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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 2h

Library consortia are key architects of resilient scholarly infrastructure.

Our latest ORBIT report explores how US consortia are shaping the future of open infrastructure — from hosting shared systems to coordinating funding and building collective capacity.

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How library consortia are building resilient open infrastructure in times of crisis

New research reveals how US library consortia are evolving from service providers to critical bulwarks, using collective action and open infrastructure to help members navigate unprecedented…

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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 5d

2025 has made it clear: even "open access" content in closed systems is at risk.

Our MoCHI research is figuring out what institutions need to confidently adopt open infrastructure—spoiler: it's not just about features and pricing!

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What Do Institutions Need to Know Before Choosing Open Infrastructure?

A report on our early findings from our D//F-funded project, “Measurement of Community Health Indicators” (MoCHI).

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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 6d

"Open and commercial don't have to be opposites."

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Finding common ground: When commercial and non-commercial meet in open science

We moderated a panel at Open Science FAIR 2025 to explore pragmatic collaboration between commercial and non-commercial actors in open science.

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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 9d

How do you build resilient scholarly infrastructure when individual institutions are stretched thin?

Our new report examines concrete pathways where US library consortia are becoming critical connectors in #OpenInfrastructure.

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How library consortia are building resilient open infrastructure in times of crisis

New research reveals how US library consortia are evolving from service providers to critical bulwarks, using collective action and open infrastructure to help members navigate unprecedented financial...

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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 13d

We share our response to NIH's APC cap proposal. Key message: invest in shared #OpenInfrastructure to maximize the impact of taxpayer dollars accelerate knowledge dissemination and use, and strengthen the sustainability of #OpenResearch ecosystem.

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IOI’s Response to NIH's Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs

IOI recently responded to the US National Institutes of Health Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs. In this post, you will find the prompts from...

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FORM @forumforopen.bsky.social · 15d

Our recent webinar "Infrastructures to Support #OpenAccess Books & Journals" brought together 99 attendees from 54 countries, a true global exchange of ideas on strengthening #OpenInfrastructure!

Missed it? The full recording is now on our website🎬

👉Watch it here: shorturl.at/n7Nwm
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Infrastructures to Support Open Access Books and Journals: DOAB, OAPEN And DOAJ - Forum for Open Research in MENA

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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 20d

Dir of Programs Katherine Skinner keynotes Publishers Speak today on "Open Infrastructure at a Crossroads", sharing findings from our 2025 State of Open Infrastructure Report: investinopen.org/state-of-ope...

Excited to participate in cross-sector dialogue on securing the tools scholars depend on!

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The open tools and systems we rely upon need our immediate attention and action. We continue to reaffirm our commitment to a vision where every place of higher learning has access to the tools and inf...

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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 23d

We're at #OSFair2025 @osfair.bsky.social!

Emma Green will facilitate a panel on open+commercial partnerships, Sarah Lippincott will discuss responsible research assessment via #OpenInfrastructure.

Please say hi if you're around! 👋

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Open Source Initiative @opensource.org · 23d

OSI's Deep Dive: Data Governance virtual event is happening Oct 1-3. Lynda Kellam and Mikala Narlock will share "Saving What’s Ours: The Data Rescue Project and the Fight for Public Data". Register at: https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf

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Coalition for Networked Information @cni-org.bsky.social · 28d

When US policy shifts threatened federal research funding and disrupted agencies central to the knowledge ecosystem, @investinopen.bsky.social ran a survey to explore how #OpenInfrastructure service providers, users, & funders were responding to the volatility. This CNI talk unpacks the findings.

Vital Open Infrastructures in a Volatile Moment

As extreme policy shifts in the US threatened billions in federal research funding and disrupted agencies central to the knowledge ecosystem early this year, Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI)…

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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 28d

📝 New post: How do you responsibly retire open infrastructure? We interviewed @jisc.bsky.social's John Kaye about their decision to sunset IRUS and focus resources where they matter most.
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Sunsetting for Progress: A Case Study in Strategic Infrastructure Retirement from IRUS - An Interview with John Kaye of Jisc

An interview with John Kaye, Head of Product at Jisc, about the retirement of IRUS, its history and progression, and the lessons learned along the way.

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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 29d

🎙️ Our ED @kaythaney.bsky.social is speaking at #ALPSP2025!

She's joining the plenary panel "Bridging the Gap: Community Involvement in Academic Publishing" (Wed 15:15 BST), discussing inclusivity & innovation through thoughtful global engagement.

At the event? Connect with Kaitlin!

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Stefanie Haustein @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca · Sep 4

I was so impressed by @investinopen.bsky.social’s webinar to conclude the project today. Such amazing resources that I can’t wait to dig in to.. particularly THE spreadsheet that Cameron did such an amazing job introducing 😜
I already knew what amazing work Eric did, but I didn’t know about PP yet!

Eric Schares @eschares.bsky.social · Sep 4

Proud to have played even a small role on this project! Great summary post and an excellent job by the entire IOI team.

After two years of intensive research, IOI's project “Investigating "reasonable costs" to achieve public access to federally funded research and scientific data” has concluded.

The Publishing Profiler: Visualizing Research Output Footprints
The Publishing Profiler represents a tool to help institutions understand their federal research publication landscape. Built by consultant Eric Schares and expanding on his earlier work at Iowa State University, this interactive dashboard combines data from Dimensions and OpenAlex to provide comprehensive insights into institutional publishing patterns.

Using an eight-year analysis period (2016-2023) to capture trends and context, the Publishing Profiler reveals:

Total publication output with breakdowns by corresponding authorship status
Federal funding acknowledgments extracted from acknowledgment text and metadata
Nelson Memo-implicated publications—the crucial intersection of corresponding authorship and federal funding that would fall under new policies
Publisher and journal patterns showing where researchers are publishing and how this is changing over time
Open access status across different forms of OA
Funding agency breakdowns allowing deeper dives into specific federal funders
For example, Iowa State University's 2023 data showed 2,776 total published articles, with 48% having ISU corresponding authors and 55% of those acknowledging federal funding, resulting in 733 articles that would be subject to the Nelson-era open-access policies.

The tool's practical applications are immediate: libraries can gauge future demand for institutional repositories based on the percentage of non-OA publications that will need compliance support, while research offices can help investigators budget for article processing charges or plan to publish in fully open access journals.

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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · 29d

Critical role! Thank you for all your work Eric, it was our pleasure to work with and learn from you ✨

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Eric Schares @eschares.bsky.social · Sep 4

Proud to have played even a small role on this project! Great summary post and an excellent job by the entire IOI team.

After two years of intensive research, IOI's project “Investigating "reasonable costs" to achieve public access to federally funded research and scientific data” has concluded.

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Juan Pablo Alperin @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca · Sep 3

NEW POST: NIH explores capping APCs: Let’s look at the evidence! We used data of NIH funded from 2025, and found that APCs for a few as 7% journals (or 6% of papers) would be fully covered by a $2K cap, 25% of journals (or 21% of papers) by a $3K cap. Read more! www.scholcommlab.ca/2025/09/03/n...

NIH explores capping APCs: Let’s look at the evidence

by Stefanie Haustein, Eric Schares, Juan Pablo Alperin, Flavia Camargo, Lisa Matthias, Lucía Céspedes, Constance Poitras & Dorothea Strecker On April 30 2025, the US National Institutes of Heal…

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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · Sep 4

Funder information can now be added to bioRxiv preprints. Incorporation of funding organizations into the Research Organization Registry (ROR) means this is available as standardized metadata for articles.

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Adding funder information to bioRxiv preprints

bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution

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Latin America Bioimaging (LABI) @latambioimaging.bsky.social · Aug 22

Hey #LABICommunity 👉🏼 TRAVEL GRANTS are available!

These grants provide financial support for Latin American residents, to join in-person the #LABIMeeting2025 and take part in discussions, networking, and community building.

🙌🏼 Don't miss the opportunity! Learn more: lnkd.in/gbZeCPWZ

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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · Sep 4

Research institutions are navigating complex terrain when it comes to public access compliance.

We share insights from 2 years of intensive research on the real financial landscape institutions face.

Explore insights + resources: investinopen.org/blog/reasona...

IOI's “Reasonable Costs” Project: Insights and Wrap-Up

After two years of intensive research, Invest in Open Infrastructure's project titled “Investigating "reasonable costs" to achieve public access to federally funded research and scientific data” has c...

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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · Sep 1

⏳ Just 3 days to go! Join us September 4 at 11 AM ET for the wrap-up of IOI’s Reasonable Costs project. Hear key findings, explore tools, & discuss what “reasonable costs” mean for public access to federally funded research. Register: investinopen.civicrm.org/civicrm/even...

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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · Aug 28

🗓 1week to go!

Join us Sept 4, 11 AM ET, for the wrap-up of IOI’s Reasonable Costs project: findings, tools, and implementations for public access to research.

Register now: investinopen.civicrm.org/civicrm/even...

poster of IOI's reasonable costs webinar

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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · Aug 26

What happens to open infrastructures when research policy and funding grow unstable? In a new @cni-org.bsky.social talk, IOI’s Dr. Katherine Skinner shares insights from our community survey on the fragility + resilience of open infrastructures in volatile times.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewwJ...

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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · Aug 22

“We’re stuck in a moribund scholarly publishing ecosystem.”

In Katina Magazine, IOI’s Lauren Collister and Melissa Cantrell argue that “transformative agreements” just rebrand the status quo. True reform means building new, equitable models.

Read more: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

Scholarly Publishing Won’t Be Saved by Incremental Change

We’re stuck in a moribund scholarly publishing ecosystem. Acts of refusal by academic researchers and faculty may be our only way out.

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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · Aug 21

From arXiv to Zenodo, open infrastructures sustain global research. But funding cuts & shifting policies put them at risk. At PublisherSpeak US 2025, IOI’s Katherine Skinner will share findings on how disruptions to open infrastructure affect knowledge communities www.kriyadocs.com/publisherspe...

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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · Aug 20

📢 Join us on Sept 4 for the wrap-up of IOI’s Reasonable Costs project!

We’ll share findings, publications, tools, and what’s next for supporting public access to federally funded research.

Register: investinopen.civicrm.org/civicrm/even...

About the project: investinopen.org/data-room/re...

poster for the upcoming reasonable cost webinar