# Making space on the shelves: Open access books in open science (recording available)

**URL:** <https://forum.edch.eu/t/making-space-on-the-shelves-open-access-books-in-open-science-recording-available/365>\
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**Tags:** webinar, books\
**Created:** [25 June 2025 13:13 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/making-space-on-the-shelves-open-access-books-in-open-science-recording-available/365 "2025-06-25T13:13:07Z")\
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> **Making Space on the Shelves: Open Access Books in Open Science**
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> **Starts:** 8 July 2025 11:00 (Europe/Paris)\
> **Ends:** 8 July 2025 12:00 (Europe/Paris)\
> **Link:** <https://forumforopen.org/events/making-space-on-the-shelves-open-access-books-in-open-science/>

If you’re interested in:

- The role of books in the Open Access ecosystem
- The development of Open Access funding models, particularly those relating to books
- The contemporary global Open Access ecology
- The evolution and continued growth of open infrastructures for Open Access publishing
- The benefits and value of diamond and community-led open access models and operations

Then don’t miss the upcoming webinar hosted by the [Forum for Open Research (FORM)](https://forumforopen.org/).

**With guest speakers:**  
Kevin Sanders – _[Open Book Collective](https://openbookcollective.org)_  
Dr Kira Hopkins – _[Opening the Future](https://www.openingthefuture.net)_

Read more:

> **[Making Space on the Shelves: Open Access Books in Open Science - Forum for...](https://forumforopen.org/events/making-space-on-the-shelves-open-access-books-in-open-science/)**
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> The last ten years have witnessed an incredible surge in Open Access publishing, and now this transformative movement is making significant strides in the

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**Author:** ![mpaulhac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/mpaulhac/32/48_2.png) [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\
**Post date:** [16 October 2025 14:19 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/making-space-on-the-shelves-open-access-books-in-open-science-recording-available/365/2 "2025-10-16T14:19:24Z")

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The recording is available here:

[![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/diamondopenaccess/original/1X/baf4e183ed67f160e6f8ddbc18a4a5994e15d8da.jpeg "Making Space on the Shelves: Open Access Books in Open Science") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iysBBvi5dEw)