Thoth Open Archiving Network, and addressing link rot

The Copim Open Book Futures project recently hosted an online workshop on 27 Nov 2024, looking into the interconnected worlds of metadata, archiving, and accessibility. This collaborative event brought together a diverse array of publishers including small, scholar-led, and university and library presses from the UK, Germany, Austria, Hungary, the Netherlands, and the United States.

Jointly organised by the Copim Open Book Futures working groups focusing on Thoth Open Metadata, Accessibility, and Archiving/Preservation, the workshop was structured around three core themes, each representing a critical pillar in the OA book publishing ecosystem. The attached slidedeck focuses on aspects of Archiving for open access books, looking at at the Thoth Open Archiving Network, as well as ongoing work adressing link rot in open access book publishing.