OPERAS Research Infrastructure

Check out the latest #LUMENVoices with our OPERAS colleagues Elena Sokolova and Fotis Mystakopoulos. And also, enjoy this opportunity to discover more about the @lumen-eu.bsky.social project!

🔔 The OPERAS Newsletter 4/2025 is out!

👉 Read the full edition: https://mailchi.mp/operas-eu.org/operas-newsletter-04-2025

#OpenScience #ScholComm #OPERAS #ResearchInfrastructure

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Only a couple of days left to register for the Dec 3 GraspOS webinar! Hear how #GRAPHIA, @operaseu.bsky.social, and @lumen-eu.bsky.social are advancing responsible, Open Science–aligned research assessment in #GoTriple. Don’t miss it: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#OpenScience #SSH

#OPERASConference2025 | We are delighted to announce the dates for the OPERAS Conference 2026 in collaboration with the SCIROS project, under the theme:
<< One Network, Many Possibilities: Strengthening the OPERAS Community >>

Stay tuned for updates!

Submit your proposal for the @dariaheu.bsky.social Annual Event: deadline is December 22!

Full info: annualevent.dariah.eu

#ResearchInfrastructures #OpenHumanities #DARIAH

A new SPARC Europe paper makes the case that connected open strategies > isolated ones.

Why? Because when Open Access, Open Science, and Open Education work together, you get better outcomes for everyone.

Read it on Zenodo: https://zenodo.org/records/17572650

#OpenScience #PublicGood

#DiamondOA | Today, OPERAS Projects Policy Officer Fotis Mystakopoulos delivered a presentation on the exciting developments surrounding Diamond Publishing in the European landscape, during the "New Opportunities and Prospects for Academic Libraries" event at the University of West Attica.

#DiamondERA | Register now for this open event that aims to highlight and promote Diamond OA as a sustainable, equitable, and mission-driven model of scholarly publishing.

Go to the event page and learn more: https://bit.ly/Diamond-ERA-event-page

#OPERASInnovationLab #Graphia #LUMEN | Check out the methodology and the results of the workshop “Mapping Cross-Project Functionalities – Towards a Service-Based Innovation Model”.

https://lab.operas-eu.org/2025/11/17/mapping-cross-project-functionalities-when-innovation-meets-collaboration

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀!

GoTriple's developments - 𝚆̲𝚎̲𝚋̲𝚒̲𝚗̲𝚊̲𝚛̲ ̲𝚘̲𝚗̲ ̲𝙳̲𝚎̲𝚌̲𝚎̲𝚖̲𝚋̲𝚎̲𝚛̲ ̲𝟹̲𝚛̲𝚍̲.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁er: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/pRN6fMBOTpKaqi7xpvS0AA#/registration

When research infrastructures work together, everyone wins: ✅ Better discoverability of peer-reviewed OA books ✅ Recognition from major players ✅ Capacity to participate in large-scale European initiatives ✅ Stronger foundation for evaluating and curating quality OA scholarship.

#ScholComm

#OPERASPLUS | The UCQ-FRAME framework used in the OPERAS-PLUS project combines:

🔍 Heuristic Evaluation (expert assessment)
🧪 Moderated Usability Testing (direct user feedback)
📱 Unmoderated Remote Testing (real-world usage patterns)

Learn more about it: https://zenodo.org/records/14935954

#GraspOS Final Conference | OPERAS is also present in the poster session with 2 contributions! The first poster shows how three OPERAS services - GoTriple, PRISM and Metrics - can be useful in research assessment. The second reinforces our commitment with community engagement within the SSH pilot.

Now Graham Stone of @oapenbooks.bsky.social on socialising technical interoperability. Human partnerships such as the @operaseu.bsky.social OA Books Special Interest Group help to strengthen collaboration and coordination around open access book publishing

How can we involve the community in research assessment reform? Carol Delmazo presented the work carried out by OPERAS while leading the SSH Pilot in the #GraspOS Project!

#GoTriple #OPERASServices | New features at the GoTriple discovery platform!

Today, we present to you the newly launched Collections feature.

Easily save resources from your GoTriple searches into your own curated collections.

Access GoTriple now and enhance your SSH research: gotriple.eu

Within #OPERASPLUS, the infrastructure has strengthened its scientific impact by consolidating a comprehensive service portfolio: by the end of the project, 9 OPERAS services were fully operational, including 6 external and 3 internal services.

Check the catalogue: https://operas-eu.org/services

#OPERASServices | Our Discovery Service Pathfinder offers a total of 118 editorial services, coming from 16 service providers who are also OPERAS members!

You can discover how Pathfinder is able to help you in your publishing needs.

https://bit.ly/pathfinder-consultation-6-november

#HybridEvent #CopimConference | A free two-day gathering to spotlight the evolving landscape of community-led open access book publishing: the next Copim conference will take place on 26–27 February. Join in person or online from wherever you are.

Register: http://bit.ly/47oy2Wq

#ReformingRA #GraspOS | Today, the GraspOS SSH pilot leaders, Carol Delmazo and Fotis Mystakopoulos are chairing the Community Validation Workshop at the University of Coimbra.

The workshop is organised within the context of the SCIROS project, led by CHC Digital Humanities Centre.

#OpenScienceTraining #OPERASRI | The OPERAS training framework offers a structured methodology for designing, delivering and evaluating initiatives that are inclusive, scalable and aligned with Open Science principles.

Read it here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16970400

Our #OPERASService Pathfinder is evolving, and we want your feedback. Are you an editor or an editorial manager? Your perspective is essential for us.

Join our consultation workshop! bit.ly/pathfinder-c...

#Pathfinder #EditorialServices

🔹 "Supporting European capacities for SSH academic publishing and scholarly communication" summarises the role of OPERAS in the #OpenScholComm and #OS policy framework, its role in community-driven scholarly publishing, and its position within national contexts. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

🔹 "Addressing disinformation challenges: a critical effort to support freedom, democracies and trust": a proactive approach to disinformation by promoting open access to high-quality, peer-reviewed academic content. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

🔹 "Promoting balanced multilingualism in open science and scholarly communication". OPERAS advances the idea of “balanced multilingualism” in this policy brief, which seeks to challenge the hegemony of English without dismissing the value of a shared language. Read it here: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

🔹 "Ensuring Local Needs & Strengthening Distributed Infrastructures - OPERAS National Nodes": This policy brief highlights the importance of OPERAS’ National Nodes as a means to support open scholarly communication at both the country and European levels in the SSH. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Policy briefs are concise documents that present research and policy recommendations on complex issues. During the OPERAS-PLUS project, which concluded last August, OPERAS has published four community policy briefs. Each of them approaches a highly strategic subject for the community:

By aligning efforts and connecting infrastructures, OPERAS helps create an open, inclusive, and connected research ecosystem — one that matches the transnational and interdisciplinary nature of today’s research in the SSH. Do you want to learn more about this? Visit our website: operas-eu.org

🔹 Collaborating seamlessly across borders, also via EU-funded projects, to promote common standards and interoperability.

#OpenAccess #OpenScience #ResearchInfrastructures #SSH #OPERAS

At OPERAS, we are working to overcome this by:
🔹 Building a sustainable infrastructure for open scholarly communication in the social sciences and humanities (SSH).
🔹 Connecting national nodes and services into a coherent European network.