Open Library of Humanities

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Summary

Open Library of Humanities is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Open Library of Humanities received the Open Publishing Awards[3].
  • Open Library of Humanities was a member of Fair Open Access Alliance[4].
  • Open Library of Humanities was a member of Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association[5].
  • Open Library of Humanities was a member of Open Journals Collective[6].
  • Open Library of Humanities is in the country of United Kingdom[7].
  • Open Library of Humanities's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[8].
  • Open Library of Humanities's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[9].
  • Open Library of Humanities's instance of is recorded as publishing house[10].
  • Open Library of Humanities's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[11].
  • Open Library of Humanities's founder is recorded as Caroline Edwards[12].
  • Open Library of Humanities's founder is recorded as Martin Paul Eve[13].
  • Open Library of Humanities's headquarters location is recorded as United Kingdom[14].
  • Open Library of Humanities's headquarters location is recorded as London[15].
  • Open Library of Humanities is part of Birkbeck, University of London[16].
  • Open Library of Humanities's industry is recorded as open-access publishing[17].
  • Open Library of Humanities's industry is recorded as free software[18].
  • Open Library of Humanities's industry is recorded as open-source software[19].
  • Open Library of Humanities's industry is recorded as humanities[20].
  • Open Library of Humanities's industry is recorded as Janeway[21].
  • Open Library of Humanities's industry is recorded as diamond open access[22].
  • 2015 marks the founding of Open Library of Humanities[23].
  • Open Library of Humanities's official website is recorded as https://www.openlibhums.org[24].
  • Open Library of Humanities's sponsor is recorded as Andrew W. Mellon Foundation[25].
  • Open Library of Humanities's described by source is recorded as Open Science Thesaurus[26].
  • Open Library of Humanities's legal form is recorded as charitable organization[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Caroline Edwards[12] and Martin Paul Eve[13]. 2015 marks the founding of Open Library of Humanities[23].

Identity

Open Library of Humanities is part of Birkbeck, University of London[16]. Its short name is recorded as OLH[28].

Operations

Headquarters locations include United Kingdom[14], a sovereign state[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1801[31] and London[15], a metropolis[32], in Roman Empire[33], founded in 0047[34].

Industry

Industries include open-access publishing[17], free software[18], open-source software[19], humanities[20], Janeway[21], and diamond open access[22].

Recognition

Open Library of Humanities received the Open Publishing Awards[3].

Why It Matters

Open Library of Humanities ranks in the top 8% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Open Library of Humanities receive?

Honors received include Open Publishing Awards[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · M2545 · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Fair Open Access Alliance, Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association, Open Journals Collective
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Member of: Open Journals Collective, +OJC member ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ee1f9a7b933|details]])"
  2. 10w ago · Lillie Morgan · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → nonprofit organization, open-access publisher, publishing house +1
    Member of → Fair Open Access Alliance, Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association, Open Journals Collective
    Described by source → Open Science Thesaurus
    Openalex id → P4310319895
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Vimeo id: openlibhums"
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