SCOSS Newsletter: Board, Funding & Shared Learning 🌍 New Board members 💶 €7.8M+ pledged 🤝 Renewed consortium support 🧠 SCOSS Family exchange on funding, AI & infrastructure 📚 Library consortia funding models ❓ €6M vs €100M OA question 📖 mailchi.mp/scoss/news_s...

📣 How are library consortia funding open science infrastructure? At a recent SCOSS webinar, @wearelyrasis.bsky.social, Jisc, Sikt, and the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries shared lessons on supporting shared scholarly infrastructure. Summary, slides, & recording: scoss.org/what-it-take...

The €6M vs €100M gap isn’t just a funding story. It’s a priorities story. Open infrastructure powers Diamond OA for everyone. Temporary access keeps research available for some. That’s a choice worth making intentionally. scoss.org/the-6-vs-100-million-oa-question/

Diamond OA doesn't run on goodwill alone. It runs on infrastructure. 12 SCOSS-endorsed are part of the operational backbone that allows Diamond OA to function at scale. Diamond OA. Free for authors. Free for readers. Not free to run. scoss.org/the-6-vs-100...

What if the global backbone of Diamond OA cost less than your country's journal access bill? For many, it does. €6M runs 12 infras, worldwide annually. 1 country can spend €100M+ on in-country access only. Invest in shared infrastructure, not temporary access 🔗 scoss.org/the-6-vs-100...

How are library consortia helping libraries support trusted open infrastructure? Hear from CSAL, Jisc, @wearelyrasis.bsky.social & Sikt on funding models, decision-making, strategy & lessons learned. Live Q&A. 🗓️ 13 May ⏰ 10 EDT | 14 UTC | 16 CEST Register bit.ly/consortia-we...

Ready for "Reproducible Research II"? 🚀 Master large-scale data and complex computations in this free, 35-hour MOOC. Learn to archive code and data effectively using @SWheritage and #Zenodo. Starts May 5 📅 Register:

How do library consortia turn commitment into real support for open infrastructure? Hear directly from those doing the work. Join CSAL, Jisc, @wearelyrasis.bsky.social , and Sikt on May 13 ⏰ 16:00 CEST | 14:00 UTC | 10:00 EDT 🕒 1h 15m, with Q&A Register: bit.ly/consortia-we...

🔵Live from our workshop Rosalie Lack from @scossfunding.bsky.social listing the benefits of #OpenInfrastructure

🇨🇭 Swiss academic libraries do it again! CSAL members pledged €120,750 to SCOSS-endorsed [email protected],@researchorgs.bsky.social & #LAReferencia Consistent, collective investment in open science 🙌 🔗 scoss.org/switzerland-...

💡 Three Australian universities have pledged to support open science infrastructure through SCOSS, backing @ajol.info , @episciences.bsky.social @makedatacount.bsky.social & @scipost.bsky.social. Big thanks to @caullibrarians.bsky.social for facilitating 🙏 scoss.org/australian-l...

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...

Last available seats! Register now for the online event "OpenCitations: recent developments and future directions", organized by University of Derby in the context of the #OpenResearchWeek! 📌12 March 2026, h. 12-13 CET 👉Register at: libcal.derby.ac.uk/event/4486464 @essepuntato.bsky.social

🇫🇷 France backs open science! The Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space is funding four SCOSS-endorsed infrastructures: @ajol.info , @episciences.bsky.social @makedatacount.bsky.social & @scipost.bsky.social. Merci, France! 🙏🌍 ➡️ scoss.org/frances-mini...

[BLOG] Synthèse de l’atelier tenu à Munin 2025 : l’action collective pour faire progresser les #infrastructures ouvertes @doaj.bsky.social @scossfunding.bsky.social @muninconference.bsky.social #DiamondOA #scienceouverte Lire le billet ▶️ www.ccsd.cnrs.fr/2026/03/synt...

#OpenScience is only as strong as the infrastructure behind it. In our interview with @scossfunding.bsky.social, Rosalie Lack explains why sustaining non-commercial #OpenInfrastructure requires long-term, coordinated support.🤝 🔗Read more and get involved: shorturl.at/IHQvj

In the first of a series of interviews with leaders from SCOSS-funded open infrastructure organizations, we asked about their perspectives on open infrastructure for open science. @scossfunding.bsky.social @datadryad.bsky.social @researchdataall.bsky.social 👉 makedatacount.org/read-our-blo...

Open infrastructure is sustained collectively:1 budget line, 1 policy change, 1 champion at a time.The @muninconference.bsky.social 2025 wkshp summary with @doaj.bsky.social and @episciences.bsky.social is out: challenges & practical paths forward. What's your first step? 📣 bit.ly/4c0cROl

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.