#EndofYearFunFacts | Ever wondered what else our name could stand for? We landed on something that truly captures the spirit of our network! ❤️ This isn't just about acronyms; it's about breaking down barriers, fostering connections, and ensuring that valuable research reaches everyone.

#OPERASServices | We are thrilled to announce that the OPERAS Services Catalogue has two new additions to end 2025 on a very high note: the Mondaecus platform and the OPERAS Innovation Lab. Discover more about OPERAS services: https://operas-eu.org/services/#OPERASServices and stay tuned for updates!

#EndOfYearFunFacts | Today, we're celebrating CRAFT-OA project, aiming for Diamond Open Access and their most lovingly handcrafted resource of 2025, produced by Theresa Waldmann at Uni Göttingen#EndOfYearFunFactsand set up at the CRAFT-OA Final Conference, in October. #CRAFT-OA #OpenScience #DiamondOpenAccess

#EndOfYearReflections | In 2025, the OPERAS Communication team has taken extra care in curating the OPERAS YouTube channel. Discover new general videos here https://bit.ly/YT-discover-OPERAS and explore the full channel with recent updates: https://www.youtube.com/@operas-eu#EndOfYearReflections

#EndOfYearReflections | Join us in choosing a word (or expression) for 2026! The four options in the poll were selected by colleagues on the OPERAS Coordination Team and received the highest votes. Now, it's time for the whole community to choose the winner! Vote here: linkto.run/p/U8S2FPS6

The holiday season is an opportunity to share some fun facts about the OPERAS team with our community. Today we unveil to you who is the youngest member of the OPERAS Coordination Team! Marion Paulhac, born in 1996, is the Community Manager for the European Diamond Capacity Hub.

In the spirit of end-of-year reflections, today we share with you the most viewed publication of 2025 in the OPERAS Zenodo community. The numbers speak for themselves: ✓ 4,000+ views ✓ 1,000+ downloads Read it now: https://zenodo.org/records/14637597 CRAFT-OA project, aiming for Diamond Open Access

Check out the latest #LUMENVoices with our OPERAS colleagues Elena Sokolova and Fotis Mystakopoulos. And also, enjoy this opportunity to discover more about the @lumen-eu.bsky.social project!

🔔 The OPERAS Newsletter 4/2025 is out! 👉 Read the full edition: https://mailchi.mp/operas-eu.org/operas-newsletter-04-2025 #OpenScience #ScholComm #OPERAS #ResearchInfrastructure

Only a couple of days left to register for the Dec 3 GraspOS webinar! Hear how #GRAPHIA, @operaseu.bsky.social, and @lumen-eu.bsky.social are advancing responsible, Open Science–aligned research assessment in #GoTriple. Don’t miss it: zoom.us/meeting/regi...#GRAPHIA,#GoTriple.#OpenScience #SSH

#OPERASConference2025 | We are delighted to announce the dates for the OPERAS Conference 2026 in collaboration with the SCIROS project, under the theme: << One Network, Many Possibilities: Strengthening the OPERAS Community >> Stay tuned for updates!

Submit your proposal for the @dariaheu.bsky.social Annual Event: deadline is December 22! Full info: annualevent.dariah.eu #ResearchInfrastructures #OpenHumanities #DARIAH

A new SPARC Europe paper makes the case that connected open strategies > isolated ones. Why? Because when Open Access, Open Science, and Open Education work together, you get better outcomes for everyone. Read it on Zenodo: https://zenodo.org/records/17572650 #OpenScience #PublicGood

#DiamondOA | Today, OPERAS Projects Policy Officer Fotis Mystakopoulos delivered a presentation on the exciting developments surrounding Diamond Publishing in the European landscape, during the "New Opportunities and Prospects for Academic Libraries" event at the University of West Attica.

#DiamondERA | Register now for this open event that aims to highlight and promote Diamond OA as a sustainable, equitable, and mission-driven model of scholarly publishing. Go to the event page and learn more: https://bit.ly/Diamond-ERA-event-page

#OPERASInnovationLab #Graphia #LUMEN | Check out the methodology and the results of the workshop “Mapping Cross-Project Functionalities – Towards a Service-Based Innovation Model”. https://lab.operas-eu.org/2025/11/17/mapping-cross-project-functionalities-when-innovation-meets-collaboration

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀! GoTriple's developments - 𝚆̲𝚎̲𝚋̲𝚒̲𝚗̲𝚊̲𝚛̲ ̲𝚘̲𝚗̲ ̲𝙳̲𝚎̲𝚌̲𝚎̲𝚖̲𝚋̲𝚎̲𝚛̲ ̲𝟹̲𝚛̲𝚍̲. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁er: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/pRN6fMBOTpKaqi7xpvS0AA#/registration

When research infrastructures work together, everyone wins: ✅ Better discoverability of peer-reviewed OA books ✅ Recognition from major players ✅ Capacity to participate in large-scale European initiatives ✅ Stronger foundation for evaluating and curating quality OA scholarship. #ScholComm

#OPERASPLUS | The UCQ-FRAME framework used in the OPERAS-PLUS project combines: 🔍 Heuristic Evaluation (expert assessment) 🧪 Moderated Usability Testing (direct user feedback) 📱 Unmoderated Remote Testing (real-world usage patterns) Learn more about it: https://zenodo.org/records/14935954

#GraspOS Final Conference | OPERAS is also present in the poster session with 2 contributions! The first poster shows how three OPERAS services - GoTriple, PRISM and Metrics - can be useful in research assessment. The second reinforces our commitment with community engagement within the SSH pilot.

Now Graham Stone of @oapenbooks.bsky.social on socialising technical interoperability. Human partnerships such as the @operaseu.bsky.social OA Books Special Interest Group help to strengthen collaboration and coordination around open access book publishing

How can we involve the community in research assessment reform? Carol Delmazo presented the work carried out by OPERAS while leading the SSH Pilot in the #GraspOS Project!

#GoTriple #OPERASServices | New features at the GoTriple discovery platform! Today, we present to you the newly launched Collections feature. Easily save resources from your GoTriple searches into your own curated collections. Access GoTriple now and enhance your SSH research: gotriple.eu

Within #OPERASPLUS, the infrastructure has strengthened its scientific impact by consolidating a comprehensive service portfolio: by the end of the project, 9 OPERAS services were fully operational, including 6 external and 3 internal services. Check the catalogue: https://operas-eu.org/services#OPERASPLUS

#OPERASServices | Our Discovery Service Pathfinder offers a total of 118 editorial services, coming from 16 service providers who are also OPERAS members! You can discover how Pathfinder is able to help you in your publishing needs. https://bit.ly/pathfinder-consultation-6-november

#HybridEvent #CopimConference | A free two-day gathering to spotlight the evolving landscape of community-led open access book publishing: the next Copim conference will take place on 26–27 February. Join in person or online from wherever you are. Register: http://bit.ly/47oy2Wq#HybridEvent

#ReformingRA #GraspOS | Today, the GraspOS SSH pilot leaders, Carol Delmazo and Fotis Mystakopoulos are chairing the Community Validation Workshop at the University of Coimbra. The workshop is organised within the context of the SCIROS project, led by CHC Digital Humanities Centre.

#OpenScienceTraining #OPERASRI | The OPERAS training framework offers a structured methodology for designing, delivering and evaluating initiatives that are inclusive, scalable and aligned with Open Science principles. Read it here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16970400

Our #OPERASService Pathfinder is evolving, and we want your feedback. Are you an editor or an editorial manager? Your perspective is essential for us. Join our consultation workshop! bit.ly/pathfinder-c... #Pathfinder #EditorialServices

Policy briefs are concise documents that present research and policy recommendations on complex issues. During the OPERAS-PLUS project, which concluded last August, OPERAS has published four community policy briefs. Each of them approaches a highly strategic subject for the community:

Fragmentation across national and European-wide research systems and infrastructures remains one of the biggest barriers to truly open, collaborative research in Europe. 🌍 That's why the @maxweberstiftung.de joined OPERAS since its beginning as one of our core members.

The third day of the #CRAFTOA conference starts with presentations of the project’s sustainability plan, with a focus on its Key Exploitable Results! You can also follow #day3 online! www.youtube.com/live/NEhu-C4...

Experts panel happening right now in the #CRAFTOA conference! Follow online: www.youtube.com/live/LDuA6IB... #DiamondOA

📣The Diamond Discovery Hub has officially launched during the final confernce in #Göttingen. @eudch.bsky.social Join the #DDH today : ddh.diamas.org/en First photo by Martin Liebetruth.

The #CRAFT_OA2025 conference enters its second day today, featuring a livestream for those joining remotely. We’re pleased that @operaseu.bsky.social is part of it :-) Follow the livestream here: www.craft-oa.eu/craft-oa-con... #OpenAccess #ScholComm #DiamondOA

This afternoon we got hands-on: • Interactive demo + Q&A: Making knowledge graphs tangible • Co-building the GRAPHIA ontology • Exploring hybrid AI in semantic research & industry Online participation is still open → graphia-ssh.eu/news-blog/in... #GRAPHIA #KnowledgeGraphs #AI #SemanticWeb

The Innovation Prototyping Lab of @graphiaproject.bsky.social & @lumen-eu.bsky.social continues today. Curious to follow? You can still register and join live here: graphia-ssh.eu/news-blog/in...

📢 New EASSH position paper: Society in #FP10 proposal is for #research on society 5 priorities:1️⃣Democracy,2️⃣Education & Skills,3️⃣Europe in 2040,4️⃣Culture & Knowledge,5️⃣Productive and Inclusive Societies. 📢We invite member & related organisations to endorse this position paper. eassh.eu/Position-Pap...

The first Innovation Prototyping Lab of the GRAPHIA Project & LUMEN has just started at the Infobip campus in Zagreb. Organised by our partner Industry Commons Foundation, the IPL will unfold over the next three days to explore cross-project collaboration and innovative solutions for research.

Join online the Innovation Prototyping Lab of @graphiaproject.bsky.social and @lumen-eu.bsky.social projects! graphia-ssh.eu/news-blog/in...

Imagine a world where you can directly contribute to building a platform that meets your research needs. This is a reality right now with the LUMEN Co-Design workshops series! Express your interest: https://lumenproject.eu/learn-connect-innovate-co-designing-workshop-serie #LUMEN #EOSC

#OPERASMetrics #OABooks | This fresh article by Peter Potter discusses why without proper metrics we cannot demonstrate the true impact of open scholarship. scholarlykitchen.ssp...

This poster shows how the OABN Working Group fits into the broader Open Access Books Special Interest Group of @operaseu.bsky.social. The aim is to foster more effective collaboration on #OAbooks. (1/2)

#JobOffer #EDCH | We are looking for a Communication Officer for the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH), who will play a central role in ensuring impactful outreach to the Diamond OA community and beyond. Read the full announcement: operas-eu.org/edch-c...

#NewMember #OPERASCommunity | We are glad to welcome KU Leuven Libraries as a new ordinary member of the OPERAS community in 2025. Read the full announcement: operas.hypotheses.org/9343

Secure your spot! Only a few spots left for the first @graphiaproject.bsky.social & @lumen-eu.bsky.social Innovation Prototyping Lab! Register now to be on-site in Zagreb or online! More info and register here: graphia-ssh.eu/news-...

#OPERASNews | The third OPERAS Newsletter of the year is out! Take a moment and read our featured updates to start your week on the right foot! Access the current edition here: mailchi.mp/operas-eu.or... Our full newsletter archive: operas-eu.org/operas-newsl... #SSH #ScholComm #OpenScience

Pierre Mounier @operaseu.bsky.social introducing the panel on #ORE underlying that #open is not enough if it’s not #equitable #OSFair2025

Key qualities of IQP @operaseu.bsky.social #OSFAIR2025

#GRAPHIASeries #InnovationLab | A new collaboration spotlighting what’s possible when OPERAS Innovation Lab and the GRAPHIA consortium join forces! 👉 Read the series here: lab.operas-eu.org/category/obs...