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Public Knowledge Project @pkp.sfu.ca · 1d

Many of you are probably familiar with Kevin Stranack, who is retiring from the role after two decades of trailblazing leadership at PKP. He will be missed, but his dedication and accomplishments will shine on!

Have you checked out his truly inspiring story?

pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/22/h...

Honouring Kevin Stranack: Looking back with one of PKP’s longest-serving trailblazers who helped make PKP a success story - Public Knowledge Project

PKP honours long-time Director of Operations, Kevin Stranack. Learn more about his time with PKP in this interview with Urooj Nizami.

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SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · 14d

🎙️ SCOSS's Rosalie Lack will present Unlocking Open Science: Why Open Infrastructure Matters for the Arab World @forumforopen.bsky.social w/Dr. Alkhaja (QNL) Dr. Boufarss (Zayed Univ) & Dr. Belhamel @doaj.bsky.social) 📅 22 Oct, 16:30 Visit our booth too!
🔗 forumforopenresearch.com/registration/

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OAPEN Foundation @oapenbooks.bsky.social · 24d

Next week, we're looking forward to our MD @nielssern.bsky.social moderating a panel at the @oaspa.bsky.social Conference in Leuven, Belgium: 'Hello from the other side: What’s the story from fully open access book publishers?

Find out who esle is on the panel in the conference programme linked.

OASPA 2025 Conference Programme - OASPA

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SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · 26d

Support @researchorgs.bsky.social
✅Registry of research & funding orgs identifiers powering scholarly platforms and services
🔦116,000+ org IDs, under CC0 via API & data dumps
🔦Integrated in 70+ systems, including Crossref, DataCite, ORCID & more
🔦25M+ monthly API requests!
🔗https://ror.org/

SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · 28d

Support #LAReferencia!
✅Federated network of Latin American, ES #OpenScienceRepositories
🔦2M+ records from 12 national repositories
🔦Developed dARK, a global PID solution
🔦Integrated with major platforms like DSpace, VuFind, EPrints: broad discoverability
🔗https://www.lareferencia.info/en/

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SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · 28d

Support @dryad-project.bsky.social!
✅Fully curated, open research data pub platform for all disciplines
🔦65,000+ datasets preserved with trusted, high-quality curation
🔦Greater discoverability and citation through PIDs & metadata
🔦190+ journals, streamlining data sharing
🔗https://datadryad.org/

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SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · Sep 4

🌍 Discover the web of collaboration that powers OS. Open infrastructures don’t stand alone—they connect, collaborate & amplify each other’s impact. Check out this interactive data viz showing links between 19 SCOSS-endorsed infras & 60+ others. ✨ Support one, support all!
🔗 buff.ly/AjaViCf

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SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · Aug 26

SCOSS Infras Partner to Strengthen OS - Fund infras you rely on @doabooks.bsky.social @doaj.bsky.social @datadryad.bsky.social #LaReferencia @makedatacount.bsky.social @oapenbooks.bsky.social @pkp.sfu.ca @researchdataall.bsky.social @researchorgs.bsky.social🔗 bit.ly/476TwZy

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SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · Aug 14

📢 Last chance to register! Join African Journals online (AJOL) @episciences.bsky.social , @makedatacount.bsky.social , @scipost.bsky.social to learn about these essential infrastructures!

Open Access Australasia @oaaustralasia.bsky.social · Aug 12

Open Access Australasia is pleased to host its annual webinar to showcase the SCOSS pledges for 2024/2025
🔸August 20
🔸2pm (AEST) 4pm (NZST)
#OpenScience #OpenScholarship
Details oaaustralasia.org/events/empow...

Empowering sustainable open infrastructure: Welcoming new SCOSS members for 2024/25 | Open Access Australasia

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SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · Jul 7

The SCOSS newsletter is out
Honoring Nodumo Dhlamini
📊 Round 6 needs support:@ajol.info, @makedatacount.bsky.social, @episciences.bsky.social, @scipost.bsky.social
🌍 €7.3M+ pledged but gaps remain
🇨🇦🇫🇷🇨🇭🇳🇴 National consortia step up
🤝 SCOSS Family collaboration grows
📩 Read: bit.ly/4eHNCzQ

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SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · May 27

🌐 Join us for the inaugural TSOSI webinar!
🗓️ June 16, 4PM CEST
🔍 Learn how TSOSI supports sustainable open science.
@doaj.bsky.social, @doabbooks.bsky.social, @operaseu.bsky.social #openinfrastrucure
👉 Register: univ-grenoble-alpes-fr.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🔗 Info: blog.tsosi.org/post/2025-05...

Welcome! You are invited to participate in a webinar: Inaugural TSOSI Webinar. After your registration, you will receive a confirmation email regarding your participation in the webinar.

See the agenda here https://blog.tsosi.org/post/2025-05-08-inaugural-webinar/

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Amanda French 💙 @amandafrench.net · May 8

If you want to see the kind of excellent work some US government employees are doing, read this piece on the top-tier metadata being produced at the National Transportation Library.

Research Organization Registry (ROR) 🦁 @researchorgs.bsky.social · May 8

[auto] New on the ROR blog: "ROR in the US Department of Transportation's Research Repository" ror.org/blog/2025-05...

ROR in the US Department of Transportation's Research Repository

Peyton Tvrdy of the US National Transportation Library tells us why and how her team did such exemplary work in producing metadata for Rosa P, a national digital repository for open transportation research.

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SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · May 14

Thank you to the members of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) @crkn-rcdr.bsky.social and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) for your continued and generous support of open infrastructure! 🙏 🌐

Strengthening Open Science Together: Canadian Institutions continue to invest in the future of Open Infrastructure – SCOSS – The Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services

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SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · Apr 15

Thank you @libereurope.bsky.social for hosting this webinar! and @osiegert.bsky.social for chairing!

SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · Apr 14

💬 Curious about the 4 new SCOSS-endorsed, essential infrastructures and how they are shaping global research: @ajol.info, @makedatacount.bsky.social, @episciences.bsky.social, @scipost.bsky.social
Date: Tuesday, 22 April ⏰ 16:00-17:00 CEST
👉Register directly: ow.ly/3C8u50Vwhtu

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SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · Apr 14

💬 Curious about the 4 new SCOSS-endorsed, essential infrastructures and how they are shaping global research: @ajol.info, @makedatacount.bsky.social, @episciences.bsky.social, @scipost.bsky.social
Date: Tuesday, 22 April ⏰ 16:00-17:00 CEST
👉Register directly: ow.ly/3C8u50Vwhtu

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SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · Mar 24

🇨🇭 Switzerland reaffirms its support for #OpenScience! Swiss universities commit funding to SCOSS-endorsed infrastructures, strengthening global open access and sustainability. 🌍
Read more: scoss.org/switzerland-...

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SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · Mar 20

Strengthening Open Science in Latin America! 🌎 Join @LAReferencia for a bilingual webinar exploring 4 newly endorsed Open Science infras shaping global research @ajol.info @makedatacount.bsky.social @episciences.bsky.social , @scipost.bsky.social Date: 01 April 🔗 Register: bit.ly/LAReferencia...

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Marin Dacos @marind.bsky.social · Mar 14

RDA, LA Referencia and ReSA announce new collaboration to support Open Science in Latin America www.rd-alliance.org/news/rda-ann...

RDA announces new collaboration to support Open Science in Latin America - RDA

26 February, 2025 The Research Software Alliance (ReSA), Research Data Alliance (RDA), and Latin American Network for Open Science (LA Referencia) are excited to announce a collaboration to raise awar...

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SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · Mar 14

🌍 SCOSS launches its 2025–2027 Strategy! With rising funding pressures and geopolitical challenges, our work is more critical than ever—ensuring Open Science infrastructure stays community-led, expert-driven, and globally accessible
Read ➡️ doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #OpenScience #Infrastructure

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Make Data Count @makedatacount.bsky.social · Feb 26

Join our (Spanish) session with OpenLab Ecuador on March 13 where we'll discuss data metrics & the responsible evaluation of data.

Register: openlab.ec/cienciaabier...

Reserva el próximo 13 de marzo para nuestra sesión sobre las métricas de datos & la evaluación responsable de los datos abiertos.

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SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · Feb 19

Thx for recognizing SCOSS🙏 “The library support was really kicked off when OAPEN and DOAB jointly were selected by SCOSS for their second funding cycle. Since then, over 300 libraries world-wide have decided to support OAPEN and DOAB at the levels originally decided as part of the SCOSS campaign.”

OAPEN Foundation @oapenbooks.bsky.social · Feb 18

'Libraries play a pivotal role in this ecosystem through their investments, but also by leveraging the tools and services offered by OAPEN and DOAB to enhance their collections, support researchers, and engage with the broader OA community.' #OAbooks

@nielsstern.bsky.social @doabooks.bsky.social

027.7 @027-7.bsky.social · Feb 17

New Article: Stern, N. (2025). #Open #Infrastructures Enabling an Equitable Transition to #OpenAccess #Books. 027.7, 12(1). doi.org/10.21428/1bf...
@nielsstern.bsky.social @oapenbooks.bsky.social

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DOAJ @doaj.bsky.social · Feb 18

What can editors and publishers do to make sure their journals don't disappear? Join WAME for a free webinar featuring @clockssarchive.bsky.social; @pkp.sfu.ca (PKP); and LOCKSS Program

When: March 10, 2025, 12:00 - 1:00 PM UTC

Registration link: www.shorturl.at/ckbMu

#scholcomm #AcademicChatter

WAME Webinar: Archiving, Preservation, and Long-Term Access for Digital Journals

Date: March 10, 2025 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM UTC (click here to confirm your local time) Access: FREE and open to all with an interest in digital preservation for scholarly outputs. Current WAME members...

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OAPEN Foundation @oapenbooks.bsky.social · Feb 18

'Libraries play a pivotal role in this ecosystem through their investments, but also by leveraging the tools and services offered by OAPEN and DOAB to enhance their collections, support researchers, and engage with the broader OA community.' #OAbooks

@nielsstern.bsky.social @doabooks.bsky.social

027.7 @027-7.bsky.social · Feb 17

New Article: Stern, N. (2025). #Open #Infrastructures Enabling an Equitable Transition to #OpenAccess #Books. 027.7, 12(1). doi.org/10.21428/1bf...
@nielsstern.bsky.social @oapenbooks.bsky.social

Open Infrastructures Enabling an Equitable Transition to Open Access Books

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UC3 - University of California Curation Center @uc3cdl.bsky.social · Feb 18

POSI helps to ensure scholarly infrastructure is community-led, open, and accountable. A draft update—POSI 2.0—is now open for feedback. If these principles guide your work, please review and comment by March 5th. Your input will help shape their future. Give feedback: uc3.cdlib.org/2025/01/21/p...

Proposed revisions to the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI) – UC3 :: California Digital Library

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SCOSS @scossfunding.bsky.social · Feb 19

❤️ Quirin!