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OtF's Library Advisory Board meets for the first time
Back in Spring 2024, we at Opening the Future (OtF) were taking stock of the past four years, and the next two. We are no longer a ‘pilot’ OA funding model, but a functional, long-term one funding serious scholarship which has so far enabled over 60 new OA books to be published (around 35 already out, the rest in the pipeline) between CEU Press and Liverpool University Press. We have been [...]
Tilburg University subscribes to Opening the Future at CEU Press and Liverpool University Press
CEU Press and Liverpool University Press are pleased to announce that Tilburg University is a new subscribing member to their Opening the Future programmes.The library at Tilburg University has boosted their local collection by subscribing to CEU Press’ Editor’s Choice package, and LUP’s Modern Languages package. This means that staff and students now have unlimited and concurrent access to [...]
Two new books funded at Liverpool University Press via OtF
Liverpool University Press is pleased to announce the funding of two new open access books thanks to the existing supporters, and recently joined new library members of the Opening the Future (OtF) programme. Published over October and November 2024, our new OA books will be freely accessible and readable online, and will also be available in print.Jurisdictional Battlefields: Political [...]
The National Library of Finland renews their Opening the Future membership at CEU Press
CEU Press are pleased to announce that The National Library of Finland has renewed their initial three year membership of their Opening the Future programme.The library has continued to boost their local collection by subscribing to the Political Science Package on top of their original subscription to the Library Selection package. This means that staff and students now have unlimited and [...]
Opening the Future marks International OA Week 2024!
To mark International Open Access Week 2024 (21st-27th October) we’d like to share some relevant updates since the last OA week back in 2023 for Opening the Future (OtF) at large, and for our two current partner presses CEU Press and Liverpool University Press. Opening the Future and CommunityThe theme of this OA week is ‘Community over Commercialisation’, a subject that our project has, [...]
University College London renews their Opening the Future membership at CEU Press
CEU Press are pleased to announce that University College London has renewed their initial three year membership of their Opening the Future programme.The library at UCL has continued to boost their local collection by subscribing to East Meets West on top of their original subscription to the Editor’s Choice Package. This means that staff and students now have unlimited and concurrent [...]
Four new books funded at CEU Press via OtF
Central European University (CEU) Press is pleased to announce the funding of four new open access books thanks to the existing supporters, and recently joined new library members of the Opening the Future (OtF) programme. Published over the summer, our new OA books will be freely accessible and readable online, and will also be available in print.MARIUPOL 2013-2022 Stories of Mobilization [...]
The University of Massachusetts, Amherst renews their Opening the Future membership at CEU Press
CEU Press are pleased to announce that the University of Massachusetts, Amherst has renewed their initial three year membership of their Opening the Future programme.The library at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst has continued to boost their local collection by subscribing to the Editor’s Choice and East Meets West packages, on top of their original subscription to the History and [...]
Central European University renews their Opening the Future membership at CEU Press
CEU Press are pleased to announce that Central European University has renewed their initial three year membership of their Opening the Future programme.The library has decided to continue supporting the press’ OA commitment by selecting an OA Supporter package without backlist access.As with all Opening the Future members, their membership fees are funding new frontlist titles in OA format so [...]
The Max Planck Society subscribes to Opening the Future at CEU Press
CEU Press are pleased to announce that the Max Planck Society is a new subscribing member to their Opening the Future programme.The library at the Max Planck Society has boosted their local collection by subscribing to the History and Political Science Packages. This means that staff and students now have unlimited and concurrent access to 100 different eBooks on subjects including Central [...]