{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Library &amp; Learning Services","provider_url":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls","author_name":"Andrew","author_url":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/author\/tomkinsa\/","title":"UniSkills Focus On: DOAB and DOAJ - Library &amp; Learning Services","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"vQTb7XIeyk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/2025\/07\/25\/uniskills-focus-on-doab-and-doaj\/\">UniSkills Focus On: DOAB and DOAJ<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/2025\/07\/25\/uniskills-focus-on-doab-and-doaj\/embed\/#?secret=vQTb7XIeyk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;UniSkills Focus On: DOAB and DOAJ&#8221; &#8212; Library &amp; Learning Services\" data-secret=\"vQTb7XIeyk\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Welcome to another instalment of your UniSkills Focus On\u2026 blogs. In this post we will be examining the benefits of the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/files\/2025\/06\/DOAJ-Blog-1024x576.jpg"}