Event Report: “Accessibility, Archiving, and Open Metadata – A Copim Publishers’ Workshop”
From Copim:
The Copim Open Book Futures project recently hosted an online workshop on 27 Nov 2024, looking into the interconnected worlds of metadata, archiving, and accessibility. This collaborative event brought together a diverse array of publishers including small, scholar-led, and university and library presses from the UK, Germany, Austria, Hungary, the Netherlands, and the United States.
Jointly organised by the Copim Open Book Futures groups working on Thoth Open Metadata, Accessibility, and Archiving/Preservation, the event was structured around three core themes, each representing a critical pillar in the OA book publishing ecosystem…
Three Core Themes
- Archiving and Preservation: Safeguarding the Legacy of Open Access
Accessibility: Ensuring Inclusivity and Equity in Open Access
Thoth Open Metadata: Improvements in metadata management, new services, and an outlook of upcoming in-development features
Learn More, Read the Complete Event Report (about 1460 words)
Filed under: Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Preservation, Publishing
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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