Von #SeDOA in Auftrag gegeb. Rechtsgutachten „Titelrechte & wissenschaftsgeleitetes Publizieren: Entstehung, Bedeutung & Sicherstellung von Titelrechten“ von Prof. Ellen Euler untersucht, wie Titelrechte an wiss. Zeitschriften & Buchreihen entstehen, wem sie zustehen & wie sie sich schützen lassen.

Very inspiring talk by Cameron Neylon on "Trajectory Modelling of OA Publishing Costs Using Open Research Information"👍 zenodo.org/records/2095... #LIBER2026

⭐Day 1 of #LIBER2026 is officially underway! Take a look at our illustrations from the Opening Ceremony & Keynote, capturing the key moments that kicked off the conference. Setting the stage for the days ahead, the sessions explored this year's theme: "The Power of Libraries in an Uncertain World."

Keynote Speech - Dr. Kenneth Ruud Next up is Dr. Kenneth’s presentation, “The Future of Open Science in a World with an Increasing Conflict Level”.

🎉LIBER Opening Ceremony ! Today we’re announcing the start of the LIBER Annual Conference 2026 in Trondheim Norway. We hope all participants and organisations involved are present and pleased with the events! #LIBER2026

How do library consortia turn commitment into real support for open infrastructure? Hear directly from those doing the work. Join CSAL, Jisc, @wearelyrasis.bsky.social , and Sikt on May 13 ⏰ 16:00 CEST | 14:00 UTC | 10:00 EDT 🕒 1h 15m, with Q&A Register: bit.ly/consortia-we...

SSRN is renewing its focus on core research sharing as a free, world-class preprint platform. Read our strategic update and what it means for researchers worldwide: blog.ssrn.com/2026/04/13/s... #SSRN #preprints #OpenScience #research

April Edition of LIBER Insider Just Dropped!📩 In this latest issue, catch up on updates from us & wider library community, incl. upcoming calls, news, & events: https://ow.ly/rBMO50YFtqK 📬Don't miss any #LIBER news, receive the Insider straight to your inbox: https://ow.ly/nLKH50YFtq7

For uploading existing series and journals entirely, EconStor offers a full service, i.e. the ZBW team handles the entire process from recording title data and additional metadata to the final batch-importing of PDF files. www.econstor.eu/pubinfo/inst... #EconStor Make your publications visible.

EconStor is happy to assist you with the publication of your research findings. openeconomics.zbw.eu/en/2026/03/m...

Maximizing the Visibility of Publications: An Open Science Checklist – Open Economics Guide of the ZBW

Travel Guide to Open Science: a Peer-to-Peer Publication for Business Studies Share this page:

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We would like to thank our content partners clemensfuest.bsky.social, @eoinaldo.bsky.social @profjohnturner.bsky.social, @wzb.bsky.social, @vfsecon.bsky.social, inttlcsoc.bsky.social, for their kind words and support for EconStor www.econstor.eu/testimonials...

🎧 Happening next week - From deals to cost distribution: How libraries share and manage the costs of national-level (transformative) open access publishing agreements 🗣️ Webinar speakers: Olaf Siegert, Colleen Campbell, Niklas Willén, Kai Geschuhn, Ramon Ros 🔗Register here: ow.ly/Ybgz50YnSXz

If you ever wanted to know how libraries are affected by transformative agreements and compare similarities and differences from several European countries, then make sure to take part in this LIBER webinar: lnkd.in/ea4gvg_j

Interesting paper with new numbers on the profits of large publishing houses.

Santiago Gassó@sangasso.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🧪 I ran into this in another list. The title and the abstract of this paper is quite provocative. Table 1 with the profits of the 6 major sci publishing companies is something. arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820

We are glad to host the CITP Working Paper Series @thecitp.bsky.social on #EconStor

CITP@thecitp.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Interested in trade policy? Our working papers are now available on @econstor.bsky.social, one of the largest open-access repositories for economics and business studies! Latest insights from our researchers 👉 www.econstor.eu/handle/10419...

How can we measure openness responsibly? This question guided the workshop 'Unlocking Libraries’ Potential' held during #LIBER2025. Hosted by the LIBER #OpenAccess WG, reflections & takeaways from the session are now available on our latest blog post. 🔗: ow.ly/rVQc50Xn4hG

Unlocking Libraries’ Potential: Monitoring Open Science through Initiatives, Methods, and Tools - LIBER Europe

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Es ist vollbracht: wir haben heute den Verein open-access.network geründet! 28 Gründungsmitglieder (Foto) waren heute an der Universität Konstanz bei den Open-Access-Tagen 2025 dabei. Über 70 Gäste waren zudem in Präsenz und online dabei. 🔗 Weitere Infos: open-access.network/ueber-uns/ve...

Auf dem Weg zu den diesjährigen Open-Access-Tagen in Konstanz. Am Donnerstag dann unser Workshop zum Thema OA-Infrastrukturen: www.conftool.org/oat2025/inde... #OAT25

Open-Access-Infrastrukturen halten Wissenschaft am Laufen. Doch wie sichern wir ihre Finanzierung dauerhaft? Im Blog jetzt nachlesen: Bericht vom Hands-on Lab auf der #BiblioCon113. 👉 open-access.network/blog/open-ac... #OpenAccess #OpenScience #Finanzierung #WissKomm

Open-Access-Infrastrukturen nachhaltig finanzieren

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EconStor now includes an AI filtering system blog.econstor.eu/2025/08/econ...

The Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany has published its Strategy for the Further Development of Academic Publishing 2026–2030. DE: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... EN: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #OpenScience #OpenAccess

The COAR Power Networking session at #LIBER2025 was especially popular since I was joined by COAR Executive Board member, Nathalie Fargier from HAL and CCDS. Repos are going to be more important than ever in the new world of AI. Join the COAR community in charting our path forward!

My colleague @tamarapi.bsky.social presents the Step-By-Step-Guide for libraries to improve the discoverability of Open Textbooks (libereurope.eu/article/call...) at this year's LIBER Conference. #LIBER2025

No surprise that AI is a prime topic at #liber2025. Many projects using AI to improve resource curation. But, nothing ground breaking. On the other hand, interesting conversations over lunch about the potential disruptions ahead for traditional publishing model @rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Yesterday was a whirlwind at #LIBER2025 but we managed to close the day with a workshop on monitoring of #openscience I’m privileged to be working with such great colleagues in the #openaccess working group as Andrea, Ivana, Alicia and @osiegert.bsky.social Thank you!

Call for libraries to engage with the European Diamond OA movement from @sofiewennstrom.bsky.social to finish our #LIBER2025 session with @nielsstern.bsky.social

Hello #LIBER2025, Thanks for hosting @joannaball.bsky.social, @nielsstern.bsky.social, and me today to discuss collaboration for #diamondOA. If you want to learn more about the #EDCHForum and the #EDCHRegistry, join us for a webinar next week to learn about the potential of these new joint services.

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Discover how the #EDCHForum & #EDCHRegistry can support your work in #DiamondOA! Join our webinar on 09 July to explore these new services, ask questions, and hear from community members already involved. All the informations here: buff.ly/4Xk9wTb

📽️New webinar recording available! 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=N5xp0zrRgSY Watch our latest webinar, organised by LIBER #OpenAccess Working Group & @scossfunding.bsky.social. We heard from open infrastructures & how libraries are critical partners in sustaining their mission in scientific knowledge sharing

Building a Sustainable Future for Open Science

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Upcoming webinar! 🌟 Join this exciting webinar where we unpack the recently published IMPACT-REPO Action Plan & dive deeper into the vital role of #repositories & why they matter in the #openscience ecosystem. 🗓️ 4 June | 15:00 CEST Details & registration 👉 ow.ly/ZbWx50VT49J

President Donald Trump on Thursday fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress — the first woman and first African American to hold the position. She was informed of the decision in a terse, two-sentence email.

Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Hayden, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016, was the first woman and the first African American to hold the position.

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