# Shaping the Future of Diamond Open Access for Books: Have Your Say **URL:** \ **Category:** Event\ **Tags:** webinar, books, aegis-oa\ **Created:** [6 October 2026 10:53 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/shaping-the-future-of-diamond-open-access-for-books-have-your-say/1163 "2026-10-06T10:53:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucy\_Barnes](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/lucy_barnes/32/423_2.png) [@Lucy\_Barnes](https://forum.edch.eu/u/Lucy_Barnes)\ **Post date:** [6 October 2026 10:53 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/shaping-the-future-of-diamond-open-access-for-books-have-your-say/1163/1 "2026-10-06T10:53:30Z")
Webinar Monday October 12, 2026 10–11AM BST / 11AM–12PM CEST **Register for free: [Meeting Registration - Zoom](https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xJEJb6m4QqCqwJaCYxS2ZA#/registration)** The Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) has become a benchmark for quality for Diamond OA journal publishing. As part of the AEGIS-OA project (2026–2027), which is advancing Diamond OA in the European Research Area, this standard is now being adapted for books. This online workshop, organised by the Open Access Books Network, is part of a public consultation on the DOAS adaptation for books. We would like your contributions to help shape it. We will begin with a short introduction to the AEGIS-OA project and the DOAS, then explain why we are adapting the standard for books and how the adaptation process works. The main part of the session will be dedicated to some of the new sections of the draft and will use early indicators taken from our public consultation feedback survey. Whether you’re a publisher, librarian, researcher, or other stakeholder in scholarly book publishing, your early input is essential to developing a standard that reflects the needs and realities of the OA books community. The survey will remain open until 18 October 2026 and we encourage all participants to fill it in after the session to share any further thoughts. But first, let’s have the conversation. **Register for free: [Meeting Registration - Zoom](https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xJEJb6m4QqCqwJaCYxS2ZA#/registration)** > **Event** > > **Starts:** 12 October 2026 11:00 (Europe/Paris)\ > **Ends:** 12 October 2026 12:00 (Europe/Paris)\ > **Location:** https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xJEJb6m4QqCqwJaCYxS2ZA#/registration ---
**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:** [6 October 2026 16:33 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/shaping-the-future-of-diamond-open-access-for-books-have-your-say/1163/2 "2026-10-06T16:33:14Z")
To know more about the DOAS for books survey: > [@Help shape the Diamond Open Access Standard for books! (Deadline: 18 October 2026)](https://forum.edch.eu/t/help-shape-the-diamond-open-access-standard-for-books-deadline-18-october-2026/1127): > > Do you work with Open Access books? [AEGIS-OA](https://edch.eu/aegis-oa/) (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing) is inviting university, library, research institute and other types of community-based publishers, publishing platforms and similar stakeholders to provide feedback on the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) adaptation for books. Open Access books play an important role in scholarly communication, particularly in disciplines and research communities where monographs an… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/diamondopenaccess/original/1X/3af4ce332c80b0a9181d366a640669b8b6eaa477.png) [@system](https://forum.edch.eu/u/system)\ **Post date:** [9 October 2026 09:00 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/shaping-the-future-of-diamond-open-access-for-books-have-your-say/1163/3 "2026-10-09T09:00:29Z")