Ten simple rules for scholarly blogging. The fragmentation of social media and the rise of Generative Artificial intelligence have renewed the importance of scholarly blogs. New @upstreamblog.bsky.social post: doi.org/10.54900/xn5... by Catharina Ochsner, Heinz Pampel, Martin Fenner

Ten simple rules for scholarly blogging

The fragmentation of social media and the rise of Generative Artificial intelligence (AI) have renewed the importance of scholarly blogs. Similar to preprints, blogs enable researchers to communicate ...

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Join us for a webinar: Metadata for All with Wikidata! This panel showcases applications for publishing metadata within the collaborative Wikidata ecosystem. Read more about it and sign up for a meeting link here: force11.org/post/webinar...

📢 New in DORA’s Resource Library: Typology of Data Uses, a @force11.bsky.social framework for describing how data are accessed, used, and applied across research and beyond. Move beyond downloads & citations to capture richer evidence of data impact. Learn more 👉 sfdora.org/resource/typedatausef11

Register here: datacite.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Join us for results of the funding statements parsing project and a discussion on collaborative opportunities for improving the quality of open funding metadata.

Closing keynote @ginnybarbour.bsky.social on the state of scholarly publishing and how to affect change. #FORCE2026

Starting the day, @ianmulvany.bsky.social’s keynote on AI’s effects on the Scholarly Communication community and how we can and must address the changes #FORCE2026

Professor Lily Kong, President of Singapore Management University, is opening plenary of #FORCE2026. How refreshing to hear a University leader articulate our challenges and a path forward! Inspiring!

New Post on @upstreamblog.bsky.social explores how many infrastructures are funded doesn't always align with how institutions work. “Not the Right Fit: How Transactional Infrastructure Models Clash with Institutional Realities” by @chodacki.bsky.social upstream.force11.org/why-institut...

Not the Right Fit: How Transactional Infrastructure Models Clash with Institutional Realities

Many scholarly infrastructure business models fit institutions poorly. They tie cost to transactions, outputs, or rising use in ways that make adoption harder to sustain over time. That is a problem f...

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Are you interested in hosting a future FORCE11 Conference? force11.org/post/call-fo... As we get ready for FORCE2026, hosted by Singapore Management University, we are looking for interested teams for 2027 & 2028. Join us in Singapore June 3-6, 2026. More info: event.fourwaves.com/force2026/pa...

What is the future of data management plans? A new post on @upstreamblog.bsky.social exploring both the positive and negative aspects of changes at NIH and NSF. And suggests a path to balance burden reduction with thoughtful planning. doi.org/10.54900/fbq...

What is the Future of Data Management Plans?

Recent developments from major US funders suggest a shift in how the vision of machine-actionable data management plans is being implemented. This post reviews the positive and negative aspects of the...

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As open data grows, so does the need to understand how it’s actually used. This FORCE11 community-driven typology offers a shared framework across disciplines and stakeholders and a path toward more meaningful assessment. @upstreamblog.bsky.social @makedatacount.bsky.social doi.org/10.54900/37x...

Typology of Data Uses: A tool to capture consistent, actionable insights into the uses of data

The development of practices and policies in support of data sharing has resulted in a growing number of open outputs being published every year. This has been followed by an increasing interest in un...

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The output describing the Typology of Data Uses developed by the @force11.bsky.social FORCE11 Data Usage Typologies Working Group is now available: zenodo.org/records/1918... More on the blog: makedatacount.org/read-our-blo...

Sharing the load: Building a collective to support open research information online. New post on @upstreamblog.bsky.social! Can we share resources and burdens to make available key open research information resources in actionable and connectable form in the cloud? doi.org/10.54900/2pn...

Sharing the load: Building a collective to support open research information online

Can we share resources and burdens to make available key open research information resources in actionable and connectable form in the cloud? Through sharing processes and systems, is it possible, ove...

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New @upstreamblog.bsky.social post, "Monitoring open science with scholarly content providers: what OSMI’s survey tells us," on the Open Science Monitoring Initiative's survey to identify current monitoring practices among journals, repositories and other providers. doi.org/10.54900/5gj...

Monitoring open science with scholarly content providers: what OSMI’s survey tells us

For open science to advance, it is essential to monitor its practices to meaningfully assess whether they are achieving their intended goals for research and society. The Open Science Monitoring Initi...

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New resource by the ‘Implementing data evaluation at institutions’ Working Group: the Institutional Data Evaluation and Assessment (IDEA) Maturity Model, a tool to assist institutions assess their practices & capacity to evaluate data contributions. View the maturity model: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

New on @upstreamblog.bsky.social : From Promise to Precarity: The Plight of International Postdocs - When Will Academia Act? International postdocs are essential to research, yet too often face insecurity & systemic inequities. It’s time for collective action: doi.org/10.54900/w8z...

From Promise to Precarity: The Plight of International Postdocs — When Will Academia Act?

Postdocs often relocate globally, facing cultural barriers, visa issues, and discrimination alone. Without strong support networks, they're treated as disposable despite being vital to research. We mu...

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Explore the COMET Model. Read our article ‘The COMET Model: Transitioning to Community-Curated PID Metadata Enrichment’ - a deep dive into the background, principles, and elements of the model in demonstration. www.cometadata.org/the-comet-mo...

The COMET Model — COMET

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“Implications, there are a few. Trying to make sense of all of this" New @upstreamblog.bsky.social l post from @dannykay68.bsky.social - Recent shifts across the scholarly information ecosystem & what means for libraries, infrastructure providers, and open science advocates: doi.org/10.54900/6hp...

Implications, there are a few. Trying to make sense of all of this

How do we make sense of the implications of current geopolitical, financial and technological volatility? What impact will all of this have on the relationship between libraries and publishers, and li...

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💥New: Better #metadata needs collective stewardship. John Chodacki (@chodacki.bsky.social), Adam Buttrick, Juan Pablo Alperin (‪@juancommander.scholcommlab.ca‬), Clare Dean & Dione Mentis show how community-led models like COMET can boost quality, consistency & trust in research #infrastructure 🤝

Infrastructure is a collective responsibility – lessons from scholarly publishing and metadata - Impact of Social Sciences

Improving research metadata quality requires shared stewardship. The authors show how community-led models like COMET are building a more inclusive research infrastructure.

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How does open science hold up in times of crisis? @jeroenbosman.bsky.social & @jeroenson.bsky.social explore this in a sharp post on Upstream: doi.org/10.54900/pqr... They outline threats, map types of resilience, and remind us: open science isn’t just at risk…it’s also part of the solution.

The resilience of open science in times of crisis

The increasingly hostile attitude of the new U.S. government towards science and academia leaves many of us deeply concerned— if not outright alarmed. In an effort to better understand the unfolding s...

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Upstream Blog: Collaborative Metadata Enrichment Taskforce (COMET) releases Community Call to Action, inviting organizations and individuals to support community-driven infrastructure for making PID metadata better. Informational Webinar tomorrow, March 5, 2025 - upstream.force11.org/the-collabor...

The Collaborative Metadata Enrichment Taskforce (COMET) releases their Community Call to Action

The Collaborative Metadata Enrichment Taskforce (COMET) has released a Community Call to Action, inviting organizations and individuals to contribute resources (funding, expertise, metadata, and infra...

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Dear all, We're excited to announce the theme for #OSFair2025: "Fusing Forces - Accelerating Open Science through Collaboration". This year we will highlight the power of global, international, and cross-regional partnerships in shaping the future of #OpenScience. Stay tuned for announcements!

Upcoming Webinar (March 5, 2025) COMET (Collaborative #Metadata Enrichment) Community Call to Action www.cometadata.org/blog/call-to... #PID #scholcomm #libraries

Collaborative Metadata Enrichment Taskforce (COMET) has launched a Community Call to Action to transform how we enrich & maintain PID metadata. Now, this FORCE11 WG needs your help to make it happen! Read the Call to Action & join the webinar on March 5 at 3pm UTC! www.cometadata.org/blog/call-to...

Call to Action from the Collaborative Metadata Enrichment Taskforce (COMET) — COMET

Through extensive stakeholder consultation, COMET has identified the critical need for improving PID metadata through community-driven enrichment… COMET now looks to transition this work into a develo...

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I am working with @samteplitzky.bsky.social on a working group in @force11.bsky.social for: Preserving Executable Research Content If you are interested in joining or following along, learn more here: curvenote.com/blog/force11...

Science is Under Siege: The Open Science Community Must Act and Lead by Example. Worldwide, science is under attack by anti-scientific movements. This new post on Upstream is a call for the open science community to lead by example in defending science: doi.org/10.54900/ehe...

Science is Under Siege: The Open Science Community Must Act and Lead by Example

Worldwide, science is under attack by anti-scientific movements. The new US administration has thrown the entire academy into chaos, threatening global health. This article is a call for the open scie...

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The Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI) are being updated. Read more and join the conversation before March 5, 2025: https://tinyurl.com/3d4zvmdw #crossref #scholarlycommunity #scholcomms

The time is now! Vertical interoperability between research tools: an essential enabler for the FAIRification of data New post on the Upstream blog: doi.org/10.54900/8m9...

The time is now! Vertical interoperability between research tools: an essential enabler for the FAIRification of data

In recent years, interoperability has become an important concept in the field of research data management.  Discussions about interoperability have taken place in published articles and numerous pres...

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Criteria for Bibliographic Databases in a Well-Functioning Scholarly Communication and Research Assessment Ecosystem - New post on Upstream: doi.org/10.54900/d3c...

Upstream is a blogging space for Open enthusiasts to discuss Open approaches to scholarly communications - bringing together original content and diverse perspectives from all corners of our communities. Sign-up to receive notifications of new posts here: upstream.force11.org#/portal/signup