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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · 3d

Reminder of today & Wednesday's community calls on Career Support & Professional Development.

Join the community or check your email for the invitation if you are already a member.

Today's call - 5pm GMT/UTC - 9am Pacific
Wed call - 10am GMT/UTC - 8 pm AET

Sign up: forms.gle/BHizQiXV3uxC...

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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · 16d

C4DISC CoP November Call - Career support and professional development (Nov 3 & 5)

Our next call focuses on careers: c4disc.org/2025/10/19/n...

We have published a schedule of bimonthly upcoming calls: c4disc.org/deia-communi...

Join us & spread the word!
#Scholcomm #equity #inclusion #diversity

November 2025 Community of Practice Call – Career support and professional development

The next C4DISC Community of Practice call will be held on both November 3 and November 5, 2025. We are trialing hosting calls twice to accommodate more schedules and time zones. You may join one o…

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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · Aug 12

We invite C4DISC members & partners to join Library Publishing Coalition along with other members and partners in reaffirming their commitment to the C4DISC Joint Statement of Principles.

Get in touch with your statement. See others at: c4disc.org/reaffirmatio...

#DEIAcommitment #DEIA #Scholcomm

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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · Aug 12

C4DISC is seeking passionate volunteers to join our new Communications and Outreach Working Group.

Help us expand our reach, enhance our messaging, and engage more effectively. Get involved. All info at link.

c4disc.org/2025/08/11/c...

#DEIA #Scholcomm

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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · Aug 12

We invite C4DISC members & partners to join Library Publishing Coalition along with other members and partners in reaffirming their commitment to the C4DISC Joint Statement of Principles.

Get in touch with your statement. See others at: c4disc.org/reaffirmatio...

#DEIAcommitment #DEIA #Scholcomm

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Crossref @crossref.bsky.social · Jul 28

A final draft of revisions to the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure is out for public comment.

Deadline for feedback is 22 August 2025: https://openscholarlyinfrastructure.org/public-comment-v2/.

Final Draft POSI 2.0 revisions

A request for public comment on final draft revisions to POSI.

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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · Jul 28

We invite C4DISC members & partners to join the councilscienceed.bsky.social‬ along with other members and partners in reaffirming their commitment to the C4DISC Joint Statement of Principles.
Get in touch with your reaffirmation.c4disc.org/reaffirmatio...s/#DEIAcommitmentn#DEIAI#Scholcommsms

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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · Jun 24

Upcoming C4DISC webinar "Integrating Values around DEIA and Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs)"
July 9. Register free at sspnet-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Exploring the mechanisms and strategies employed by organizations to incorporate these values into their objectives and activities.

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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · Jun 15

Upcoming webinar...

CHORUS @chorusaccess.bsky.social · Jun 12

Hear from NASA, Elsevier and more on accessibility in research.

🗓️ June 18 | 11 AM EDT

🔗 Register now: www.chorusaccess.org/events/choru...

#Accessibility #OpenResearch #ScholComm

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CARL / ABRC @carl-abrc.bsky.social · Jun 12

This week's #ElertCyberavis features recent news and publications relevant to Canadian research libraries from @c4disc.bsky.social @coalitions-oa.bsky.social @dorassessment.bsky.social @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social @jinfolit.bsky.social and more.

🔗 mailchi.mp/f3e54066a2d9...

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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · Jun 2

We invite C4DISC members and partners to join Association of University Presses in reaffirming their commitment to the C4DISC Joint Statement of Principles.
c4disc.org/reaffirmatio...

@aupresses.bsky.social #DEIA

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Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · May 28

Introducing the @c4disc.bsky.social Toolkit for Disability Equity, with lots of useful information for disabled people, managers, and colleagues working in scholarly communications. Check it out!

c4disc.pubpub.org/to...

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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · May 9

Several years after the launch of C4DISC, in a challenging political climate, we are encouraged to see reaffirmations of commitment to our Joint Statement of Principles by some of our members.
We invite all members and partners to share their statements of commitment:
c4disc.org/reaffirmatio...

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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · Apr 30

📢C4DISC releases Guidance for Professional Membership Communities 📢

Outcome of our February Rapid Resource Sprint - community resourced guidelines for professional membership communities who want to continue to advance DEI work in a hostile environment. Share away!

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Guidance for Membership Communities: C4DISC Rapid Response Day

Guidance for Professional Membership Communities Implementing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in a professional membership community setting March 2025 The Coalition for Diversity an...

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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · Apr 28

Don't forget to register (free) for tomorrow's (Tuesday April 29) C4DISC webinar on Bridging Intergenerational Experiences

www.sspnet.org/community/ne...

Full information at the link. Please share.
#deia #scholcomms

Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications – Bridging Intergenerational Experiences

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | 11:00 am-12:00 pm ET The majority of today’s workforce come from four generations: Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z. The differences among experiences, co...

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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · Apr 11

Delighted to see this reaffirmation from @aupresses.bsky.social to the C4DISC Statement of Principles supporting our mission to build equity, inclusion, diversity, and accessibility in scholarly communications.
We invite & will share further reaffirmations from members and partners. #DEIA #Scholcomm

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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · Apr 9

COP April 10 – Securing & Sustaining Organizational Commitment to DEIA Initiatives

COP members say they would like to hear how others have achieved senior leadership buy in. To present a case, & to obtain sufficient leadership engagement and resource.

Full info: c4disc.org/2025/04/02/a...

April 10 Community of Practice Call – Securing and Sustaining Organizational Commitment to DEIA Initiatives

The next C4DISC Community of Practice call will be on April 10, 2025 at 11 am Eastern / 4 pm UK. Time converter link. The theme this time is Securing and Sustaining Organizational Commitment to DEI…

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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · Mar 7

Incredible support. Have you added your signature?

alicemeadows.bsky.social @alicemeadows.bsky.social · Mar 6

We made it! 3k people & organizations have signed up to #DefendResearch in just 3 weeks. Thank you all so much!

alicemeadows.bsky.social @alicemeadows.bsky.social · Mar 6

Today marks 3 weeks since we launched the Declaration to #DefendResearch against US government censorship and we are this 🤌 close to reaching 3k signatories. Can you help us get to 3k in 3 weeks? Thank you for your support!
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alicemeadows.bsky.social @alicemeadows.bsky.social · Feb 11

I’m happy to have worked w/ other members of the @c4disc.bsky.social steering committee to reaffirm our support for #diversity #equity #inclusion #accessibility in todays @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social post
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/02/11/d...

DEIA and Doing the Right Thing - The Scholarly Kitchen

Now is a time when we must continue to stand against censorship and to support the scholarly community in both our words and our actions, according to our ethics and beliefs.

scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org

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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · Feb 4

C4DISC Rapid Response Sprint, Feb 13. Join us to assemble resources and provide support to C4DISC member and partner organizations and community members as they respond to the current political landscape around #DEIA work in #scholcomms

Full info: c4disc.org/2025/02/03/i...

Please share widely!

C4DISC Rapid Response Sprint, 2/13/25

To assemble resources and provide support to C4DISC member and partner organizations and community members as they respond to the current political landscape around DEIA work. This will be a day-long...

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Lettie Y. Conrad, PhD @lyconrad.bsky.social · Jan 30

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has." (M. Mead) Chefs in the @scholarlypub.bsky.social Kitchen speak up about the destructive chaos coming from the Trump administration and implications for #scholcomms.

The Scholarly Kitchen @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social · Jan 30

Ask the Chefs: Making Sense of Changing US Policies scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/01/30/a...

Ask the Chefs: Making Sense of Changing US Policies - The Scholarly Kitchen

What are the potential impacts on scholarly publishing from rapidly changing US policies from the new presidential administration?

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Scholastica @scholasticahq.bsky.social · Dec 6

Increasing diversity in scholarship requires an action plan.

We cover steps journal publishers and editors can take to elevate underrepresented voices in the literature with examples from @c4disc.bsky.social, @roysocchem.bsky.social, and more in this blog.

#ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicSky

7 Ways to Spark Diversity in Journal Peer Review

Increasing diversity in scholarship requires an action plan, including journal publishers and editors taking steps to address asymmetry among editorial teams, authors, and referee pools. The question ...

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Sarah Bay @sarahbay.bsky.social · Dec 17

ICYMI: My write-up of the webinar I moderated on psychological safety for @scholarlypub.bsky.social and @c4disc.bsky.social is up on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2024/12/16/m...

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — An Introduction to Psychological Safety - The Scholarly Kitchen

Before we are scholarly publishers — or employees, or managers, or colleagues — we are humans. Fostering psychological safety in the workplace respects this basic truth and paves the way for business ...

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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · Dec 4

C4DISC Community of Practice call - December 12 at 11 am EST / 4 pm GMT
Theme - Navigating difficult interpersonal situations

If you are a COP member you'll have received a Zoom link. If you have not yet joined the COP then learn more here: c4disc.org/2023/07/26/w...

All Welcome! #DEIA #Scholcomm

Welcome to the C4DISC DEIA Community of Practice!

We are delighted to announce the launch of the new C4DISC DEIA Community of Practice. This peer-to-peer community of interest is intended to enable participants to build trusted connections and pro…

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C4DISC @c4disc.bsky.social · Nov 25

Women Leaders in Scholarly Publishing: Empowering Self and Inspiring Others
Please find the recording of this webinar from October: youtu.be/9lzgdFFOCCg
Scholarly publishing faces significant challenges related to DEIA, gender is one critical dimension that demands attention.

C4DISC Webinar: Women Leaders in Scholarly Publishing: Empowering Self and Inspiring Others

YouTube video by C4DISC

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