Melissa Hagemann
@melissahagemann.bsky.social
Director of the BOAI Org & Open Knowledge Advocate | Open Access to Research, Open Education & Progressive Copyright Reform
Reposted by Melissa Hagemann
🇪🇺 The EU has the legal tools to build public AI—but uncertainty is holding it back. Article 3 of the CDSM Directive lets research organizations & libraries train models on accessible works.
Read @paulk.bsky.social’s latest analysis for more: openfuture.eu/blog/leverag...
Read @paulk.bsky.social’s latest analysis for more: openfuture.eu/blog/leverag...
Leveraging Article 3 of the CDSM Directive to build public AI models – Open Future
Article 3 of the CDSM Directive allows EU research organizations and libraries to train AI models on copyrighted works. This analysis explores how this legal framework enables public AI development.
openfuture.eu
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🇪🇺 The EU has the legal tools to build public AI—but uncertainty is holding it back. Article 3 of the CDSM Directive lets research organizations & libraries train models on accessible works.
Read @paulk.bsky.social’s latest analysis for more: openfuture.eu/blog/leverag...
Read @paulk.bsky.social’s latest analysis for more: openfuture.eu/blog/leverag...
This year we've had the privilege of working with Wikimedia affiliates to conduct a survey to map interest in #OpenScience. The survey found that there is strong interest in collaboration which inspired us to begin to develop an Open Science Wiki Community. We invite you to join us!
As we close out #OpenAccessWeek, read about our work to strengthen collaborations betw the Open Science & Wikimedia communities through the development of an Open Science Wiki Community. We invite you to join us! @ericluth.bsky.social
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Strengthening Wikimedia Collaborations with and for Open Science – Budapest Open Access Initiative
www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org
October 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This year we've had the privilege of working with Wikimedia affiliates to conduct a survey to map interest in #OpenScience. The survey found that there is strong interest in collaboration which inspired us to begin to develop an Open Science Wiki Community. We invite you to join us!
Can't wait for #OAWeek! Please join us for a Free Webinar to discuss Best Practices for No-Fee OA Journals in Latin America. We are partnering with the National Council of Rectors of Costa Rica to organize the third event in our series of webinars focused on protecting the No-Fee OA model in LA.
Join us during #OAWeek for a Free Webinar on Best Practices for No-Fee OA Journals in Latin America. @ariannabec.bsky.social will moderate an all-star panel. Simultaneous interpretation in Spanish, Portuguese & English will be provided.
www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/news/free-we...
www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/news/free-we...
Free Webinar: Best Practices for No-Fee OA Journals in Latin America – Budapest Open Access Initiative
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October 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Can't wait for #OAWeek! Please join us for a Free Webinar to discuss Best Practices for No-Fee OA Journals in Latin America. We are partnering with the National Council of Rectors of Costa Rica to organize the third event in our series of webinars focused on protecting the No-Fee OA model in LA.
Really enjoyed discussing best practices for equitable OA at yesterday's Technical Meeting of @latindex.bsky.social. It was a wonderful opportunity to engage with the organization & representatives from the 23 countries within their network on the future of Ibero-American scientific publications.
September 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Really enjoyed discussing best practices for equitable OA at yesterday's Technical Meeting of @latindex.bsky.social. It was a wonderful opportunity to engage with the organization & representatives from the 23 countries within their network on the future of Ibero-American scientific publications.
Our latest webinar, co-organized with the National Council of Rectors of Costa Rica, highlighted that the recent adoption of APCs by some journals in Latin America, has influenced the globalization of publication topics away from local issues and an increase in English-language publishing.
🔍Read about our recent discussion highlighting the need to protect the Latin American model of no-fee OA journals. The webinar focused on Brazil & videos are available in English, Spanish & Portuguese. #OpenAccess 🌎
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www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/news/webinar...
Webinar raises correlation between adoption of APCs with rise of English-language publishing in Latin America – Budapest Open Access Initiative
www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org
September 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Our latest webinar, co-organized with the National Council of Rectors of Costa Rica, highlighted that the recent adoption of APCs by some journals in Latin America, has influenced the globalization of publication topics away from local issues and an increase in English-language publishing.
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"Moving from pay-to-read to pay-to-publish has been devastating for us in Africa. Many APCs are equal to an annual salary for a junior researcher" Evelyn Gitau, Science for Africa during this great discussion at the Science Summit event.sciencesummitnyc.org/science-summ...
SCIENCE SUMMIT NEW YORK CITY | 2025
Join global science and innovation leaders at the Science Summit 2025 in New York City. Submit your session, connect with peers, and contribute to sustainable development goals through science.
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September 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
"Moving from pay-to-read to pay-to-publish has been devastating for us in Africa. Many APCs are equal to an annual salary for a junior researcher" Evelyn Gitau, Science for Africa during this great discussion at the Science Summit event.sciencesummitnyc.org/science-summ...
100% agree with these authors who highlight, in @elife.bsky.social "that the Global South’s approach (to OA) offers a blueprint for a fairer, more inclusive, and more just academic publishing ecosystem."
elifesciences.org/articles/108...
elifesciences.org/articles/108...
Point of View: How the Global South is reshaping scholarly communication
Publishing initiatives in Latin America, Africa, and Asia are promoting diamond open access, multilingualism, and non-profit, scholarly-led governance structures.
elifesciences.org
September 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
100% agree with these authors who highlight, in @elife.bsky.social "that the Global South’s approach (to OA) offers a blueprint for a fairer, more inclusive, and more just academic publishing ecosystem."
elifesciences.org/articles/108...
elifesciences.org/articles/108...
Really enjoyed this interview. Kudos to the podcast team for finding a clip from The West Wing relevant to Global Equitable #OpenAccess!
Check out the BOAI's Melissa Hagemann, as she talks with Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show about Global Equitable #OpenAccess. Fun format of weaving music about the theme in with the interview.
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Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show: Episode 649: Global Equitable Open Access
Guest: Melissa Hagemann, Director of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), discussing her paper . First broadcast August 1 2025. Transcript at Playlist "And that is what we call an...
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August 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Really enjoyed this interview. Kudos to the podcast team for finding a clip from The West Wing relevant to Global Equitable #OpenAccess!
Favorite quote from today's webinar from Bianca Amaro "Journals are like children and we need to support them!"
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Highlighting the Need to Protect the Diamond Open Access Model in Latin America / Destacando a Necessidade de Proteger o Modelo de Acesso Aberto Diamante na...
Second Webinar in Series Highlighting the Need to Protect the Diamond Open Access Model in Latin America / Segundo Webinar da Série Destacando a Necessidade de Proteger o Modelo de Acesso Aberto Diama...
us02web.zoom.us
August 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Favorite quote from today's webinar from Bianca Amaro "Journals are like children and we need to support them!"
Looking forward to today's discussion!
⏰ 11:00am-12:30pm CST/1:00-2:30pm EDT/2:00-3:30pm BRT
Announcements in -
English: tinyurl.com/2x7863tn
Portuguese: tinyurl.com/4ff5brrs
Spanish: tinyurl.com/mrxzth2w
⏰ 11:00am-12:30pm CST/1:00-2:30pm EDT/2:00-3:30pm BRT
Announcements in -
English: tinyurl.com/2x7863tn
Portuguese: tinyurl.com/4ff5brrs
Spanish: tinyurl.com/mrxzth2w
August 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Looking forward to today's discussion!
⏰ 11:00am-12:30pm CST/1:00-2:30pm EDT/2:00-3:30pm BRT
Announcements in -
English: tinyurl.com/2x7863tn
Portuguese: tinyurl.com/4ff5brrs
Spanish: tinyurl.com/mrxzth2w
⏰ 11:00am-12:30pm CST/1:00-2:30pm EDT/2:00-3:30pm BRT
Announcements in -
English: tinyurl.com/2x7863tn
Portuguese: tinyurl.com/4ff5brrs
Spanish: tinyurl.com/mrxzth2w
Please join us!
Tomorrow the BOAI's @melissahagemann.bsky.social will lead two sessions at #Wikimania2025:
* Lessons for the Global Transition to Equitable OA, 8:45 EDT
* Open Science for Wikimedians: Lessons learned and potential next steps, 9:15 EDT
Registration is free!
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* Lessons for the Global Transition to Equitable OA, 8:45 EDT
* Open Science for Wikimedians: Lessons learned and potential next steps, 9:15 EDT
Registration is free!
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Register now to attend Wikimania Nairobi!
Registration for Wikimania 2025, happening in Nairobi, Kenya, and online, is now open! Join us from August 6 through August 9 as we celebrate 20 years of Wikimania.This year, in-person capacity is …
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August 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Please join us!
Congratulations to @asapbio.bsky.social & @creativecommons.bsky.social! Really excited to see this critical project on funder and organizational preprint policies come together.
.@asapbio.bsky.social and @creativecommons.bsky.social are pleased to announce the launch of the Preprint Policy Framework that aims to align funder and organizational policies, promoting open, reusable, timely, and rigorous research communication.
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July 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Congratulations to @asapbio.bsky.social & @creativecommons.bsky.social! Really excited to see this critical project on funder and organizational preprint policies come together.
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📺 Missed our "Exploring Common Governance for Open Knowledge" event?
Watch the recording with @melissahagemann.bsky.social, @samuelmoore.org, @alek.bsky.social, and participants discussing equitable Open Access, AI in scholarship, and open infrastructure challenges.
🔗 openfuture.eu/event/explor...
Watch the recording with @melissahagemann.bsky.social, @samuelmoore.org, @alek.bsky.social, and participants discussing equitable Open Access, AI in scholarship, and open infrastructure challenges.
🔗 openfuture.eu/event/explor...
July 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
📺 Missed our "Exploring Common Governance for Open Knowledge" event?
Watch the recording with @melissahagemann.bsky.social, @samuelmoore.org, @alek.bsky.social, and participants discussing equitable Open Access, AI in scholarship, and open infrastructure challenges.
🔗 openfuture.eu/event/explor...
Watch the recording with @melissahagemann.bsky.social, @samuelmoore.org, @alek.bsky.social, and participants discussing equitable Open Access, AI in scholarship, and open infrastructure challenges.
🔗 openfuture.eu/event/explor...
Looking forward to joining @samuelmoore.org & @alek.bsky.social for this discussion next week. Please join us!
⏰ 5 DAYS LEFT! Join us July 14 at 16:00 CEST for expert insights on Open Knowledge governance with @melissahagemann.bsky.social & @samuelmoore.org.
Online event with introduction by @alek.bsky.social + interactive Q&A.
Register for free: openfuture.eu/event/explor...
Online event with introduction by @alek.bsky.social + interactive Q&A.
Register for free: openfuture.eu/event/explor...
July 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Looking forward to joining @samuelmoore.org & @alek.bsky.social for this discussion next week. Please join us!
Looking forward to this session! Through my fellowship with @openfuture.bsky.social, I interviewed #OpenAccess leaders in the Global South who are supporting equitable OA. I'll discuss lessons that can be drawn from their experiences for the global transition to equitable OA. Please join us!
🌍 July 14: Join @melissahagemann.bsky.social as she shares solutions for equitable Open Access publishing infrastructures.
Free online event, 16:00 CEST. Learn how the future of global knowledge sharing is being transformed.
Register: openfuture.eu/event/explor...
Free online event, 16:00 CEST. Learn how the future of global knowledge sharing is being transformed.
Register: openfuture.eu/event/explor...
Exploring Common Governance for Open Knowledge Infrastructures and Outputs – Open Future
Online discussion featuring two of our research fellows who examine knowledge governance and commons-based approaches within scholarly communities.
openfuture.eu
July 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Looking forward to this session! Through my fellowship with @openfuture.bsky.social, I interviewed #OpenAccess leaders in the Global South who are supporting equitable OA. I'll discuss lessons that can be drawn from their experiences for the global transition to equitable OA. Please join us!
Looking forward to this kick-off event for CC signals, and espeically the prospect of how CC signals can support the #OpenAccess community in the age of AI!
We’re kicking off public feedback on CC signals, a new framework meant to help sustain the commons in the age of AI!
Designed to build reciprocity, CC signals let data stewards express how content may be used and how AI systems should give back.
Learn more: buff.ly/r4KBnRx
#CCsignals
Designed to build reciprocity, CC signals let data stewards express how content may be used and how AI systems should give back.
Learn more: buff.ly/r4KBnRx
#CCsignals
June 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Looking forward to this kick-off event for CC signals, and espeically the prospect of how CC signals can support the #OpenAccess community in the age of AI!
Reposted by Melissa Hagemann
We’re kicking off CC signals! These preference signals will be designed to offer a new way for stewards of large collections of content to indicate their preferences as to how machines (and the humans controlling them) should contribute back to the commons.
Register here: buff.ly/2v9fNVY
Register here: buff.ly/2v9fNVY
June 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
We’re kicking off CC signals! These preference signals will be designed to offer a new way for stewards of large collections of content to indicate their preferences as to how machines (and the humans controlling them) should contribute back to the commons.
Register here: buff.ly/2v9fNVY
Register here: buff.ly/2v9fNVY
Reposted by Melissa Hagemann
Excited to see this paper from Emily Choynowski, as there is so much the 🌍 #OA community can learn from examining how OA is developing outside Europe & North America. Our work is strengthened through our strategic partnership with @forumforopen.bsky.social.
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Emily Choynowski | Katina Magazine
katinamagazine.org
June 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Excited to see this paper from Emily Choynowski, as there is so much the 🌍 #OA community can learn from examining how OA is developing outside Europe & North America. Our work is strengthened through our strategic partnership with @forumforopen.bsky.social.
katinamagazine.org/content/auth...
katinamagazine.org/content/auth...
Excited to share my new paper which explores why countries support equitable #OA models. Through interviews with OA leaders in the Global South, lessons are offered for the global transition to equitable OA.
Thanks to @openfuture.bsky.social for the support and partnership on this journey!
Thanks to @openfuture.bsky.social for the support and partnership on this journey!
📚 New paper by our fellow @melissahagemann.bsky.social (from @boaiopen.bsky.social) on making Open Access truly equitable. Key insights from OA leaders worldwide on building barrier-free research systems.
🌍 openfuture.eu/publication/...
🌍 openfuture.eu/publication/...
May 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Excited to share my new paper which explores why countries support equitable #OA models. Through interviews with OA leaders in the Global South, lessons are offered for the global transition to equitable OA.
Thanks to @openfuture.bsky.social for the support and partnership on this journey!
Thanks to @openfuture.bsky.social for the support and partnership on this journey!
Super excited to develop this Strategic Partnership with @forumforopen.bsky.social!
The BOAI Org is thrilled to become a member of @forumforopen.bsky.social’s Strategic Partnership Program. Given the global remit of the BOAI, we are excited to establish this partnership as it will allow us to foster deeper collaborations in the Arab world.
forumforopen.org/news/welcomi...
forumforopen.org/news/welcomi...
Welcoming our new Strategic Partner: BOAI Org - Forum for Open Research in MENA
We are all familiar with the Budapest Open Access Initiative which offered the initial definition and statement of intent for the open access movement, and
forumforopen.org
May 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Super excited to develop this Strategic Partnership with @forumforopen.bsky.social!
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Thanks to all for participating! Great turnout for the webinar which focused on the worrying trend of diamond journals considering the APC model. Given the level of interest, we are excited to continue the discussion by making this a series of webinars. More info will be available soon.
This morning, BOAI signers @lesliechan.bsky.social ky.social, @petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy d.gy, @melissahagemann.bsky.social y.social with 120+ colleagues, @ariannabec.bsky.social, Saray Cordoba & @andreamoracampos.bsky.social on Diamond Journals & APC at @boaiopen.bsky.social & #CONARE
May 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Thanks to all for participating! Great turnout for the webinar which focused on the worrying trend of diamond journals considering the APC model. Given the level of interest, we are excited to continue the discussion by making this a series of webinars. More info will be available soon.
Please join us for the @boaiopen.bsky.social's inaugural event! We will have an all-star lineup of speakers with @ariannabec.bsky.social, @lesliechan.bsky.social, @petersuber.bsky.social & Saray Cordoba.
Can't wait for tomorrow's webinar, co-organized with the National Council of Rectors of Costa Rica. We will discuss the worrying trend of diamond #OA journals adopting, or considering to adopt, the APC model. Join us at 9am CST/11am EDT. @andreamoracampos.bsky.social us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: WEBINAR TO DISCUSS DIAMOND JOURNALS CONSIDERING THE APC MODEL / SEMINARIO WEB PARA DEBATIR LAS REVISTAS DIAMOND CONSIDERANDO EL MODELO APC. After registerin...
This webinar, co-organized by the BOAI and the National Council of Rectors of Costa Rica (CONARE), will address the worrying trend of diamond journals adopting, or considering to adopt, the APC model....
us02web.zoom.us
April 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Please join us for the @boaiopen.bsky.social's inaugural event! We will have an all-star lineup of speakers with @ariannabec.bsky.social, @lesliechan.bsky.social, @petersuber.bsky.social & Saray Cordoba.
Please join us next Weds. to discuss the worrying trend of #DiamondOA journals considering the APC business model. Simultaneous translation in Spanish & English will be provided. To register: tinyurl.com/55fnyhej.
Redalyc @redalyc.bsky.social UAEMéx & Dr. Arianna Becerril García @ariannabec.bsky.social join experts for a webinar on #DiamondOpenAccess journals and APC considerations in LATAM.
🎧 Simultaneous translation
🗓️ Apr 30 | 🕘 9 AM CST
Organized by @boaiopen.bsky.social & CONARE
🔗 Link: bit.ly/4isUIZg
🎧 Simultaneous translation
🗓️ Apr 30 | 🕘 9 AM CST
Organized by @boaiopen.bsky.social & CONARE
🔗 Link: bit.ly/4isUIZg
April 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Please join us next Weds. to discuss the worrying trend of #DiamondOA journals considering the APC business model. Simultaneous translation in Spanish & English will be provided. To register: tinyurl.com/55fnyhej.
Reposted by Melissa Hagemann
Read about our time at SXSW in a new blog post. We’d like to sincerely thank our event sponsor, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation for making this event and these conversations possible. creativecommons.org/2025/04/09/c...
CC @ SXSW: Protecting the Commons in the Age of AI - Creative Commons
SXSW by Creative Commons is licensed under CC BY 4.0 If you’ve been following along on the blog this year, you’ll know that we’ve been thinking a lot about the future of open, particularly in this…
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April 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Read about our time at SXSW in a new blog post. We’d like to sincerely thank our event sponsor, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation for making this event and these conversations possible. creativecommons.org/2025/04/09/c...