Exciting to see systemic change in action 🙌 @jisc.bsky.social has launched a new licensing approach highlighting the importance of open research infrastructure as a cost-effective, collaborative alternative across the research lifecycle. 📖 www.researchinformation.info/news/jiscs-n...

Thank you @forumforopen.bsky.social for hosting!

What is #OpenInfrastructure? And who pays for it? Join us on 20 Jan, 10:00 GST to unpack why open infrastructure matters, why funding is critical, & how @scossfunding.bsky.social helps institutions invest sustainably🌐 🔗Register now: shorturl.at/6UJhj #OpenScience #FORM4Open #Community4Open

Reminder: SCOSS Round 7 Expression of Interest closes 15 January 2026

#RedalycNewContent @redalyc.bsky.social #UAEMex added 1,105 new full-text articles, 3 new scientific journals, 85 fascicles and 2 publishing institutions. Discover this new content, visit redalyc.org now! #DiamondOpenAccess #Redalyc #UAEMex Made on November 15th, 2025

Did you know that you can download and explore the entire ROR registry as a free, open, CC0 dataset? You can also retrieve it programmatically from Zenodo. Read more about the ROR data dump in our documentation. ror.readme.io/docs/data-dump

🌐✨ The 2025 SCOSS Showcase shared what collective funding makes possible: open infrastructure that is: 🔧 robust 🔗 interconnected 🌍 inclusive 📊 sustainable. Thank you to all supporters! ❤️ 🔗 Support scoss.org/what-is-scos... 🎥 Recording youtu.be/UfJl5DWmzto 📑 Slides drive.google.com/file/d/1XBd9...

🔔 Reminder: SCOSS Round 7 Expression of Interest is Open! Expressions of interest are due 🗓️ Date: Thursday, 15 January 2026 ⏰ Time: 16:00 UTC/17:00 CET. 👉 Read more on how to apply here: scoss.org/how-it-works...

📣 Last call! The SCOSS Showcase Webinar is almost here. 🗓️ Date: Monday, 1 December 2025 ⏰ Time: 15.00–16.45 UTC This is your chance to see how community-backed open infrastructures are delivering impact through collective funding. 🔗✨ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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

Thank you to all the participants who made our #munin2025 workshop a success. Really enjoyed hosting along with Joanna Ball @doaj.bsky.social and Raphaël Tournoy @episciences.bsky.social “Collective Action Advancing Open Infrastructure.” doi.org/10.7557/5.8154 Stay tuned for the report.

📣 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...

Join us for a special SCOSS Showcase Webinar highlighting the collective impact of the SCOSS-endorsed open infrastructures! 🌍 🗓️ Date: Monday, 1 December 2025 ⏰ Time: 15.00–16.45 UTC / 16.00–17.45 CET / 17.00–18.45 CAT(convert to your time zone) 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Great thread on this afternoon's webinar, with talks from our colleagues at @scossfunding.bsky.social @thoth-metadata.bsky.social and @oapenbooks.bsky.social 👇

🎉 It’s showtime for Open Science infrastructures! Join us for the SCOSS Showcase Webinar to highlight the collective impact of the SCOSS-endorsed open infrastructures! 🌍✨ 🗓️ 1 Dec 2025 ⏰ 15.00–16.45 UTC (convert: www.inyourowntime.zone/2025-12-01_1... ) 🔗 Register: bit.ly/2025SCOSS-sh...

Excited to be presenting at this webinar with @copim.bsky.social, @oapenbooks.bsky.social and @thoth-metadata.bsky.social! Join us!

🎉 It’s showtime for Open Science infrastructures! Join us for the SCOSS Showcase Webinar to highlight the collective impact of the SCOSS-endorsed open infrastructures! 🌍✨ 🗓️ 1 Dec 2025 ⏰ 15.00–16.45 UTC (convert: lnkd.in/gUj2ydD9) 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/gjMDHqqA

If you've ever wondered… 💭How many SCOSS open infras are helping the transition to Diamond OA? 🗨️Which SCOSS open infras work on identifiers and metadata? 🗯️How SCOSS open infras are contributing to research assessment reform? …visit our updated SCOSS Family page! bit.ly/scossbytheme

Looking forward to joining @copim.bsky.social for this upcoming webinar, where we’ll be speaking about how open infrastructures collaborate to strengthen interoperability and sustainability. Join us on 11 Nov, 🔗 buff.ly/akMIIW8

Thrilled to be at @forumforopen.bsky.social conference and to meet SCOSS Board member, Alwaleed K. Alkhaja, in person. #FORM2025

Many of you are probably familiar with Kevin Stranack, who is retiring from the role after two decades of trailblazing leadership at PKP. He will be missed, but his dedication and accomplishments will shine on! Have you checked out his truly inspiring story? pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/22/h...

🎙️ SCOSS's Rosalie Lack will present Unlocking Open Science: Why Open Infrastructure Matters for the Arab World @forumforopen.bsky.social w/Dr. Alkhaja (QNL) Dr. Boufarss (Zayed Univ) & Dr. Belhamel @doaj.bsky.social) 📅 22 Oct, 16:30 Visit our booth too! 🔗 forumforopenresearch.com/registration/

Next week, we're looking forward to our MD @nielssern.bsky.social moderating a panel at the @oaspa.bsky.social Conference in Leuven, Belgium: 'Hello from the other side: What’s the story from fully open access book publishers? Find out who esle is on the panel in the conference programme linked.

Support @researchorgs.bsky.social ✅Registry of research & funding orgs identifiers powering scholarly platforms and services 🔦116,000+ org IDs, under CC0 via API & data dumps 🔦Integrated in 70+ systems, including Crossref, DataCite, ORCID & more 🔦25M+ monthly API requests! 🔗https://ror.org/

Support #LAReferencia! ✅Federated network of Latin American, ES #OpenScienceRepositories 🔦2M+ records from 12 national repositories 🔦Developed dARK, a global PID solution 🔦Integrated with major platforms like DSpace, VuFind, EPrints: broad discoverability 🔗https://www.lareferencia.info/en/

Support @dryad-project.bsky.social! ✅Fully curated, open research data pub platform for all disciplines 🔦65,000+ datasets preserved with trusted, high-quality curation 🔦Greater discoverability and citation through PIDs & metadata 🔦190+ journals, streamlining data sharing 🔗https://datadryad.org/

🌍 Discover the web of collaboration that powers OS. Open infrastructures don’t stand alone—they connect, collaborate & amplify each other’s impact. Check out this interactive data viz showing links between 19 SCOSS-endorsed infras & 60+ others. ✨ Support one, support all! 🔗 buff.ly/AjaViCf

SCOSS Infras Partner to Strengthen OS - Fund infras you rely on @doabooks.bsky.social @doaj.bsky.social @datadryad.bsky.social #LaReferencia @makedatacount.bsky.social @oapenbooks.bsky.social @pkp.sfu.ca @researchdataall.bsky.social @researchorgs.bsky.social🔗 bit.ly/476TwZy

📢 Last chance to register! Join African Journals online (AJOL) @episciences.bsky.social , @makedatacount.bsky.social , @scipost.bsky.social to learn about these essential infrastructures!

The SCOSS newsletter is out Honoring Nodumo Dhlamini 📊 Round 6 needs support:@ajol.info, @makedatacount.bsky.social, @episciences.bsky.social, @scipost.bsky.social 🌍 €7.3M+ pledged but gaps remain 🇨🇦🇫🇷🇨🇭🇳🇴 National consortia step up 🤝 SCOSS Family collaboration grows 📩 Read: bit.ly/4eHNCzQ

🌐 Join us for the inaugural TSOSI webinar! 🗓️ June 16, 4PM CEST 🔍 Learn how TSOSI supports sustainable open science. @doaj.bsky.social, @doabbooks.bsky.social, @operaseu.bsky.social #openinfrastrucure 👉 Register: univ-grenoble-alpes-fr.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 🔗 Info: blog.tsosi.org/post/2025-05...

If you want to see the kind of excellent work some US government employees are doing, read this piece on the top-tier metadata being produced at the National Transportation Library.

Thank you to the members of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) @crkn-rcdr.bsky.social and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) for your continued and generous support of open infrastructure! 🙏 🌐

Thank you @libereurope.bsky.social for hosting this webinar! and @osiegert.bsky.social for chairing!

💬 Curious about the 4 new SCOSS-endorsed, essential infrastructures and how they are shaping global research: @ajol.info, @makedatacount.bsky.social, @episciences.bsky.social, @scipost.bsky.social Date: Tuesday, 22 April ⏰ 16:00-17:00 CEST 👉Register directly: ow.ly/3C8u50Vwhtu

🇨🇭 Switzerland reaffirms its support for #OpenScience! Swiss universities commit funding to SCOSS-endorsed infrastructures, strengthening global open access and sustainability. 🌍 Read more: scoss.org/switzerland-...

Strengthening Open Science in Latin America! 🌎 Join @LAReferencia for a bilingual webinar exploring 4 newly endorsed Open Science infras shaping global research @ajol.info @makedatacount.bsky.social @episciences.bsky.social , @scipost.bsky.social Date: 01 April 🔗 Register: bit.ly/LAReferencia...

RDA, LA Referencia and ReSA announce new collaboration to support Open Science in Latin America www.rd-alliance.org/news/rda-ann...

🌍 SCOSS launches its 2025–2027 Strategy! With rising funding pressures and geopolitical challenges, our work is more critical than ever—ensuring Open Science infrastructure stays community-led, expert-driven, and globally accessible Read ➡️ doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #OpenScience #Infrastructure

Join our (Spanish) session with OpenLab Ecuador on March 13 where we'll discuss data metrics & the responsible evaluation of data. Register: openlab.ec/cienciaabier... Reserva el próximo 13 de marzo para nuestra sesión sobre las métricas de datos & la evaluación responsable de los datos abiertos.

Thx for recognizing SCOSS🙏 “The library support was really kicked off when OAPEN and DOAB jointly were selected by SCOSS for their second funding cycle. Since then, over 300 libraries world-wide have decided to support OAPEN and DOAB at the levels originally decided as part of the SCOSS campaign.”

What can editors and publishers do to make sure their journals don't disappear? Join WAME for a free webinar featuring @clockssarchive.bsky.social; @pkp.sfu.ca (PKP); and LOCKSS Program When: March 10, 2025, 12:00 - 1:00 PM UTC Registration link: www.shorturl.at/ckbMu #scholcomm #AcademicChatter

'Libraries play a pivotal role in this ecosystem through their investments, but also by leveraging the tools and services offered by OAPEN and DOAB to enhance their collections, support researchers, and engage with the broader OA community.' #OAbooks @nielsstern.bsky.social @doabooks.bsky.social

POSI helps to ensure scholarly infrastructure is community-led, open, and accountable. A draft update—POSI 2.0—is now open for feedback. If these principles guide your work, please review and comment by March 5th. Your input will help shape their future. Give feedback: uc3.cdlib.org/2025/01/21/p...

🇳🇴 Norwegian universities & #Sikt support 6th round SCOSS-endorsed #OpenInfrastructure pledging €36 000 to @ajol.info, @episciences.bsky.social & @makedatacount.bsky.social Also recognizing 🇳🇴 universities already supporting @scipost.bsky.social 🙏Thank you! https://buff.ly/3Q7Mxph

Our first newsletter for 2025 is here! @cern.bsky.social @ukri.org #PALOMERA #OABooksToolkit @operaseu.bsky.social #OAbooks Subscribe here if you want to stay updated: oapen.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Registration is open! Join the Canada Student Journal Forum #SJF2025 February 18 - 20! Sessions are in a Canadian context but are free & open to all. We have an incredible lineup of #StudentJournal presenters, skill sessions & panels! Learn more: guides.library.utoronto.ca/student_jour...

The ROR Annual Community Meeting starts tomorrow, and there's still time to register for any of four terrific online events: a general community update, an informal chat, a panel on National PID Policies and Practices, and a session on ROR in the Asia-Pacific region.

📣The Call for Sessions for the RDA’s 25th Plenary Meeting is now open! Submit your proposal and join us in Brisbane, Australia, from the 13th-16 October, 2025, as part of International Data Week (IDW). More info: www.rd-alliance.org/...

Since our 1st funding cycle in 2018, SCOSS has selected #OpenInfrastructure worldwide to help them on their path to sustainability. Who is part of the SCOSS Family? @ajol.info @episciences.bsky.social @makedatacount.bsky.social SciPost @researchdataall.bsky.social Software Heritage 🧵 1/2