Bianca Kramer

WOOC 2025 - Day 2 - YouTube 🔗 More info and full program: https://workshop-oc.github.io/ #WOOC25 #OpenCitations #OpenScience #OpenResearchInformation #ScholarlyCommunication #FAIRdata

#WOOC2025 Day 2 session and talks are available on the @opencitations.bsky.social YT channel:

youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Let’s keep advancing #OpenResearchInformation

YouTube video by Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information Bologna Meeting on Open Research Information – Morning Session

🎥 We’ve just launched the Barcelona Declaration YouTube channel: a new space to explore our community’s work!

First up: the Bologna Meeting morning sessions www.youtube.com/watch?v=1USS...

Wellcome announces suite of open research measures | News | Wellcome John-Arne Røttingen, Wellcome’s chief executive, made a series of announcements regarding the global health research foundation's open research methods

A bold step for open research 🟨🟪👣

Wellcome has joined the Barcelona Declaration. A big move from one of the world’s leading research funders. With persistent identifiers and open metadata policies, they’re helping shift how research is recognized and rewarded.

🔗 wellcome.org/news/wellcom...

Banner for the national workshop at the University of Milan, with the title “Setting the course for open research in Italy” over a background image of people gathered around a meeting table.

Slide with the title “Open Infrastructures in action”, highlighting case studies from OpenAlex, OpenCitations, and OpenAIRE. Decorative gear icons are shown on the side.

Quote by Paola Galimberti from the University of Milan: “Collaborative working is therefore the basis for moving forward on the road to open research information.” The design includes large yellow quotation marks and the Barcelona Declaration logo.

🛠️ Collaboration for Openness
At the University of Milan, 23 Italian institutions explored real-world strategies alongside OpenAlex, @opencitations.bsky.social @openaire.bsky.social
Part of the #BarcelonaDeclaration
📄https://barcelona-declaration.org/news/20250709_university_of_milan_workshop/

Illustration of a modern, minimalist kitchen with shelves, utensils, and plants. Above the kitchen, the text reads: "From the Barcelona Declaration Kitchen – Recipes for Change in the Making". At the bottom right, it says "Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information". The image visually links open research efforts to collaborative cooking and creativity.

Graphic titled "What’s on the Menu?" with icons and text representing the thematic priorities of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information. The items listed are: – Journal Article and Book Metadata – Sustaining Infrastructures – Metadata for Research Outputs in Repositories – Evaluating Research Information Sources – Funding Metadata – Evidence of Benefits of Open Research Information – Replacing Closed Systems The visual uses soft yellow and purple tones, with a kitchen theme that connects open research information to the idea of preparing change collaboratively.

Illustration with the title "From the Kitchen to the Table". Five people sit around a dinner table filled with various dishes, symbolizing collaboration and sharing. Below, text explains that at the Bologna Meeting, signatories, supporters, and participants advanced actions in the roadmap of the Barcelona Declaration. A yellow button invites readers to access the full Bologna Meeting Report via a Zenodo link.

🧑‍🍳From the Barcelona Declaration kitchen:
At the Bologna Meeting, community-led breakout sessions explored key themes: metadata, infrastructures, evaluation, sustainability, and more.
📄 Discover the ingredients for change: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Very happy that @wellcometrust.bsky.social‬ has signed the Barcelona Declaration!

Metadata for Metascience Join us for a Metascience 2025 watch party and drinks reception to discuss open metadata and the Barcelona Declaration

We're hosting a pub watch party on the last afternoon of #Metascience2025 in London! Join us to screen and discuss two pre-conference symposia. @msphelps.bsky.social will introduce the @barcelonadori.bsky.social, followed by drinks and chats. Reg... https://metadata-metascience-2025.eventbrite.com/

Cover of the Report of the Bologna Meeting on Open Research Information

📢 The Bologna Meeting Report is now out!

Nearly 200 participants from 35 countries — in the room and online — joined us to reflect on progress and shape next steps for the Barcelona Declaration.

📄 Read the full report on Zenodo: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

We're hosting a watch party on 2nd July alongside/after #Metascience2025, screening 1-2 pre-conference symposia and then joined by conference attendees for an intro to @barcelonadori.bsky.social by @msphelps.bsky.social. metadata-metascience-2025.eventbrite.com Cc @rorinstitute.bsky.social @cos.io

Restoring Gold Standard Science By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United

1. It's Fustilarian Friday and today's drop is the "Restoring Gold Standard Science" executive order.

My read is that this is designed to (1) protect far-fringe figures such as the antvaxxers now heading our health agencies, and (2) kneecap efforts to use scientific evidence in regulatory policy.

The resilience of open science in times of crisis The increasingly hostile attitude of the new U.S. government towards science and academia leaves many of us deeply concerned— if not outright alarmed. In an effort to better understand the unfolding s...

Reposting this excellent article, since I think it provides such a great framework for thinking through how we can act in this moment! upstream.force11.org/the-resilien... It also includes a link to the Declaration, which I encourage everyone to sign! defendresearch.org #Academia #DefendResearch

Tracking transformative agreements through open metadata: method and validation using Dutch Research Council NWO funded papers

Practice what you preach:
we have gone through the Publish (at MetaArXiv doi.org/10.31222/osf...); Review & Curate (metaror.org/kotahi/artic...) steps at @metaror.bsky.social with our @hldejonge.bsky.social / @msphelps.bsky.social) article ‘Tracking transformative agreements through open metadata’

Many thanks also to @mikaellaakso.bsky.social
and @najko.bsky.social for their thoughtful reviews!

The resilience of open science in times of crisis The increasingly hostile attitude of the new U.S. government towards science and academia leaves many of us deeply concerned— if not outright alarmed. In an effort to better understand the unfolding s...

Great thoughful blog post from @jeroenbosman.bsky.social and @jeroenson.bsky.social: The resilience of open science in times of crisis.

doi.org/10.54900/pqr...

They abstract different types of threats and different aspects of resilience - linking both to the current political situation.

The resilience of open science in times of crisis The increasingly hostile attitude of the new U.S. government towards science and academia leaves many of us deeply concerned— if not outright alarmed. In an effort to better understand the unfolding s...

Great thoughful blog post from @jeroenbosman.bsky.social and @jeroenson.bsky.social: The resilience of open science in times of crisis.

doi.org/10.54900/pqr...

They abstract different types of threats and different aspects of resilience - linking both to the current political situation.

The resilience of open science in times of crisis | Open Science NL

A more concise entry on @opensciencenl.bsky.social to our (with @jeroenbosman.bsky.social) longer blog post on @upstreamblog.bsky.social post of this morning:

www.openscience.nl/en/cases/the...

#openscience #resilience

The resilience of open science in times of crisis The increasingly hostile attitude of the new U.S. government towards science and academia leaves many of us deeply concerned— if not outright alarmed. In an effort to better understand the unfolding s...

Science is under attack. In this post "The resilience of open science in times of crisis" @jeroenbosman.bsky.social and I detail events around 5 types of threats, and we propose a resilience model to safeguard scientific communities and open infrastructures.

upstream.force11.org/the-resilien...

A decorative image of an electricity pylon, looking up from the bottom, inside it

Also, excellent news! Knowledge Commons commits to the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI).

about.hcommons.org/2025/05/06/s...

Our first audit is here: about.hcommons.org/about-us/pos...

Not sure what to make of the change in implementation date (Dec → July 2025) of the NIH Public Access policy.

www.nih.gov/about-nih/wh...

At face value, it signals commitment to the policy (and PMC)?

But also, it reads somewhat like sowing chaos in an already stretched-to-the-limit environment?

Peter Suber on science in danger: “Host your open and uncensored research in more than one place and preferably more than one country.” | ZBW MediaTalk

Read this! Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social ersuber.bsky.social on the impact of the current US administration on the academic sector:

www.zbw-mediatalk.eu/2025/04/pete...

"Host your open and uncensored research in more than one place and preferably more than one country.”

Updates & Corrections Clarification 25 April 2025: This story was updated to clarify that the government data being rescued is public and free to use.

Great to see Pangaea / Helmholtz @www.helmholtz.de involved in this - and simultaneouly intrigued on the details, esp. where it says 'formally working with [NOAA]"?

doi.org/10.1038/d415...

Also good to see the update re: public data.

Convergence and consensus In these days of political instability, geopolitical tensions, and social discontent around the world, there are continued threats to the principles, conduct, and findings of science. This assault on ...

Interesting opinion in Science suggesting to replace 'scientific consensus' with convergent evidence.

Because it is less easily derailed by quoting one dissenting opinion.

Seems like a good idea!

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

One year ago, on April 16, 2024, the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information was launched.

In this blogpost, we highlight some of the developments during this past year:

barcelona-declaration.org/news//202504...

This free online webinar offered practical guidance for working effectively with metadata for open access books. Featuring a panel of expert speakers, and wi... Good metadata practice for open access books: webinar

WEBINAR RECORDING:

Catch up with our recent event on Good Metadata Practice for #OAbooks, organised with @oipassoc.bsky.social !

📺 youtu.be/TK2mZwIpIog?...

Our speakers at @thoth-metadata.bsky.social have shared a post summarising the event:

📝 copim.pubpub.org/pub/good-met...

#MetadataMatters

This is exactly why we need decentralized, distributed platform governance in multiple national jurisdictions backed by open content that cannot be removed.

Table of (journal) articles, reviews, preprint and retraction with pmid only or with pmid & doi. Table rows: type - source_type - pmid_only - pmid_and_doi all - all - 40752 - 4541820 article - journal - 367 - 3588169 review - journal - 10 - 517005 article - repository - 35936 - 52619 preprint - repository - 480 - 30982 article - book series - 0 - 18929 retraction - journal - 0 - 13402 review - repository - 1364 - 5947 review - book series - 0 - 3202 article - conference - 0 - 3067 preprint - journal - 5 - 2889 article - - 439 - 1715 article - ebook platform - 0 - 649 preprint - - 2 - 547 retraction - repository - 20 - 80 review - - 18 - 31

In thinking about alternatives for #PubMed (coverage and functionalities) I wondered how many PubMed records of recent years don't have a DOI.

Numbers for (journal) articles, reviews, preprints and retractions from 2022-2024, from OpenAlex (pub and source types are OpenAlex' classification)

This is beyond evil.

@openaire.bsky.social @libereurope.bsky.social @coar-repositories.bsky.social @libereurope.bsky.social

Full link to the action plan here (a.o): coar-repositories.org/wp-content/u...

Hopefully soon also in a... repository? ;-)

Part of me likes the emphasis on repositories enabling AI with curated open research information.

Where this (also) involves full text, there are still copyright issues, though. Plus, where universities still commercial solutions for their repositories, waters get murky.

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