LIBRARY ADVOCATES & SUPPORTERS JOIN US 19 FEB (11H CET) Libraries lack a legal framework that truly supports their mission and empowers their work. To address this, KR21 invites you to a webinar on enabling #libraries & guaranteeing their rights. 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/w...

#RETAINYOURRIGHTS: A REMINDER FOR #RIGHTSRETENTION ADVOCATES! 18 Feb (13:30 CET): @sparc-eu.bsky.social’s 8th European Rights Retention Community of Practice meeting Perspectives from @susannanykyri.bsky.social (Tampere Uni) & Marc Lange (@helmholtzosoffice.bsky.social) 🔗 kr21.info/rr-cop-meeti...

IS THE EU'S NEW RESEARCH LAW DOING TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE? The upcoming #ERAact is a huge deal for #OpenScience, but more laws aren't always the only possible answer to get research flowing freely across Europe. 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/t... #5thFreedom #Science4EU #ScienceBusiness

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! KR21's weekend listening tip: A compelling #NextPagePod (UN Library & Archives Geneva) episode featuring Jean-Claude Burgelman (@frontiersin.bsky.social) on how #OpenScience accelerates innovation & why we need it now 🔗 unitednationslibrarygeneva.podbean.com/e/open-scien...

WEBINAR ALERT | 19 FEBRUARY (11H CET) ENABLING #LIBRARIES, GUARANTEEING RIGHTS Join us for the official launch of KR21's 9-point Action Plan: "Safeguard Access, Empower Europe - An Action Plan to #LetLibrariesBeLibraries." 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/w... #eBooks #eBookSOS #eLending

KR21 @ THE @sciencebusiness.net ANNUAL NETWORK CONFERENCE On 5 Feb, Stephen Wyber (KR21 - @ifla.org) joins this important stakeholder gathering in Brussels. A key topic at the S|B annual conference is the #5thFreedom. Let's do better for researchers! Stephen's perspective: youtu.be/TeEUGZji3lM

JANUARY 2026 KR21 NEWSLETTER Start 2026 with insights on unfair contract terms, an upcoming #SPR conference & #RightsRetention meet-up, a #LIBER grant call, reflections & more 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/newsletter-j... Archive & Subscribe: kr21.info/newsletters #UnitedForKnowledgeRights

THESSALONIKI WINTER SCHOOL 2026 On 29 Jan, Georgios Glossiotis, KR21 national coordinator for Greece & Cyprus, contributed to the "Ethical AI, Digital Citizenship & Library Responses to Global & Local Threats" roundtable, part of the #TELL project’s training 🔗 tellproject.eu/resource/the...

OPENING RESEARCH INFORMATION BY LAW? The EU's #DigitalOmnibus offers a chance to act. Research information must not be locked away in proprietary systems. If the EU is serious on #OpenScience, it's time to turn a voluntary ideal into a legal reality. 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/o...

RIGHTS? WRONG! 4 PROBLEMS THAT TOUGHER COPYRIGHT LAW WON’T SOLVE Copyright is increasingly ‘marketed’ as a fix-it-all solution. A misleading claim! KR21 explores four challenges underscoring the need for caution before opting for the #copyright route. 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/p...

#PRIVACYDAY2026: THE "PERMISSION TRAP" Protect #AcademicFreedom from overreach disguised as transparency. When researchers face constant monitoring from content owners or their representatives, we chill the very science that drives progress. kr21.info/ai-principles #PrivacyDay

DON'T MISS IT: 8TH EUROPEAN #RIGHTSRETENTION COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETING On 18 Feb (13:30 CET), KR21 partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social welcomes: • @susannanykyri.bsky.social | Tampere Uni, Finland • Marc Lange | @helmholtzosoffice.bsky.social, Germany 🔗 kr21.info/rr-cop-meeti... #RetainYourRights

LOOKING FOR A HOME FOR THE #SECONDARYPUBLICATIONRIGHT (#SPR) Where should a SPR live: in copyright law or research policy? The answer matters more than you think. A timely analysis by Stephen Wyber (KR21 - @ifla.org) over at the #KluwerCopyrightBlog #ERAact 🔗 kr21.info/kcb-spr

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! @libereurope.bsky.social member #libraries: Want to improve #OpenAccess practices in European research libraries? Apply NOW for one of the 7 grants offered through LIBER Cascading Grants 2026, with KR21's support, by 20 Feb 26 (23:59 CET)! 🔗 libereurope.eu/article/libe...

NEW KR21 INSIGHTS ON UNFAIR CONTRACT TERMS Europe’s 100,000+ libraries serve millions of students, researchers, and citizens, but unfair contract terms undermine their mission. 🔗 Let’s fix this: www.knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u... #DigitalFairnessAct #DFA #ERAact #libraries

26–30 JANUARY: KR21 @ THE THESSALONIKI WINTER SCHOOL 2026 On day 4 (29 Jan), Georgios Glossiotis, Knowledge Rights 21 coordinator for Greece and Cyprus, joins a roundtable on “Ethical AI, Digital Citizenship & Library Responses to Global and Local Threats” 🔗 More info: tellproject.eu/resource/the...

WINTER BLUES? WE’VE GOT THE ANTIDOTE: AN #SPR CONFERENCE IN LISBON Join us on 5 February (14:30–17:00) at the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon for a conference co-organised by KR21 on #SecondaryPublishingRights! 🔗 More details: www.secondarypublication.com #OpenScience #Science4EU

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

European #PublicDomainDay2026: Will future #PublicDomain Days have anything to celebrate? Digital works risk vanishing into a 21st-century black hole before they can be preserved. Taps will run dry. Time to fix the plumbing! 🔗 KR21’s blog post: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/p... #EPDD26

18 FEB-13:30 CET | 8TH EUROPEAN #RIGHTSRETENTION COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETING Join KR21 partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social to hear perspectives from: • Finland: @susannanykyri.bsky.social | Tampere Uni • Germany: Marc Lange | @helmholtzosoffice.bsky.social 🔗 kr21.info/rr-cop-meeti... #RetainYourRights

BUILDING THE FUTURE OF OPEN KNOWLEDGE: INSIGHTS FROM THE FIFTH OPEN KNOWLEDGE DAYS 2025 A timely initiative to create momentum for reflection and change! 🔗 Read the full recap of the KR21 #ERA Conference by #ODIPI: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/2... #ERAact #OpenScience

LET’S TURN THE ERA ACT INTO A CATALYST FOR PROGRESS! That was the call to action from @afenoer.bsky.social (@libereurope.bsky.social) during the 10 Dec webinar with KR21 project partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social, exploring if the #ERAact can help reach 100% #OpenAccess 🔗 Recording: youtu.be/1q41ej37llY

LOOKING AHEAD: CYPRUS’ EU PRESIDENCY Today marks the opening ceremony of @cy2026eu.bsky.social (Jan-June). The opportunity to make a real difference is here, and KR21 is ready to help seize it! 🔗 KR21 identifies 4 areas where progress is possible: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/2... #CY2026EU

DECEMBER 2025 KR21 NEWSLETTER Discover our latest updates featuring op-eds, a KR21-supported #5thFreedom report, an #ERAact webinar recording, reflections & activities 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/newsletter-d... Archive & Subscribe: kr21.info/newsletters #newsletter #UnitedForKnowledgeRights

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

A BOOST FOR DIGITAL ACCESS IN LIBRARIES: THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING ON E-BOOKS Learn more about a KR21-supported hybrid course organised earlier this year by Spanish partner @fesabid.bsky.social 🔗 Reflections by national coordinator Ana Ordás in EN & ES: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/f...

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING Without exemptions for commercial & academic data mining, the #UK government’s #AI for #Science Strategy will fall flat, says Ben White, KR21 co-founder & UK national coordinator, in a new @timeshighered.bsky.social op-ed. 🔗 www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/uks-... #TDM

HURRY UP! REGISTER NOW FOR THE 17-18 DECEMBER #ERA KR21 CONFERENCE 2025 Join KR21 & #ODIPI in Ljubljana, Slovenia, or online! 🔗 Details: www.odipi.si/en/era-kr21-... REGISTRATION ✱ In-person: indico.ijs.si/event/3399/ | closing 15 Dec midnight! ✱ Online: indico.ijs.si/event/3400/

#5THFREEDOM: How can the free movement of knowledge positively transform and boost Europe? Ten expert voices chart the path in a new KR21-supported report by @informationlabs.org 🔗 Report: kr21.info/5th-freedom-... 🔗 Expert capsules: kr21.info/5th-freedom-... #ERAact #Science4EU

10 DEC - 11H CET | LAST CALL: LET’S TALK #OPENACCESS & #ERAACT Speakers: ✱ @afenoer.bsky.social - @libereurope.bsky.social ✱ @ivamz.bsky.social - SPARC ✱ Stephen Wyber - @ifla.org / KR21 ✱ Vanessa Proudman - SPARC 🔗 Register NOW: kr21.info/oa100 🔗 Details: kr21.info//oa100-webin... #OA100

WHY REFORM MATTERS: EARLY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE EC REPORT ON DISTANCE EDUCATION & RESEARCH The report equips policymakers with the evidence base for the legislative reforms necessary to fully unlock the potential of #education and #research in Europe. 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/w...

DEAD ON ARRIVAL: IS EUROPE SABOTAGING ITS OWN AI AMBITIONS? Restrictive publisher practices hinder #AI. The blocked activities? Perfectly legal. The harm to rightholders? Non-existent. Publishers are killing EU AI ambitions. Time to push back. 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/d... #TDM

ONE WEEK TO GO TO THE ERA ACT WEBINAR: JOIN US 10 DEC (11H CET)! Featuring: ➤ @afenoer.bsky.social - @libereurope.bsky.social ➤ @ivamz.bsky.social - SPARC ➤ Stephen Wyber - @ifla.org / KR21 ➤ Vanessa Proudman - SPARC 🔗 Sign-up NOW: kr21.info/oa100 🔗 Details: kr21.info//oa100-webin... #OA100

NOVEMBER 2025 KR21 NEWSLETTER Discover what's new in our latest newsletter featuring recent KR21 publications, reflections, and activities. 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/newsletter-n... Archive & Subscribe: kr21.info/newsletters #newsletter #UnitedForKnowledgeRights

WHAT THE EU’S #DIGITALOMNIBUS MEANS FOR RESEARCHERS From a commitment to boost access to publicly funded research data to alarming attacks on legal deposit, discover Stephen Wyber’s (KR21 - @ifla.org) 10 key takeaways on @techpolicypress.bsky.social 🔗 www.techpolicy.press/what-the-eus...

Widening countries need more than funding! KR21's #ERAact recommendations could be game-changing for them: ✱ An EU-wide #SPR & no #RightsRetention barriers ✱ An updated #copyright research exception ✱ Safeguards against unfair market conduct 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/w...

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! NEW KR21 INSIGHTS: OUT OF COMMERCE, OUT OF ORDER? KR21 examines how the #CDSM #OOCW provisions help unlock cultural heritage. Our conclusions: ✱ Accelerate implementations ✱ Avoid a licence-trap 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u... #CulturalHeritage

THE BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT? 100% #OPENACCESS! On 10 Dec (11h CET), we explore with KR21 partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social if the #ERAact can deliver. @afenoer.bsky.social - @libereurope.bsky.social @ivamz.bsky.social - SPARC Stephen Wyber - @ifla.org / KR21 Vanessa Proudman - SPARC 🔗 kr21.info/oa100 #OA100

BRIGHTEN YOUR DECEMBER! JOIN KR21 AT THE #OKFI WINTER FESTIVAL 2 DEC - 17:30 EET: This event by Open Knowledge Finland, in collaboration with KR21, will explore open knowledge and advocacy during a panel discussion featuring KR21 national coordinator Pirjo Kangas 🔗 www.okf.fi/2025/11/18/o...

26 NOV-12H CET | LAST CALL: JOIN US TO EXPLORE RIGHTS RETENTION KR21 project partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social invites you to hear insight from Slovenia & Sweden at today’s 7th meeting of the European #RightsRetention Community of Practice Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #RetainYourRights

FROM BACKWATER TO BATTLEGROUND: LAW, LIBRARIES & RESEARCH Stephen Wyber (@ifla.org), KR21’s programme lead, contributed to the debate series of the @verfassungsblog.de on “Enabling Access, Fostering Innovation: Towards a Digital Knowledge Agenda in Europe.” 🔗 verfassungsblog.de/research-lib...

EUROPE'S PUBLIC AI BUILDERS DEMAND LEGAL CLARITY Learn all about Europe’s #PublicAI community’s open letter to the EC & their call to action! 🔗 Read Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič (ODIPI - KR21 Slovenia) & Laura Pipan (ODIPI) their KR21 contribution: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/o... #TDM

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING The Irish SCOIR initiative brings the conversation on Secondary rights, #Copyright, #OpenAccess, Institutional policies & #RightsRetention directly to the local research & higher ed community! 🔗 Learn more on their Autumn Roadshow: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/s...

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

BREAKING: New KR21-supported Greek report on access to & reuse of scientific information by HEAL-Link! The authors outline how a fragmented system hampers #researchers and chart a path to a competitive Greek #research ecosystem based on 4 principles. 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/g...

CYPRUS HERE WE COME! Meet us tomorrow, 21 November, at the 2025 Limassol International Book Fair Conference and join the KR21 co-organised ‘On Libraries’ session (09:15-13:00) & #LetLibrariesBeLibraries workshop (16:30-18:00 | Stage 4). 🔗 Programme: limassolbookfair.com/en/programma... #libf2025

ONE WEEK TO GO: 7TH EUROPEAN #RIGHTSRETENTION COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETING On 26 Nov, KR21 partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social welcomes: Maja Bogataj Jančič, ODIPI/KR21 Slovenia Miro Pušnik, @ctkul.bsky.social/NCLS @ericluth.bsky.social, @wikimediase.bsky.social/KR21 Sweden 🔗 kr21.info/rr-cop-meeti...

THE CASE FOR VIEWING LIBRARIES AS RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES The EC recently launched a new Strategy for Research & Technology Infrastructures. KR21 explores what it promises & looks at what this could mean if we extend this approach to libraries. 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/l... #ERIC

HELPING BULGARIAN RESEARCHERS TO UNDERSTAND COPYRIGHT LAW! This morning, 17 November (11:00-13:00 EET), Ana Lazarova, KR21’s national coordinator for Bulgaria, shares her #copyright expertise in a #DigitalEU webinar. 🔗 Webinar details: digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/events/un...

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING Swedish insights on #OpenScience and #copyright are now öppen for everyone, thanks to @wikimediase.bsky.social & the Svensk biblioteksförening who translated their KR21-supported report in English: kr21.info/en-se-open-s... #SecondaryPublishingRights #RightsRetention