Profiles on Knowledge Commons are currently down. We anticipate they will be back sometime soon. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience as we get them up and running again! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Closing out December's #ResearchSpotlight with a timely resource on the role of digital rights in social justice. Explore Maity Ritu’s work on the challenges and opportunities of protecting rights in our digital age: works.hcommons.org/records/8wab...

Here is another #ResearchSpotlight for those interested in gender, sexuality, and representation in film. Kathryn Anne Everly’s work looks at how Libertarias and Land and Freedom queer both gender and genre in times of conflict: works.hcommons.org/records/7ag4...

#ResearchSpotlight day calls for a deep dive into civil rights and place. Dana Williams explores how civil rights organizational presence connects to racial inequality in the U.S. South: works.hcommons.org/records/60p0...

Today’s #ResearchSpotlight is a must-read about child protection and anti-trafficking. Jonathan Todres offers a child rights framework for addressing trafficking of children and strengthening their safety: works.hcommons.org/records/9byv...

Knowledge Commons is not just a platform — we’re a coalition. And that coalition needs you. Read more on our blog and get involved today: about.hcommons.org/2025/12/18/j...

Here is a #ResearchSpotlight that centers the lived experience of a person deprived of liberty. Read “Rainbow in Captivity” by Jeric C. Flores and Mariz P. Balquin for a powerful narrative of resilience and dignity: works.hcommons.org/records/31s9...

If you're thinking about creating a journal in KCWorks...we have great news! 🗞️ Our new stats dashboard will allow you to dive deep into the analytics of your readership and track patterns over time. Explore our collections today: works.hcommons.org/collections

Another #ResearchSpotlight for sports fans and human rights advocates alike. Explore Dhiraj Abraham Philip’s work on how globalization raises new human rights concerns in the world of sports: works.hcommons.org/records/sne6...

Did you know that, as of today, there are over 38,000 uploads to our repository, KCWorks?! 😍 Explore this and many other stats about our repository on our brand new dashboard. works.hcommons.org/stats

Oh yeah! We have a really funky new stats page for KC Works, our open scholarship repository! about.hcommons.org/2025/12/15/i...

We have an early holiday treat for you! 😍 🎁 We're delighted to introduce brand new stats dashboards for EVERY collection in KCworks! Read more on our team blog, and stay tuned on social media all this week for more highlights! about.hcommons.org/2025/12/15/i...

Today’s #ResearchSpotlight reaches back into history to think about “sacred human rights” and the fight against slavery. Read Justin J. Latterell and John Witte Jr. on James Pennington’s struggle between Martin Luther and Martin Luther King: works.hcommons.org/records/5je3...

Here is a #ResearchSpotlight for those interested in how human rights shape national legal systems over time. Check out this piece by Nyaay Shastra on the impact of human rights on legal development: works.hcommons.org/records/xm61...

If you've missed any of our webinars, we have several archived for viewing at your convenience! Learn about basics of #OpenAccess & #OpenEd, #PIDs, #publicaccess funder mandates, #copyright and more here: sparcopen.org/our-work/web...

Congratulations @brettbobley.bsky.social on this incredibly well deserved honor for your incredible work at @neh-odh.bsky.social from @aupresses.bsky.social! aupresses.org/news/brett-b...

All last week as part of our Giving Tuesday campaign, we asked our team to reflect on what is most impactful to them about working on Knowledge Commons, and why you should consider donating to support the Commons. Read all their posts on our blog! about.hcommons.org/2025/12/08/w...

Knowledge Commons needs your support now more than ever. Donate today: givingto.msu.edu/causes-to-su...

Explore how climate-induced displacement challenges human rights protections in Central America and Colombia. This #ResearchSpotlight reveals the crucial role of legal frameworks in protecting vulnerable communities:https://works.hcommons.org/records/8xvk6-adz09

The small but mighty team that runs Knowledge Commons needs your support this week of #GivingTuesday. Donate today: givingto.msu.edu/causes-to-su...

#GivingTuesday is over, but you can still support Knowledge Commons! We need the support of our users more than ever to keep KC, KCWorks, and hcommons.social available to everyone. Donate today: givingto.msu.edu/causes-to-su...

Knowledge Commons NEEDS your support in order to build a more open internet. This #GivingTuesday, we would love for you to join us in ensuring that the over 60,000+ users who have discovered KC are able to help sustain our team’s work into the future. Donate today: givingto.msu.edu/causes-to-su...

Kicking off a new #ResearchSpotlight series on human rights, featuring open access work that connects law, justice, and everyday lives. Explore open-access scholarship that illuminates the intersections of law, society, and human rights from diverse perspectives.

🧵 (1/4) Want to know more about how you can support Knowledge Commons on #GivingTuesday? We have a thread for you. 🙂

🧵 (1/3) Happy #GivingTuesday! Knowledge Commons needs the support of our users more than ever to keep our services open and available to everyone. By donating to KC, you are directly helping our team keep doing our work. You can read more on our blog: about.hcommons.org/2025/12/02/a...

🧵(1/5) #GivingTuesday is tomorrow, and we wanted to kick off this week’s campaign with a short introduction. 🔍 We're a nonprofit, academy-led project where our users have access to free tools in order to develop a profile, join discussion groups, build websites, and use our repository, KCWorks.

Sorting my London office possessions and found the old Humanities Commons, now @kcommons.bsky.social, platypus!

A decade of advocacy for Native children and families. Learn about the legal journey behind defending the Indian Child Welfare Act in our final #ResearchSpotlight for November: works.hcommons.org/records/42ka...

Tracing the presence and power of Indigenous voices in early American literature. Read this #ResearchSpotlight to rediscover the roots of American storytelling: works.hcommons.org/records/5t4q...

See how filmmaker Pamela J. Peters redefines Los Angeles through Indigenous storytelling and media in today's #ResearchSpotlight: works.hcommons.org/records/apqg...

#GivingTuesday is right around the corner, and this year we're asking that you consider supporting open infrastructure. 🙏 If you want to get started early with your donation to support Knowledge Commons, you can learn more here: about.hcommons.org/contribute/

How does magical realism reveal the unassimilated spirit of Native identity? Step inside Louise Erdrich’s world through this insightful analysis and find out more in today's #ResearchSpotlight: works.hcommons.org/records/3s4b...

Unpacking the balance between sovereignty and global human rights in Native contexts. Explore how today's #ResearchSpotlight studies legal and ethical discussions shaping the Native American experience: works.hcommons.org/records/mcvk...

📣 EXCITEMENT ALERT 🎉 The KCWorks on WP plugin is now available! This block-based plugin makes it easy to embed citations from the KCWorks repository directly on your WordPress pages, whether you are creating a website on KC or a self-hosted WP installation. 🔗: about.hcommons.org/2025/11/17/k...

@kcommons.bsky.social is free, reliable and very helpful for this if a simple and effective profile page for sharing projects and papers is needed.

Our repository developer, Ian, has been building our new stats dashboard for @kcommons.bsky.social. It's looking great! And should be upstreamed to InvenioRDM.

Discover the rhythm of Indigenous creativity in this #ResearchSpotlight .Explore a growing open-access discography celebrating Indigenous artists and their music: works.hcommons.org/records/97ew...

#ResearchSpotlight: Dive into a critical look at the persistence of racialized mascots in sports to understand the politics of naming. works.hcommons.org/records/7f7k...

Happy National Native American Heritage Month : Open access means honoring every voice. Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by exploring stories that deserve to be remembered and shared.

Today's peek inside the @kcommons.bsky.social tech lab: whenever we change the site, we have a set of automated tests that run to verify we haven't broken anything that was working before. Some of these test the code, and some test the actual site with a simulated browser. Green ticks make me happy!

In case you missed it: last week’s open access discussions were packed with key insights! - Knowledge belongs to the community - Nonprofit infrastructure is key - Collaboration drives the future Big ideas, big takeaways, and plenty of inspiration for making knowledge open and accessible to everyone.

Today's progress on our new @kcommons.bsky.social profile system. Nice photo cropping interface, so you too can become a wise owl!

Very cool! Congrats to @eve.gd and the @kcommons.bsky.social team. Great to see @orcid.org's Global Participation Fund grants being put to good use!

Once you've gotten out of that site, I'd highly recommend checking out the open repository run by Knowledge Commons ( @kcommons.bsky.social )— a non-profit run by academics! about.hcommons.org

No tricks from us today, just a little preview treat! 🎃🍬😍 Coming soon to KCWorks: a brand new stats dashboard! The all new functionality will allow collection administrators access detailed statistics on their collections. Click the link to see how it works! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Firz...

From EcoGothic to apocalypse—October's final #ResearchSpotlight sails into horror’s ecological depths with Moore & Gibbons’ Tales of the Black Freighter. Sea monsters and world endings await! 🌊☠️ works.hcommons.org/records/8sfy... "

Did you miss our #OpenAccessWeek webinar? Our team shared how you can use KCWorks to disseminate your scholarship and publications...AND gave a sneak peek at a major system upgrade that'll be launching very soon. You're not going to want to miss it! 🔗: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOGq...

Happy #OpenEd25! Two of our team members, Larissa Babak and Bonnie Russell, created a lightning talk that can be viewed by conference attendees now! 🔗 opened25.sched.com/event/270Ex/... If you're not attending, don't worry! Our talk will be available for everyone in a few days. 🙂

What’s that sound? This #ResearchSpotlight tunes into un(der)appreciated horror film scores—discover how sound shapes fear and chills in cinema here: works.hcommons.org/records/4ys0... 🎵🔪

I had the privilege last week of speaking at the International Association of Universities conference, held at the University of Rwanda. It was a long... (New post from kfitz.info: "Trust in Science: Accessibility, Persistence, and the Public Good" https://kfitz.info/trust-in-science/)