This platform will make it far quicker and easier for libraries and others to financially support different OA publishers and service providers via membership offerings. At the heart of the work of the Open Book Collective (OBC) will be a new platform. The collective will bring together OA publishers, OA publishing service providers, libraries, and other research institutions to create a new, mutually supportive ecosystem for the thriving of OA book publishing. We are very pleased to announce that one of the main outcomes of this work will soon be launched:
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Our particular focus is on how to make it easier for academic libraries to support OA publishers and publishing service providers, thinking beyond Book Processing Charges. I was left feeling like there’s so much to look forward to.Within the COPIM project (Community-Led Open Publication Infrastructures for Monographs), we have been working to address the challenges of funding Open Access (OA) book publishing. The intimate stories of survival, self-love, confidence, and reinventing oneself after 50 or older left a mark on me that makes me want to keep dreaming and evolving no matter how many years I am over 50, 70-heck, 90. “Reading Collective Wisdom gives me life and inspiration. Debbie Millman, writer, designer, and host of the podcast Design Matters In a world that has historically worshiped youth, Collective Wisdom triumphantly reveals how artists, journalists, filmmakers, activists, chefs, tribeswomen, dancers, and even the oldest National Park Service Ranger in the US have created lives of authenticity, beauty, power, and meaning.” “Grace Bonney’s new book is a soulful treatise that emphatically proves that life-and living-gets better as you go. Genevieve Gorder, interior designer and host of Dear Genevieve and Genevieve’s Renovation Her careful weaving of excellent humans and harvest of words is a true art unto itself. Sharing it with the world is the lifework of Grace Bonney. “ Collective Wisdom is the magic we all hold deeply and pass on from generation to generation. Their photo depicts hands joining together individual squares into something bigger, stronger-an ideal metaphor for this beautiful book.” A standout profile: the founders of Gee's Bend Quilting Retreat, named for the area near Jackson, Miss., where formerly enslaved Africans later became landowners the event attracts quilters from around the world. Alongside gorgeous photos, they discuss their beginnings, their influences and offer advice to the women coming up behind them. “Nearly 100 women share priceless lessons learned through experience. Grace Atwood, The Stripe, My Favorite Books to Give as Gifts The book is packed with wisdom, life lessons, and inspiration.” Grace Bonney profiles over a hundred incredible trailblazing women… all over the age of 50.
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