Catherine Mitchell
@camitchell.bsky.social
Director of Publishing, Archives, and Digitization; fan of democracy; empty nester; dog mom; pickleballer.
Thrilled that the California Digital Library is a founding OJC publishing parter, with 14 eScholarship journals included in the 2026 collection. An important financial sustainability initiative for Diamond Open Access!
We've officially launched! With our new #DiamondOpenAccess investment campaign to help libraries build a sustainable, community‑led future for scholarly publishing & support journals flipping away from costly subscription models. Read the Press release here drive.google.com/file/d/10Hgf...
January 29, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Thrilled that the California Digital Library is a founding OJC publishing parter, with 14 eScholarship journals included in the 2026 collection. An important financial sustainability initiative for Diamond Open Access!
Reposted by Catherine Mitchell
We've officially launched! With our new #DiamondOpenAccess investment campaign to help libraries build a sustainable, community‑led future for scholarly publishing & support journals flipping away from costly subscription models. Read the Press release here drive.google.com/file/d/10Hgf...
January 29, 2026 at 3:38 PM
We've officially launched! With our new #DiamondOpenAccess investment campaign to help libraries build a sustainable, community‑led future for scholarly publishing & support journals flipping away from costly subscription models. Read the Press release here drive.google.com/file/d/10Hgf...
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No Kings is hosting what is shaping up to be the largest ICE Watch training in history tonight.
Join here: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Join here: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
January 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM
No Kings is hosting what is shaping up to be the largest ICE Watch training in history tonight.
Join here: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Join here: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Eyes on ICE: Document and Record” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · No Kings
On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...
www.mobilize.us
January 25, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Eyes on ICE: Document and Record” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Fighting attacks on knowledge requires understanding the terrain! Register for this first #DefendResearch webinar to hear from @penamerica.bsky.social about their new report “America’s Censored Campuses” analyzing #censorship within research and education. tinyurl.com/437aybub #Academia
America's Censored Campuses: DefendResearch.org and PEN America discuss US academic censorship
As part of DefendResearch.org's ongoing work to highlight the dangers of government censorship of science and research in the United States, we are launching a webinar series in 2026 dedicated to conv...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Fighting attacks on knowledge requires understanding the terrain! Register for this first #DefendResearch webinar to hear from @penamerica.bsky.social about their new report “America’s Censored Campuses” analyzing #censorship within research and education. tinyurl.com/437aybub #Academia
Thrilled that the California Digital Library is partnering with Lyrasis and the Big Ten Academic Alliance's Center for Library Programs on a grant-funded project to advance #DiamondOA in the U.S.!
Lyrasis, the Big Ten Academic Alliance Center for Library Programs and the California Digital Library have been awarded a grant to advance community-governed, open access scholarly publishing in the United States. Read more about the #DiamondOA mapping project here, https://ow.ly/QCKC50Xu6vU.
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Thrilled that the California Digital Library is partnering with Lyrasis and the Big Ten Academic Alliance's Center for Library Programs on a grant-funded project to advance #DiamondOA in the U.S.!
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Be part of the conversation about how to #DefendResearch, support #OpenAccess, and protect #Education! Register for next week's SJSU OA Virtual Conference, where I'm very excited to share the keynoting privilege with @camitchell.bsky.social scholarworks.sjsu.edu/oa-un-confer...
Open Access Conference | Conferences | San Jose State University
open access | open education | conference | institutional repository
scholarworks.sjsu.edu
October 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Be part of the conversation about how to #DefendResearch, support #OpenAccess, and protect #Education! Register for next week's SJSU OA Virtual Conference, where I'm very excited to share the keynoting privilege with @camitchell.bsky.social scholarworks.sjsu.edu/oa-un-confer...
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Here is a word cloud of the words that were missing from the noncompetitive renewal awards but had been present in the parent award.
3/4
3/4
September 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Here is a word cloud of the words that were missing from the noncompetitive renewal awards but had been present in the parent award.
3/4
3/4
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My ongoing request:
If your NSF or NIH grant was terminated--whether at Harvard or elsewhere--please report it here.
NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h...
NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h...
Our trackers are actively used in lawsuits and are often the only record that terminations ever occurred.
If your NSF or NIH grant was terminated--whether at Harvard or elsewhere--please report it here.
NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h...
NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h...
Our trackers are actively used in lawsuits and are often the only record that terminations ever occurred.
NSF appears to be terminating hundreds of its grants to Harvard, per internal sources at NSF and at Harvard. At least one division has had all its grants cut.
May 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My ongoing request:
If your NSF or NIH grant was terminated--whether at Harvard or elsewhere--please report it here.
NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h...
NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h...
Our trackers are actively used in lawsuits and are often the only record that terminations ever occurred.
If your NSF or NIH grant was terminated--whether at Harvard or elsewhere--please report it here.
NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h...
NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h...
Our trackers are actively used in lawsuits and are often the only record that terminations ever occurred.
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I just emailed my state representatives to support Newsom's new budget for UC. If you agree that this economic and social engine for California needs robust state support, please join me.
universityofcalifornia.quorum.us/campaign/sta...
universityofcalifornia.quorum.us/campaign/sta...
Time for Action!
Urge legislators to fund UC!
universityofcalifornia.quorum.us
May 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I just emailed my state representatives to support Newsom's new budget for UC. If you agree that this economic and social engine for California needs robust state support, please join me.
universityofcalifornia.quorum.us/campaign/sta...
universityofcalifornia.quorum.us/campaign/sta...
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A great campaign by @standupforscience.bsky.social and an excellent way to #StandUpforScience and to #DefendResearch! #SciSky #ScholComm #Academia #Libraries #Librarians
☀️THE SUMMER FIGHT FOR SCIENCE☀️
🫵 WHO: You + all our friends
🧪 WHAT: Share science with your neighbors and tell them about the impact of proposed budget cuts.
🇺🇸 WHERE: Your local community
🏖️ WHEN: Now to Sept 30th
🔬 WHY: The 9/30 budget vote will determine the future of science in America.
🫵 WHO: You + all our friends
🧪 WHAT: Share science with your neighbors and tell them about the impact of proposed budget cuts.
🇺🇸 WHERE: Your local community
🏖️ WHEN: Now to Sept 30th
🔬 WHY: The 9/30 budget vote will determine the future of science in America.
May 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A great campaign by @standupforscience.bsky.social and an excellent way to #StandUpforScience and to #DefendResearch! #SciSky #ScholComm #Academia #Libraries #Librarians
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This sobering interview is on a similar theme to our recent post about the importance of #OpenAccess for academic freedom and resistance to censorship:
blogs.openbookpublishers.com/defending-ac...
blogs.openbookpublishers.com/defending-ac...
May 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This sobering interview is on a similar theme to our recent post about the importance of #OpenAccess for academic freedom and resistance to censorship:
blogs.openbookpublishers.com/defending-ac...
blogs.openbookpublishers.com/defending-ac...
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Researchers who have had grants terminated--tell your story! The #DefendResearch team is collecting testimonials about this impact of #censorship on research that we will use as part of a toolkit for contacting elected officials. #NSF, #NEH, #NIH www.defendresearch.org/testimonials
Testimonials
In support of protecting free and open scientific inquiry and publication, we are collecting short testimonials from researchers on the impact of censorship on their work and the broader community.
T...
www.defendresearch.org
April 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Researchers who have had grants terminated--tell your story! The #DefendResearch team is collecting testimonials about this impact of #censorship on research that we will use as part of a toolkit for contacting elected officials. #NSF, #NEH, #NIH www.defendresearch.org/testimonials
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So honored to have the opportunity to talk with the Union of Concerned Scientists about U.S. government #censorship and how to #DefendResearch!! @ucsusa.bsky.social blog.ucs.org/pallavi-phar...
“It Starts with Censorship”: An Interview with Science Defender Lisa Schiff
Almost the moment President Trump took the oath of office, the attacks on science, data, and science-based policies began. The new administration halted public health communication, upended science ad...
blog.ucs.org
April 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
So honored to have the opportunity to talk with the Union of Concerned Scientists about U.S. government #censorship and how to #DefendResearch!! @ucsusa.bsky.social blog.ucs.org/pallavi-phar...
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4,100+ individuals and organizations have #resisted by signing the Declaration to #DefendResearch Against U.S. Gov #Censorship? Add your name and make your voice heard! #NoTimeForSilence tinyurl.com/3bwuc38f #science #humanities #HSS #socialscience #sciencewriters #journalists #academics
Declaration To Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship
This Declaration is a call to action for the scholarly communication community and additional stakeholders to condemn and resist recent acts by the U.S. government to censor scholarly research.
We ca...
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April 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
4,100+ individuals and organizations have #resisted by signing the Declaration to #DefendResearch Against U.S. Gov #Censorship? Add your name and make your voice heard! #NoTimeForSilence tinyurl.com/3bwuc38f #science #humanities #HSS #socialscience #sciencewriters #journalists #academics
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The thing about scientific research is that it’s one of the few national investments that’s a clear public good even if you entirely discount the actual ostensible point of it.
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The thing about scientific research is that it’s one of the few national investments that’s a clear public good even if you entirely discount the actual ostensible point of it.
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Thank you @sciam.bsky.social for covering the #standupforscience2025 rallies & interviews w/folks like @rouhiroo.bsky.social describing #actions to take, like signing the Declaration to #DefendResearch from U.S. Gov't #censorship tinyurl.com/3bwuc38f
www.scientificamerican.com/article/stan...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/stan...
A Science Protest Offers Insight into the Science of Protesting
“Stand Up for Science” shows how science supporters are coming together
www.scientificamerican.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Thank you @sciam.bsky.social for covering the #standupforscience2025 rallies & interviews w/folks like @rouhiroo.bsky.social describing #actions to take, like signing the Declaration to #DefendResearch from U.S. Gov't #censorship tinyurl.com/3bwuc38f
www.scientificamerican.com/article/stan...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/stan...
@standupforscience.bsky.social Great rally in San Francisco! So many scientists, so much at stake!
March 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
@standupforscience.bsky.social Great rally in San Francisco! So many scientists, so much at stake!
Me too! And ditto!
I'll be at the SF rally with a poster asking folks to sign and share the open Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Gov Censorship! tinyurl.com/3bwuc38f #NoTimeForSilence #resist
March 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Me too! And ditto!
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Find your way to a Stand Up For Science rally today!!! standupforscience2025.org #DefendResearch #StandUpforScience2025 #NoTimeForSilence
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.
standupforscience2025.org
March 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Find your way to a Stand Up For Science rally today!!! standupforscience2025.org #DefendResearch #StandUpforScience2025 #NoTimeForSilence
Headed to the Stand Up For Science rally in SF today. See you there! Use the QR code to sign our Declaration To #DefendResearch Against U.S. Gov’t Censorship!
March 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Headed to the Stand Up For Science rally in SF today. See you there! Use the QR code to sign our Declaration To #DefendResearch Against U.S. Gov’t Censorship!
I’ll be there this Friday!
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
March 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I’ll be there this Friday!
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Good to see this Nature piece highlighting #resistance to the Trump assault on research, knowledge, & education: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
US science is under threat ― now scientists are fighting back
Researchers are organizing protests and making their voices heard as Trump officials slash funding and lay off federal scientists.
www.nature.com
March 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Good to see this Nature piece highlighting #resistance to the Trump assault on research, knowledge, & education: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Thank you for this! I would urge all authors to submit their author's final version of all articles to their institutional repository, a subject repository, and or zenodo.org I've been an academic librarian in this space for a longtime, and am happy to help anyone--DM me!
March 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thank you for this! I would urge all authors to submit their author's final version of all articles to their institutional repository, a subject repository, and or zenodo.org I've been an academic librarian in this space for a longtime, and am happy to help anyone--DM me!
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org