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‘Richly deserved’: Reflecting on Freedom Seekers and the ACLS Open Access Book Prize and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award
Earlier this year, we were excited to announce that Freedom Seekers: Escaping from Slavery in Restoration London by Simon P. Newman had won the ACLS Open Access Book Prize and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award, an award that highlights exceptional scholarship made available through open access. As we mentioned in our previous post, the book […]
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Free webinar on third-party materials in OA publishing
Event details The University of London Press are organising a joint webinar with the Open Access Books Network on Tues 19th November on managing third-party materials for open access books. The ‘From permission to publication‘ webinar will take place at 13:30 to 15:00 (GMT). This practical, solutions-focused webinar will feature a panel of speakers representing […]
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New content released from Living with Machines!
Exclusive early access Based on the hugely important research project of the same name, Living with Machines is at the cutting edge of digital history, exploring massive digitised historical collections to show the extraordinary impact of technology on humanity in Britain’s industrial revolution. Although the publication date for the book is October 2025, we are releasing early […]
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Reflecting on publishing and research culture – with our Publisher, Dr Emma Gallon
Open research and research culture in the humanities: ‘community over commercialisation’ The Royal Society’s definition of research culture as encompassing the ‘behaviours, values, expectations, attitudes and norms of our research communities’ has now become quite a familiar one. As something that directly influences and is influenced by the way research is disseminated, publishers have a […]
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