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In our September 2026 edition of "New Online at the Library of Congress," we share updates to the Library's digital collections, datasets, web archives, and more.

Two reports linked below. From KOB: A research lab says an OpenAI agent targeted the University of New Mexico’s digital library in multiple hacking attempts but did not successfully breach the system. Transluce reported the attempts and said agents targeted UNM’s digital library in May 2026. They reported the activity included a direct attack and […]

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Today, we feature an interview with Tetiana Yaroshenko, Deputy Director for Research and International Affairs at the State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine, and Denys Kurbatov, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine.

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From UAlbany: As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly embedded in work, government and everyday life, new research from UAlbany’s Center for Technology in Government (CTG) suggests public libraries can play an important role in helping communities develop the skills to critically evaluate the technology, understand its risks and participate in decisions about how it is […]

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Digital preservation likes reassurance: successful ingest, verified fixity, neat information packages, green dashboards.

IOI's new prototype that uses wildfire data to explore how we can move from data rescue to data resilience

Today's guest bloggers present a 6-part model for explaining spikes in manuscript submissions and better informing future publishing strategies.

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Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement From arXiv: Three leading philanthropic organizations provide multimillion-dollar support for  platform development, organizational capacity, and continued service to the global  research community  arXiv announced new multiyear philanthropic commitments  from Simons Foundation International, XTX Markets, and Siegel Family Endowment to  support the organization’s establishment as an independent nonprofit. The […]

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The article linked below (full text) was published by the Journal of Documentation. Title From Card Catalogs to Chatbots: Envisioning Academic Library Services in the Era of AI and LLMs Open Access Author Chao Cai Libraries and School of Information Studies, Purdue University Source Journal of Documentation, Vol. 82 No. 7 DOI: 10.1108/JD-03-2026-0132 Abstract Purpose […]

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Sibyl Schaefer opened iPRES 2026 with an unsettling question for digital preservation: What if the institutions, infrastructures, and assumptions on which preservation depends are themselves temporary

Some readers are foxes, and some are hedgehogs. What kind of reader is AI, and how will that impact both the practice of science and the business of journal publishing?

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As AI reshapes how information is created and accessed, libraries, publishers, and educators are confronting a new question: open for whom? In this live discussion, we explore the tensions between open knowledge and AI—from the strain on library infrastructure and concerns about AI training to the challenges facing Open Educational Resources. How can we address legitimate concerns about AI while preserving broad access to knowledge? Joining the conversation are Chris Bourg of MIT Libraries, Lisa Petrides of ISKME, and Charles Watkinson of University of Michigan Press.

This conversation was recorded on 9/10/2026. Watch the full video recording at: https://archive.org/details/open-for-whom

Check out all of the Future Knowledge episodes at https://archive.org/details/future-knowledge

Here’s the Full Text of the US Government Publishing Office Announcement: The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has named the New Mexico Supreme Court Law Library in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the 2026 Federal Depository Library of the Year. The library was selected for its exceptional commitment to providing free public access to Government information, […]

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Here’s the Full Text Today’s Publication Announcement From Harvard Library: Today, Harvard Library released Advancing Open Knowledge 2026, its updated framework for how the Library will continue to expand access to knowledge, enhance discovery and engagement, and preserve information for the future. Under University Librarian Martha Whitehead’s leadership, Harvard Library first articulated Advancing Open Knowledge […]

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The science blog archive Rogue Scholar is launching an Editorial Board to handle submissions of new blogs, and oversee editorial management of existing blogs, e.g. blogs or individual posts that should be retracted or no longer archived.

The Rogue Scholar science blog archive accepts new blogs via a submission

We warmly invite you to join staff from the Library of Congress volunteer transcription program, By the People, for a special webinar on Thursday, September 24, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT featuring Manuscript Division historian, Michelle Krowl, as she presents “Slumbering Thunder in His Soul: Exploring the Life and Death of James A. Garfield In His Papers.” Registration is required for the virtual event - click through to learn more.

A new federal framework asks libraries, archives and museums to document not only whether AI touched a digital object, but how, when and with what evidence. Public comments are due October 15, 2026.

Generative AI has made language tools ubiquitous, but it introduces risks of homogenized texts and semantic slippage.

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A new special issue of Information Technology and Libraries is now available online. This special issue is devoted to “showcasing examples and ideas for integrating GenAI tools into galleries, libraries, archives, and museums generative AI summarize the articles included in it.” Information Technology and Libraries, Vol. 45 No. 3 (2026):Accelerating Generative AI Integration in Libraries […]

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In today’s Mental Health Monday post, Ja’Nya Jenoch, a licensed mental health counselor, professor, author, and health researcher, takes us through the history of maternal mental health, unpacks terms such as postpartum depression and maternal separation anxiety, and explores the complex systems and pressures that shape the experiences of many mothers.

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On behalf of the Nominating Committee, I’m pleased to share the slate of candidates for the 2026 board election. Every active member organisation is invited to submit a ballot to elect the incoming board class.

Each year we do an open call for board interest. This year, the Nominating Committee received 55 submissions from members worldwide to fill seven open board seats.

We have one large member seat and six small member seats open for election in 2026. We maintain a balanced board of eight large member seats and eight small member seats. Size is determined based on the organisation’s membership tier (small members fall in the $0-$550 tiers and large members in the $600-$50,000 tiers).

We were pleased to see the diversity in candidates, with applicants from 29 countries. The committee was keen to prepare a diverse slate of organization types, individual skills and perspectives, and global representation.

Tier 1, Small member candidates (electing six seats)

• Bernard Bizimana, HEC Montréal
• Cheol-Heui Yun, Korean Council of Science Editors (KCSE)
• Marin Dacos, OpenEdition
• Eduardo de Almeida Leite, Ponteditora
• Pinar Dündar, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
• Mochammad Tanzil Multazam, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo
• Vincas Grigas, Vilnius University Press

Tier 2, Large member candidates (electing one seat)

• Nicole Roocke, Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia
• Richard Sever, openRxiv
• James Phillpotts, Oxford University Press

Please read the candidates’ statements

Every member has a vote

If your organization is a voting member in good standing as of September 5th, 2026, you are eligible to vote.

The voting contact for your organization will receive a ballot from eBallot, a third-party election platform. You should receive it on Monday, 21st September, and you will have until 12:00 UTC on 22nd October to submit your ballot.

The election results will be announced at the Crossref2026 online meeting on 22nd October, 2026.

Special thanks to the committee: Nick Lindsay of MIT Press, Oscar Donde of Pan Africa Science Journal, Shaharima Parvin of East West University, Nicolas Mejia Torres of Universidad de la Sabana, and Amanda Ward of Taylor & Francis for the time they dedicated to reviewing the expressions of interest and participating in committee meetings.

If you have any questions about our election process, please contact me.

From a ULC Announcement (via E-Mail) and the Report: Future Scenarios: Library Space & Design, [is] a member-informed look at how libraries can balance physical space and digital technologies. This report not only examines how patrons use library spaces, programs, and services today, it uses those patterns to imagine what future patrons may need and […]

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Last Updated on September 18, 2026, 9:11 am ET ARL Public Policy Briefing (September 2026) This month in the US, a circuit court held that a website does not infringe...

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Closing out Peer Review Week 2026, today's post suggests that research novelty and capacity for innovation should be given greater priority than clarity and comprehensiveness in peer review.

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France's Bibliographic Agency for Higher Education and Research (ABES) explains how and why thousands of French dissertations are so well-described in Crossref DOI metadata with ROR IDs and more.

From the European Commission: A new independent expert report published today by the European Commission highlights that, despite notable advancement, the implementation of open access across the European Research Area remains uneven and fragmented. While progress has been made, persistent barriers continue to hinder widespread open access, and further action is needed. Over the past […]

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Here’s the Full Text of Today’s NYPL’s Announcement: The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center announces a historic $60 million gift that will fundamentally expand public access to its 15 million item archive dedicated to dance, theater, and music—one of the world’s largest such collections. The donation is the biggest […]

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The Federal Agencies Digital Guideline Initiative has two new resources now open for public comment: "TCR4CAP: Tiered Community Recommendations for Content Authenticity and Provenance, with a focus on LAM collections content impacted by artificial intelligence" and the supporting technical assessment report, "Content Authenticity and Provenance for Audiovisual Collections: An Environmental Review" (also called CAP Environmental Review). Both resources will assist cultural heritage institutions with decisions about documenting content authenticity and provenance, particularly for content impacted by artificial intelligence. These resources are currently open for public comment until mid-October 2026.

What if the systems designed to protect scientific rigor are also making it harder for new ideas to emerge? Do different scholarly contributions deserve unique forms of evaluation?

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We’re providing a summary of the board’s July 2026 meeting. The July board meeting is our only in-person meeting. The board gathers for two days of strategic thinking and long-range planning, as well as conducting annual board business. This year, we focused on allocating surplus funds we have on hand to invest in a three-year project to redesign the content system. In a related discussion, we decided to lower content registration fees starting in 2027 because we’ve had a demonstrated history of generating surpluses, exceeding what we need to run Crossref. We also discussed the board structure, as part of our regular review of stakeholder governance. And we conducted annual board business, such as approving the audited financial statements and reviewed our risk register and mitigation plans.

The resolutions are available on the dedicated section of our website, which also lists the members of the Board and offers further information about our governance.

We also managed to squeeze in watching a World Cup game over dinner.

Board business

July board meeting agenda

The board voted unanimously to approve the agenda for the July 2026 meeting. The board then voted to approve the consent agenda, which includes a package of routine board business items.

March board minutes

The board voted unanimously to approve the minutes of the March 2026 board meeting.

Vote to approve a board policy on applying to staff roles

The board discussed and approved a Board Policy to define how to handle instances in which Crossref Board members wish to apply for open Crossref staff positions. The proposed policy applies Crossref’s Conflict of Interest Policy. Board members will be required to step down from the Board if they are applying for a position on the Senior Management or Executive Teams.

Audit Committee report

The audit committee presented the 2025 audited financial statements for review and approval. Crossref received a clean opinion and is in a healthy financial position. The board unanimously approved the statements, which are now available on the finance page of our website

Team & operational updates

Ed Pentz, Ginny Hendricks, and Lucy Ofiesh presented organisational updates. This includes updates on our midyear financial performance, progress on goals for the year, and a review of member participation and statistics on the metadata records and relationships captured in our State of Research Nexus report.

We also provided an update on progress towards establishing a second legal entity, an AISBL in Belgium.

Each July, the board reviews the risk register and risk mitigation plans prepared by the Senior Management Team.

Time-limited investment in our system redesign project

The executive team presented a proposal to allocate $4.9 million from the cash reserves generated through several years of surpluses to hire additional staff for three years to join the permanent team in redesigning the Crossref system (CS). The overall approach is to shrink Crossref’s monolithic code base by gradually rewriting individual modules, with the ultimate goal of delivering more flexible tools and services and strengthening the long-term reliability of the Crossref system. The board discussed the proposal. Following an active discussion on the approach to the redesign and the responsible use of surplus funds, the board approved the use of up to $1.6 million per year for three years.

For more information on the redesign project, please see our recent blog post, Investing $4.9 million of our surplus in rebuilding the Crossref system.

Strategic positioning

We brought in a consultant to help lead the board in a discussion of our long-range strategic position. The board discussed the challenges and opportunities facing scholarly communication, Crossref’s current position in the community, and the role we might play in the future as the needs of our community evolve. This discussion will inform an update to our strategic agenda and the preparation of an impact plan.

Governance review

Periodically, the board conducts a review of the governing structure. These reviews coincide with our biannual POSI self-assessments.

This year’s review was taken in two parts: the consideration of augmenting our governance structure by adding an Advisory Board, and reviewing how we allocate seats on the board. We discussed both of these at length and, while not yet making any changes, the board recognized the need to continue to review this periodically.

Proposal to lower content registration fees

The board discussed the ongoing work of the project known as Resourcing Crossref for Future Sustainability (RCFS). This multi-year effort, which began in 2023, aims to make our fees more accessible, equitable, and simpler to understand and operate.

Phase 1 of RCFS focused primarily on lowering membership fees for the least resourced members and simplifying underused, complex content registration fees. In January 2026, we rolled out a new, lower membership fee, removed little-used discounts that contributed to fee complexity, extended our GEM program to include zero-fee membership and content registration for 18 additional countries, and introduced a two-year fee waiver on back-year grants.

Phase 2 of RCFS focused on lowering and further simplifying content registration fees. At the July meeting, the board reviewed and discussed a proposal to (1) reduce content registration fees from $1.00 to $0.95 and from $0.25 to $0.20, while leaving $0.06 record types unchanged, and (2) remove all fees for “back-year” records, effective January 1, 2027.

While this change will have a material financial impact, projected at approximately -760,000 USD lost revenue in 2027, Crossref is in a strong financial position and growing steadily through new members and new record growth.

The board discussed the proposal in detail and voted to approve.

More information on the proposal can be found in our recent blog post, Fee update: lowering and removing DOI registration fees in January 2027

Any other business & executive session

We close each meeting with any other business a board member wants to raise. We summarised the decisions and actions from the meeting. The board then went into Executive Session to discuss any closed issues.

There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned.

The article linked below was published today by Nature. Title Reimagining Research Papers as Interactive and Reliable AI Agents Authors Jiacheng Miao Stanford University Joe R. Davis Stanford University Yaohui Zhang Stanford University Jonathan K. Pritchard Stanford University James Zou Stanford University Source Nature 16 September 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-11044-y Abstract Here we introduce Paper2Agent, an […]

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From an International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) Release: Three in four experts on the global information environment now expect conditions in their country of expertise to worsen over the coming year, according to a new survey from the International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE). This is the highest level of pessimism recorded […]

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In 2023, Ithaka S+R embarked on a project to make higher education after reentry more accessible by fostering partnerships between college-based programs and community organizations that serve incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, or system-impacted students. For a full year, we worked directly with a cohort of 10 college programs and 10 community organizations in order to understand […]

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The article linked below was recently published by the Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy. Title Survey of Intellectual Freedom Procedures in the United States Authors Amanda Izenstark University of Rhode Island Jo Knapp Johnson & Wales University David Bernardo Providence College Source Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy (Office for Intellectual Freedom, an Office […]

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Today's Peer Review Week post is a Kitchen Essentials interview with Daniela Saderi, Executive Director of PREreview.

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From a DPLA Post: We’re excited to share that Cleveland Public Library (CPL) now maintains the digital collection of American cultural heritage. This vital program brings together over 50 million books, photos, maps, videos and more, contributed by more than 6,000 libraries, archives, and museums from across the country, making them discoverable in a single […]

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Starting today, funder names deposited in Crossref metadata without an identifier will be matched to ROR IDs, to support an open and connected Research Nexus.

We’ve heard you: “Fix the Wayback Machine!” Here’s what’s going on. The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine has been hit by waves of high-volume automated traffic, and we’ve put protections in […]

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From a CRL Announcement (Full Text): The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) has released a new issue paper, Large Scale Digitization in the AI Era: Issues and Model Terms for Libraries and Their Partners, addressing the growing number of proposals to digitize library collections at scale for potential use in commercial artificial intelligence and other […]

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Last Updated on September 15, 2026, 11:27 am ET Featuring reflections from Erica Barnett (Western Carolina University), Sheri Edwards (University of Florida), Katherine Klosek (ARL), Elaina Norlin (ASERL), Thomas Teper...

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From a New Harvard Crimson Student Authored Op/Ed: As AI makes research more convenient than ever, we shouldn’t forget the irreplaceability of physical libraries. Harvard’s libraries are home to fascinating collections and dedicated spaces for everything from poetry to data visualization — spaces that ought to be used. Perhaps the most underutilized of those resources […]

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Artificial intelligence is transforming society and institutions worldwide. The Library of Congress, founded in 1800, has been through numerous major technological revolutions since then. In some ways, the implementation of AI is similar to previous technological and digital transformations. In others, it is unlike anything that has come before. AI technologies are improving rapidly, and the Library’s approach to engaging with them calls on its history  and a strong foundation of IT security and governance. This strategy  focuses on embracing new technologies with care, building on decades of technological innovation, and balancing human judgment with machine capabilities.

Today's guest post asks what about our current peer review system is worth saving and if we're able to establish one that protects editorial judgment and preserves research integrity.

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Starting today, funder names deposited in Crossref metadata without an identifier will be matched to ROR IDs, to support an open and connected Research Nexus. Funding information is an increasingly important part of the scholarly record. The improved matching strategy supports researchers, funders, institutions, and meta-researchers, who rely on that information to understand how research is supported and what outcomes that support produces.

We start matching funder names in research outputs to ROR IDs, while we also implement our improved matching strategy. Previously deposited metadata records will remain unchanged. Identifiers from the Open Funder Registry will remain in metadata records and will not be replaced by ROR IDs.

Member-deposited metadata in Crossref is enriched in a number of ways that give useful context to the community. Earlier this year, we shared that we will be initiating a number of matching tasks to highlight relationships between works, individuals, institutions, and actions. Subsequently, we shared our strategy for matching funders to Research Organization Registry (ROR) IDs, which is far more precise than the one we’re replacing.

With this approach, we will be designing an open and transparent system, enabling greater control over the matching logic that can continue to evolve alongside community needs.

– Dominika Tkaczyk, Director of Technology at Crossref

Following extensive testing and evaluation, the new funder matching strategy is ready, and has been shown to achieve 99% precision. Starting today, every new or updated record containing funding information without a funder identifier will go through the updated matching process. Any matched ROR IDs will become part of the enriched metadata, freely available through our REST API. Matching to ROR identifiers means that we are continuing our commitment to using and supporting open, community-governed infrastructure.

Improved funder matching creates stronger links between funding and research outcomes, helping build a more complete picture of how research is supported and connected in the Research Nexus. As we argue in our recent position paper on PIDs in research infrastructure policy, the value of a Crossref DOI comes from the rich, open metadata, relationships, services and stewardship built on top of it. Funder matching puts that principle into practice: adding a ROR ID creates a more reliable connection between research outputs and the organisations that fund them.

What does this mean?

Funder names deposited without an identifier will be matched to ROR IDs, where a match is found. During our mid-year community call held on 13 May 2026, we demonstrated how we would match funder IDs to ROR IDs. Crossref Director of Technology, Dominika Tkaczyk, demonstrated four cases of funder matching—from straightforward to more complex matching scenarios, with increasing discrepancies between the input and the name variant in the ROR registry. While our strategy successfully resolved these discrepancies, it also doesn’t overmatch and won’t return a result for a generic name, such as “Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences”.

Watch the demo:

No matching outcome is perfect, as you may have read in our evaluation process. The new method builds in a way to remove or replace incorrect matches, which is a feature that has been missing from our previous matching implementation.

Why open funding metadata matters

As the research ecosystem continues to embrace the principles of Open Science, it is important that the metadata associated with research funding is openly available. It increases the transparency of funding sources, supporting compliance with their funder requirements and research integrity. For funders, identifying the outcomes of funded research helps track the impact of their grants.

This work also reflects our commitment to the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information, which calls for open research information to support transparency, accountability, and reuse. Funder matching addresses at least one of the barriers to improving the quality and flow of funding metadata as reflected in a recently published action plan.

One matching project down, more to go

Funder matching is one of a series of projects in our metadata enrichment journey. As we continue developing methods to match metadata, each enhancement will help to strengthen the connections that underpin the research nexus. Next up we will be matching grant numbers and funder identifiers to grant DOIs registered with Crossref.

Questions you might have

Will my existing record change?

No. Existing records remain unchanged unless you update them.

What if Crossref makes an incorrect match?

Let us know, we’ll investigate and improve the matching.

Can I already deposit ROR IDs?

Yes.

What if my funder doesn’t have a ROR ID?

If no corresponding ROR ID exists, no ROR ID will be added.

Last Updated on September 16, 2026, 4:54 pm ET The ARL Daily Intelligence is the trusted source of news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Released Monday through Thursday, the ARL Daily...

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How China’s data-paper experiment reached ISO

Amid growing geopolitical tensions, shifting federal policies, and expanded research security and compliance requirements, universities across the country are facing challenging questions: what do changing policies mean for international scholarly exchange? How can institutions continue to foster academic openness in a constrained environment? And what role can universities continue to play in the global production and circulation of knowledge?

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For Peer Review Week 2026, we asked the Chefs two questions: What is one uncomfortable truth about peer review that the scholarly publishing community doesn’t talk about enough? And, beyond recruiting more reviewers, what conversation about peer review capacity are we overlooking?

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“Director’s cut” is a new bimonthly blog series launched on the OpenCitations blog to share the Director’s point of view on the hidden work happening within our infrastructure. In our roadmap, informed by a community survey we conducted to address the needs of our users (and potential users), we promised to focus, among other things, on strengthening backend development to foster better semantic interoperability with other research infrastructures. Indeed, such a topic is gaining momentum in recent months and has generated a lot of … Continue reading Director’s cut #1: implementing semantic interoperability

French version –– Version française

Strengthening Scholarly Publishing in Africa is a collaborative webinar series bringing together ASSAf, Crossref, DOAJ, EIFL, and PKP to share practical guidance, resources, and approaches for strengthening the publishing ecosystem in the region. This series responds to the growing interest in open access, digital publishing, stronger editorial practices, and greater visibility of research publishing across Africa. Each partner organisation has long experience of building that capacity in the area of their expertise. In this series, we’re coming together to offer a more holistic learning experience to the community of African publishers, putting different aspects of the publishing process in their broader context.

The entire series is offered simultaneously in English and French.

You are welcome to join any of the sessions selectively, or participate actively in the full series to receive a certificate of completion.

Please read on about the learning objectives for each webinar and register for the sessions of interest.

30 September 2026: Strengthening Trusted Open Access Publishing in Africa

This opening session introduces the purpose and structure of the webinar series, setting the scene for a coordinated capacity-building pathway to strengthen scholarly publishing in Africa. The session will highlight why editorial quality, transparency, publishing standards, discoverability, and sustainability are essential for trusted open access journals and book publishing. It will also explain how participation in open scholarly infrastructure, including DOAJ, OJS, Crossref, and related services, supports the visibility and integrity of African research. Participants will be introduced to the main themes of the series, including digitisation and preservation, publishing platforms, editorial workflows, metadata, research visibility, and long-term journal sustainability. The session will position the series as a collaborative effort to support African publishers in improving quality, strengthening operations, and connecting their publications more effectively to the global scholarly communication ecosystem.Register

7 October 2026: Day-to-day journal operations

Efficient editorial workflows are crucial for maintaining quality and timely publication. This session explores ways to optimise daily editorial workflows from manuscript submission, through editorial review, selection of reviewers, peer review, production, publication and post-publication discussions. Special attention will be paid to the realities of volunteer-led and institutionally supported journals, as well as to common areas for improvement in journal transparency, discoverability, accessibility, interoperability and compliance with good publishing practices, and to approaches for systematically assessing journals against these requirements. This session builds on the EIFL Guide on Editorial Workflows in Diamond Open Access Journals, but will also be useful to the editors of all types of journals.Register

21 October 2026: Plug It In: Connecting OJS to Scholarly Infrastructure

This session introduces the key settings, workflows, and metadata practices that help journals connect OJS to the wider scholarly communications ecosystem. Participants will learn where metadata is entered and managed in OJS, how to configure policies and settings that support indexing services such as DOAJ, and how to use built-in features and plugins to connect with services like Crossref. The session will also highlight the importance of maintaining these connections through regular platform upgrades and good metadata stewardship.Register

4 November 2026: Sustainability of scholarly publishing in Africa

Sustainability is a multidimensional construct that goes beyond financial resources to include human, technological, and social capital ( Kwanya and Ateka (2026)). This session explores journal sustainability, drawing from experiences of African Diamond OA journals developing and implementing their sustainability strategies and action plans. Guidance will be provided on how to shift from issue-to-issue or year-to-year planning to multi-year planning and from rough cost estimates to clearly defined funding streams with realistic expectations and a contingency plan. Common funding challenges will be discussed and practical solutions shared. Financial Sustainability Planning Toolkit for Diamond OA journals with planning templates will be presented, and different funding sources discussed (based on Funding sources of African no-fee open access journals).Register

25 November 2026: Enhancing research visibility and trustworthiness through metadata

Research institutions across Africa produce valuable scholarly outputs, yet gaps in metadata practices can limit their visibility, discoverability, trustworthiness, and connection to the global research ecosystem. This session will offer practical tips about workflows to support registering richer metadata for increased research visibility and impact.Register

The organisations behind the series

ASSAf

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) was inaugurated in May 1996 by the former President of South Africa and patron of the Academy, Nelson Mandela. It was formed in response to the need for an academy of science congruent with the dawn of democracy in South Africa – activist in its mission of using science for the benefit of society. The mandate of the Academy encompasses all fields of scientific enquiry and it includes the full diversity of South Africa’s distinguished scientists. The Parliament of South Africa passed the Academy of Science of South Africa Act (Act 67 of 2001), as amended, which came into operation in May 2002. ASSAf is the official national Academy of Science of South Africa and represents the country in the international community of science academies. Since its inception, ASSAf has grown from a small, emergent organisation to a well-established academy.

Crossref

Crossref is a not-for-profit membership organisation that runs open infrastructure for a connected scholarly research record. We connect 25,000+ members across 167 countries, registering over 185 million records and facilitating 2.1 billion metadata queries each month. Our mission is to make research objects easy to find, cite, link, assess, and reuse.

DOAJ

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a unique and extensive index of diverse open access journals from around the world, driven by a growing community. It is committed to ensuring quality content is openly available online for everyone. DOAJ is run and managed by the DOAJ Foundation, a non-profit community-governed Danish foundation based in Denmark, but has team members and Ambassadors from all over the world. DOAJ’s mission is to increase the visibility, accessibility, reputation, usage and impact of quality, peer-reviewed, open access scholarly research journals globally, regardless of discipline, geography or language.

EIFL

EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) is a not-for-profit organisation that works with libraries to enable access to knowledge in developing and transition economy countries in Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America.

PKP

The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) is a not-for-profit, community-governed organization based at Simon Fraser University (SFU), with its remote team based all around the world. Its vision is for a world where everyone can access and meaningfully contribute to open knowledge for the benefit of all. In collaboration with our global community, PKP conducts research, develops free and open source software, and works to increase the quality, diversity and accessibility of scholarly publishing. While it is best known for Open Journal Systems (OJS) used by more than 60,000 journals globally, PKP also develops Open Monograph Press (OMP) and Open Preprint Systems (OPS).

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Renforcer l’édition scientifique en Afrique « Renforcer l’édition scientifique en Afrique » est une série de webinaires organisée par l’ASSAf, Crossref, le DOAJ, l’EIFL et le PKP afin de partager des conseils pratiques, des ressources et des approches visant à renforcer l’écosystème de l’édition dans la région. Cette série répond à l’intérêt croissant pour le libre accès, l’édition numérique, le renforcement des pratiques éditoriales et une plus grande visibilité des publications de recherche à travers l’Afrique. Chaque organisation partenaire possède une longue expérience dans le renforcement de ces capacités dans son domaine d’expertise. Dans le cadre de cette série, nous unissons nos forces pour offrir une expérience d’apprentissage plus globale à la communauté des éditeurs africains, en replaçant les différents aspects du processus d’édition dans leur contexte plus large.

L’ensemble de la série est proposé simultanément en anglais et en français.

Vous pouvez assister à certaines sessions de votre choix ou participer activement à l’intégralité de la série afin d’obtenir une attestation de participation.

Nous vous invitons à découvrir les objectifs pédagogiques de chaque webinaire et à vous inscrire aux sessions qui vous intéressent.

30 septembre 2026 : Renforcer l’édition en libre accès de confiance en Afrique

Cette session d’ouverture présente l’objectif et la structure de la série de webinaires, posant ainsi les bases d’un parcours coordonné de renforcement des capacités visant à consolider l’édition scientifique en Afrique. La session mettra en évidence pourquoi la qualité éditoriale, la transparence, les normes de publication, la découvrabilité et la pérennité sont essentielles pour des revues et des ouvrages en libre accès fiables. Elle expliquera également comment la participation à des infrastructures scientifiques ouvertes, notamment le DOAJ, l’OJS, Crossref et les services associés, favorise la visibilité et l’intégrité de la recherche africaine. Les participants découvriront les principaux thèmes de la série, notamment la numérisation et la conservation, les plateformes de publication, les flux de travail éditoriaux, les métadonnées, la visibilité de la recherche et la pérennité à long terme des revues. Cette session présentera la série comme une initiative collaborative visant à aider les éditeurs africains à améliorer la qualité, à renforcer leurs opérations et à relier plus efficacement leurs publications à l’écosystème mondial de la communication scientifique.S’inscrire

7 octobre 2026 : Le fonctionnement quotidien des revues

Des flux de travail éditoriaux efficaces sont essentiels pour maintenir la qualité et assurer une publication dans les délais. Cette session explore les moyens d’optimiser les flux de travail éditoriaux quotidiens, depuis la soumission des manuscrits jusqu’à la révision éditoriale, en passant par la sélection des évaluateurs, l’évaluation par les pairs, la production, la publication et les discussions post-publication. Une attention particulière sera accordée aux réalités des revues gérées par des bénévoles et soutenues par des institutions, ainsi qu’aux domaines communs à améliorer en matière de transparence, de découvrabilité, d’accessibilité, d’interopérabilité et de conformité aux bonnes pratiques éditoriales, et aux approches permettant d’évaluer systématiquement les revues au regard de ces exigences. Cette session s’appuie sur le Guide de l’EIFL sur les flux de travail éditoriaux dans les revues en libre accès « Diamond », mais sera également utile aux rédacteurs en chef de tous types de revues.S’inscrire

21 octobre 2026 : Plug It In : Connecter OJS à l’infrastructure scientifique

Cette session présente les principaux paramètres, flux de travail et pratiques en matière de métadonnées qui aident les revues à connecter OJS à l’écosystème plus large de la communication scientifique. Les participants apprendront où les métadonnées sont saisies et gérées dans OJS, comment configurer les politiques et les paramètres qui prennent en charge les services d’indexation tels que le DOAJ, et comment utiliser les fonctionnalités intégrées et les plugins pour se connecter à des services comme Crossref. La session mettra également en évidence l’importance de maintenir ces connexions grâce à des mises à jour régulières de la plateforme et à une bonne gestion des métadonnées.S’inscrire

4 novembre 2026 : La pérennité de l’édition scientifique en Afrique

La pérennité est un concept multidimensionnel qui va au-delà des ressources financières pour inclure le capital humain, technologique et social ( Kwanya et Ateka, 2026). Cette session explore la pérennité des revues, en s’appuyant sur les expériences de revues africaines en accès libre « Diamond » qui ont développé et mis en œuvre leurs stratégies et plans d’action en matière de pérennité. Des conseils seront prodigués sur la manière de passer d’une planification numéro par numéro ou année par année à une planification pluriannuelle, et d’estimations approximatives des coûts à des sources de financement clairement définies, assorties d’attentes réalistes et d’un plan d’urgence. Les défis courants en matière de financement seront abordés et des solutions pratiques seront partagées. Une boîte à outils de planification de la pérennité financière destinée aux revues en libre accès « Diamond » (avec des modèles de planification) sera présentée, et différentes sources de financement seront examinées (sur la base des sources de financement des revues africaines en libre accès sans frais).S’inscrire

25 novembre 2026 : Renforcer la visibilité et la fiabilité de la recherche grâce aux métadonnées

Les institutions de recherche à travers l’Afrique produisent des résultats scientifiques précieux, mais des lacunes dans les pratiques relatives aux métadonnées peuvent limiter leur visibilité, leur accessibilité, leur fiabilité et leur connexion à l’écosystème mondial de la recherche. Cette session proposera des conseils pratiques sur les flux de travail permettant d’enregistrer des métadonnées plus riches afin d’accroître la visibilité et l’impact de la recherche.S’inscrire

Les organisations à l’origine de la série

ASSAf

L’Académie des sciences d’Afrique du Sud (ASSAf) a été inaugurée en mai 1996 par l’ancien président de l’Afrique du Sud et parrain de l’Académie, Nelson Mandela. Elle a été créée pour répondre au besoin d’une académie des sciences en phase avec l’avènement de la démocratie en Afrique du Sud – une académie engagée dans sa mission consistant à mettre la science au service de la société. Le mandat de l’Académie englobe tous les domaines de la recherche scientifique et rassemble toute la diversité des éminents scientifiques sud-africains. Le Parlement sud-africain a adopté la loi sur l’Académie des sciences d’Afrique du Sud (loi n° 67 de 2001), telle que modifiée, qui est entrée en vigueur en mai 2002. L’ASSAf est l’Académie nationale officielle des sciences d’Afrique du Sud et représente le pays au sein de la communauté internationale des académies des sciences. Depuis sa création, l’ASSAf est passée d’une petite organisation naissante à une académie bien établie.

Crossref

Crossref est une organisation associative à but non lucratif qui gère une infrastructure ouverte destinée à relier les données issues de la recherche scientifique. Nous mettons en relation plus de 25 000 membres répartis dans 167 pays, enregistrons plus de 185 millions d’entrées et traitons 2,1 milliards de requêtes de métadonnées chaque mois. Notre mission est de faciliter la recherche, la citation, la mise en lien, l’évaluation et la réutilisation des objets de recherche.

DOAJ

Le Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) est un index unique et exhaustif regroupant une grande diversité de revues en libre accès du monde entier, animé par une communauté en pleine expansion. Il s’engage à garantir que des contenus de qualité soient librement accessibles en ligne pour tous. Le DOAJ est dirigé et géré par la Fondation DOAJ, une fondation danoise à but non lucratif régie par la communauté et basée au Danemark, mais qui compte des membres de l’équipe et des ambassadeurs issus du monde entier. La mission du DOAJ est d’accroître la visibilité, l’accessibilité, la réputation, l’utilisation et l’impact des revues de recherche scientifique de qualité, évaluées par des pairs et en libre accès, à l’échelle mondiale, indépendamment de la discipline, de la situation géographique ou de la langue.

EIFL

EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) est une organisation à but non lucratif qui collabore avec les bibliothèques pour faciliter l’accès à la connaissance dans les pays en développement et en transition économique d’Afrique, d’Asie-Pacifique, d’Europe et d’Amérique latine.

PKP

Le Public Knowledge Project (PKP) est une organisation à but non lucratif, gérée par sa communauté, basée à l’université Simon Fraser (SFU), dont l’équipe travaille à distance depuis les quatre coins du monde. Sa vision est celle d’un monde où chacun peut accéder à la connaissance ouverte et y contribuer de manière significative, pour le bien de tous. En collaboration avec sa communauté mondiale, le PKP mène des recherches, développe des logiciels libres et open source, et œuvre à améliorer la qualité, la diversité et l’accessibilité de l’édition scientifique. Bien qu’il soit surtout connu pour Open Journal Systems (OJS), utilisé par plus de 60 000 revues à travers le monde, le PKP développe également Open Monograph Press (OMP) et Open Preprint Systems (OPS).

Three professional communities, three programs, and one organizational question arriving from all of them

From the Yale Daily News Beyond fighting misinformation, public libraries are stepping up to bridge paywalls. While students often run into paid barriers when accessing articles via Google or Google Scholar, public libraries subscribe to expensive digital databases, academic journals, and major news outlets — including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal […]

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The article linked below was recently published College & Research Libraries (C&RL). Title Investigating International Academic Librarian Attitudes on Copyright Reform in Support of Open AccessInvestigating International Academic Librarian Attitudes on Copyright Reform in Support of Open Access Authors Stephanie Savage University of British Columbia John Willinsky Public Knowledge Project, Simon Fraser Univeristy Source College […]

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In 1980, Negativland released its first self-titled album with handmade covers and distributed it through a few record stores in the California Bay Area. “We thought we might sell 100 […]

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Last Updated on September 11, 2026, 1:37 pm ET After 23 years at Iowa State University Library, Hilary Seo (18LFP Fellow) retired in summer 2026. Before heading to the great...

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Today's guest post challenges our community to face tendencies toward groupthink and address the incentive structures that resist adaptation and innovation.

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The article linked below was recently published by College & Research Libraries (C&RL) Title Evolving Trends: A Bibliometric Analysis of Academic Librarians’ Publications at Twelve AAU Member Universities Authors Pete E. Pascuzzi Purdue University Libraries  Jason B. Reed Purdue University Libraries  Greenley Goedde Creech Purdue University Libraries  Source College & Research Libraries Vol 87, No […]

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In this interview, 2026 Library of Congress Junior Fellow Martin Corona reflects on his experience working in the Library’s Office of the Chief Information Officer Digital Strategy Directorate.

Earning a bachelor’s degree is still one of the surest routes to economic mobility. But affordability concerns, changing student needs, and a shifting labor market are raising the pressure on states and colleges to demonstrate that a degree is really worth it. In response, an increasing number of states are authorizing bachelor’s degrees that require […]

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Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement: The Association of University Presses (AUPresses), in partnership with PBS Books, is proud to introduce Uncovered https://www.pbsbooks.org/uncovered/, a year-long digital series that invites audiences to explore the outstanding books, distinguished authors, and compelling ideas published by its member presses. The first episode, devoted to Hispanic heritage and culture, will stream […]

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Published today by Oxford University Press (OUP): We have updated our author and editor guidelines on the responsible, appropriate, and transparent use of AI, including a policy outlining what AI use should be disclosed when preparing manuscripts for our journals. In a recent global survey of more than 2,600 researchers, nearly three-quarters (74%) of respondents […]

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The US Department of Justice filed a Statement of Interest in the copyright infringement litigation between The New York Times and OpenAI and Microsoft, et. al., largely siding with the AI companies and strongly favoring the notion of LLM training as fair use. We asked the chefs for their thoughts.

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Internet Archive has received funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to support the development of ATLAS (Access To Local And State government information), a digital preservation […]

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From FYI Science Policy News: FYI Science Policy News obtained the letters through a July 2025 public records request. The new materials reveal a campaign spearheaded by then-interim US attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin to pressure publications prominent in the public health response to the COVID pandemic and in reproductive medicine. [Clip] […]

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The journal portfolio, platform, or membership is no longer enough, as AI transforms how research is discovered and consumed. How will your organization adapt?

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From Clarivate: Clarivate today released the Pulse of the Library 2026 report. Now in its third year, the global survey examines how libraries are responding to technological change, including AI, shifting priorities and growing demands on staff and resources. The findings reveal that Mainland China recorded the highest level of AI implementation, with 28% reporting moderate […]

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The public record is the foundation of an informed democracy, but in the digital age, it is more fragile than ever. In this timely conversation, Merrilee Proffitt(Democracy’s Library at the Internet Archive), James Jacobs (Stanford University), and Christopher Marcum (Federation of American Scientists) examine the growing challenges of preserving government information in the digital age. As government websites, scientific datasets, public health guidance, and other public records can be altered, removed, or lost with unprecedented speed, they explore the critical role libraries, archives, and civil society organizations play in safeguarding trustworthy public knowledge.

This conversation was recorded on 6/23/2026.

Check out all of the Future Knowledge episodes at https://archive.org/details/future-knowledge

From the Internet Archive (via Bluesky, X, and Mastodon): Much of BET’s digital journalism is no longer available on the live web. Internet Archive has preserved more than 199,000 BET articles over the years. They can now be accessed through The Wayback Machine & a new pilot explorer: https://wayback-labs.sf.archive.org/bet-explorer/   Background From Huff Post: Black […]

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Last Updated on September 10, 2026, 11:47 am ET The ARL Daily Intelligence is the trusted source of news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Released Monday through Thursday, the ARL Daily...

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From EveryLibrary Institute: A new Freckle Project Report, “15 Years of IMLS Figures”, looks at national public library statistics from 2010 through 2024 and identifies a striking contrast: American public libraries have more facilities, more staff, and higher levels of funding than at any point in the period examined, while several major measures of physical […]

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A 2026 Junior Fellowship project explored whether automated screenshot comparison could make quality assurance more manageable for the Library of Congress web archives. By comparing computer-generated visual similiarity metrics with staff assessments, we found that automation cannot replace human judgement but may help prioritize captures most likely to have serious issues.

Today's interview with Sylvia Chou and Alexa Romberg, formerly of NIH, sheds some light on censorship at the agency and the damage it's doing to health research.

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Most advice about digital preservation RFPs focuses on what to put in the document: which standards to require, which architecture to demand, which boxes to check. That’s useful advice, and we’ve written about it before — our recent piece on future-proofing your RFP breaks down the four pillars every institution should prioritize when drafting requirements. […]

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The Rogue Scholar science blog archive has now archived all its currently 55,730 blog posts as PDF files. These PDF files use the archival PDF/A-3A format and include the full-text HTML blog post with metadata embedded as Schema.org attachment, and their PDF URLs are included

The article linked below was published by Public Library Quarterly. Title Accountability, Integrity: AI Policy in Public Libraries Authors Kathryn FitzGerald University of Washington Benjamin Lee University of Washington Source Public Library Quarterly DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2026.2725502 Abstract As artificial intelligence reshapes both library work and the information environment, public libraries must determine whether or how to […]

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For the 2026 American Semiquincentennial year, the Library of Congress is working with the Smithsonian Institution to look at how artificial intelligence technologies can help make new discoveries about history. Dubbed “Revolution Crossroads,” the initiative aims to demonstrate what AI could do to enable new insights and explorations with collections. An introductory video from Inside Smithsonian Digital and the Library of Congress asks, “Can AI Help Historians?” It explains how leaders, curators, and technology experts are coming together to explore and explain AI’s capabilities to augment learning, research, and discovery.

Last Updated on September 4, 2026, 10:06 am ET Before retirement, Susan Parker (13LFP Fellow, 23President) sat down with ARL to reflect on a career that took her from law...

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From the Indianapolis Star: Under the atrium at the Indianapolis Public Library, a woman is busily typing away on her laptop. Another patron seated at the Central Branch is charging their device while streaming music through earbuds as they read quietly between the stacks. Free Wi-Fi allows Hoosiers a cozy and safe place to access the […]

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From WTOP: In 2019, Christopher Stewart started paying students in D.C. to work in a school library and learn about the field. The concept is similar to a paid internship, with students helping with research and shelving books. The goal is to increase students’ awareness of library science and spark their interest in the field. […]

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Today, we learn what's in store for this year's fall seminar from SSP.

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