Open Monograph Publishing: Towards Sustainable Open Access Book Publishing in the Global South Context, a workshop on the 9th and 10th December 2024 at the University of Cape Town. Part of the 2nd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.

The event, co-organised by Copim and the Association of African Universities, is part of the 2nd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access, at the University of Cape Town. The workshop takes place on December 9th and 10th 2024. This page will be updated as the workshop progresses.

Overview

This 2-day workshop explores strategies and mechanisms to move towards sustainable open access (OA) book publishing ecosystems in Global South contexts. The event brings together librarians, publishers and those developing open research strategies to collaboratively work towards new ways of supporting longform (book) Diamond OA publishing.

Plenary sessions explore routes for securing bibliodiverse, equitable publishing futures, alongside case studies from librarians highlighting innovative local approaches, and from publishers highlighting new and experimental publishing practices. Parallel sessions provide opportunities for hands-on skills building and collaboration.

Those in libraries and other university roles will explore both the latest developments in open research policymaking and opportunities to map and bring together Global South open research initiatives. Those involved in publishing will learn about new ways of distributing and archiving OA books and managing book metadata, as well as how to more easily manage the publishing workflow.

The workshop is jointly organised by the Association of African Universities and the Copim Open Book Futures project, including contributions from African Minds, Coventry University, the Directory of Open Access Books/OAPEN, Lancaster University, the Open Book Collective, Open Book Publishers, the Public Knowledge Project, punctum books, Thoth Open Metadata, University of Cape Town Libraries, and University of Cape Town Press.