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Open Knowledge Foundation @okfn.bsky.social · 26d

🦙 The @csvconf.bsky.social is getting bigger and better every year. This time there was lots of interest, conversations and exchanges in a magnificent venue in Bologna, Italy. 🧵

#CSVCONF #CommaLlama

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John Chodacki @chodacki.bsky.social · 27d

At #csvconf with keynote @rahulbot.bsky.social discussing the power of data murals - communities physically engaging with data that affects them. Wow! Amazing concept and execution!

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John Chodacki @chodacki.bsky.social · 28d

Great to be in Bologna for @csvconf.bsky.social 2025! Great community event of data projects that make real impact on science and society. #csvconf #commallama

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csvconf @csvconf.bsky.social · 29d

csv,conf is officially starting tomorrow, but we already warmed up with some very cool pre-conference events these days.

The venue is amazing. Join us tomorrow!
#commallama #csvconf #opendata

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openRxiv @openrxiv.bsky.social · Aug 18

We’re excited to share @tracykteal.bsky.social will be the new CEO of openRxiv. 🎉

A scientist & nonprofit leader, she has served as Interim COO since launch. Her appointment signals continuity in leadership & our commitment to independence, transparency & open science.
openrxiv.org/announcing-c...

Dr. Tracy Teal named CEO of openRxiv, to lead the next phase in the evolution of open science - openRxiv

After an exhaustive, international search, the openRxiv Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Tracy Teal as the organization’s inaugural CEO. Dr Teal has served as interim COO of openRxiv since its lau...

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John Chodacki @chodacki.bsky.social · Aug 12

UCLA is a global leader in research, innovation, education, and healthcare. The federal government’s $1B demand would devastate the nation’s top public research university, cut off life-saving care, and halt tech and economic growth. #StandUpForUC bit.ly/standuc

Stand Up for UC

We must stand together to protect our students, staff, faculty and our mission.

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John Chodacki @chodacki.bsky.social · Aug 1

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Reducing Administrative Burden with Persistent Digital Identifiers

Assigning persistent digital identifiers (Digital Object Identifiers, or DOIs) and using ORCIDs (Open Researcher and Contributor IDs) for key personnel to track outputs for research grants will improv...

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csvconf @csvconf.bsky.social · Jul 25

Geoffrey Bilder (@gbilder.com‬) will be speaking at #csvconf about "Sovereign-First Scholarly Infrastructure for an Uncertain World"! Register now: http://csvconfv9.eventbrite.com

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cometadata @cometadata.bsky.social · Jul 23

Explore the COMET Model. Read our article ‘The COMET Model: Transitioning to Community-Curated PID Metadata Enrichment’ - a deep dive into the background, principles, and elements of the model in demonstration.
www.cometadata.org/the-comet-mo...

The COMET Model — COMET

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Coalition for Networked Information @cni-org.bsky.social · Jul 22

We look forward to welcoming Kate Zwaard as the next Executive Director of CNI, effective September 15, 2025. She will join CNI from the Library of Congress, where she presided over the Library’s digital transformation.

Full announcement: www.cni.org/news/kate-zw... @arl.org @educause.bsky.social

Kate Zwaard
Courtesy: Shawn Miller and the Library of Congress

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John Chodacki @chodacki.bsky.social · Jul 17

Looking forward to @csvconf.bsky.social in Bologna Sept 10-11. Schedule is Online! Registration is now Open!

csvconf @csvconf.bsky.social · Jul 17

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE‼️ The #csvconf schedule is now online. Take a look here: csvconf.com/schedule.html and make sure you register to join us in Bologna Sept 10-11!

csv,conf,v9 - Schedule

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cometadata @cometadata.bsky.social · Jul 17

New on the blog, Organizer @neesjanvaneck.bsky.social Nees Jan van Eck from @cwts.nl explains why CWTS is passionate about enriching #metadata and participating in COMET. A must-read!

👉 www.cometadata.org/blog/cwts

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John Chodacki @chodacki.bsky.social · Jun 16

Excited to share the work of @makedatacount.bsky.social at Open Repositories.

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cometadata @cometadata.bsky.social · Jun 6

Read COMET's ‘Infrastructure is a collective responsibility – lessons from scholarly publishing and metadata’ on @lseimpactblog.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/ydk2tdke

@chodacki.bsky.social, @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca, Adam Buttrick, Dione Mentis, and Clare Dean @researchorgs.bsky.social, @pkp.sfu.ca

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LSE Impact Blog @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · Jun 3

💥New: Better #metadata needs collective stewardship. John Chodacki (@chodacki.bsky.social), Adam Buttrick, Juan Pablo Alperin (‪@juancommander.scholcommlab.ca‬), Clare Dean & Dione Mentis show how community-led models like COMET can boost quality, consistency & trust in research #infrastructure 🤝

Infrastructure is a collective responsibility – lessons from scholarly publishing and metadata - Impact of Social Sciences

Improving research metadata quality requires shared stewardship. The authors show how community-led models like COMET are building a more inclusive research infrastructure.

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · Jun 3

Infrastructure is a collective responsibility – lessons from scholarly #publishing and #metadata

@chodacki.bsky.social @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca‬ et al. for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social‬

Infrastructure is a collective responsibility – lessons from scholarly publishing and metadata - Impact of Social Sciences

Improving research metadata quality requires shared stewardship. The authors show how community-led models like COMET are building a more inclusive research infrastructure.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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DataCite @datacite.org · May 27

We’re proud to honor @chodacki.bsky.social with DataCite’s Distinguished Service Award! 🎉
His visionary leadership as the President of the DataCite Executive Board from 2018–2025 transformed our community & advanced open research worldwide.
Thank you, John!👏
More on our blog: doi.org/10.5438/z1wx...

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Upstream Blog - FORCE11 @upstreamblog.bsky.social · May 13

How does open science hold up in times of crisis?
@jeroenbosman.bsky.social & @jeroenson.bsky.social explore this in a sharp post on Upstream: doi.org/10.54900/pqr...
They outline threats, map types of resilience, and remind us: open science isn’t just at risk…it’s also part of the solution.

The resilience of open science in times of crisis

The increasingly hostile attitude of the new U.S. government towards science and academia leaves many of us deeply concerned— if not outright alarmed. In an effort to better understand the unfolding s...

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California Digital Library @caldiglib.bsky.social · Apr 24

California Digital Library is proud to formally sign the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information @barcelonadori.bsky.social and commit to supporting and participating in open, transparent and community-governed research information systems cdlib.org/cdlinfo/2025...

CDL Public Statement on Signing the Barcelona Declaration

California Digital Library (CDL) is proud to formally sign the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information and commit to supporting and participating in open, transparent and community-governed research information systems. The values articulated in the Barcelona Declaration – openness, tran

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Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information @barcelonadori.bsky.social · Apr 16

One year ago, on April 16, 2024, the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information was launched.

In this blogpost, we highlight some of the developments during this past year:

barcelona-declaration.org/news//202504...

Barcelona Declaration - one year highlights

One year ago, on April 16, 2024, the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information was launched. In this post, we want to highlight a number developments during this past year.

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UC3 - University of California Curation Center @uc3cdl.bsky.social · Apr 16

Upcoming Webinar Series: Insights from Machine Actionable Data Management Plans Pilots led by @caldiglib.bsky.social and @arl.org. Learn More and Register: uc3.cdlib.org/2025/04/14/w...

Webinar Series: Insights from the Machine Actionable Data Management Plans Pilot – UC3 :: California Digital Library

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csvconf @csvconf.bsky.social · Apr 16

🥁 🥁 🥁 We are extremely thrilled to announce our first keynote speakers for csv,conf,v9: @giorgialodi.bsky.social and @aborruso.bsky.social. 🎉

🦙 🦙 Reminder: you can still submit your talk proposal until April 27. Don't miss the chance to join us in Bologna!

More info: csvconf.com

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John Chodacki @chodacki.bsky.social · Apr 8

Thank you to @cni-org.bsky.social for hosting today’s session on COMET - building new pipelines for collaborative enrichment of PID metadata. Check out our Call to Action at cometadata.org

COMET

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John Chodacki @chodacki.bsky.social · Apr 3

Submit your talk for CSVconf V9! We will be in Bologna in September. Join us!

csvconf @csvconf.bsky.social · Apr 3

📣 UPDATE 📣
We are extending the application deadline to April 27!

This year's #CSVconf will happen in Bologna 🍝 and we want to hear all about your work on #DataforCommunities 🙌

✍🏾 Apply via forms.gle/P8BGdVyqaTR9... and join us in Italy this September

#Data #OpenData #Communities #OpenSource

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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · Mar 3

Upcoming Webinar (March 5, 2025) COMET (Collaborative #Metadata Enrichment) Community Call to Action www.cometadata.org/blog/call-to... ##PID
#scholcomm #libraries

Call to Action from the Collaborative Metadata Enrichment Taskforce (COMET) — COMET

Through extensive stakeholder consultation, COMET has identified the critical need for improving PID metadata through community-driven enrichment… COMET now looks to transition this work into a develo...

www.cometadata.org

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