News

New updates relating to activity by the Open Institutional Publishing Association and its members, alongside industry news updates.

University of Huddersfield Press latest news

• Book Review – Magic, Magicians, and Detective Fiction edited by Rebecca Josephy
• Cut, paste, connect: Making meaning through collage
• Examining the impact and motivations of play in academic libraries: A cross-sectional study 

University of Westminster Press latest Journal News

• Westminster and Michigan Publishing Services announce an extended partnership, and a new UWP website
• UWP JOINS THE OPEN BOOK COLLECTIVE
• Q&A with Avis Whyte on why the law is still the most powerful weapon in the fight against racial discrimination

Scottish Universities Press latest news

• A year of open conversations: Celebrating the anniversary of our first publication
• Upcoming Webinar: A Practical Guide to Open Research
• SUP at Aye Write 2025

University of London Press latest news

• Celebrating 25 Open Access titles in the New Historical Perspectives series
• Reflecting on publishing and research culture during Open Access week 2025 – with Dr Nicholas Maple
• Reflecting on publishing and research culture during Open Access week 2025 – with Laura Carter and Freddy Foks
• Reflecting on publishing and research culture during Open Access week 2025 – with Dr Karen Attar
• Reflecting on publishing and research culture during Open Access week 2025 – with Professor Devyani Prabhat

News from Association of University Presses

• Brett Bobley Named 2025 AUPresses Stand UP Award Winner
• AUPresses Responds to News of Bucknell University Press’s Planned Closure
• University Press Week 2025 in the News
• Responding to the Current Political Moment in the United States

News from SPARC Europe

• Exploring the feasibility of a European Alliance for Open Education
• The Case for Connecting the Opens
• SPARC Europe launches the Diamond OA Policy Forum
• What still needs to be done for Open Science through a European ERA Act

News from the Open Library Foundation

• VuFind® 11.0 Released
• VuFind® 10.2 Released
• The BitCurator Consortium Joins The Open Library Foundation

News from Publishers Weekly

• Bill Ames Launches Sports-Focused Literary, PR Agency
• Diane Roback to Step Down as ‘PW’ Children’s Book Editor
• Chaos in Washington, Distribution Turmoil Made for a Tumultuous 2025
• Authors File New Lawsuit Against AI Companies Seeking More Money

News from STM Publishing

• Digital Science’s Dimensions data underpins Select Committee report into U.S.-funded research and foreign influence
• Jisc secures landmark publishing agreements for UK universities
• Digital Science awards 2025 Catalyst Grants to two teams visualizing the future of research
• Jisc and Taylor & Francis sign new UK open research agreement

News from Publishing Perspectives

• A Look Back on 2025 and Plans for the Future
• Association of American Publishers Announces This Month’s Revenue Report
• China Bestsellers: Nobel Prize Boost, Aspirational Nonfiction, and Children’s Classics
• Hachette Book Group Invests in the Future with Raising Readers Campaign