We are pleased to announce the next PKP Sprint will be taking place at Simon Fraser University’s Harbour Centre campus in downtown Vancouver on May 6th and 7th, 2019. PKP sprints run “unconference” style, typically focusing on rapid code development for our open source publishing applications. Small, self-organized teams work together to solve common software […]
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Library Publishing Forum – Last Chance to Submit Proposals (Plus Hotel/Travel Information)
Are you involved in library publishing? Interested in the intersection of libraries and scholarly publishing issues? Eager to share your expertise and/or research with the library publishing community? The Library Publishing Forum (May 8-10, 2019) wants to hear from you, but time is running out! The Forum proposal submission form closes at 8AM Eastern Time […]
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All of us who have been involved with the Public Knowledge Project at any point over the last thirteen years – whether as a colleague in PKP or as a beneficiary of the software that PKP has developed – owe a great debt of gratitude to the contribution made by Brian Owen, Associate Dean of […]
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Library Publishing Forum – Call for Proposals
The Library Publishing Forum is an annual conference bringing together representatives from libraries engaged in (or considering) publishing initiatives to define and address major questions and challenges; to identify and document collaborative opportunities; and to strengthen and promote this community of practice. The Forum includes representatives from a broad, international spectrum of academic library backgrounds, […]
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OJS Mexico Community Meets and Learns in Puebla
Here at PKP, we are thrilled to learn about the activities of the OJS community around the world and are always on the look out for news about local user groups. If you are part of a local OJS user group, please let us know about your work and how we can help! The following […]
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“Classic” Theme Released for OJS 3.1.1-1+
We are very pleased to announce the release of the new “Classic” theme, freely available to the OJS community. You can view the online demo and install it today from your plugin gallery if you are running OJS version 3.1.1-1 or later.
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We’re Hiring: Communications Assistant
PKP is currently seeking a talented, full-time Communications Assistant to help with our PKP’s outreach and community building efforts. The successful candidate will be an outgoing, self-directed individual who enjoys working with others and helping the world discover more about us and our wonderful community. Find out more here!
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Sprinting in Heidelberg
The PKP sprint at the Heidelberg University Library was fully attended with 40 participants from 14 countries (including one from Bangladesh!) representing university libraries, university presses, national platforms, and commercial and non-commercial publishers.
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PKP’s New Contributor License Agreement
We’ve recently added a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) to our git repositories here at PKP. This requests that open-source contributors sign the CLA as part of the process of contributing to our software. The PKP Technical Committee (which is comprised of PKP team members and community members) has been considering how to start using the […]
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El segundo curso de PKP School en español / The Second PKP School Course in Spanish
Gracias de nuevo al arduo trabajo de la traductora María Elena Sánchez Salazar, con el apoyo del equipo editorial del Instituto de Geografía de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), tenemos el segundo curso de PKP School en español – Flujo de trabajo editorial en OJS 3. Gracias también a Raúl Marcó del Pont […]
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