So grateful to the @chaoss team for inviting our Product Lead Chrys Wu to discuss our latest research on CHAOSScast Episode 112!

Key finding: while formal frameworks aren't widely familiar, there's real hunger for clearer signals about project governance, user base, etc in #OpenInfrastructure

People want transparency & better communication to make values-aligned decisions - which is exactly what many projects need help with too

Listen to the episode today!

https://investinopen.org/blog/building-bridges-how-trust-and-community-health-frameworks-can-strengthen-open-infrastructure-decision-making/

Can PIDs drive real change in research culture? At the National University of Rosario, a project supported by the DataCite Global Access Fund empowered researchers, editors & librarians to embrace Open Science through workshops, storytelling & stronger data practices. More: https://doi.org/10.5438/ja8v-7z72

We’re proud to honor John Chodacki with DataCite’s Distinguished Service Award!
His visionary leadership as the President of the DataCite Executive Board from 2018–2025 transformed our community & advanced open research worldwide.
Thank you, John!
Read more on our blog: https://doi.org/10.5438/z1wx-dj46
Please boost to celebrate
@chodacki !

#OpenScience
#LeadershipInResearch
#PersistentIdentifiers
#OpenInfrastructure
#ResearchMetadata
#OpenResearch
#ScholarlyCommunication

Deutschlands Plan für ein offenes und unabhängiges PubMed-Sicherheitsnetz: In einem Gastbeitrag in unserem Blog beschreibt @hildabast, wie ZB MED mit #OLSPub eine resiliente Infrastruktur für biomed. Literatur aufbaut: https://blog.zbmed.de/deutschlands-plan-offenes-unabhaengiges-pubmed-sicherheitsnetz

Im engl. Original erschienen bei Absolutely Maybe – PLOS Blogs ogy.de/agno
Dankeschön an Hilda Bastian, dass wir die deutsche Übersetzung veröffentlichen dürfen!

Invest in Open Infrastructure (#IOI, @investinopen) makes an important point in its new report:
https://investinopen.org/state-of-open-infrastructure-2025/sooi-foreword-2025/

"Imagine just a few of the major open infrastructures serving scholarship today: #arXiv, #PubMed, #DSpace, #OpenJournalSystems, or perhaps #CreativeCommons…Consider how many of these have been created on a cycle of grants and sustained on a combination of donations, membership fees, service hosting, and/or specialized development…Most scholars, teachers, and researchers…accept them as a given and depend on them…But these infrastructures are not, on the whole, sustainable businesses with robust fiscal models and diversified revenues. Many do not turn profits; most operate at steady losses that are absorbed by philanthropic and government funders and a variety of research institutions including labs, universities, and colleges. They operate on systems rife with technical debt, and they depend upon volunteer labour to cover much of their human costs from governance to editorial review to code development."

IOI is thrilled to launch the 2025 State of Open Infrastructure Report!

After six months of in-depth research, expert interviews, and analysis, we’re unveiling critical insights on #OpenInfrastructure characteristics, funding flows, policy dynamics, and community health.

In a time of global research instability, this report offers actionable steps to strengthen the ecosystem.

Read now: https://investinopen.org/data-room/unveiling-the-2025-state-of-open-infrastructure-report/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=Mastodon&utm_campaign=SoOI25

"Germany’s Plan for an Open and Independent PubMed Safety Net."
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/05/14/germanys-plan-for-an-open-and-independent-pubmed-safety-net/

"#Germany has stepped up to this challenge. On May 2, the German National Library of Medicine (#ZBMED), announced they were planning to develop an “open, reliable, and sustainable” alternative to #PubMed."

What's new in #OpenJournalSystems 3.5? Get a sneak-peek!

This latest release is being designed to enhance editorial workflows, user management, and system performance based on user feedback.

We not only showcase what’s new but also provide side-by-side comparisons with previous versions, helping you understand how these changes will enhance your workflow.

Be sure to check the YouTube description for highlights and chapters:

https://youtu.be/oCBw2TciG3Y?si=odPL2-xJfuApJwfb

Passionate about community, #metadata & persistent identifiers? DataCite seeks a Community Specialist to guide the development & implementation of strategic, effective & meaningful community engagement activities. Join our team & apply now: https://datacite.org/job-opportunities/#Community-Specialist

Please boost if you love our DataCite Community!
#RemoteWork #ScholComm #PID
#openinfrastructure #OpenScience #OpenResearch #WeLoveMetadata

New blog post:
Collecting funding data for open infrastructure is hard! The latest blog post unpacks the real-world challenges of sourcing and making sense of grant data - from missing info to inconsistent reporting.

Read more: https://investinopen.org/blog/sooi-2025-funding-data-collection-challenges/

New browser extension: the DOI Accessibility Enhancer helps screen reader users navigate DOI links more easily—no changes for sighted users.
Now available for Chrome and Firefox
https://doi.org/10.64000/pp4rw-mtv44

SWHIDs (SoftWare Hash IDentifiers ) are persistent identifiers #PIDs for software source code artifacts such as source code files, source trees, commits, and other objects typically found in version control systems.

Great news: The #SHWID now meets the #ISO standard.

Congratulations @swheritage

#OpenScience #ResearchSoftwar #FAIR #FAIR4RS #RDM #OpenInfrastructure #PIDecosystem @PIDNetworkDE

For 25 years, Crossref's open, community-governed infrastructure has supported tools like Reference Linking and Crossmark—strengthening research visibility, trust, and connection.
We're building on that foundation together for the future of research.
#CrossrefAt25 #OpenInfrastructure #ScholarlyPublishing

Join us for a webinar to learn how organizations around the are using @datacite #OpenInfrastructure to improve visibility and recognition for #Research. Featuring Bessem Aamira CNUDST, Imam Wahyudi Farid ITS & Owen Iyoha Eko-Konnect
April 24, 2025
Register on https://datacite.zoom.us/webinar/register/1517453110980/WN_xR-Aa6c8TLyKRPlMUgHewQ

Make Data Count will participate in the LIBER-SCOSS webinar 'Building a Sustainable Future for Open Science: Meet SCOSS’s Latest Endorsed Infrastructures'. Join us next Tuesday April 22 to hear more about our work to provide open infrastructure & standards for data usage.

Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_1RpY1q9S0idBBLWCpnYfg#/registration

#opendata
#openinfrastructure

Our latest blog post dives into the critical issue of federal funding instability and its potential ramifications for #OpenInfrastructure.

Over $11.7M in federal support for open infrastructures is at risk, threatening the backbone of open research dissemination.

Open infrastructures face financial planning challenges and potential revenue loss, while universities may cut back on support due to budget pressures.

Read to find out more: https://lnkd.in/ekbyeriX

Very happy to bring the OpenInfra Summit back in France, October 17-19 in Paris-Saclay !

Join us to learn and discuss all things #OpenStack #DigitalSovereignty #OpenInfrastructure #KataContainers and more !

Registration is now live at https://openinfrasummit25.dakini-pco.com/

CFP closes June 13, submit your talk at https://cfp.openstack.org/app/2025summit/all-plans

More info at https://summit2025.openinfra.org/

What will most transform #ScholComm in the next 10 years? A new survey of 90 #ECRs from 7 countries gives first place to #AI, followed closely by #OpenAccess and #OpenScience, followed by changes to #PeerReview.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/leap.2008

While respondents thought AI would trigger more change than OA and OS, they were split on whether those changes would be good or bad. They were more united on the benefits of OA and OS.

I like this summary of the views of the Spanish respondents: "They believe that the much heralded new open and collaborative system is only possible if the evaluation of researchers changes and considers more than citations and includes altmetrics, publication in open platforms, repositories and so on."

Gemeinsam mit Kolleg*innen aus mehreren anderen deutschen Einrichtungen kümmern wir (@TIBopenpub) uns um die Übersetzung zentraler PKP-Dokumentation zu #OpenJournalSystems.

@jfenner hat eine Reihe von Translation Sprints organisiert und berichtet im Blog der @tibhannover :

https://blog.tib.eu/2025/04/10/die-pkp-docs-fuer-ojs-auf-deutsch-ein-bericht-vom-1-uebersetzungssprint/

PKP Documentation enables people to better use @PublicKnowledgeProject software like #OpenJournalSystems. As a long-standing PKP partner, @tibhannover is commited to improving the software and documentation. A few months ago, we have started to translate PKP Docs into German in sprint events comprising volunteers from quite a few German organisations.

Organiser @jfenner (of @TIBopenpub) has some background:

https://pkp.sfu.ca/2025/04/08/german-translation-spr/