Open Library of Humanities

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Open Library of Humanities

Summary

Open Library of Humanities is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 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 is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Open Library of Humanities's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[7].
  • Open Library of Humanities's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[8].
  • Open Library of Humanities's instance of is recorded as publishing house[9].
  • Open Library of Humanities's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[10].
  • Open Library of Humanities's founder is recorded as Caroline Edwards[11].
  • Open Library of Humanities's founder is recorded as Martin Paul Eve[12].
  • Open Library of Humanities's headquarters location is recorded as United Kingdom[13].
  • Open Library of Humanities's headquarters location is recorded as London[14].
  • Open Library of Humanities is part of Birkbeck, University of London[15].
  • Open Library of Humanities's industry is recorded as open-access publishing[16].
  • Open Library of Humanities's industry is recorded as free software[17].
  • Open Library of Humanities's industry is recorded as open-source software[18].
  • Open Library of Humanities's industry is recorded as humanities[19].
  • Open Library of Humanities's industry is recorded as Janeway[20].
  • Open Library of Humanities's industry is recorded as diamond open access[21].
  • 2015 marks the founding of Open Library of Humanities[22].
  • Open Library of Humanities's official website is recorded as https://www.openlibhums.org[23].
  • Open Library of Humanities's sponsor is recorded as Andrew W. Mellon Foundation[24].
  • Open Library of Humanities's described by source is recorded as Open Science Thesaurus[25].
  • Open Library of Humanities's legal form is recorded as charitable organization[26].
  • Open Library of Humanities's short name is recorded as OLH[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Caroline Edwards[11] and Martin Paul Eve[12]. 2015 marks the founding of Open Library of Humanities[22].

Identity

Open Library of Humanities is part of Birkbeck, University of London[15]. Its short name is recorded as OLH[27].

Operations

Headquarters locations include United Kingdom[13], a sovereign state[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1927[30] and London[14], a metropolis[31], in Roman Empire[32], founded in 0047[33].

Industry

Industries include open-access publishing[16], free software[17], open-source software[18], humanities[19], Janeway[20], and diamond open access[21].

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 (33 views/month).[2]

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. [6] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . chronicle.com. Retrieved . chronicle.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . openpublishingawards.org. openpublishingawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . openlibhums.org. Retrieved . openlibhums.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . fairopenaccess.org. fairopenaccess.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . chronicle.com. Retrieved . chronicle.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . data.loterre.fr. Retrieved . data.loterre.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 11h 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
    Described by source Open Science Thesaurus
    Openalex id P4310319895
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