MoreBrains Cooperative

screenshot of Zenodo stats for MoreBrains white paper "It's ORCID and not ORCID or"

Wow - less than a day after we published our white paper on @orcid.org & other researcher identifiers it has over 1.1k views & 299 downloads. If you haven't already checked it out please do - & share your thoughts!
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Should @orcid.org replace all other researcher identifier systems? The answer is No according to the @morebrains.coop: It's "ORCID and…," not "ORCID or…". Read about how ORCID complements national, disciplinary and proprietary researcher identifier systems in this informative white paper.

Great to work on this project! All views expressed are our own, but we're v grateful to the @orcid.org team for their help gathering data & other background info!

cover image from MoreBrains white paper "It's ORCID and not ORCID or" with picture of a jigsaw puzzle piece being slotted into place

We're thrilled to share our new white paper on why @orcid.org iDs are most powerful in combination with other researcher IDs (national, disciplinary & proprietary). Like it says in the title “It's ORCID and…,” not “ORCID or…” 😊 doi.org//10.5281/zen...

Editing in the Age of Misinformation: A Report on the 2025 EASE Conference - The Scholarly Kitchen Three Scholarly Kitchen Chefs report on the recent European Association of Science Editors (EASE) Conference (Oslo, May 14-16).

Two of the MoreBrains team were at the recent @easeeditors.bsky.social conference in Oslo - @phillbjones.bsky.social & @alicemeadows.bsky.social join fellow chef @irfanullah.bsky.social to share their thoughts in today's @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
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screenshot of session description for SSP conference session on Delivering Value at a Mission-Driven Organization

If you're attending #SSP2025 make sure you say hi to @alicemeadows.bsky.social - she's moderating a session on Delivering Value at a Mission-Driven Organization w/ @anapatycardoso.bsky.social @rharington1.bsky.social Niamh O'Connor @plos.org & Nici Pfeiffer @cos.io - 1.30pm May 30

Clarivate to stop counting citations to retracted articles in journals’ impact factors Clarivate will no longer include citations to and from retracted papers when calculating journal impact factors, the company announced today.  The change comes after some have wondered over th…

Clarivate to stop counting citations to retracted articles in journals’ impact factors

Are you going to the @easeeditors.bsky.social conference next week? Look out for (incoming Council member!) @phillbjones.bsky.social who's chairing @alicemeadows.bsky.social's Friday keynote on author identity in the age of #misinformation
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No One Size Fits All: The Case for Taking a National Approach to PID Adoption  - The Scholarly Kitchen Today, Alice Meadows shares some learnings from MoreBrains Cooperative's recent cost-benefit analysis of persistent identifiers, conducted on behalf of the Czech National Library of Technology (NTK).

Today @alicemeadows.bsky.social shares her thoughts in @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social about how our PID costs-benefit analysis for Czech National Library of Technology (NTK) compares w/ similar work in other countries
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Analysis finds that persistent identifier adoption could save the Czech Republic millions of Czech crowns annually - Identifikátory.cz Prague, April 3, 2025: A cost-benefit analysis finds that the time savings from widespread adoption of persistent identifiers (PIDs) in Czech institutions could save over 7,000 person days per year. T...

Happy to share that our cost-benefit analysis of PIDs in Czech Republic (conducted for NTK - Czech Natl Library of Technology) is now openly available. We estimate savings of 7200+ working days/~$573k annually. Read more in their press release: identifikatory.cz/en/a-cost-be...

If you'll be at @stmassoc.bsky.social's US conference this week look out for @alicemeadows.bsky.social who's speaking on The how and why of who is who: Recommendations for trusted identity in academic publishing w/ Tim Lloyd @cshillum.bsky.social Ralph Youngen & moderator Hylke Koers

screenshot from MoreBrains Cooperative repository of their report on Investing in an efficient and transparent research ecosystem in Canada

We're delighted to share the latest addition to our repository - this report on for @crkn-rcdr.bsky.social & Digital Research Alliance of Canada in support of a national #PID strategy (en francais aussi)
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Don't forget to look out for @alicemeadows.bsky.social if you're attending the @nationalacademies.org Journal Summit this week (and try to make time to enjoy the #cherryblossom in DC too 🌸😊)

Will you be at the @nationalacademies.org journal summit next week? If so look out for @alicemeadows.bsky.social! She's also attending the @stmassoc.bsky.social conference in early April. If you'd like to meet up at either event feel free to DM her here or contact her via morebrains.coop

🧪A starter pack of European scientific societies and associations🇪🇺🇬🇧

📣 Repost to connect researchers on #BlueSky🦋

#research #science #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #SciSky #EduSky #Academia #AcademicBluesky #SciComm #PostDoc #ECR #ECRChat #NewPI #PhD #PhDSky #MedSky #StandWithScience #eloquenti

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Pre-Award Funding Processes: Actions, Not Words - The Scholarly Kitchen In today's post, Alice Meadows shares an update on a project to improve DEI in pre-award funding applications.

In today's @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social @alicemeadows.bsky.social reports on our recent work w/ @ebibristol.bsky.social & @dorassessment.bsky.social to improve #DEI in pre-award research funding applications. Our thanks to all involved in this project!
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Statement of support for a global research ecosystem Our global research ecosystem is at risk — it's time to invest in the tools and services that power research and scholarship.

We're proud to be signatories of the @investinopen.bsky.social statement of support for a global research ecosystem - we're in great company, so please consider signing too (as an organization and/or individual) if you haven't already investinopen.org/blog/stateme...

Highlights from the 2025 ROR Annual Community Meeting Highlights of the 2025 ROR annual meeting sessions, including the Community Update, the panel on National PID Policies and Practices, and the session on Successes and Opportunities for ROR in the Asia...

[auto] New on the ROR blog: "Highlights from the 2025 ROR Annual Community Meeting" ror.org/blog/2025-02...

V much looking forward to joining this panel - & to attending my first @stmassoc.bsky.social meeting in (I think) 10 years!

Over at #Mastodon, I just posted a thread on #crowdsourcing the job of monitoring the actions & positions of the new #Trump admin on open & uncensored research, & the actions of those pushing back. I'd welcome your thoughts.
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#OpenAccess #OpenScience #ScholComm

One week today @phillbjones.bsky.social & Fiona Murphy will be at @r2rconf.bsky.social - if you're attending they'd love to say hi! Also look out for their workshop (w/ Joris van Rossum of @stmassoc.bsky.social) on Research Integrity:
How do we guarantee image and data integrity in the age of AI?

Living our values of being equitable, inclusive, community-oriented, and open

Making grant applications more #equitable & #inclusive is more important than ever - this toolkit provides concrete suggestions for how funders can help

We're proud to have worked on this important project w/ the lovely people at @dorassessment.bsky.social @ebibristol.bsky.social & @bristolbrc.bsky.social - special thanks to everyone at @nihr.bsky.social ERC & FNR who contributed to the case studies

@alicemeadows.bsky.social is on her way as we write - to speak at today's #NISOPlus25 preconference on #OA ebook usage!

Thanks Rachael - and @rorinstitute.bsky.social

..is this mic on? Hello! We've landed on Bluesky — excited to connect, share and grow with this inspired community. Follow us for updates, insights and conversations that matter around #scholarlycommunications — more to come!

Discover Black history with this WorldCat.org booklist from @neatoday.bsky.social's Read Across America that inspires young readers to learn and celebrate the stories of African Americans.

➡️ Find copies in a library near you: oc.lc/4106ULB #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth

Ask the Chefs: Making Sense of Changing US Policies - The Scholarly Kitchen What are the potential impacts on scholarly publishing from rapidly changing US policies from the new presidential administration?

Ask the Chefs: Making Sense of Changing US Policies scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/01/30/a...

Check out what @rickanderson.bsky.social @lyconrad.bsky.social @irfanullah.bsky.social & @alicemeadows.bsky.social have to say about the potential impact of the new administration's policies on #research & #scholarlycommunications