Mekelle University (MU) boosts Ethiopian research visibility with support from the DataCite Global Access Fund. Having integrated DataCite DOIs into their #DSpace repository & #OJS journals & leading a DataCite consortium, MU equitably participates in global open research: https://doi.org/10.5438/ecj1-qr48
#OpenScience #OpenReseach #OpenInfrastructure #OJS #DSpace @Mohamadmostafa @PublicKnowledgeProject @Lyrasis
#metadata #DOI #PID

Mekelle University (MU) boosts Ethiopian research visibility with support from the DataCite Global Access Fund. Having integrated DataCite DOIs into their #DSpace repository & #OJS journals & leading a DataCite consortium, MU equitably participates in global open research: https://doi.org/10.5438/ecj1-qr48
#OpenScience #OpenReseach #OpenInfrastructure #OJS #DSpace @Mohamadmostafa @PublicKnowledgeProject @Lyrasis
#metadata #DOI #PID

Boosting #openresearch: DataCite metadata is now integrated into OpenAlex. Over 92 million DOIs, including datasets, preprints, and many more research outputs & resources, are available in OpenAlex, enhancing research connectivity & discovery. Read the announcement: https://doi.org/10.5438/we1x-2k68

@OpenAlex
#OpenInfrastructure #OpenScience #OpenResearch #metadata #persistentidentifier #PID #DOI

Tim Berners-Lee ( @timbl) explains why he gave away the #WWW for free.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/28/why-i-gave-the-world-wide-web-away-for-free

"For the web to have everything on it, everyone had to be able to use it, and want to do so. This was already asking a lot. I couldn’t also ask that they pay for each search or upload they made. In order to succeed, therefore, it would have to be free. That’s why, in 1993, I convinced my #CERN managers to donate the intellectual property of the world wide web, putting it into the public domain. We gave the web away to everyone."

But he adds:

"Today, I look at my invention and I am forced to ask: is the web still free today? No, not all of it. We see a handful of large platforms harvesting users’ private data to share with commercial brokers or even repressive governments…Trading personal data for use certainly does not fit with my vision for a free web."

#PublicDomain #OpenInfrastructure #Solid #Web

Boosting #openresearch: DataCite metadata is now integrated into OpenAlex. Over 92 million DOIs, including datasets, preprints, and many more research outputs & resources, are available in OpenAlex, enhancing research connectivity & discovery. Read the announcement: https://doi.org/10.5438/we1x-2k68

@OpenAlex
#OpenInfrastructure #OpenScience #OpenResearch #metadata #persistentidentifier #PID #DOI

Tim Berners-Lee ( @timbl) explains why he gave away the #WWW for free.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/28/why-i-gave-the-world-wide-web-away-for-free

"For the web to have everything on it, everyone had to be able to use it, and want to do so. This was already asking a lot. I couldn’t also ask that they pay for each search or upload they made. In order to succeed, therefore, it would have to be free. That’s why, in 1993, I convinced my #CERN managers to donate the intellectual property of the world wide web, putting it into the public domain. We gave the web away to everyone."

But he adds:

"Today, I look at my invention and I am forced to ask: is the web still free today? No, not all of it. We see a handful of large platforms harvesting users’ private data to share with commercial brokers or even repressive governments…Trading personal data for use certainly does not fit with my vision for a free web."

#PublicDomain #OpenInfrastructure #Solid #Web

We're at #OSFair2025 @span osfair this week!

Emma Green is facilitating a panel on building bridges between open + commercial players, while Sarah Lippincott joins a discussion on responsible research assessment via #OpenInfrastructure.

If you're around, let's chat about your needs:
✨ Maintainers: sustainability & governance support?
✨ Organizations: adoption barriers & solutions?

#OpenScience#OpenAccess

We're at #OSFair2025 @span osfair this week!

Emma Green is facilitating a panel on building bridges between open + commercial players, while Sarah Lippincott joins a discussion on responsible research assessment via #OpenInfrastructure.

If you're around, let's chat about your needs:
✨ Maintainers: sustainability & governance support?
✨ Organizations: adoption barriers & solutions?

#OpenScience#OpenAccess

"Germany’s Plan for an Open and Independent PubMed Safety Net."
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/05/14/germanys-plan-for-an-open-and-independent-pubmed-safety-net/

" #Germany has stepped up to this challenge. On May 2, the German National Library of Medicine ( #ZBMED), announced they were planning to develop an “open, reliable, and sustainable” alternative to #PubMed."

#Censorship#DefendResearch#OpenInfrastructure#Preservation#Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch#USPol#USPolitics

"Germany’s Plan for an Open and Independent PubMed Safety Net."
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/05/14/germanys-plan-for-an-open-and-independent-pubmed-safety-net/

" #Germany has stepped up to this challenge. On May 2, the German National Library of Medicine ( #ZBMED), announced they were planning to develop an “open, reliable, and sustainable” alternative to #PubMed."

#Censorship#DefendResearch#OpenInfrastructure#Preservation#Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch#USPol#USPolitics

Update. "Center for Open Science (#COS) Statement on U.S. Executive Orders and the Future of Open Scholarship"
https://www.cos.io/about/news/cos-statement-on-the-future-of-open-scholarship

"Recent executive orders and shifts in U.S. federal policy pose significant concerns for the research community, including the removal of publicly available data, changes in research governance, and uncertainties around funding. While some policies claim to promote transparency, their selective application risks undermining scientific integrity. True openness must apply across all research domains —not just where it aligns with political agendas. COS remains steadfast in its commitment to protecting and promoting open scholarship. Ensuring long-term access to research data is essential to maintaining scientific integrity. Our Open Science Framework (OSF) remains a reliable resource for researchers seeking to preserve and share their work, ensuring that public knowledge remains accessible despite policy uncertainties."

#Censorship #DefendResearch #OpenInfrastructure #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

Update. "Safeguarding Research & Culture — Distributing Cultural Memory"
https://safeguarding-research.discourse.group/about

"The destruction of knowledge and cultural heritage has happened, and therefore it can happen again. We are in the middle of that happening, whether it is caused by human action or natural causes…Safeguarding Research & Culture (#SRC) is creating an alternative #infrastructure for archiving and disseminating of cultural heritage and scientific knowledge…Together, we can ensure that our cultural, intellectual and scientific heritage exists in multiple copies, in multiple places, and that no single entity or group of entities can make it all disappear. Our archive is built according to the principles of #FAIR and #CARE, based on open technologies and standards, and resilient against loss via meaningfully distributed storage…Everyone, from individuals to institutions, can participate by accessing, contributing, and supporting these archival infrastructures."

#Censorship#Crowdsource#DefendResearch#OpenInfrastructure#OpenSource#Preservation#Takedowns #Trump#USPol#USPolitics

Latest POSI update is out and of the four previously yellow principles, two have moved up to green (financial reserves; patent non-assertion), and two have remained yellow but seen some progress of note (stakeholder governed; open source). https://www.crossref.org/blog/2024-posi-audit/ #openinfrastructure #openscience #governance #sustainability