We recently welcomed LIBER Quarterly as an OASPA member in the Scholar Publisher category. LIBER Quarterly joins almost 200 total OASPA members and over 60 others in this category. We asked Trudy Turner, Managing Editor, a few questions so we could learn more about LIBER Quarterly and its connection to open scholarship and decision to… Read full article >
Fully OA Publishers Live on OA Switchboard
OASPA founded OA Switchboard in 2020 and remains a proud strategic partner. It has been wonderful to see the OA Switchboard develop as a truly collaborative initiative and we are happy to share news that a number of fully open access (OA) publishers have now implemented their connection to OA Switchboard. OA Switchboard is set… Read full article >
Results of OASPA Board of Directors Election 2022
The OASPA Board of Directors comprises 11 members who serve for a term of 3 years. This September three of the current OASPA Board Members reach the end of their term of service. In keeping with our annual election process, OASPA member organisations were invited to nominate a representative for consideration as a candidate. We… Read full article >
Guest post: Thoughts on OASPA’s recent webinar “Normalizing Open Research practices via grassroots community-building”
This is a guest post by Mithu Lucraft, TBI Communications OASPA hosted an excellent discussion last week exploring how to normalise open research practice through grassroots community building. Speakers highlighted the need for culture change, where open science and research practice is more visible and accessible. Anita Eerland referred to the importance of policies in driving… Read full article >
Welcoming EIFL as an OASPA member
We recently welcomed EIFL as an OASPA member in the Supporting Services and Infrastructure (Non-Commercial) category. EIFL joins almost 200 total OASPA members and 28 others in this category. We asked Iryna Kuchma, Open Access Programme Manager, a few questions so we could learn more about EIFL and its connection to open scholarship and decision… Read full article >