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Working with libraries to enable access to knowledge for education, learning, research & sustainable development
https://eifl.net | https://fb.com/eIFL.net | https://linkedin.com/company/eifl-net
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· Aug 28
Read all about EIFL achievements in our 2024 Annual Report – and thank you to everyone who has contributed to and supported our work - www.eifl.net/news/2024-ei...
👏 We've expanded our agreement with IOP (the Institute of Physics) to include free or discounted read access to the IOPscience Extra journals package plus waived or discounted APCs when publishing in #OpenAccess in IOP hybrid journals. More here zurl.co/c4ewf @ioppublishing.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM
👏 We've expanded our agreement with IOP (the Institute of Physics) to include free or discounted read access to the IOPscience Extra journals package plus waived or discounted APCs when publishing in #OpenAccess in IOP hybrid journals. More here zurl.co/c4ewf @ioppublishing.bsky.social
Learn more about ROR & why ROR IDs matter for recognition & attribution of research in this webinar - zurl.co/lr7bu. Presenter Milica Ševkušić also walks you through the @EIFL Guide: ‘How to check whether your organization has a ROR ID and get one if it doesn't’ - zurl.co/SDZc9.
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Learn more about ROR & why ROR IDs matter for recognition & attribution of research in this webinar - zurl.co/lr7bu. Presenter Milica Ševkušić also walks you through the @EIFL Guide: ‘How to check whether your organization has a ROR ID and get one if it doesn't’ - zurl.co/SDZc9.
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"Platforms such as SciELO, Redalyc, Latindex or AJOL offer quality, community-governed alternatives ... Yet, these regional models remain undervalued in evaluation systems shaped by Northern priorities, perpetuating global inequities in defining research quality."
arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
The Drain of Scientific Publishing
The domination of scientific publishing in the Global North by major commercial publishers is harmful to science. We need the most powerful members of the research community, funders, governments and ...
arxiv.org
January 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM
"Platforms such as SciELO, Redalyc, Latindex or AJOL offer quality, community-governed alternatives ... Yet, these regional models remain undervalued in evaluation systems shaped by Northern priorities, perpetuating global inequities in defining research quality."
arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
🌟 Great news for researchers in 34 EIFL partner countries. We've renewed our agreement with World Scientific, providing waived or discounted APCs for authors to publish in 145 fully (gold) or hybrid #OpenAccess journals. See which @EIFL countries benefit - zurl.co/Lrc8g @worldscientific.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 1:55 PM
🌟 Great news for researchers in 34 EIFL partner countries. We've renewed our agreement with World Scientific, providing waived or discounted APCs for authors to publish in 145 fully (gold) or hybrid #OpenAccess journals. See which @EIFL countries benefit - zurl.co/Lrc8g @worldscientific.bsky.social
📣The latest news from @EIFL! Grants announced; what’s happening at WIPO; useful resources for #libraries, scholars & #OpenAccess journal editors & publishers. All this & more in the EIFL newsletter. Enjoy! zurl.co/BLHtk To get news from EIFL delivered to your inbox, sign up here - zurl.co/hJdta
December 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
📣The latest news from @EIFL! Grants announced; what’s happening at WIPO; useful resources for #libraries, scholars & #OpenAccess journal editors & publishers. All this & more in the EIFL newsletter. Enjoy! zurl.co/BLHtk To get news from EIFL delivered to your inbox, sign up here - zurl.co/hJdta
🎓👏📣 Good news! We've renewed our agreement with Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org Terms include free and discounted access to journals and publishing in #OpenAccess in CUP journals for scholars in 34 countries – for details zurl.co/elamt
December 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🎓👏📣 Good news! We've renewed our agreement with Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org Terms include free and discounted access to journals and publishing in #OpenAccess in CUP journals for scholars in 34 countries – for details zurl.co/elamt
Exciting developments at 2 SA🇿🇦 journals that have completed projects funded by EIFL aiming to strengthen no-fee #OpenAccess publishing in #Africa. See what's happening at South African Journal of Science and Image & Text – zurl.co/VRjQr @wellcometrust.bsky.social @ajol.info @wacren.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Exciting developments at 2 SA🇿🇦 journals that have completed projects funded by EIFL aiming to strengthen no-fee #OpenAccess publishing in #Africa. See what's happening at South African Journal of Science and Image & Text – zurl.co/VRjQr @wellcometrust.bsky.social @ajol.info @wacren.bsky.social
Check out our series of 10 webinars on best practices in using OJS free & open-source software for #OpenAccess scholarly journals, with ideas, suggestions & tips plus examples from 7 countries. Make OJS work for you! zurl.co/Hew6r Thanks to presenters for sharing expertise & experiences.
December 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Check out our series of 10 webinars on best practices in using OJS free & open-source software for #OpenAccess scholarly journals, with ideas, suggestions & tips plus examples from 7 countries. Make OJS work for you! zurl.co/Hew6r Thanks to presenters for sharing expertise & experiences.
EIFL’s Teresa Hackett is back from Geneva where she joined advocates at WIPO promoting #copyright law reform & the adoption of modern copyright laws that maximize access to knowledge, and also attended the launch of the new Centre on Knowledge Governance. Read Teresa’s blog -
zurl.co/86UWn
zurl.co/86UWn
December 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
EIFL’s Teresa Hackett is back from Geneva where she joined advocates at WIPO promoting #copyright law reform & the adoption of modern copyright laws that maximize access to knowledge, and also attended the launch of the new Centre on Knowledge Governance. Read Teresa’s blog -
zurl.co/86UWn
zurl.co/86UWn
Catch up with EIFL! If you missed our webinar on best practices in using OJS for #OpenAccess publishing, with national (PUB IN) and institutional (UMinho) examples from #Portugal, you can see the webinar recording & slides here – zurl.co/mPltd Enjoy! @pkp.sfu.ca
December 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Catch up with EIFL! If you missed our webinar on best practices in using OJS for #OpenAccess publishing, with national (PUB IN) and institutional (UMinho) examples from #Portugal, you can see the webinar recording & slides here – zurl.co/mPltd Enjoy! @pkp.sfu.ca
We've awarded grants to 16 projects in 9 countries to strengthen the quality & sustainability of no-fee (Diamond) #OpenAccess journals & journal hosting platforms in #Africa. Meet the grantees - zurl.co/ros6h @EIFL #AJOL #WACREN @Wellcome Trust.
December 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
We've awarded grants to 16 projects in 9 countries to strengthen the quality & sustainability of no-fee (Diamond) #OpenAccess journals & journal hosting platforms in #Africa. Meet the grantees - zurl.co/ros6h @EIFL #AJOL #WACREN @Wellcome Trust.
Catch up with @EIFL! If you missed our webinar on how to access, interpret & combine journal statistics from multiple sources, including OJS, Altmetric data, Google Analytics & indexing services, you can watch the webinar recording and slides here – zurl.co/oU19A.
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Catch up with @EIFL! If you missed our webinar on how to access, interpret & combine journal statistics from multiple sources, including OJS, Altmetric data, Google Analytics & indexing services, you can watch the webinar recording and slides here – zurl.co/oU19A.
Register now! Webinar, this week, Thursday, 11 December, exploring why Diamond #OpenAccess matters & examining its impact on scholarly publishing. Hear perspectives & stories from Africa, Europe & Latin America. Details & registration - zurl.co/6stPr @almasiproject.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Register now! Webinar, this week, Thursday, 11 December, exploring why Diamond #OpenAccess matters & examining its impact on scholarly publishing. Hear perspectives & stories from Africa, Europe & Latin America. Details & registration - zurl.co/6stPr @almasiproject.bsky.social
We've released 2 new videos in the @EIFL ‘Small Bites’ series of training videos for public #libraries, both on writing project reports for donors. Find out how to structure a narrative report, and how to present outcomes backed up by credible evidence - zurl.co/WL0nc
December 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We've released 2 new videos in the @EIFL ‘Small Bites’ series of training videos for public #libraries, both on writing project reports for donors. Find out how to structure a narrative report, and how to present outcomes backed up by credible evidence - zurl.co/WL0nc
Good news for scholars in EIFL partner countries! EIFL & SAGE Publishing have renewed an agreement allowing free or discounted access to and publishing in SAGE journals for a further three years, until December 2028. For details & eligibility - zurl.co/UV8G6 @sagepub.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Good news for scholars in EIFL partner countries! EIFL & SAGE Publishing have renewed an agreement allowing free or discounted access to and publishing in SAGE journals for a further three years, until December 2028. For details & eligibility - zurl.co/UV8G6 @sagepub.com
Catch up with @EIFLnet! If you missed this #webinar on practical implementation of OJS at the University of Johannesburg Press and the Revistes científiques de la Universitat de Barcelona (RCUB) – you can see the webinar recording and slides here – zurl.co/1dhfV @pkp.sfu.ca #openaccess
December 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Catch up with @EIFLnet! If you missed this #webinar on practical implementation of OJS at the University of Johannesburg Press and the Revistes científiques de la Universitat de Barcelona (RCUB) – you can see the webinar recording and slides here – zurl.co/1dhfV @pkp.sfu.ca #openaccess
It's UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities #IDPwD2025 - EIFL celebrates the Marrakesh Treaty that delivers the right of access to information for people with print disabilities - zurl.co/yzrv7 @EIFL advocacy contributed to 27 countries joining the treaty.
December 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
It's UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities #IDPwD2025 - EIFL celebrates the Marrakesh Treaty that delivers the right of access to information for people with print disabilities - zurl.co/yzrv7 @EIFL advocacy contributed to 27 countries joining the treaty.
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🕓 Meet on December 11th at 16:00 CET to listen G. Peruginelli talk.
She participated in DIAMAS and @knowledgerights21.org projects and is a member of the Free Access to Law Movement.
⚖️Her presentation will focus on the legal aspects of scholarly communication.
👉Register to attend: u2l.fr/00ky0k
She participated in DIAMAS and @knowledgerights21.org projects and is a member of the Free Access to Law Movement.
⚖️Her presentation will focus on the legal aspects of scholarly communication.
👉Register to attend: u2l.fr/00ky0k
December 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🕓 Meet on December 11th at 16:00 CET to listen G. Peruginelli talk.
She participated in DIAMAS and @knowledgerights21.org projects and is a member of the Free Access to Law Movement.
⚖️Her presentation will focus on the legal aspects of scholarly communication.
👉Register to attend: u2l.fr/00ky0k
She participated in DIAMAS and @knowledgerights21.org projects and is a member of the Free Access to Law Movement.
⚖️Her presentation will focus on the legal aspects of scholarly communication.
👉Register to attend: u2l.fr/00ky0k
Let's mark UN Day of Persons with Disabilities #IDPwD2025 Wed 3 Dec by sharing stories about #libraries & disability inclusion. This Polish library service creates space for people with disability to learn tech skills to make music & movies, draw, build robots & more zurl.co/xv387 #IDPD
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Let's mark UN Day of Persons with Disabilities #IDPwD2025 Wed 3 Dec by sharing stories about #libraries & disability inclusion. This Polish library service creates space for people with disability to learn tech skills to make music & movies, draw, build robots & more zurl.co/xv387 #IDPD
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ALMASI is launching its ambassadors programme.
👀 We are looking for passionate researchers, librarians and community leaders to disseminate the value of #DiamondOA in 2026-2027.
👉 Learn more about the ambassadors role: urls.fr/VvB-oP
✒️ Apply until 15 January 2026: urls.fr/mNFqLV
👀 We are looking for passionate researchers, librarians and community leaders to disseminate the value of #DiamondOA in 2026-2027.
👉 Learn more about the ambassadors role: urls.fr/VvB-oP
✒️ Apply until 15 January 2026: urls.fr/mNFqLV
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
ALMASI is launching its ambassadors programme.
👀 We are looking for passionate researchers, librarians and community leaders to disseminate the value of #DiamondOA in 2026-2027.
👉 Learn more about the ambassadors role: urls.fr/VvB-oP
✒️ Apply until 15 January 2026: urls.fr/mNFqLV
👀 We are looking for passionate researchers, librarians and community leaders to disseminate the value of #DiamondOA in 2026-2027.
👉 Learn more about the ambassadors role: urls.fr/VvB-oP
✒️ Apply until 15 January 2026: urls.fr/mNFqLV
Wed 19 Nov 10:00 UTC - join this meeting of the Community of Practice for no-fee #OpenAccess publishing in Africa to discuss efficient editorial management workflows. For details & to join - zurl.co/XnRu4 @wacren.bsky.social @ajol.info @libsense.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Wed 19 Nov 10:00 UTC - join this meeting of the Community of Practice for no-fee #OpenAccess publishing in Africa to discuss efficient editorial management workflows. For details & to join - zurl.co/XnRu4 @wacren.bsky.social @ajol.info @libsense.bsky.social
Great news for scholars! Libraries in 28 countries will benefit from EIFL’s renewed agreement with OpenEdition. The agreement provides free access to 184 journals in the OpenEdition Freemium collection + 17 bonus titles. Details & eligibility - zurl.co/Fi9wj @openedition.bsky.social #OpenAccess
November 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Great news for scholars! Libraries in 28 countries will benefit from EIFL’s renewed agreement with OpenEdition. The agreement provides free access to 184 journals in the OpenEdition Freemium collection + 17 bonus titles. Details & eligibility - zurl.co/Fi9wj @openedition.bsky.social #OpenAccess
We’ve compiled a selection of resources to help journal publishers & editors to address challenges of working with generative AI in Diamond #OpenAccess journal publishing. Take a look - zurl.co/g5WJD #ArtificialIntelligence
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We’ve compiled a selection of resources to help journal publishers & editors to address challenges of working with generative AI in Diamond #OpenAccess journal publishing. Take a look - zurl.co/g5WJD #ArtificialIntelligence
11 Nov 2025 at 9:00 UTC - join us for the @EIFL online meet-up of open science trainers, where we will share experiences from #OpenAccessWeek2025. There will also be time to share open science training plans. Register here - zurl.co/CbWUC
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
11 Nov 2025 at 9:00 UTC - join us for the @EIFL online meet-up of open science trainers, where we will share experiences from #OpenAccessWeek2025. There will also be time to share open science training plans. Register here - zurl.co/CbWUC