Made a #starterpack for the organisations and initiatives that have committed to the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI). #POSI #OpenInfrastructure #OpenScience #OpenResearch #sustainability. Missing half the ~20 adoptees but will add if and when they join Bsky! go.bsky.app/84rVoj1
November 24, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Made a #starterpack for the organisations and initiatives that have committed to the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI). #POSI #OpenInfrastructure #OpenScience #OpenResearch #sustainability. Missing half the ~20 adoptees but will add if and when they join Bsky! go.bsky.app/84rVoj1
Are you going to be @uksg.bsky.social Annual Conference? To make it easier to plan your days we've curated session themes. I'm speaking for @countermetrics.bsky.social in the research infrastructure theme!
Register at www.uksg.org/events/confe...
Register at www.uksg.org/events/confe...
February 5, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Scientific open infrastructure is the invisible backbone of research. It’s what connects scientists across disciplines + borders, builds essential skills, sparks collaboration, and preserves knowledge for future discovery.
#OpenScience #OpenInfrastructure
#OpenScience #OpenInfrastructure
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Scientific open infrastructure is the invisible backbone of research. It’s what connects scientists across disciplines + borders, builds essential skills, sparks collaboration, and preserves knowledge for future discovery.
#OpenScience #OpenInfrastructure
#OpenScience #OpenInfrastructure
Toby will be at this year's Open-Access-Tage in beautiful Linz next week, and would love to connect with anyone interested in all things #OAbooks #openinfrastructure and #metadata !
Feel free to schedule a chat with him during #OAT26 via the below app!
Feel free to schedule a chat with him during #OAT26 via the below app!
🚆 Thoth is on the road this autumn! 🍂
📍 ALPSP, Manchester | 9–10 Sept
📍 OASPA, Zagreb | 21–23 Sept
📍 Open-Access-Tage, Linz | 28–30 Sept
Attending too? We’d love to catch up with publishers, libraries & fellow open infrastructures! 💬 Booking page links in the post replies 👇
📍 ALPSP, Manchester | 9–10 Sept
📍 OASPA, Zagreb | 21–23 Sept
📍 Open-Access-Tage, Linz | 28–30 Sept
Attending too? We’d love to catch up with publishers, libraries & fellow open infrastructures! 💬 Booking page links in the post replies 👇
September 25, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Toby will be at this year's Open-Access-Tage in beautiful Linz next week, and would love to connect with anyone interested in all things #OAbooks #openinfrastructure and #metadata !
Feel free to schedule a chat with him during #OAT26 via the below app!
Feel free to schedule a chat with him during #OAT26 via the below app!
All set up at @durham-university.bsky.social for #DCDC25
Come and say hello 👋
@thoth-metadata.bsky.social @openingthefuture.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social
#openaccess #openinfrastructure
Come and say hello 👋
@thoth-metadata.bsky.social @openingthefuture.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social
#openaccess #openinfrastructure
July 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
All set up at @durham-university.bsky.social for #DCDC25
Come and say hello 👋
@thoth-metadata.bsky.social @openingthefuture.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social
#openaccess #openinfrastructure
Come and say hello 👋
@thoth-metadata.bsky.social @openingthefuture.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social
#openaccess #openinfrastructure
How can we support #OpenAccess books?
Reinforcing #OpenInfrastructure is key🗝️
🔵Live from today's workshop
#DiamondOA
Reinforcing #OpenInfrastructure is key🗝️
🔵Live from today's workshop
#DiamondOA
July 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
How can we support #OpenAccess books?
Reinforcing #OpenInfrastructure is key🗝️
🔵Live from today's workshop
#DiamondOA
Reinforcing #OpenInfrastructure is key🗝️
🔵Live from today's workshop
#DiamondOA
Time to talk #OpenInfrastructure and what we need beyond technical interoperability to ensure a bright future for #openaccess research and publication with @scossfunding.bsky.social @copim.bsky.social and @thoth-metadata.bsky.social 🧵
Webinar on #OpenInfrastructure: "Beyond technical interoperability? The future of open infrastructures and open access"
Join us with @copim.bsky.social and @scossfunding.bsky.social next week:
📆 Tue 11 Nov
⏰ 3pm-4.15pm GMT / 4pm-5.15pm CET
🔗 buff.ly/akMIIW8
Join us with @copim.bsky.social and @scossfunding.bsky.social next week:
📆 Tue 11 Nov
⏰ 3pm-4.15pm GMT / 4pm-5.15pm CET
🔗 buff.ly/akMIIW8
"Beyond technical interoperability? The future of open infrastructures and open access" (11 November 2025, 3pm-4:15pm [GMT]) - Copim
Please register to attend the online webinar via this Zoom link. We will be recording the event, and will circulate speaker presentations & slides after the w…
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Time to talk #OpenInfrastructure and what we need beyond technical interoperability to ensure a bright future for #openaccess research and publication with @scossfunding.bsky.social @copim.bsky.social and @thoth-metadata.bsky.social 🧵
We are truly honoured to have received a finalist nomination for the 2025 @alpsp.bsky.social Award for Innovation in Publishing 2025! #MetadataMatters #openinfrastructure #OAbooks
Hannah and Toby just gave their presentation to the ALPSP panel, and we'll know more in about 2 months' time ...
Hannah and Toby just gave their presentation to the ALPSP panel, and we'll know more in about 2 months' time ...
July 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We are truly honoured to have received a finalist nomination for the 2025 @alpsp.bsky.social Award for Innovation in Publishing 2025! #MetadataMatters #openinfrastructure #OAbooks
Hannah and Toby just gave their presentation to the ALPSP panel, and we'll know more in about 2 months' time ...
Hannah and Toby just gave their presentation to the ALPSP panel, and we'll know more in about 2 months' time ...
🔧 5 practical principles for supporting open infrastructure:
1️⃣ Know what you are using
2️⃣ Treat infrastructure as a shared responsibility
3️⃣ Prioritize community-governed infrastructure
4️⃣ Fund as core infrastructure, not a project
5️⃣ Start small and stay consistent
👉 scoss.org/supporting-o...
1️⃣ Know what you are using
2️⃣ Treat infrastructure as a shared responsibility
3️⃣ Prioritize community-governed infrastructure
4️⃣ Fund as core infrastructure, not a project
5️⃣ Start small and stay consistent
👉 scoss.org/supporting-o...
Supporting open infrastructure at your institution: Five guiding principles - SCOSS - The Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services
Institutions rely on open infrastructure every day, yet many of these essential infrastructures operate on fragile budgets. While institutions have long invested in research outputs, including…
scoss.org
August 26, 2026 at 1:07 PM
🔵Live from our workshop
Rosalie Lack from @scossfunding.bsky.social listing the benefits of #OpenInfrastructure
Rosalie Lack from @scossfunding.bsky.social listing the benefits of #OpenInfrastructure
April 21, 2026 at 6:23 AM
🔵Live from our workshop
Rosalie Lack from @scossfunding.bsky.social listing the benefits of #OpenInfrastructure
Rosalie Lack from @scossfunding.bsky.social listing the benefits of #OpenInfrastructure
Our Managing Director @joannaball.bsky.social is presenting at #RLUK25
#openaccess #openinfrastructure
#openaccess #openinfrastructure
Now we are hearing about investments in OA rather than purchases and subscriptions. Great stuff as always for the mighty, and crucial OA infrastructure, @doaj.bsky.social #RLUK25
March 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Our Managing Director @joannaball.bsky.social is presenting at #RLUK25
#openaccess #openinfrastructure
#openaccess #openinfrastructure
‘No open access without open infrastructures.’
Our new document management portal gives OBC publisher and service provider members one place for all their library support, with notifications, multiple users per organisation, and openly licensed code.
#OpenInfrastructure #OpenBookCollective
Our new document management portal gives OBC publisher and service provider members one place for all their library support, with notifications, multiple users per organisation, and openly licensed code.
#OpenInfrastructure #OpenBookCollective
Expanding OBC's open infrastructures
A new document management portal for OBC's publisher and service provider members.
obc.copim.pub
July 29, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Since our 1st funding cycle in 2018, SCOSS has selected #OpenInfrastructure worldwide to help them on their path to sustainability. Who is part of the SCOSS Family?
@ajol.info @episciences.bsky.social @makedatacount.bsky.social SciPost @researchdataall.bsky.social Software Heritage 🧵 1/2
@ajol.info @episciences.bsky.social @makedatacount.bsky.social SciPost @researchdataall.bsky.social Software Heritage 🧵 1/2
January 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Since our 1st funding cycle in 2018, SCOSS has selected #OpenInfrastructure worldwide to help them on their path to sustainability. Who is part of the SCOSS Family?
@ajol.info @episciences.bsky.social @makedatacount.bsky.social SciPost @researchdataall.bsky.social Software Heritage 🧵 1/2
@ajol.info @episciences.bsky.social @makedatacount.bsky.social SciPost @researchdataall.bsky.social Software Heritage 🧵 1/2
#OASPA2026 - what is one piece of #openInfrastructure that's crucial - #METADATA is so critical for science. We need systems to speak to each other and most scientists don't know how to doc their data so their metadata creation is poor, at best. #Openaccess #OpenScience #ResearchAssessment
September 23, 2026 at 8:58 AM
#OASPA2026 - what is one piece of #openInfrastructure that's crucial - #METADATA is so critical for science. We need systems to speak to each other and most scientists don't know how to doc their data so their metadata creation is poor, at best. #Openaccess #OpenScience #ResearchAssessment
Important update for our community. More details in the blog below 👇
#OAbooks #OpenInfrastructure #OpenAccess #AI
#OAbooks #OpenInfrastructure #OpenAccess #AI
New blog 'Protecting Stability and Access: How We’re Safeguarding the OAPEN Library and DOAB Against Bot Traffic Surges'.
Read this important update regarding the temporary access issues that some of our community may have recently experienced on our platforms.
#OAbooks #OpenInfrastructure #AI
Read this important update regarding the temporary access issues that some of our community may have recently experienced on our platforms.
#OAbooks #OpenInfrastructure #AI
Protecting Stability and Access: How We’re Safeguarding the OAPEN Library and DOAB Against Bot Traffic Surges
We want to share an important update regarding the temporary access issues that some of our community may have recently experienced on our platforms. We are fully aware of the problem and are working ...
oapen.hypotheses.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Important update for our community. More details in the blog below 👇
#OAbooks #OpenInfrastructure #OpenAccess #AI
#OAbooks #OpenInfrastructure #OpenAccess #AI
#digihums #digitalhumanities #academicsky #openinfrastructure #openscholarship #openresearch #skybrarians
Interesting interview with @sharonmleon about @digitalscholar (the org behing Zotero & Omeka): https://investinopen.org/blog/digital-scholar-building-infrastructure/
Building Open Infrastructure That Lasts: A Spotlight on Digital Scholar
A case study with Sharon Leon, Co-CEO of the Corporation for Digital Scholarship (Digital Scholar)
investinopen.org
June 4, 2026 at 12:55 AM
PKP is pleased to sponsor @oaspa.bsky.social's #OASPA2026 in Croatia from 21 – 23 September 2026! Topics include:
📌 #OpenKnowledge, #OpenAccess, #OpenInfrastructure
📌 #Sustainability, #Interoperability
📌 Governance, trust, reciprocity
And more! See you there 👋
www.oaspa.org/events/annua...
📌 #OpenKnowledge, #OpenAccess, #OpenInfrastructure
📌 #Sustainability, #Interoperability
📌 Governance, trust, reciprocity
And more! See you there 👋
www.oaspa.org/events/annua...
August 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM
PKP is pleased to sponsor @oaspa.bsky.social's #OASPA2026 in Croatia from 21 – 23 September 2026! Topics include:
📌 #OpenKnowledge, #OpenAccess, #OpenInfrastructure
📌 #Sustainability, #Interoperability
📌 Governance, trust, reciprocity
And more! See you there 👋
www.oaspa.org/events/annua...
📌 #OpenKnowledge, #OpenAccess, #OpenInfrastructure
📌 #Sustainability, #Interoperability
📌 Governance, trust, reciprocity
And more! See you there 👋
www.oaspa.org/events/annua...
It's here! #CopimConference is underway at Loughborough University London Campus. Looking forward to the programme and to many conversations about the future of #openaccess and #openinfrastructure
@copim.bsky.social
@copim.bsky.social
February 26, 2026 at 11:06 AM
It's here! #CopimConference is underway at Loughborough University London Campus. Looking forward to the programme and to many conversations about the future of #openaccess and #openinfrastructure
@copim.bsky.social
@copim.bsky.social
Web scraping to train #LLMs has surged in the past few years, overwhelming #OpenAccess infrastructures like #DOAJ with bot traffic.
DOAJ Platform Manager Brendan O'Connell discusses how we’re responding to these challenges.
🤖 #AI #OpenInfrastructure #Chatbots
blog.doaj.org/2026/01/26/o...
DOAJ Platform Manager Brendan O'Connell discusses how we’re responding to these challenges.
🤖 #AI #OpenInfrastructure #Chatbots
blog.doaj.org/2026/01/26/o...
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Web scraping to train #LLMs has surged in the past few years, overwhelming #OpenAccess infrastructures like #DOAJ with bot traffic.
DOAJ Platform Manager Brendan O'Connell discusses how we’re responding to these challenges.
🤖 #AI #OpenInfrastructure #Chatbots
blog.doaj.org/2026/01/26/o...
DOAJ Platform Manager Brendan O'Connell discusses how we’re responding to these challenges.
🤖 #AI #OpenInfrastructure #Chatbots
blog.doaj.org/2026/01/26/o...
💡 ZB MED baut kein „zweites PubMed“ – sondern ein offenes, föderiertes Netz mit:
🔧 Reverse Engineering
📚 MeSH & Metadaten
🤝 Community-Beteiligung
🔥 Und das alles Open Source!
#OLSPub #OpenInfrastructure
🔧 Reverse Engineering
📚 MeSH & Metadaten
🤝 Community-Beteiligung
🔥 Und das alles Open Source!
#OLSPub #OpenInfrastructure
May 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
💡 ZB MED baut kein „zweites PubMed“ – sondern ein offenes, föderiertes Netz mit:
🔧 Reverse Engineering
📚 MeSH & Metadaten
🤝 Community-Beteiligung
🔥 Und das alles Open Source!
#OLSPub #OpenInfrastructure
🔧 Reverse Engineering
📚 MeSH & Metadaten
🤝 Community-Beteiligung
🔥 Und das alles Open Source!
#OLSPub #OpenInfrastructure
The institutions behind the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure are collecting ideas for #POSI 2.0. Review the very thoughtful proposed revisions and submit your own.
openscholarlyinfrastructure.org/public-comme...
#Infrastructure #OpenInfrastructure #ScholComm
openscholarlyinfrastructure.org/public-comme...
#Infrastructure #OpenInfrastructure #ScholComm
Proposed POSI 2.0 revisions
A request for public comment on proposed revisions to POSI.
openscholarlyinfrastructure.org
January 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The institutions behind the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure are collecting ideas for #POSI 2.0. Review the very thoughtful proposed revisions and submit your own.
openscholarlyinfrastructure.org/public-comme...
#Infrastructure #OpenInfrastructure #ScholComm
openscholarlyinfrastructure.org/public-comme...
#Infrastructure #OpenInfrastructure #ScholComm
Kudos to #UNESCO on the launch of its new #OpenAccess #OpenScience platform.
Here's the announcement.
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
And here's the platform itself.
open-science.unesco.org
#OpenInfrastructure #OpenSource
Here's the announcement.
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
And here's the platform itself.
open-science.unesco.org
#OpenInfrastructure #OpenSource
Launch of UNESCO Open Science Platform
UNESCO invites partners, researchers and the wider public to discover a new digital platform that promotes open access to UNESCO scientific knowledge and research products and tracks global progress
www.unesco.org
June 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Kudos to #UNESCO on the launch of its new #OpenAccess #OpenScience platform.
Here's the announcement.
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
And here's the platform itself.
open-science.unesco.org
#OpenInfrastructure #OpenSource
Here's the announcement.
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
And here's the platform itself.
open-science.unesco.org
#OpenInfrastructure #OpenSource
I just signed this statement supporting the European Social Stack, and hope you will too.
european.social
#Decentralization #OpenInfrastructure #OpenSource #SocialMedia
european.social
#Decentralization #OpenInfrastructure #OpenSource #SocialMedia
June 6, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I just signed this statement supporting the European Social Stack, and hope you will too.
european.social
#Decentralization #OpenInfrastructure #OpenSource #SocialMedia
european.social
#Decentralization #OpenInfrastructure #OpenSource #SocialMedia
We've been busy these past couple of years! This blog post recaps recent platform development, metadata research, engagement with publishers, library collaborations, multiple #OpenInfrastructure partnerships, & collective work with others active in the @copim.bsky.social community & beyond 🚀
[BLOG] Building the conditions for #OA books to thrive 🌱
.@thoth-metadata.eurosky.social share thoughts & reflections on their work across infrastructures, research, and communities between 2023-26
Read more 👉
.@thoth-metadata.eurosky.social share thoughts & reflections on their work across infrastructures, research, and communities between 2023-26
Read more 👉
Building the Conditions for Open Access Books to Thrive: A Reflection on Thoth Open Metadata’s Work Across Infrastructures, Research, and Communities between 2023-26 - Copim
Over the past three years, Thoth Open Metadata has continuously grown as community-led not-for-profit infrastructure for open access books. With this blog pos…
buff.ly
May 21, 2026 at 11:23 AM
We've been busy these past couple of years! This blog post recaps recent platform development, metadata research, engagement with publishers, library collaborations, multiple #OpenInfrastructure partnerships, & collective work with others active in the @copim.bsky.social community & beyond 🚀