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Working with libraries to enable access to knowledge for education, learning, research & sustainable development
https://eifl.net | https://fb.com/eIFL.net | https://linkedin.com/company/eifl-net
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Read all about EIFL achievements in our 2024 Annual Report – and thank you to everyone who has contributed to and supported our work - www.eifl.net/news/2024-ei...
Catch up! If you missed @EIFLnet webinar on why it's important to provide detailed metadata when registering DOIs you can view the webinar recording and see the slides here - zurl.co/54VaI #Research, #OpenAccess #Scholar #AcademicChatter #Science
February 12, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Catch up! If you missed @EIFLnet webinar on why it's important to provide detailed metadata when registering DOIs you can view the webinar recording and see the slides here - zurl.co/54VaI #Research, #OpenAccess #Scholar #AcademicChatter #Science
🌟Celebrations in Colombia. Members of the Biblioteca EPM celebrate winning @EIFLnet Public #Library Innovation Award for library STEAM programmes. The library's STEAM service & robotics clubs are inspiring educators & future engineers. More here - zurl.co/X3y1z. 🙏 for sending us the photos!
February 11, 2026 at 4:12 PM
🌟Celebrations in Colombia. Members of the Biblioteca EPM celebrate winning @EIFLnet Public #Library Innovation Award for library STEAM programmes. The library's STEAM service & robotics clubs are inspiring educators & future engineers. More here - zurl.co/X3y1z. 🙏 for sending us the photos!
👏 Results of EIFL project to strengthen the Journal of Student Affairs in #Africa, a Diamond #OpenAccess journal & leading platform for student affairs in African higher #education. 🙏to JSAA for a really interesting report - zurl.co/6MvMW @wacren.bsky.social @ajol.info @wellcometrust.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 2:42 PM
👏 Results of EIFL project to strengthen the Journal of Student Affairs in #Africa, a Diamond #OpenAccess journal & leading platform for student affairs in African higher #education. 🙏to JSAA for a really interesting report - zurl.co/6MvMW @wacren.bsky.social @ajol.info @wellcometrust.bsky.social
More good news for scholars in @eifl countries! We've renewed our agreement with OUP for free & discounted access to journals & online products & waived APCs when publishing in fully #OpenAccess journals - for details zurl.co/cFbGx @academic.oup.com @OxfordJournals
February 6, 2026 at 12:42 PM
More good news for scholars in @eifl countries! We've renewed our agreement with OUP for free & discounted access to journals & online products & waived APCs when publishing in fully #OpenAccess journals - for details zurl.co/cFbGx @academic.oup.com @OxfordJournals
🎓🖊️Great news! Authors from @EIFL partner countries can publish research in #OpenAccess for free or at discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs) in 3,027 journals – 100 more than last year! See where you can publish – zurl.co/JDOpK
February 3, 2026 at 11:23 AM
🎓🖊️Great news! Authors from @EIFL partner countries can publish research in #OpenAccess for free or at discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs) in 3,027 journals – 100 more than last year! See where you can publish – zurl.co/JDOpK
Reminder! Sign up for this @EIFL webinar 11 Feb 9:00 UTC for #librarians, #OpenAccess journal editors & publishers on why it's important to provide detailed metadata when registering DOIs for research - zurl.co/Vnl0L
February 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Reminder! Sign up for this @EIFL webinar 11 Feb 9:00 UTC for #librarians, #OpenAccess journal editors & publishers on why it's important to provide detailed metadata when registering DOIs for research - zurl.co/Vnl0L
Nakaseke Public Library 🇺🇬 has introduced coding lessons for children in partnership with Be Well Child Initiative #Uganda. Inspired by a study visit to Romania through EIFL IYALI programme, children are now learning Scratch and programming robots. #ICT4D #DigitalTransformation
January 30, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Nakaseke Public Library 🇺🇬 has introduced coding lessons for children in partnership with Be Well Child Initiative #Uganda. Inspired by a study visit to Romania through EIFL IYALI programme, children are now learning Scratch and programming robots. #ICT4D #DigitalTransformation
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New resources to advance #DiamondOA in Africa, Europe, and Latin America!
✅Scoping Report on Non-for-profit Publishing Ecosystems
✅Landscape Report on Diamond OA Publishing
✅Advocacy Materials: talking points, videoclips and organisation guide for online events.
Find resources: u2l.fr/9qt8bo
✅Scoping Report on Non-for-profit Publishing Ecosystems
✅Landscape Report on Diamond OA Publishing
✅Advocacy Materials: talking points, videoclips and organisation guide for online events.
Find resources: u2l.fr/9qt8bo
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 AM
New resources to advance #DiamondOA in Africa, Europe, and Latin America!
✅Scoping Report on Non-for-profit Publishing Ecosystems
✅Landscape Report on Diamond OA Publishing
✅Advocacy Materials: talking points, videoclips and organisation guide for online events.
Find resources: u2l.fr/9qt8bo
✅Scoping Report on Non-for-profit Publishing Ecosystems
✅Landscape Report on Diamond OA Publishing
✅Advocacy Materials: talking points, videoclips and organisation guide for online events.
Find resources: u2l.fr/9qt8bo
🎓Good news for scholars in @EIFLnet countries! We've renewed our agreement with @tandfonline, offering discounted access to T&F journals in 11 countries & waived/discounted APCs for authors to publish in T&F #OpenAccess journals in 32 countries. Details - zurl.co/l4lGb @tandfresearch.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 1:53 PM
🎓Good news for scholars in @EIFLnet countries! We've renewed our agreement with @tandfonline, offering discounted access to T&F journals in 11 countries & waived/discounted APCs for authors to publish in T&F #OpenAccess journals in 32 countries. Details - zurl.co/l4lGb @tandfresearch.bsky.social
Congratulations to the four public libraries in China, Colombia, Croatia and South Africa that have just been announced as the winners of the EIFL Public Library #InnovationAward for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) learning activities in libraries! zurl.co/AViFJ
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Congratulations to the four public libraries in China, Colombia, Croatia and South Africa that have just been announced as the winners of the EIFL Public Library #InnovationAward for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) learning activities in libraries! zurl.co/AViFJ
👉Discuss promotion strategies for Diamond #OpenAccess journals at tomorrow's meeting of the CoP for no-fee OA publishing in #Africa: 21 Jan 2026, 10:00 UTC/11:00 WAT/12:00 CAT/13:00 EAT. For details - zurl.co/UqJzs @AJOLinfo @wacren.bluesky.social
January 20, 2026 at 8:56 AM
👉Discuss promotion strategies for Diamond #OpenAccess journals at tomorrow's meeting of the CoP for no-fee OA publishing in #Africa: 21 Jan 2026, 10:00 UTC/11:00 WAT/12:00 CAT/13:00 EAT. For details - zurl.co/UqJzs @AJOLinfo @wacren.bluesky.social
Calling all open science trainers! Join the first @EIFL online meet-up of open science trainers for 2026, which will discuss a checklist for organizing a successful hybrid event.
* Date and time: 20 January, 9:00 UTC
* Registration: zurl.co/mDhbN
#OpenAccess
* Date and time: 20 January, 9:00 UTC
* Registration: zurl.co/mDhbN
#OpenAccess
January 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Calling all open science trainers! Join the first @EIFL online meet-up of open science trainers for 2026, which will discuss a checklist for organizing a successful hybrid event.
* Date and time: 20 January, 9:00 UTC
* Registration: zurl.co/mDhbN
#OpenAccess
* Date and time: 20 January, 9:00 UTC
* Registration: zurl.co/mDhbN
#OpenAccess
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Funders: want to strengthen Diamond OA? Go beyond short-term projects. The DIAMAS Recommendations highlight how you can lead systemic change with coordinated, long-term support. Here’s what to do. 👇
January 8, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Funders: want to strengthen Diamond OA? Go beyond short-term projects. The DIAMAS Recommendations highlight how you can lead systemic change with coordinated, long-term support. Here’s what to do. 👇
👏 We've expanded our agreement with IOP (the Institute of Physics) to include free or discounted read access to the IOPscience Extra journals package plus waived or discounted APCs when publishing in #OpenAccess in IOP hybrid journals. More here zurl.co/c4ewf @ioppublishing.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM
👏 We've expanded our agreement with IOP (the Institute of Physics) to include free or discounted read access to the IOPscience Extra journals package plus waived or discounted APCs when publishing in #OpenAccess in IOP hybrid journals. More here zurl.co/c4ewf @ioppublishing.bsky.social
Learn more about ROR & why ROR IDs matter for recognition & attribution of research in this webinar - zurl.co/lr7bu. Presenter Milica Ševkušić also walks you through the @EIFL Guide: ‘How to check whether your organization has a ROR ID and get one if it doesn't’ - zurl.co/SDZc9.
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Learn more about ROR & why ROR IDs matter for recognition & attribution of research in this webinar - zurl.co/lr7bu. Presenter Milica Ševkušić also walks you through the @EIFL Guide: ‘How to check whether your organization has a ROR ID and get one if it doesn't’ - zurl.co/SDZc9.
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"Platforms such as SciELO, Redalyc, Latindex or AJOL offer quality, community-governed alternatives ... Yet, these regional models remain undervalued in evaluation systems shaped by Northern priorities, perpetuating global inequities in defining research quality."
arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
The Drain of Scientific Publishing
The domination of scientific publishing in the Global North by major commercial publishers is harmful to science. We need the most powerful members of the research community, funders, governments and ...
arxiv.org
January 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM
"Platforms such as SciELO, Redalyc, Latindex or AJOL offer quality, community-governed alternatives ... Yet, these regional models remain undervalued in evaluation systems shaped by Northern priorities, perpetuating global inequities in defining research quality."
arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
🌟 Great news for researchers in 34 EIFL partner countries. We've renewed our agreement with World Scientific, providing waived or discounted APCs for authors to publish in 145 fully (gold) or hybrid #OpenAccess journals. See which @EIFL countries benefit - zurl.co/Lrc8g @worldscientific.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 1:55 PM
🌟 Great news for researchers in 34 EIFL partner countries. We've renewed our agreement with World Scientific, providing waived or discounted APCs for authors to publish in 145 fully (gold) or hybrid #OpenAccess journals. See which @EIFL countries benefit - zurl.co/Lrc8g @worldscientific.bsky.social
📣The latest news from @EIFL! Grants announced; what’s happening at WIPO; useful resources for #libraries, scholars & #OpenAccess journal editors & publishers. All this & more in the EIFL newsletter. Enjoy! zurl.co/BLHtk To get news from EIFL delivered to your inbox, sign up here - zurl.co/hJdta
December 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
📣The latest news from @EIFL! Grants announced; what’s happening at WIPO; useful resources for #libraries, scholars & #OpenAccess journal editors & publishers. All this & more in the EIFL newsletter. Enjoy! zurl.co/BLHtk To get news from EIFL delivered to your inbox, sign up here - zurl.co/hJdta
🎓👏📣 Good news! We've renewed our agreement with Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org Terms include free and discounted access to journals and publishing in #OpenAccess in CUP journals for scholars in 34 countries – for details zurl.co/elamt
December 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🎓👏📣 Good news! We've renewed our agreement with Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org Terms include free and discounted access to journals and publishing in #OpenAccess in CUP journals for scholars in 34 countries – for details zurl.co/elamt
Exciting developments at 2 SA🇿🇦 journals that have completed projects funded by EIFL aiming to strengthen no-fee #OpenAccess publishing in #Africa. See what's happening at South African Journal of Science and Image & Text – zurl.co/VRjQr @wellcometrust.bsky.social @ajol.info @wacren.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Exciting developments at 2 SA🇿🇦 journals that have completed projects funded by EIFL aiming to strengthen no-fee #OpenAccess publishing in #Africa. See what's happening at South African Journal of Science and Image & Text – zurl.co/VRjQr @wellcometrust.bsky.social @ajol.info @wacren.bsky.social
Check out our series of 10 webinars on best practices in using OJS free & open-source software for #OpenAccess scholarly journals, with ideas, suggestions & tips plus examples from 7 countries. Make OJS work for you! zurl.co/Hew6r Thanks to presenters for sharing expertise & experiences.
December 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Check out our series of 10 webinars on best practices in using OJS free & open-source software for #OpenAccess scholarly journals, with ideas, suggestions & tips plus examples from 7 countries. Make OJS work for you! zurl.co/Hew6r Thanks to presenters for sharing expertise & experiences.
EIFL’s Teresa Hackett is back from Geneva where she joined advocates at WIPO promoting #copyright law reform & the adoption of modern copyright laws that maximize access to knowledge, and also attended the launch of the new Centre on Knowledge Governance. Read Teresa’s blog -
zurl.co/86UWn
zurl.co/86UWn
December 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
EIFL’s Teresa Hackett is back from Geneva where she joined advocates at WIPO promoting #copyright law reform & the adoption of modern copyright laws that maximize access to knowledge, and also attended the launch of the new Centre on Knowledge Governance. Read Teresa’s blog -
zurl.co/86UWn
zurl.co/86UWn
Catch up with EIFL! If you missed our webinar on best practices in using OJS for #OpenAccess publishing, with national (PUB IN) and institutional (UMinho) examples from #Portugal, you can see the webinar recording & slides here – zurl.co/mPltd Enjoy! @pkp.sfu.ca
December 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Catch up with EIFL! If you missed our webinar on best practices in using OJS for #OpenAccess publishing, with national (PUB IN) and institutional (UMinho) examples from #Portugal, you can see the webinar recording & slides here – zurl.co/mPltd Enjoy! @pkp.sfu.ca
We've awarded grants to 16 projects in 9 countries to strengthen the quality & sustainability of no-fee (Diamond) #OpenAccess journals & journal hosting platforms in #Africa. Meet the grantees - zurl.co/ros6h @EIFL #AJOL #WACREN @Wellcome Trust.
December 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
We've awarded grants to 16 projects in 9 countries to strengthen the quality & sustainability of no-fee (Diamond) #OpenAccess journals & journal hosting platforms in #Africa. Meet the grantees - zurl.co/ros6h @EIFL #AJOL #WACREN @Wellcome Trust.
Catch up with @EIFL! If you missed our webinar on how to access, interpret & combine journal statistics from multiple sources, including OJS, Altmetric data, Google Analytics & indexing services, you can watch the webinar recording and slides here – zurl.co/oU19A.
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Catch up with @EIFL! If you missed our webinar on how to access, interpret & combine journal statistics from multiple sources, including OJS, Altmetric data, Google Analytics & indexing services, you can watch the webinar recording and slides here – zurl.co/oU19A.