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We bought a bunch of vowels to give you a preview of what's starting on the Commons next week! 💌 Check back each day this week to complete the puzzle!

Want to know more about who we are and what we do? Check out About, our Commons site that shows you what we're doing to expand the future of scholarly communication. 🤓 ❤️ about.hcommons.org

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Knowledge Commons is an open, adaptable collection of tools that support the human work of education and research and make that work more visible and impactful.

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Our final July #KCWorks spotlight was selected by Martin Paul Eve. Learn more about rights retention and how it shapes scholarly publishing! works.hcommons.org/records/2pvz...

Next week, something super fun is coming to Knowledge Commons...👀 🤐 👏 Where will your curiosity lead? 🗺️ Make sure you're following this page to find out!

Today's #KCWorks spotlight will make you want to [quietly] dance the night away! 💃 🕺 Selected by Bonnie Russell, learn more about the silent disco phenomenon: works.hcommons.org/records/y7kc...

Calling all art and astronomy lovers! You won't want to miss today's #KCWorks Spotlight, selected by Larissa Baca. ⭐️ works.hcommons.org/records/xneq...

Our next #KCWorks Spotlight, selected by Martin Paul Eve, highlights the use of comics in care for dementia patients. Check it out! works.hcommons.org/records/4b3q... #openaccess #openscience #dementiacare

Wordpress 7.0 launched on Knowledge Commons sites! 🚀 There are SO MANY new features you can now use when in full site editing. Read more about them on our team blog: about.hcommons.org/2026/07/16/w...

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I've found this true even in academic publishing. My first several books were tradpub, but my last two were done w/Open Peer Review & Knowledge Commons, and the download figures for those last 2 are higher than those for my tradpub book sales. @kcommons.bsky.social

AK Faulkner 🔜 MCM Birmingham@ravenswordpress.com · 3w ago

I'll add that if you are tradpubbed first, you already have a MAJOR advantage over those of us who are indie first: people have already heard of you. They already want your next book and don't care if you selfpub it.

All month, our KCWorks Spotlight has been highlighting the team. But do you REALLY know who our team is?! 😀 View our About site to learn more about the people working behind the scenes to maintain the Commons! about.hcommons.org/about-us/our...

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This #KCWorks spotlight, selected by Grant Eben, gets us thinking critically about AI 🌲 Check it out in our repository: works.hcommons.org/records/retw... #openaccess #researchspotlight #artificialintelligence

Our Project Manager, Bonnie Russell, loves monsters. 👾 Check out her #KCWorks spotlight selection, all about the Loch Ness Monster. Download it here: works.hcommons.org/records/yant... #openaccess #researchspotlight #meteorology #monsterstudies

The Fourth of July makes us want a hot dog real bad! 🌭 🎇 Celebrate the holiday weekend with this #KCWorksSpotlight: works.hcommons.org/records/7sqf...

Are you addicted to Stardew Valley? 🐮 🌱 👩‍🌾 If so, our User Engagement Manager Larissa Baca thinks this #KCWorksSpotlight is for you! Read the upload from Play Story Press now: works.hcommons.org/records/7a00... #openaccess #researchspotlight #stardewvalley #gamestudies

Happy Summer! 🌞 This month for our #KCWorksSpotlight, we're featuring handpicked selections from our team! All of July, you can see what we're reading and loving in the repository. #openaccess #researchspotlight

I published an OA monograph & a source guide on @kcommons.bsky.social using Open Peer Review, & they have had more downloads than my trad paper books. Highly recommend if you can do it.

Library Futures@libraryfutures.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Academic publishing got you down? DIY it and be your own publisher! Jessica Farrell show you how in How to Publish Your Academic Paper without Publishers, Bosses, Gods, or Masters, the latest from our Research Network! www.libraryfutures.net/post/introdu...

In 2025, we committed to the adoption of the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI). We’ve completed a new annual audit to determine the degree to which our operations are now in alignment with POSI version 2.0. Read more on our team blog: about.hcommons.org/2026/06/17/k...

I would love to talk with librarians & others worried about the future of their repositories. Is there a potential role for Knowledge Commons/KCWorks in mirroring institutional repositories such that they're protected against uncertain futures?

Martin Paul Eve@eve.gd · 2mo ago

It's a grim question and one that, obviously, pales into insignificance beside the human cost if this happens, but: what happens to a university's institutional repository when the institution fails/goes bankrupt/closes? Has any university taken digital preservation precautions?

Many years ago, when I was bartending in a NOLA restaurant before going back to grad school, a very new young server surprised everyone by ending up in the top three for sales one week. +

I have been depositing the Shadow Libraries chapter in my repositories, using a CC BY-NC-ND license. KC Works: works.hcommons.org/records/s8y2... BIROn: eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/50... I know I am biased, but I love the setup and rich metadata we have on KC Works for open sharing of research.

It's been a few weeks since we officially launched our new IDMS system! 👏🥳 🥂 We're still working through some of those pesky post-launch bugs, but if you're looking for more information from us about the switch, take a look at our support pages! support.hcommons.org/profiles/reg...

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Big updates are coming to hcommons.org on May 20! We’re launching a new login and registration system, along with refreshed, more customizable profiles. 🎉

Today’s #ResearchSpotlight centers APIDA/A youths in Michigan, tracing how identity, community, and belonging are shaped across local and diasporic contexts highlighting cultural voices and lived realities that often remain underrepresented in regional narratives: works.hcommons.org/records/ty0b...

‪ Anyone can read a post on hastac.hcommons.org. To leave a comment, you need to register to the (free) 18,000+ member @hastac.bsky.social network here: gettingstarted.hastac.hcommons.org HASTAC is a proud member of the open access @kcommons.bsky.social Knowledge Commons.

This #ResearchSpotlight examines postmodern chinoiserie in Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese, tracing how comics engage questions of race, representation, and identity. Read more: works.hcommons.org/records/284q...

Today’s #ResearchSpotlight for AAPI Heritage Month reflects on "The Lowland" as a meditation on borders, memory, and the shifting meanings of home—tracing how diasporic lives unfold across distance, loss, and connection. Explore the full work here: works.hcommons.org/records/cg6j...

This May, our #ResearchSpotlight celebrates Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month by highlighting scholarship that uplifts those voices and histories.These works explore narratives and movements shaping communities and futures. Discover & share research that honors these experiences.

We are about to make significant changes at Knowledge Commons to the IDMS infrastructure, and making such a radical change to our platform requires careful planning and structure. Read @eve.gd's post all about it on our blog! 🤖 about.hcommons.org/2026/05/01/t...