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A global initiative established to help ensure the long-term sustainability of the world’s Open Science infrastructure.
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Since our 1st funding cycle in 2018, SCOSS has selected #OpenInfrastructure worldwide to help them on their path to sustainability. Who is part of the SCOSS Family?
@ajol.info @episciences.bsky.social @makedatacount.bsky.social SciPost @researchdataall.bsky.social Software Heritage 🧵 1/2
Paola Corti from @sparc-eu.bsky.social sharing why librarians are agents of change in #openeducation at #munin2025
November 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Thank you to all the participants who made our #munin2025 workshop a success. Really enjoyed hosting along with Joanna Ball @doaj.bsky.social and Raphaël Tournoy @episciences.bsky.social “Collective Action Advancing Open Infrastructure.” doi.org/10.7557/5.8154 Stay tuned for the report.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 AM
📣 Call for expressions of interest: SCOSS is searching for new potential candidate organisations to fund during the 2026 to 2028 funding cycle.

Expressions of interest are due by Thursday, 15 January at 17:00 CET.

👉 Read more on how to apply here: scoss.org/how-it-works...
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Join us for a special SCOSS Showcase Webinar highlighting the collective impact of the SCOSS-endorsed open infrastructures! 🌍

🗓️ Date: Monday, 1 December 2025
⏰ Time: 15.00–16.45 UTC / 16.00–17.45 CET / 17.00–18.45 CAT(convert to your time zone)
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Great thread on this afternoon's webinar, with talks from our colleagues at @scossfunding.bsky.social @thoth-metadata.bsky.social and @oapenbooks.bsky.social 👇
Time to talk #OpenInfrastructure and what we need beyond technical interoperability to ensure a bright future for #openaccess research and publication with @scossfunding.bsky.social @copim.bsky.social and @thoth-metadata.bsky.social 🧵
Webinar on #OpenInfrastructure: "Beyond technical interoperability? The future of open infrastructures and open access"
Join us with @copim.bsky.social and @scossfunding.bsky.social next week:
📆 Tue 11 Nov
⏰ 3pm-4.15pm GMT / 4pm-5.15pm CET
🔗 buff.ly/akMIIW8
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🎉 It’s showtime for Open Science infrastructures!
Join us for the SCOSS Showcase Webinar to highlight the collective impact of the SCOSS-endorsed open infrastructures! 🌍✨

🗓️ 1 Dec 2025
⏰ 15.00–16.45 UTC (convert: www.inyourowntime.zone/2025-12-01_1... )
🔗 Register: bit.ly/2025SCOSS-sh...
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Excited to be presenting at this webinar with
@copim.bsky.social, @oapenbooks.bsky.social
and @thoth-metadata.bsky.social! Join us!
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🎉 It’s showtime for Open Science infrastructures!
Join us for the SCOSS Showcase Webinar to highlight the collective impact of the SCOSS-endorsed open infrastructures! 🌍✨

🗓️ 1 Dec 2025
⏰ 15.00–16.45 UTC (convert: lnkd.in/gUj2ydD9)
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/gjMDHqqA
November 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
If you've ever wondered…
💭How many SCOSS open infras are helping the transition to Diamond OA?
🗨️Which SCOSS open infras work on identifiers and metadata?
🗯️How SCOSS open infras are contributing to research assessment reform?
…visit our updated SCOSS Family page! bit.ly/scossbytheme
October 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Looking forward to joining @copim.bsky.social for this upcoming webinar, where we’ll be speaking about how open infrastructures collaborate to strengthen interoperability and sustainability. Join us on 11 Nov, 🔗 buff.ly/akMIIW8
October 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Thrilled to be at @forumforopen.bsky.social conference and to meet SCOSS Board member, Alwaleed K. Alkhaja, in person.
#FORM2025
October 21, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Many of you are probably familiar with Kevin Stranack, who is retiring from the role after two decades of trailblazing leadership at PKP. He will be missed, but his dedication and accomplishments will shine on!

Have you checked out his truly inspiring story?

pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/22/h...
Honouring Kevin Stranack: Looking back with one of PKP’s longest-serving trailblazers who helped make PKP a success story - Public Knowledge Project
PKP honours long-time Director of Operations, Kevin Stranack. Learn more about his time with PKP in this interview with Urooj Nizami.
pkp.sfu.ca
October 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
🎙️ SCOSS's Rosalie Lack will present Unlocking Open Science: Why Open Infrastructure Matters for the Arab World @forumforopen.bsky.social w/Dr. Alkhaja (QNL) Dr. Boufarss (Zayed Univ) & Dr. Belhamel @doaj.bsky.social) 📅 22 Oct, 16:30 Visit our booth too!
🔗 forumforopenresearch.com/registration/
September 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Next week, we're looking forward to our MD @nielssern.bsky.social moderating a panel at the @oaspa.bsky.social Conference in Leuven, Belgium: 'Hello from the other side: What’s the story from fully open access book publishers?

Find out who esle is on the panel in the conference programme linked.
OASPA 2025 Conference Programme - OASPA
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September 15, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Support @researchorgs.bsky.social
✅Registry of research & funding orgs identifiers powering scholarly platforms and services
🔦116,000+ org IDs, under CC0 via API & data dumps
🔦Integrated in 70+ systems, including Crossref, DataCite, ORCID & more
🔦25M+ monthly API requests!
🔗https://ror.org/
September 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Support #LAReferencia!
✅Federated network of Latin American, ES #OpenScienceRepositories
🔦2M+ records from 12 national repositories
🔦Developed dARK, a global PID solution
🔦Integrated with major platforms like DSpace, VuFind, EPrints: broad discoverability
🔗https://www.lareferencia.info/en/
September 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Support @dryad-project.bsky.social!
✅Fully curated, open research data pub platform for all disciplines
🔦65,000+ datasets preserved with trusted, high-quality curation
🔦Greater discoverability and citation through PIDs & metadata
🔦190+ journals, streamlining data sharing
🔗https://datadryad.org/
September 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🌍 Discover the web of collaboration that powers OS. Open infrastructures don’t stand alone—they connect, collaborate & amplify each other’s impact. Check out this interactive data viz showing links between 19 SCOSS-endorsed infras & 60+ others. ✨ Support one, support all!
🔗 buff.ly/AjaViCf
September 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
📢 Last chance to register! Join African Journals online (AJOL) @episciences.bsky.social , @makedatacount.bsky.social , @scipost.bsky.social to learn about these essential infrastructures!
Open Access Australasia is pleased to host its annual webinar to showcase the SCOSS pledges for 2024/2025
🔸August 20
🔸2pm (AEST) 4pm (NZST)
#OpenScience #OpenScholarship
Details oaaustralasia.org/events/empow...
Empowering sustainable open infrastructure: Welcoming new SCOSS members for 2024/25 | Open Access Australasia
oaaustralasia.org
August 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The SCOSS newsletter is out
Honoring Nodumo Dhlamini
📊 Round 6 needs support:@ajol.info, @makedatacount.bsky.social, @episciences.bsky.social, @scipost.bsky.social
🌍 €7.3M+ pledged but gaps remain
🇨🇦🇫🇷🇨🇭🇳🇴 National consortia step up
🤝 SCOSS Family collaboration grows
📩 Read: bit.ly/4eHNCzQ
July 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🌐 Join us for the inaugural TSOSI webinar!
🗓️ June 16, 4PM CEST
🔍 Learn how TSOSI supports sustainable open science.
@doaj.bsky.social, @doabbooks.bsky.social, @operaseu.bsky.social #openinfrastrucure
👉 Register: univ-grenoble-alpes-fr.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🔗 Info: blog.tsosi.org/post/2025-05...
Welcome! You are invited to participate in a webinar: Inaugural TSOSI Webinar. After your registration, you will receive a confirmation email regarding your participation in the webinar.
See the agenda here https://blog.tsosi.org/post/2025-05-08-inaugural-webinar/
univ-grenoble-alpes-fr.zoom.us
May 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Reposted by SCOSS
If you want to see the kind of excellent work some US government employees are doing, read this piece on the top-tier metadata being produced at the National Transportation Library.
May 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Thank you to the members of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) @crkn-rcdr.bsky.social and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) for your continued and generous support of open infrastructure! 🙏 🌐
Strengthening Open Science Together: Canadian Institutions continue to invest in the future of Open Infrastructure – SCOSS – The Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services
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May 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Thank you @libereurope.bsky.social for hosting this webinar! and @osiegert.bsky.social for chairing!
💬 Curious about the 4 new SCOSS-endorsed, essential infrastructures and how they are shaping global research: @ajol.info, @makedatacount.bsky.social, @episciences.bsky.social, @scipost.bsky.social
Date: Tuesday, 22 April ⏰ 16:00-17:00 CEST
👉Register directly: ow.ly/3C8u50Vwhtu
April 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM