On April 16, 2025, the Rogue Scholar Advisory Board met for the third time since it started in January 2024. Since the last Advisory Board Meeting on October 24, Rogue Scholar has achieved several important milestones.

Diamond Open Access (DOA) promises a world without paywalls: no subscriptions, no article fees, free publishing and free reading. At first glance, it looks like the fair and sustainable alternative to Gold and Hybrid OA. But behind the appealing vision lie tough questions.

Whether you attended BOSC 2025 or missed it, you can read about it (with lots of photos!) in our report published in F1000Research. We are also pleased to announce that videos of the BOSC 2025 talks are now available on our schedule page, as well as on our YouTube channel. Enjoy!

After months of community consultations, analysis of input from the Community Forum and Beacon data, collaboration across every PKP team, and drawing on deep expertise in book publishing, PKP’s OMP Coordinator, Zoe Wake Hyde, has released her Final Report. In OMP Under the Spotlight, Zoe explores the central question: “How does, can, and should PKP […] The post OMP Under the Spotlight: Final report appeared first on Public Knowledge Project.

In this segment of Archipelago, explore the recap of events since August 2025. From the IFLA Congress in Kazakhstan to the latest OASPA conference and more, there is a lot to be excited about. IFLA World Library and Information Congress August 18-22, Astana, Kazakhstan PKP’s Scholarly Publishing Advisor, Mariya Maistrovskaya, joined the 89th IFLA Congress […] The post Featured Events Recap appeared first on Public Knowledge Project.

Appalachian History Series Why Carter’s Station mattered In the fall of 1863 the railroad crossing at Carter’s Station (often called Carter’s Depot) and the Watauga River fords west of Jonesborough formed the hinge between East Tennessee and southwestern Virginia. Whoever controlled the bridge and the river line could screen Knoxville, pressure Bristol, and menace the East Tennessee & Virginia Railroad lifeline.

Appalachian History Series Setting the stage On October 10, 1863, Ambrose Burnside’s Army of the Ohio cracked Confederate Brig. Gen. John S. Williams’s line at Blue Springs, between Bull’s Gap and Greeneville. Burnside sent infantry straight at the position while ordering a mounted column to slip to the rear near Rheatown, aiming to block the retreat route along the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad.

Appalachian History Series Why East Tennessee mattered in 1863 When Union Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside moved into East Tennessee in late summer 1863, his columns relied on thin railroad guards to keep the East Tennessee and Virginia line open. One of those guard posts sat at the Limestone Creek railroad bridge and nearby depot at Telford. A short, sharp fight there on September 8 became one of the most lopsided small actions of the campaign.

Appalachian History Series Where and why Mossy Creek mattered After the siege of Knoxville, both armies probed across East Tennessee’s roads and creek valleys. Union cavalry under Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis protected the railroad corridor near Mossy Creek and Talbott’s Station. Confederate cavalry under Maj. Gen. William T. Martin covered Longstreet’s winter positions and kept pressure on the Federal outposts.

PKP’s Community Engagement and Outreach Associate Director, Urooj Nizami, interviews OBC’s Managing Director, Joe Deville, to explore OBC’s origins, purpose, and relationships, as well as OMP and the open book publishing landscape, among other fascinating stories.

DOI: 10.60804/8v2k-cm37   The Open Science Monitoring Initiative promotes the open science monitoring principles and adoption of practices to understand the progress of open science. Make Data Count is an active participant in OSMI, through its Working Group focused on open science monitoring with scholarly content providers. We had a...