V useful piece dispelling myths about NIH policy on open access upstream.force11.org/cost-of-conf...

The new NHMRC and MRFF Open Science Policy is a big expansion on previous open access publishing mandates. Emphasis on FAIR data across the lifecycle

Getting some nice press coverage for the launch of #OpenJournalsCollective last week @researchinfo.bsky.social #TheFutureIsDiamond www.researchinformation.info/news/open-jo...

By taking just a few minutes to complete our short survey, librarians can help us better understand how Think. Check. Submit. is being used and how we can develop tools and guidance that support you and your researchers. www.surveymonkey.com/r/KH8BDJH

📚✨ Power of School Libraries – Quote of the Week When school leadership teams value their library, it becomes a space that supports literacy, wellbeing, and a rights-respecting school culture. #SchoolLeadership #PowerOfSchoolLibraries #SchoolLibraries @cilip.bsky.social

1/ I'm seeking expressions of interest from nonprofit orgs to take over the Open Access Tracking Project ( #OATP, @oatp.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy ) and the open-source software on which it runs. Details in this Google doc: bit.ly/TransferOATP #OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenSource #ScholComm 🧵

Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward

Can the editor of Science Signaling explain why it took 11 months to retract a paper by the Lesné group after being requested to do so by the authors' institutional research integrity officer, who confirmed published figure did not represent research record. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

This important meta-science article should not be hidden behind a paywall.

All of us at RLUK were shocked and saddened to hear the news that Paul Aryis has died. Paul was committed to building up the library community - as well as his work at UCL he generously gave his time and wisdom to a wide range of conferences, workshops, and committees. www.leru.org/news/in-memo...

Leiden University launches strategic framework for scientific publishing | Leiden University https://www.staff.universiteitleiden.nl/news/2025/12/leiden-university-launches-strategic-framework-for-scientific-publishing

There seems to be a decrease in the coverage of affiliation metadata in #OpenAlex, particularly with regard to journal articles published by Elsevier since 2024. Only around 6% of Elsevier articles published in 2025 have affiliation metadata. subugoe.github.io/scholcomm_an...

NIMH data repository is “under review for potential modification in compliance with Admimistration directives” W.T.A.F They claim to want Gold Standard Science but will ensure we can’t trust studies using repository data because they might have chnged numbers they don’t like nda.nih.gov

Just had our first set of reviews from @pci-regreports.bsky.social for our proposed study on RT during GLP-1-RA treatment. Probably the most constructive and useful set of reviews I have ever had... and having them before starting the study makes them even better! 11/10 would recommend!

💥New: Open funder metadata is essential for true research transparency ✍️ @hldejonge.bsky.social Katharina Rieck & Zoé Ancion #OpenResearch #ResearchFunding #ScholComm

Job alert! The @coalitions-oa.bsky.social is searching for a new director. More info: 👇

🗞️We have just launched a tender for the @coalitions-oa.bsky.social Host Secretariat to support the implementation of our new strategy and work plan on #OpenAccess. Applications deadline: 31 Jan 2026, 17:00 CET Details available at 👉 www.coalition-s.org/tender-for-t... #Plan_S

Springer Nature retracting papers based on bonkers dataset www.thetransmitter.org/retraction/e... Good. #autism

I'm sympathetic to #NIH-funded authors who want to publish in #APC-based #openaccess journals and can't find the money to pay the APCs. But it's false to say that they must publish in those journals, in any other APC-based OA journals, or even in OA journals. Shame on _Inside Higher Ed_ leaving […]

Hello @springernature.com - you’ve just published another bit of nonsense in Scientific Reports 🙁

Strategic Analysis of the Scholarly Communications Landscape https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/strategic-analysis-of-the-scholarly-communicationslandscape/

"Court permanently blocks Trump’s executive order to dismantle federal agency for America’s libraries." https://www.ala.org/news/2025/11/court-permanently-blocks-trumps-executive-order-dismantle-federal-agency-americas "Today Nov 21], the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island […]

New blogpost. Some reflections on a @clarivate.com webinar that I attended yesterday. deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #evaluation #papermills #fraud

Thank you @johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social for an incredibly inspiring talk this afternoon in Malvern. I found your message of seeking light and decency amidst the despair and hate profoundly moving. May the BBC retain and engage more journalists like you.

1/ cOAlition S announces its 2026–2030 strategy, guided by a refreshed, shared vision: a scholarly communication system that enables rapid, open, transparent & equitable sharing of trustworthy scientific knowledge. www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-... #OpenScience #ScholarlyComm #Plan_S #OpenAccess

Fab...u...lous!

The most incredible library in the world, @bodleian.ox.ac.uk opened to OTD 1602, through the energy, money & commitment of Sir Thomas Bodley. It began with 5k books, & now more than 22m, with 2m+reader visits a year, & multi-million online users across the globe. Privilged to be its 25th librarian!

I’m absolutely delighted to have been offered the role of Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury by @eddavey.libdems.org.uk. I’m looking forward to supporting @libdemdaisy.bsky.social and the rest of the team, as we continue to build on the LibDem record of responsible, ambitious economic policy.

@richove.bsky.social John was a great fan of your book 'Burning the books' He was delighted to have met you.

“Yes” to Transparent Service Fees, “No” to Fees That Charge Authors to Exercise Their Rights | Plan S https://www.coalition-s.org/blog/yes-to-transparent-service-fees-no-to-fees-that-charge-authors-to-exercise-their-rights/

DOAJ x Diamond Discovery Hub (ddh.diamas.org/en) 💎 Two pillars of Open Access, one shared mission. Discover how they’re working together to make open publishing more visible, connected, and sustainable 👀 👇

🎓Join us for our Careers Open Day - a chance to explore exciting roles, meet the team and discover how to enter these professions. 📅What's on📅 👤Chat with staff! 📚Book a Library tour! 🕰Enjoy our collections! 🤝Meet professional bodies and learn about the wider sector! 🎶Explore our current exhibition

Funders Roll Out Next Gen Open Policies - SPARC https://sparcopen.org/impact-story/funders-roll-out-next-gen-open-policies/

Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune Theatre. Stunning musical. Taps every emotion. Stunningly talented cast and excellent band. Highly recommend. operationmincemeat.com @opmincememe.bsky.social

Hear, hear. Highly recommended reading

Terrific sleuthing and deep background research by @alex23.bsky.social into the horrors of "research" on autism conducted by none other than the person RFK Jr put in charge of ... you guessed it, the (non-existent) link between autism and vaccines:

Academia.edu is changing its Terms and Conditions, and they're so outrageous (AI training; signing over ownership to them etc) I closed my account today. A thread with some practical tips if you want to delete your account (5 steps):

Potential workaround if you're already logged in and get prompted by the ToS notification: opening this "privacy policy" link www.academia.edu/privacytakes you to a page where you can access the drop-down menu and reach "account settings." From there I was able to delete my account without agreeing.

I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose??? This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.

The Sorbonne's justification of its decision to leave the Times Higher Education league table game raises key issues for universities in an era of attacks on science and for UK science (SHAPE & STEM) & the escalating growth of proprietary bibliometrics. 1/4

Clearly stated by the Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

This should have been big news! Ten funding agencies from eight European countries have pledged to support a public infrastructure that is poised to replace academic journals: FWF 🇦🇹 RCN 🇳🇴 Forte 🇸🇪 ARIS 🇸🇮 SRC 🇸🇪 FCT 🇵🇹 CSIC 🇪🇸 DFG 🇩🇪 Formas 🇸🇪 ANR 🇫🇷 Only two of them issued press releases in […]

Latest blogpost: deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/08/gold... This picks up on the point I made recently about very selective statements about requirements for open/transparent science in a big Senate Appropriations report.

A hugely enjoyable session with the magnificent John Osman, one of the very finest BBC foreign correspondents of all time, and my particular hero. The hospice agreed we could each have a gin & tonic though it was only 11a.m.

I was asked for a comment on the UK's journal big deal negotiations. We are in a sector-wide consultation and so not appropriate to talk specifics - but there is an apparent lack of understanding by some publishers of the current financial position of UK HE

Many UK universities likely to walk away from journal agreements after publishers put forward proposals with “year-on-year price rises” rather than cheaper deals demanded by national negotiators, @davidprosser.bsky.social tells @jgro-the.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/busines...

GovWayback https://govwayback.com/

Thank you @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy for the excellent MI5 exhibition. It was really worth the trip. Just the right amount - I didn't feel over faced and I learnt a lot. Plus friendly, helpful staff and a nice cuppa. Highly recommended.