetaFutures
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 04/03/2026
Join Thoth, @rupertgatti.bsky.social (@openbookpublish.bsky.social) & @emmabooth.bsky.social (@uomlibrary.bsky.social) @cilipmdg.bsky.social #MetaFutures Conference. We'll present "Fixing the Leaky Pipeline: Metadata Challenges & Open Community Solutions for Open Access Books"👩🏻‍🔧💧🔩📚 lnkd.in/eDDi2WGQ
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 27/02/2026
#CopimConference - that’s a wrap! Two days well spent, celebrating the spirit of the @copim.bsky.social community & enjoying time together in person ✨ Let’s all keep up momentum and continue exploring the future of community-led #OAbooks
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 27/02/2026
Amazingly stimulating closing keynote by Siddharth Soni here at #CopimConference - and wonderful to see both Harney & Molten and Ruth Wilson Gilmore referenced!
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 27/02/2026
Collaboration in action at #CopimConference ❤ Getting together with Harrison Inefuku (Iowa State U Digital Press), Steel Wagstaff ( @pressbooks.bsky.social ), Joe Muller ( @janewayolh.bsky.social ), and Javier Arias (Thoth Open Metadata) to establish ...
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 27/02/2026
@emmabooth.bsky.social discussing metadata & dissemination challenges for #OABooks from a library perspective and how #OpenInfras like Thoth can ease pain points. Recording and slides will be shared by @copim.bsky.social after the Conference. #MetadataMatters
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 25/02/2026
[attaching a different version of the No Open Access Without Open Infrastructure slogan for improved readability 🙃]
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 25/02/2026
... and we’ll be continuing the conversation together with a host of like-minded infrastructures, libraries, and publishers at the #CopimConference, where we’ll be discussing the future of community-led #OAbooks and the #openinfrastructure they depend on. #MetadataMatters #NoOAwithoutOpenInfra
Sticker displaying the slogan "No open access without open infrastructure".
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 27/01/2026
... enabling publishers to disseminate metadata to platforms such as @oapenbooks.bsky.social, @doabooks.bsky.social , @jstor.bsky.social , @projectmuse.bsky.social , and many more, without losing valuable information along the way.
Graphic `Overview of metadata formats, particular specifications, and platforms for open access books'. CC BY 4.0, 2026, Thoth Open Metadata;
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 18/12/2025
Wishing all of our publishers and friends in the Open Access books space a restful winter break and a very happy new year. We'll still be here if you need us, while we continue work behind-the-scenes on some exciting developments and releases for Thoth in 2026 🎆 #OAbooks #openinfra #MetadataMatters
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 20/11/2025
Particularly relevant in the context of #Munin2025: @joedeville.bsky.social highlights some findings from a report on adoption of #DiamondOA, with a focus here on feedback received from Nordic countries (with case studies of Finland and Sweden)
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 20/11/2025
Now a more in-depth look at the @openbookcollective.bsky.social and the amazing things they are making possible, including the OBC's Collective Development Fund, which is providing support to build capacity for #DiamondOA publishing activities of #OAbooks
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 20/11/2025
And here he is: @joedeville.bsky.social introducing the work that's being done within the @copim.bsky.social community to establish community-led open infrastructures for #OAbooks
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 06/10/2025
Oh, looks like we've made it 😀 First day of #CRAFT-OA conference - organised by the EU-funded @craft-oa.bsky.social project - is about to kick off ... and I for one am very much looking forward to discussing #openinfrastructures for #DiamondOA #OAbooks 📚
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 19/09/2025
We also had a lovely #CopimCorner together with the scholar-led.network, and many #oat25 participants dropped in to stay for a drink, enjoying the wonderful view over Lake Constance from Konzil's main terrace 😍
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 18/09/2025
Come on in, the water - and weather - is nice! #CopimCorner #oat25
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 18/09/2025
More on these alternative #openinfrastructures for #OAbooks
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 18/09/2025
Session on #DiamondOA for books at #oat25, with @kjsanders.bsky.social presenting on the history of #OAbooks publishing, and how this informed the inception of @copim.bsky.social to come up with alternative ways to implement truly #communityled #nonprofit long-form publishing ...
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 16/09/2025
Well, we may not have bagged an #ALPSP25 award but the opportunity to present as a finalist, talk all things #OABookPublishing and meet our @oipassoc.bsky.social colleagues made up for it! Thanks to everyone who dropped by & expressed interest in our commitment to #OpenMetadata🔓
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 16/09/2025
Thoth is on the road again - or, to be more precise, on water by now 😀 En route to Konstanz to attend this year's Open-Access-Tage conference #oat25, via a 3h ferry ride from Lindau across beautiful Lake Constance 🚢
Picture of a fully-packed Thoth Bag by Thoth Open Metadata, with Lindau harbour's lighthouse and a view of Lake Constance in the back.
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 11/09/2025
@alittleroad.bsky.social, @paulakennedy.bsky.social, @rbnmyr.bsky.social discussing enabling #OAbook publishing for scholarly societies @ #ALPSP2025. Innovative & sustainable approaches explored incl. funding via @openbookcollective.bsky.social & shared infrastructure with Thoth & @copim.bsky.social
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 09/09/2025
Here's where to find us at #alpsp2025! 📍Wed Session 3: Awards Finalists Lightning Presentations 📍Thurs morning coffee break, Deansgate Foyer, 10am Or drop us a message via the event app ✉️ 👋
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 08/09/2025
Join us for pt. 3 of a seminar series on Experimental Publishing in Practice: Collaborative & Digital Tools. Organised by @copim.bsky.social's Experimental Publishing Group, the Post-Publishing research strand, HD LAB @ IIBICRIT-CONICET, Paideia Editorial & Thoth. Sept 10, 2pm BST 👉 smplu.link/j0soK
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 26/08/2025
New sticker just dropped 😍 ... and coming to a conference near you this Fall #MetadataMatters #openinfrastructures #OAbooks
Photo of a laptop sticker, reading "Rage Against The Spreadsheet", accompanied by the Thoth Open Metadata logo
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 18/07/2025
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 09/07/2025
We are truly honoured to have received a finalist nomination for the 2025 @alpsp.bsky.social Award for Innovation in Publishing 2025! #MetadataMatters #openinfrastructure #OAbooks Hannah and Toby just gave their presentation to the ALPSP panel, and we'll know more in about 2 months' time ...
badge reading "ALPSP Award for Innovation in Publishing 2025 - Finalist"
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 09/07/2025
We've been around long enough to remember what Gold OA orginally stood for ... Please find a small fix attached below ...
A screenshot of an attempt to define Gold open access, describing it as:
Gold Open Access is one of the most (if not the most) common forms of open access publishing. Here, authors and/or institutions cover the publishing fees associated with the manuscript. These fees are typically referred to as “article processing charges” (or APCs).

In the screenshot, the segment "Here, authors and/or institutions cover the publishing fees associated with the manuscript." is marked in red, with a note added to say 

"While Gold OA originally only meant "freely accessible upon publication", large commercial publishers quickly co-opted the term, insinuating that an APC must be paid by the author or institituion".
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 23/05/2025
Such a great presentation by Margreet Nieborg, @rug.nl on their open textbooks programme, utilizing - among other things - @pressbooks.bsky.social and @h5p.bsky.social as open-source platforms/tools to create #OER #AEUP25
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 22/05/2025
A brief teaser on their participation in NUPs mentioned by @tudelftlibrary.bsky.social / TU Delft OPEN Publishing's Just de Leeuwe just now 😀 #AEUP25
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 21/03/2025
Today, @copim.bsky.social colleagues from @oapenbooks.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social @openingthefuture.bsky.social and Thoth are attending the Swiss #DiamondOA workshop kindly, hosted by the PLATO project. Come find us if you would like to know more about Diamond #OAbooks!
Snapshot of the group of workshop attendants and workshop convener Daniela Hahn, who introduces the context of the workshop, building on the work conducted within the “Platinum Open Access Funding” (PLATO).
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 06/02/2025
We signed @investinopen.bsky.social 's Statement of Support for a Global Research Ecosystem because now is the time to support and sustain #openinfrastructures – for #oabooks and beyond! #opendata #MetadataMatters #interoperability
A green info card displaying the logo of Thoth Open Metadata, with the underline reading: "We signed the Statement of Support for a Global Research Ecosystem because ... now is the time to support and sustain open infrastructures - for open access books and beyond!" Underneath, a call-to-action reads "Join us:" with a link to Invest in Open's Statement, at https://share.investinopen.org/support-global-research
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