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Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · May 13

Science is under attack. In this post "The resilience of open science in times of crisis" @jeroenbosman.bsky.social and I detail events around 5 types of threats, and we propose a resilience model to safeguard scientific communities and open infrastructures.

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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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Juan Pablo Alperin @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca · 1d

Reminder to spread the word about exciting OPPORTUNITY as PKP's Managing Director! It's a very exciting time at @pkp.sfu.ca. So much going on! A true scholar-led open infrastructure project, supporting 55,000+ journals. Read more: pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/17/h... #scholcomm #openaccess #openscience

PKP is hiring a Managing Director - Public Knowledge Project

The Public Knowledge Project, a Core Research Facility of SFU, invites applications for the position of Managing Director

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Bibliothèque uOttawa Library @uottawabiblio.bsky.social · 1d

#OpenAccessWeek (Oct 20–26) is coming! Theme: “Who Owns Our Knowledge?”

Join us on Oct 23, 1 – 2:30 p.m., with @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca & Dr. Juan Pablo Alperin to discuss equity and transparency in scholarly communication: www.uottawa.ca/library/even...

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Text reads: International Open Access Week - Who Owns Our Knowledge? From Closed to Open Infrastructures for Research Assessment and Metascience. Please register in advance for this hybrid event. With Stefanie Haustein, Associate Professor, School of Information Studies and Co-Director of the ScholCommLab and Juan Pablo ALperin, Scientific Director, Public Knowledge Project and Co-Director of the ScholCommLab.

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Hans de Jonge @hldejonge.bsky.social · 1d

Is there a relationship between the metadata publishers submit to Crossref and the submission systems they use? 🤔

We (w/ @msphelps.bsky.social) analyzed 153 publishers and 4 major systems to find out.

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#OpenScience #Crossref #OpenMetadata #BarcelonaDeclaration

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Marin Dacos @marind.bsky.social · 1d

Finland Now Has a National Roadmap for Open Science and Research Funding avointiede.fi/en/news/finl...

Finland Now Has a National Roadmap for Open Science and Research Funding

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Juan Pablo Alperin @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca · 9d

JOB OPPORTUNITY: @pkp.sfu.ca is looking for a Managing Director! This is a rare opportunity to lead a highly impactful #scholcomm organization. Role works closely with me (Scientific Director) to provide strategic and operational leadership. Help us spread the word!

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PKP is hiring a Managing Director - Public Knowledge Project

The Public Knowledge Project, a Core Research Facility of SFU, invites applications for the position of Managing Director

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Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · 14d

FWIW: I made some notes of a few of my observations following my one-day visit of the @oaspa.bsky.social conference this year in Leuven.

#OASPA2025
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Some reflections on the OASPA conference in Leuven: are we on the verge of a paradigm change?

I was only able to attend one day of the OASPA conference in Leuven, but I’d like to share a few reflections. Throughout the sessions, presentations, and one-on-one conversations, I sometimes sensed a...

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Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · 15d

Hearing the @oaspa.bsky.social outlook and forward thinking of what the next step would be for open scholarly publishing and working in participatory openness I suggest a name change: Open Science Scholarly Publishing Association 😉 #OASPA2025

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Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · 15d

Engaging and inspiring poster pitch by ACM about their upcoming move towards a 100% flip of their entire portfolio (ACM Open). Main take away: give yourself a public deadline. You will make sure you’ll stick to it. #OASPA2025 @oaspa.bsky.social

Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · 15d

I like this: “mandates are not just rules, they are opportunities for equity in open access”, in the @oaspa.bsky.social poster presentation of Vrushali Dandawate from @doaj.bsky.social #OASPA2025

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Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · 15d

An interesting @oaspa.bsky.social ‘can do’ panel (@juancommander.scholcommlab.ca @theblochian.bsky.social Kate McCready and Lauren Kane) discussing great examples of non-profit initiatives that are focused on community-led approaches, innovative models and considering built-in scaling. #OASPA2025

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Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · 15d

At the @oaspa.bsky.social conference a question was raised to give some clarity on the Secondary Publishing Rights in some EU-member states. Bringing this back to table if it might be of any help:
#oaspa2025
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EU-member States Copyright Laws with Open Access Amendments

This spreadsheet displays information on existing or scheduled copyright laws with an Open Access amendment in EU-member states. The information is generated from using the respective websites being m...

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Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · 15d

Registration has opened for the @maxplanck.de library #OpenScience Days in November. The theme ‘Open Science in the Light of Geopolitical Polarization’ is very topical. I’ll be speaking a bit about the resilience of OS in these turmoiled time. osip.mpdl.mpg.de/open-science...

Open Science Days 2025 – Open Science in Practice

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Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · 16d

On my way to #OASPA2025 for an entire Tuesday of conferencing. Looking forward to meet old and new colleagues and discuss open publishing and all related stuff! #openaccess

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Ludo Waltman @ludowaltman.bsky.social · 18d

Very excited about the partnership between @barcelonadori.bsky.social and @oa2020.org to work together on advancing openness of publication metadata in publisher negotiations!

Interested to learn more? Join next Thursday's OA2020 webinar.

Registration: eu02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Moving OA Forward Focus Sessions: The relevance of Open Research Information. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the mee...

Key research data and analytics—such as publication metadata, citation counts, and funding information—are often locked behind paywalls, creating a “black box” that limits transparency, accountability...

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 20d

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel

Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

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Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · 22d

It’s been a long time since I’ve read such a well-argumented article. Quick fixes and continuous patching are no longer a solution (the big enterprises want us to believe that)—when an ecosystem is dying, it might not heal anymore; it may be needed to replace it. 🤗
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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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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 23d

QSS is now accepting articles that have gone through independent, open peer review via MetaResearch Open Review (MetaROR). The authors of an article on tracking transformative agreements through open metadata shared their experiences using MetaROR's Publish-Review-Curate (PRC) model:

The MetaROR Publish-Review-Curate Model: our experience as authors | Open Science NL

As professionals working in open science and scholarly communication reform, we believe in practicing what we preach. That’s why we recently chose to publish an article using the…

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Craig Nicholson @clanicholson.bsky.social · 27d

Free-to-read opinion: The #OpenAccess movement might have run its course as a useful way of thinking about the future of publishing, writes Samuel Moore

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Make academic publishing a commons, not a market - Research Professional News

Commercialisation has thwarted the promise of openness—it’s time for new priorities, says Samuel Moore

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Bas Heijne @basheijne.bsky.social · 28d

Voor wie wil weten hoe diep de rot zit in de VVD. (En waarom die partij per week in de peilingen) zetels blijft verliezen. www.groene.nl/artikel/cons...

VVD-ideoloog Patrick van Schie: ‘We moeten de mogelijkheid openhouden om weer met Wilders in een coalitie te stappen’

Patrick van Schie noemt zichzelf een klassiek liberaal. Hij wil een kleine overheid en maakt zich zorgen over de vrijheid van meningsuiting. Het gevaar komt volgens hem vooral van links. ‘Ik ga liever...

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Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · 28d

Simpelweg ontluisterend… 😳

Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · 29d

CLOCKSS @clockssarchive.bsky.social stepping in to support diamond #openaccess journals with their stuggles with long term preservation: clockss.org/new-pilot-di...

New Pilot: Diamond Open Access - CLOCKSS

CLOCKSS is proud to launch a pilot program to preserve Diamond Open Access publications — at no cost to participating libraries, whether current supporters or new to our community.

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Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · Sep 8

Step by step…

Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · Sep 8

There is FAQ added at the end of the news item. With amongst other Q&A:

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Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · Sep 8

What might seem like a small announcement—it’s just one institution—actually carries substantial weight and has a strong symbolic meaning.

@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social, has taken another bold step: it won't renew its Web of Science license. www.uu.nl/en/news/acce...

Access to Web of Science will end on 1 January 2026

The university library has decided not to renew the licence for access to the Web of Science citation database (including Journal Citation Reports).

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Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · Sep 6

This is currently the talk of the day and it’s very much depending on the context (as always) and is complex material. I’ll recommend this from @creativecommons.bsky.social: creativecommons.org/2023/08/18/u... and some guidance: creativecommons.org/wp-content/u...

Understanding CC Licenses and Generative AI - Creative Commons

Many wonder what role CC licenses, and CC as an organization, can and should play in the future of generative AI. The legal and ethical uncertainty over using copyrighted inputs for training, the unce...

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