New @EIFL training resource: 'Staying Safe on YouTube' to help librarians teach learners aged 12+ to enjoy YouTube safely while recognizing scams, clickbait, misleading content, unsafe comments, manipulative advertising & AI-generated videos. More – zurl.co/loVCu

Optimize journal workflows with this @EIFL guide on Editorial Workflows in Diamond #OpenAccess Journals, covering all stages, from manuscript submission to publication and post-publication discussions. Here you go - zurl.co/W6AKI @wellcometrust @AJOLinfo @WACREN

Wednesday, 12 Aug 9:00 UTC - join the @EIFL online meet-up of open science trainers to discuss experiences of running workshops for research offices, and conducting open science training. Details & registration - zurl.co/ilFGg #OpenScience #OpenAccess #Ghana

“I am passionate about ensuring that copyright acts as a force for good in Moldova.” – Mariana Harjevschi, EIFL’s Copyright Coordinator in Moldova. Read more about progress in Moldova’s copyright laws in the @EIFL Annual Report: zurl.co/0vBQu

🤔 Learn from experience! @EIFL webinar on journal communications & marketing: how to choose communication channels; managing communications; costs; tracking audiences & followers, plus advice on improving visibility & impact – zurl.co/cjCfk @TheEAJNS @CleanAirJ

One of EIFL’s best-used resources - the @EIFL Digital Research Literacy Training Programme Outline for Librarians – a collection of resources to enable #librarians to teach researchers & students to produce quality research in a digital environment. View online or download a PDF – zurl.co/oRfI0

👏⭐Congrats to @EIFL Copyright & Libraries Coordinator Awa Diouf Cissé – after 12 years of patient & steady advocacy by #libraries and partners, #Senegal🇸🇳 will ratify the #MarrakeshTreaty, opening up access to knowledge & info. for print-disabled people. Read Awa’s success story - zurl.co/nTb1B

Practical tips in ‘Small Bites’ - short @EIFL training video for public librarians on how to adapt Open Educational Resources #OER #OpenEd to meet learners' needs and make them more relevant for training in their communities - zurl.co/6lkZo @ghanalibraries

🤔 Thurs 23 Jul 9:00 UTC – Join this @EIFLnet #webinar to discuss communications, marketing, visibility & impact of #OpenAccess journals with panellists from two OA journals presenting experiences & sharing advice – details & registration zurl.co/W2eul @Wellcome Trust @AJOLinfo @WACREN

Catch up with @EIFL! See the recording & slides of our #webinar on motivating peer reviewers & using Reviewer Credits, based on real-life experiences from the South African Journal of Science (SAJS) and the African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) – zurl.co/2pIqJ @ReviewerCredits.com

👉Great news! #Albania (an @EIFL partner country) has joined the #MarrakeshTreaty for persons with print disabilities! More about how the Treaty opens up access to information and education for blind & visually impaired people - zurl.co/YMdnH #RightToRead

Catch up with EIFL! If you missed our webinar for #librarians and #trainers on creating educational videos using Canva and Clipchamp, you can view the recording and slides here - zurl.co/tEy8O Big thanks to our presenter!

⭐ New @EIFL Guide - Tips for assigning Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to journal articles, with recommendations, examples and problem solving when things go wrong - zurl.co/Ykg6v @AJOLinfo @wacren.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social

Brochure: How EIFL’s open science training is opening up access to research – inc. interviews with members of @EIFL Community of Practice (CoP) for open science trainers – zurl.co/I9MrM – & don’t miss expert input at the next @EIFL online CoP meet-up on Wed. 15 July – zurl.co/VOeXT #OpenAccess

EIFL & Royal Society Publishing renew agreement – offering free & deeply discounted access to 8 high-impact journals in the physical & biological sciences & APC-free publishing for scholars in @EIFL partner countries: zurl.co/v3xH7 @RSocPublishing

How to train journal editors, authors & reviewers - examples & tips from experiences in #Kenya & #South Africa in this @EIFL #webinar. See the recording & slides – zurl.co/nuL0u.

📣 EIFL joins 35 organizations calling on the European Parliament protect the use of open standard licences and reject the introduction of actor-specific licences for access to public sector information and data in #Europe: zurl.co/7KoMc

Catch up with @EIFL! See recordings & slides of 2 useful #webinars on optimizing #OpenAccess journal processes & workflows, including mentorship for staff, reducing editorial bottlenecks, coordinating among editors, reviewers & authors & much more 👉Webinar 1 zurl.co/obRa5 👉Webinar 2 zurl.co/4Ckg9

During June 2026, DOAJ celebrated 10 years of the Ambassador Programme. We’re sharing a special post by DOAJ Ambassador for South Africa, Ina Smith, reflecting on her DOAJ journey. Ina has worked with @eifl.bsky.social several projects and resources – zurl.co/OTnhX @doaj.bsky.social

8 July 9:00 UTC - Join this @EIFL webinar to discuss how to streamline your journal’s peer review processes and motivate peer reviewers by using Reviewer Credits. Panelists with first-hand experience presenting - details & registration: zurl.co/qeymm

In response to a European Commission consultation on copyright, @EIFL is calling for an EU-wide research exception and Secondary Publication Right. Read our submission here – zurl.co/fjMf9

Diamond #OpenAccess journals getting stronger and more sustainable - in 🇲🇿 #Mozambique 🇳🇬 #Nigeria 🇿🇦 #South Africa – zurl.co/SRkx0 @AJOLinfo @WACREN @wellcometrust.bsky.social

See news from @EIFL in our May-June newsletter – zurl.co/GOxq9 – and click here zurl.co/tX6Pr to get updates about our activities, progress and useful resources delivered directly to your inbox.

Grant opportunity for open science practitioners! GRIOS – Global Research Initiative on Open Science – has launched an open call for proposals for evidence synthesis on open science.Applications deadline - 20 July 2026. Details on the GRIOS website – zurl.co/Tk5I7

Want to know how to make a training video? Join this @EIFL webinar for #librarians & trainers – 2 July 2026 9:00 UTC. We'll introduce key video creation techniques, including working with the timeline, adding & editing visual & audio elements, animations & much more . For details – zurl.co/W4bFY

Catch up with EIFL! If you missed our 2 webinars on using AI tools to improve research & research workflows, no worries, you can see the recording and slides here: Research Workflows with Elicit, Consensus & Researchrabbit zurl.co/EIAVZ Research workflows with SciSpace & Undermind zurl.co/lVbf2

Good news for scholars in 36 @EIFL countries – we've renewed our agreement with the European Respiratory Society. From Jan 2027-Dec 2029 the agreement will cover free & discounted read & publish prices for the @EuroRespSoc flagship journal & 3 other journals. For details - zurl.co/Qdxnu

Good news for scholars in 36 @EIFL countries – we've renewed our agreement with the European Respiratory Society. From Jan 2027-Dec 2029 the agreement will cover free & discounted read & publish prices for the @EuroRespSoc its flagship journal & 3 other journals. For details - zurl.co/VDIh6

18 Jun - webinar for editors of Social Sciences & Humanities #openaccess journals on policies & practices for evaluating unreviewed & peer-reviewed manuscripts that are already available on preprint servers or in open repositories. Details & registration zurl.co/J3JRc

👉 Sign up for the No-fee (Diamond) #OpenAccess Community of Practice in Africa – zurl.co/fKNE8 – and join tomorrow's meeting (that's Wednesday, 17 June). For details – zurl.co/X5tsl @EIFL @WACREN @AJOLinfo @wellcometrust.bsky.social