Recording: OMP Fest 2026 | YouTube

This is the recording of OMP Fest, bringing together the Open Monograph Press (OMP) community on March 25th 2026, 8 AM – 11 AM PDT.

Discover and share diverse insights and perspectives that are contributing to the future of open book publishing.

Panelists

Jill Claasen, University of Capetown Libraries

Antti-Jussi Nygård, The Federation of Finnish Learned Societies

Presentations

• Open Books – a Danish national OMP platform adapted for institutional needs Presenters: Jesper Boserup Thestrup and Katarina Smitt Engberg (Royal Danish Library)
• Pride and troubles: Designing and operating University of Banja Luka University Press (BLUPress) Presenters: Vladimir Stupar and Miroslav Galić (University of Banja Luka)
• BOP Books’ bibliodiversity Presenter: Elio Pellin (University Library of Bern)
• Open access textbooks: A main goal for Milano University Press Presenters: Umberto Vitali, Simona Bonariva and Simona Albani (University of Milan)
• Edition.fi – supporting small publishers through a shared OMP based platform Presenter: Antti-Jussi Nygård (The Federation of Finnish Learned Societies)
• Supporting publishers and initiatives to improve visibility and dissemination of their OMP titles, via the OMP-Thoth integration plugin for OMP Presenters: Thiago Brasil (Lepidus Tecnologia), Toby Steiner (Thoth Open Metadata) and Wikus van Zyl (University of Johannesburg Press)

Lightning Talks

• Petrobras University Publications Portal: integration between OJS and OMP publications Presenter: Pablo Valério Polônia (Lepidus Tecnologia)
• References for Chapters Plugin Presenter: Jhonathan Miranda (Lepidus Tecnologia)
• Sentimento da Dialética Presenter: Yves César (Lepidus Tecnologia)

OMP Documentation Updates Presenter: Emma Uhl (PKP)

Check out the full abstracts: https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/03/04/registration-open-for-omp-fest/