🔍Policies, Benefits & Importance 📆8 April 17.00-18.30 UTC+2 📍Online 📝Register: forms.gle/85RywDC585zA... Moderated by @janebuggle.bsky.social with Dr Patrick Paul Walsh (UN SDG Academy), Dr Glenda Cox (UNESCO Chair of Open Education & Social Justice 2021-25) & Paola Corti (@sparc-eu.bsky.social)

Thanks to everyone who joined the ALMASI regional and cross-regional fora this past month! If you missed a session, recordings and presentations are available here: almasiproject.org/the-diamond-...

What challenges are shaping the path to openness in institutions? ✅ Policy and infrastructure gaps ✅ Lack of a shared understanding of “open” ✅ Misaligned academic incentives ✅ Commercial pressures ✅ Skills and capacity needs 👉️ Read more here: zenodo.org/records/1921...

A New Shield for Diamond Open Access in Europe: Launching the AEGIS-OA Project 👉️ edch.eu/new-shield-d... So thrilled to be part of this promising project. There’s still so much to be done, and we look forward to more action on Diamond OA!

🌍💎 Bringing together policymakers & funders at the 2nd cross-regional Diamond OA Policy Forum ✅Regional Diamond OA developments ✅Cross-regional synergies and differences ✅Breakout discussions in French, English, Portuguese and Spanish 👉️ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📣 Call for expression of interest to shape a European alliance for open education to embed openness in higher education. Read the report zenodo.org/records/1886... 🚀Want to be one of the initiators helping shape the Alliance? See how to join👇 Thread

Missed the 14th #ENOEL Workshop “Embrace the Open: Connect Open Education and Open Science recognition practices in your institution” during #OEWeek26? ▶️ Watch the recording on our ENOELforOpen YouTube channel youtu.be/akIo4Tj0Y9o 📚 Workshop resources are on Zenodo: zenodo.org/records/1900...

How can we better reward and recognise the creation and sharing of #OER? 🎓 ▶️ Watch the recording of OE Café #11, co-organised with @unesco.bsky.social, featuring insights from experts across Europe, Africa, and the Americas on transforming professional development here: youtu.be/a59o1vwO6Hg

Reminder to join us for the 14th #ENOEL Workshop Learn practical strategies and hear from experts, while connecting with librarians and open education leaders across Europe. Let’s strengthen #OpenEducation #OpenScience together. #OEWeek26 👉 Register: tinyurl.com/ENOELWorksho...

Is Europe ready for an Open Education Alliance? Our findings show a unanimous call for international collaboration. To drive systemic change and move OE to the centre of European strategy, as part of #OEWeek26, we are proposing a European Alliance. 🚀 Read the report: zenodo.org/records/1886...

Join us for the 14th #ENOEL Workshop Learn practical strategies and hear from experts, while connecting with librarians and open education leaders across Europe. Let’s strengthen #OpenEducation #OpenScience together. #OEWeek26 👉 Register: tinyurl.com/ENOELWorksho...

What’s driving connecting the opens in universities? ✅ Accessibility ✅ Innovation and flexibility ✅ Economic considerations ✅ Policy and societal change ✅ Assessment frameworks Read more about the drivers and 5 strategic actions leaders can take here: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

💎 Next week: Bringing together policymakers & funders at the Diamond OA Policy Forum Europe ✅ Key findings from ALMASI reports ✅ Expert perspectives on national and institutional policy developments ✅ Interactive breakout discussions focused on policies in practice 👉️

Welcome to Open Education Week #OEWeek26! ☕ Join us at the 11th #OpenEducation Café, organised in collaboration with UNESCO, to discuss rewards and recognition for #OpenEducationalResources #OER 📅 Date: 5 March 2026 ⏰ Time: 16-17.00 CET Register here 👉https://tinyurl.com/OECafe11 #ENOEL

💎 Bringing together policymakers & funders at The Diamond OA Policy Forum Europe ✅ Key findings from ALMASI reports ✅ Expert perspectives on national and institutional policy developments ✅ Interactive breakout discussions focused on policies in practice 👉️ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

☕ ‘Reward and recognition for professional development in #OpenEducationalResources #OER’ 🌐 This virtual café, organised in collaboration with UNESCO, convenes guests from Europe, Africa and the Americas. 📅 Date: 5 March 2026 ⏰ Time: 16-17.00 CET Please join us 👉https://tinyurl.com/OECafe11 #ENOEL

SPARC Europe is thrilled to announce the publication of our 2025 Annual Report. Read our 2025 Annual Report here: sparceurope.org/download/133...

One week to go: Join us for the 8th European Rights Retention Community of Practice meeting, @knowledgerights21.org On 18 Feb (13:30h CET), we welcome: * Marc Lange, Helmholtz Open Science Office, Germany * Susanna Nykyri, Tampere University, Finland Register now 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Two weeks to go: Join us for the 8th European Rights Retention Community of Practice meeting, @knowledgerights21.org On 18 Feb (13:30h CET), we welcome: * Marc Lange, Helmholtz Open Science Office, Germany * Susanna Nykyri, Tampere University, Finland Register now 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join us at the 11th #OpenEducation Café, organised in collaboration with UNESCO, to discuss ‘Reward and recognition for professional development in #OpenEducationalResources #OER’ 📅 Date: 5 March 2026 ⏰ Time: 16-17.00 CET Register here 👉https://tinyurl.com/OECafe11 #ENOEL

What goals and vision motivate the efforts to connect open science and open education at universities in Europe? What makes connecting the opens strategic at the university level? 👉️ Read our first Connecting the Opens post here zenodo.org/records/1838....

Openness begins with accessibility! We are grateful to @Kathryn Briggs for translating the #ENOELToolkit into Irish to localise this resource for her community. Discover the Toolkit: zenodo.org/records/1817... #OEBenefits #OpenEducation #ENOEL 🧵 1/2

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! 1 WEEK TO ANSWER #ERAACT CONSULTATION Respond by 23 Jan: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... Consultation guide by KR21 project partners @ifla.org, @libereurope.bsky.social & @sparc-eu.bsky.social kr21.info/era-act-cons... Watch the 10 Dec webinar: youtu.be/1q41ej37llY #ERA

One more day to join the #ERAAct public consulatation! Your voice matters, please give your opinion. If you need help with organising your thoughts, @sparc-eu.bsky.social has a position paper that might help: sparceurope.org/feedback-on-...

Discover the #ENOEL Toolkit 👉 zenodo.org/records/1817... ✅A collective effort to advocate for #OEBenefits ✅Anyone can use and adapt ✅Available in 26 languages The European Network of Open Education Librarians collaborates to identify and share the many benefits of #OpenEducation! 🧵1/6

📢 Save the date! Join us for the 8th European Rights Retention Community of Practice event! 📅 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 | 13:30–15:00 CET 🔍 Our next European Rights Retention meeting will bring insights from Finland and Germany Register now 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #OpenAccess #RetainYourRights

Can the ERA Act help reach 100% Open Access? We brought together experts Alex Fenlon, Iva Melinscak Zlodi and Stephen Wyber to discuss how the ERA Act can make the research ecosystem more open, equitable, and resilient. 🎥 Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q41... 1/2

WATCH NOW: CAN THE ERA ACT HELP REACH 100% OPEN ACCESS? @ivamz.bsky.social (@sparc-eu.bsky.social - KR21) warned about the need to protect the slogan “as open as possible, as closed as necessary,” and emphasised the valuable opportunity the #ERAact represents. 🔗 Recording: youtu.be/1q41ej37llY

‼️ Next week! Webinar: Can the ERA Act help reach 100% Open Access? What does the forthcoming #ERAAct means for the future of #OpenAccess in Europe? 📅 Date: Wednesday, 10 December 2025 ⏰ Time: 11:00-12:30 CET 👉 Register now: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #OA100

Libraries are central to the #OpenAccessPublishing transformation by 👇: #OA100

10 DEC (11H CET): CAN THE #ERAACT HELP REACH 100% #OPENACCESS? Join us & @sparc-eu.bsky.social to explore this with: ✱ @afenoer.bsky.social - @libereurope.bsky.social ✱ @ivamz.bsky.social - SPARC Europe ✱ Stephen Wyber - @ifla.org / KR21 ✱ Vanessa Proudman - SPARC Europe 🔗 kr21.info/oa100 #OA100

📢 Publishers should provide CC BY as the default option for publishing to authors. OA journals should not request a copyright transfer or an exclusive publishing licence. #OA100

Webinar: Can the ERA Act help reach 100% Open Access? Join us as we explore EU policy developments and what the research community, libraries, and institutions can do to advance OA Date: 10 December 2025 Time: 11:00-12:30 CET 👉 Register now: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #OpenAccess #OA100

Paola Corti from @sparc-eu.bsky.social sharing why librarians are agents of change in #openeducation at #munin2025

Librarians, advocate for Diamond OA! Diamond OA is a transparent, sustainable publishing model where libraries can make a significant contribution. Let's make scholarly communication fair for everyone. 👉Arguments to support it: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

📣 Librarians: Encourage editors of OA journals to align their copyright policies with international #OpenAccess guidelines. Publishers must ✅ State the open licence policy clearly in each journal ✅ Align policies across all their journals 👉Find all you need to guide them zenodo.org/records/1483...

Why pay €2K-€3K per article in APCs to publish publicly funded research? This model blocks researchers with fewer resources. Librarians, support your authors: Demand cost transparency, challenge fees, and push for equitable, non-APC publishing models. 👉See doi.org/10.1162/qss_...

High APCs are cited as a top barrier with a strong effect on open access publishing. 👉See doi.org/10.1162/qss_... Beware of new barriers and costs emerging in the already costly publishing system. ➡️ 67% of Finnish academics say APCs are unreasonable: tinyurl.com/2mjuv22a

Why isn't public research truly open? 🛑 Barriers to open access publishing include👇 💬 What other barriers to open access publishing have you encountered?

📣 Call for expressions of interest: SCOSS is searching for new potential candidate organisations to fund during the 2026 to 2028 funding cycle. Expressions of interest are due by Thursday, 15 January at 17:00 CET. 👉 Read more on how to apply here: scoss.org/how-it-works...

📣 The campaign to reach 100% Open Access ends this week! Our focus is on supporting open access publishing and exploring the role librarians play in shaping the scholarly communication system. Follow us to get new insights #OA100

Act now, Librarians! Ensure full compliance with national #SecondaryPublishingRight laws and, if there is no law in your country, start advocating for legal reform. This is where libraries can provide support. 👇

💡 Librarians, join forces for legal reform or action! In Italy, they campaign to add the #SecondaryPublishingRight; in the Netherlands, they campaign to use it. If your country has the right, exercise it; if not, work to get it. Let’s act to get #OA100! #OpenAccess👇🧵 1/3

SPARC Europe advocates for an integrated open strategy. To set our compass for connecting the opens, we interviewed many leaders at a number of European universities. Read our newly-published The Case for #ConnectingTheOpens: A SPARC Europe Position Paper zenodo.org/records/1757... 🧵 1/2

A six-month embargo might not sound long, unless you’re facing a pandemic, a climate emergency, or an urgent health crisis. Embargoes create unnecessary delays to publicly funded research. Countries should push for #Zeroembargo = immediate access. #OA100 Look at the current situation 👇🧵 1/4

A #SecondaryPublishingRight should cover: ☑️ All outputs from publicly funded research, not just articles, but also books, chapters and any scientific publications ☑️ Zero embargo for immediate #OpenAccess ☑️ Access to Version of Record preferably: the peer-reviewed, edited article the public paid for

Today we'll benchmark #SecondaryPublishingRight laws! 🇧🇬 Slovenia & 🇸🇮 Bulgaria are the latest. We must harmonise these laws to level up and make the right universal. 👇🧵 1/5

To accelerate 100% #OpenAccess, several countries have already passed #SecondaryPublishingRight into law, using different legal mechanisms. 💡The forthcoming #ERAAct must include SPR to ensure consistent, EU-wide knowledge sharing. Look at the current situation 👇

What are the differences between #RightsRetention and #SecondaryPublishingRight? Both help achieve #OpenAccess, but the mechanisms differ. #OA100 🎓💪 Librarians: Your authors and institutional leaders need you to clarify this distinction!

Librarians, let's talk about the Secondary Publishing Right this week. 📣 #SecondaryPublishingRight is a legal tool for achieving 100% open access. See the card 👇