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Center of Trial and Error @trialanderror.org · 15d

Big News!
The Journal of Trial and Error is officially listed on the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)! 🎉

After years of hard work, our mission is now even more accessible to researchers worldwide.

🌟Find us here: doaj.org/toc/2667-120...

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Ludo Waltman @ludowaltman.bsky.social · 27d

Very much looking forward to this online discussion about open research information and @barcelonadori.bsky.social, with a special focus on opportunities for libraries and publishers to work together to advance openness of research information.

OA2020 Initiative @oa2020.org · 28d

Join us Sept 25, 4pm CEST in our Focus Session on The Relevance of Open Research Information with speakers Miranda Bennett and @ludowaltman.bsky.social! 🔓

Details and registration ▶️ eu02web.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...

#OpenResearch #OpenAccess #OpenScience

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NISO @nisoinfo.bsky.social · Aug 26

Do we need an #OpenAccess standard for journals? Let's discuss at #NISOPlus25 Global Online w/Dom Mitchell (@doaj.bsky.social), Johan Rooryck, Kylie van Zyl (African Journals Online), & Ana Maria Cetto (@latindex.bsky.social). To join us: niso.plus/niso-plus-20...

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Joanna Ball @joannaball.bsky.social · Aug 1

Exciting opportunity to work with a diamond open access journal here in DK - deadline 5th August

GEUS Bulletin @geusbulletin.bsky.social · Jul 2

Would you like to work with an #EarthScience journal, publishing key regional research in Denmark, Greenland & the North Atlantic? We are looking for a part-time Journal Manager (maternity cover) to support the editorial team at our flagship, diamond #OpenAccess journal. Read more:
buff.ly/xNYTZa9

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Joanna Ball @joannaball.bsky.social · Jul 9

It's always great to engage with the Australasian library community - lots of interesting questions about @doaj.bsky.social metadata, diamond OA, use of metrics, and changing research cultures.

Tracy Creagh @creaght.bsky.social · Jul 9

Fortunate and timely to hear from @joannaball.bsky.social today - speaking to the #library community in Australasia
👉insights into DOAJ’s current work and the role libraries can play in advancing equitable scholarly publishing @doaj.bsky.social

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Joanna Ball @joannaball.bsky.social · Jul 2

Always pleased to see #DOAJ metadata embedded in innovative use cases. Here the Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social search tool combines publishing and access info www.lib4ri.ch/search-tool

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Sofie Wennström @sofiewennstrom.bsky.social · Jul 2

Hello #LIBER2025, Thanks for hosting @joannaball.bsky.social, @nielsstern.bsky.social, and me today to discuss collaboration for #diamondOA. If you want to learn more about the #EDCHForum and the #EDCHRegistry, join us for a webinar next week to learn about the potential of these new joint services.

European Diamond Capacity Hub @eudch.bsky.social · Jun 12

Discover how the #EDCHForum & #EDCHRegistry can support your work in #DiamondOA!
Join our webinar on 09 July to explore these new services, ask questions, and hear from community members already involved.
All the informations here: buff.ly/4Xk9wTb

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Joanna Ball @joannaball.bsky.social · Jul 2

Call for libraries to engage with the European Diamond OA movement from @sofiewennstrom.bsky.social to finish our #LIBER2025 session with @nielsstern.bsky.social

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Joanna Ball @joannaball.bsky.social · Jul 2

Looking forward to meeting with our library community at the #LIBER2025 Networking Power Session today at 1700. Please come by to give your input on @doaj.bsky.social’s plans for the future.

LIBER Europe @libereurope.bsky.social · May 13

It's official: #LIBER2025 is at full capacity! 🚀

Thank you all for your support for the 54th LIBER Annual Conference! With the conference being at full capacity, registrations are now closed. We look forward to welcoming a full house of attendees this July at @ebcul.bsky.social!

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Joanna Ball @joannaball.bsky.social · Jun 3

Pilar Rico Castro from FECYT and Susanne van Rijn from UKB discussing the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS), a community-owned standard for institutional publishing, at the DIAMAS final conference.

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Joanna Ball @joannaball.bsky.social · Apr 9

Still questioning the sustainability of the #DiamondOA model? Electronic Green Journal has been publishing since 1994 (and in @doaj.bsky.social since our launch in 2003), with submissions from 157 countries and 4000 citations. osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/2025/04/esch...

eScholarship Journal Spotlight: Electronic Green Journal - Office of Scholarly Communication

In this new University of California (UC) Office of Scholarly Communication blog series, we highlight the successes and challenges of leading journals published by UC’s eScholarship Publishing program...

osc.universityofcalifornia.edu

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Joanna Ball @joannaball.bsky.social · Apr 1

I’m proud to be involved with @ojcollective.bsky.social - an innovative opportunity for libraries to invest in equitable and community-led open access at scale

DOAJ @doaj.bsky.social · Mar 31

We're delighted to welcome @ojcollective.bsky.social to Bluesky. Take a look at their website www.openjournalscollective.org, which soft launches today.

There is also a blog post blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

#scholcomm #AcademicChatter #libraries #openaccess

Open Journals Collective

www.openjournalscollective.org

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Joanna Ball @joannaball.bsky.social · Mar 31

“AI literacy is more than prompt engineering: it’s about understanding what’s going on under the hood” @charlierapple.bsky.social moderating the opening plenary at #UKSG2025

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Rosie Higman @rosiehigman.bsky.social · Mar 31

Thoughtful response from @kathleenor.bsky.social on the environmental cost of AI - we need standards for measuring the environmental costs of computational activities (not just AI) akin to those for the built environment #UKSG2025

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Tracy Creagh @creaght.bsky.social · Feb 25

Rafael Ball, Director of ETH-Bibliothek:
The pivotal role of academic libaries in scholarly communication - "Libraries are the oldest open access institutions in the world." #OpenAccess #ScholarlyCommunication www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opi...

Navigating scholarly communication: a big moment for libraries - Research Information

Rafael Ball explains why the library is indispensable as a bridge builder for the development of the industry

www.researchinformation.info

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Crossref @crossref.bsky.social · Feb 23

Just welcomed Hal+ @hal-science.bsky.social (the national open infrastructure for France) to the Bluesky POSI Starter Pack! Hal is one of the newest open infrastructures to adopt the #posi principles. Also added to the list at bsky.app/profile/cros.... Bienvenue, Hal! go.bsky.app/84rVoj1

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Joanna Ball @joannaball.bsky.social · Feb 10

Deadline for applications for @uksg.bsky.social sponsored conference places is 17th February. If you are early career, from an under-represented part of the community, or have just never had the opportunity to attend before, then please apply!

UKSG @uksg.bsky.social · Jan 24

We have ten expenses paid places for our Annual Conference this year! You can apply here: dub.sh/waarYbr

See you in Brighton!

Sponsored Places for UKSG Annual Conference - UKSG

Your opportunity to win a free place at the UKSG 2025 Annual Conference and Exhibition! UKSG is offering ten free places to attend the UKSG Annual Conference and Exhibition in Brighton, United […]

dub.sh

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Joanna Ball @joannaball.bsky.social · Jan 21

Open *scholarly* Infrastructure...

Joanna Ball @joannaball.bsky.social · Jan 21

Do you use the Principles of Open Infrastructure (#POSI) to decide which infrastructures to fund/adopt?

Have your say on changes to the principles proposed by the POSI adopters, and help ensure that POSI continues to meet the needs of the community!
openscholarlyinfrastructure.org/public-comme...

Proposed POSI 2.0 revisions

A request for public comment on proposed revisions to POSI.

openscholarlyinfrastructure.org

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Joanna Ball @joannaball.bsky.social · Jan 21

Are you committed to open access and bibliodiversity? Want to support the visibility and quality assurance of smaller, multilingual publishers and journals? Then please apply to join the fabulous international team at DOAJ. We're looking for language skills in German, Portuguese and Ukrainian.

DOAJ @doaj.bsky.social · Jan 21

V A C A N C Y: Managing Editors

We are hiring!

We're looking for Portuguese-, Ukrainian- and German-speaking individuals who want to join our team.

Find out more about the role and how to apply:

blog.doaj.org/2025/01/21/v...

#DOAJ #openaccess #scholcomm #AcademicChatter #JoinOurTeam

Vacancy: Portuguese, Ukranian and German speaking Managing Editors – freelance - DOAJ Blog

Closing date: 12:00 UTC, Thuesday 4th February 2025 About DOAJ DOAJ offers free online access and visibility to the thousands of publishers, journals and authors who produce quality, peer-reviewed, op...

blog.doaj.org

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Joanna Ball @joannaball.bsky.social · Jan 16

Last year DOAJ carried out 470 investigations into suspected cases of predatory/questionable journal practices to maintain the community’s trust in the journals we DO index.

Read about what this work involves, and how you, our community, can help us.

DOAJ @doaj.bsky.social · Jan 16

We are dedicated to upholding trust in scholarly publishing by ensuring that questionable journals are not included in our directory. Find out how we do that in our new blog post:

blog.doaj.org/2025/01/16/i...

#openaccess #AcademicChatter #scholcomm #DOAJ

Inside the Quality Team - Part 1: how we preserve quality at DOAJ - DOAJ Blog

At DOAJ, we are dedicated to upholding trust in scholarly publishing by ensuring that questionable journals are not included in our directory. Our quality team is central to this effort, conducting in...

blog.doaj.org

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Public Knowledge Project @pkp.sfu.ca · Dec 20

🔓 PKP introduces its plan for advancing the
European Commission #OpenAccess platform, #OpenResearchEurope (ORE), and invites communities to a webinar, January 23, to learn more.

Learn more and register for the webinar: pkp.sfu.ca/2024/12/18/p...

#OpenJournalSystems #OJS

PKP Advancing Open Publishing Infrastructure for Open Research Europe - Public Knowledge Project

PKP introduces its plan for advancing the European Commission’s open access platform, Open Research Europe (ORE).

pkp.sfu.ca

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Alan Carbery @acarbery.bsky.social · Dec 13

Brand new senior leadership role @ucclibrary.bsky.social Head of Content Services open for applications right now. #LISjobsIE Available at ore.ucc.ie. Closing noon 14th January

University College Cork Vacancies

ore.ucc.ie

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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · Dec 12

There's a new survey out trying to identify "barriers to open access publishing for researchers with weak institutional ties" tib.eu/umfragen/ind... #openaccess #scholcomm

Barriers to open access publishing for researchers with weak institutional ties

tib.eu

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Joanna Ball @joannaball.bsky.social · Dec 12

Great blogpost from @creaght.bsky.social on the development of a grassroots network to support #DiamondOA : “a starting point for further advocacy and support for Diamond journal publishing in Australia”

DOAJ @doaj.bsky.social · Dec 12

Early in 2024, the sparkling new Australian Scholarly Communications Community of Practice Diamond Journal Publishing subgroup was launched. Do you want to know more?

Read our excellent guest blog post by @creaght.bsky.social

blog.doaj.org/2024/12/12/d...

#scholcomm #openaccess #DiamondOA

Diamond Journal Publishing – Gems from Australia – DOAJ BlogExpandSearchSearchToggle MenuPreviousFacebookTwitterInstagramScroll to topScroll to topExpandToggle Menu CloseSearch

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