@eudch.bsky.social
A collective that provides services for Diamond OA Publishers, Service Providers, Tools and Technology Providers.
@eudch.bsky.social📢 How can the #DiamondOA Standard reflect the needs of OA book publishing?
Join the Open Access Books Network online workshop on 12 October to discuss the draft standard and help shape its future.
🔗Register: tinyurl.com/2w6vd2ex
📝 Survey open until 18 October: tinyurl.com/343raz5m
@doaj.bsky.socialReposted by @eudch.bsky.social💎In this post from the German Service Centre Diamond Open Access (SeDOA), Marcel Wrzesinski,
@joannaball.bsky.social and Margo Bargheer summarise a recent workshop held at LIBER 2026 #DiamondOA #SeDOA @eudch.bsky.social
🔗 diamond-open-access.de/equitable-pu...
@eudch.bsky.social🔎 What if you could do more with #DiamondOA journal metadata?
The Diamond Discovery Hub now offers three new features: metadata export, journal record history, and improved handling of deleted journals.
Explore the updates: tinyurl.com/yc6ezuvy
@eudch.bsky.social📚 Heading to the Frankfurt Book Fair?
Marion Paulhac will be joining discussions on #DiamondOA and scholarly publishing, sharing info about the EDCH services and the AEGIS-OA survey on extending the Diamond Open Access Standard to books. Come talk to us!
@eudch.bsky.social💎 Tool Spotlight: PKP Preservation Network
The PKP PN helps #OJS journals preserve published content for long-term access through a decentralised LOCKSS network.
➡️ Explore the tool and join the discussion: tinyurl.com/54spydeb
@eudch.bsky.social💎 What do resilient #DiamondOA communities need?
Last month, we joined #PUBMET2026 and explored how local communities, National Capacity Centres, governance, and shared infrastructure strengthen Diamond OA across Europe.
Read our highlights from Zadar 👇
tinyurl.com/5y5pzj6h
@eudch.bsky.social📢There’s still time to join the EDCH Advocates 2026–2027 cohort!
We’re looking for librarians, editors, researchers with an interest in #DiamondOA!
Curious what Advocates have been doing? Read about our first year: tinyurl.com/4h345sbw
📅 New deadline: 9 October
🔗 Apply: tinyurl.com/5n7d7tp4
@eudch.bsky.social💎What role should libraries play in shaping the future of European #DiamondOA infrastructure?
In early 2027, the EDCH Libraries Pilot Programme will bring together a select group of libraries to help co-design EDCH’s next phase!
Learn more and apply to join: tinyurl.com/5634ymd4
@eudch.bsky.social🌍 We’re in Linz for OA Tage 2026!
We will present the #AEGIS-OA project on 29 Sept during the poster session and co-host an interactive #DiamondOA workshop with SeDOA on 30 Sept, 09:00–10:30 CEST.
💎Come say hi!
🔗Programme: tinyurl.com/48v5k36d
@eudch.bsky.social🔔 Happening next week: Introduction to WCAG Webinar
You still have time to register and join the EDCH Tools & Technologies Task Force for a practical introduction to #WCAG, with lessons from ICM University of Warsaw’s experience.
📅 1 Oct, 11:30 CEST
🔗 tinyurl.com/yrv7w7uz
@eudch.bsky.social⌛ Last chance to join the EDCH Advocates!
Applications for the 2026–2027 cohort close 30 September.
Help connect EDCH with your local community, share resources and training, and bring your community’s perspectives into the development of #DiamondOA!
@eudch.bsky.social💎 French universities and research organisations are strengthening their support for the EDCH!
Through Couperin, seven French institutions are contributing to sustainable, inclusive and community-led #DiamondOA!
🔷Read more: tinyurl.com/bdzxhsf4
🔷Support the EDCH: tinyurl.com/3zwnd5jp
@eudch.bsky.social📚 Do you work with #DiamondOA books?
AEGIS-OA is gathering community input on adapting the #DiamondOA Standard (DOAS) for OA book publishing.
Your experience can help shape DOAS to reflect the diversity and needs of the OA books community.
📝 tinyurl.com/y9t7xsjs
📅 Deadline: 18/10/2026, 23:59 CET
@beckywojturska.bsky.socialReposted by @eudch.bsky.socialWrote in @timeshighered.bsky.social Campus about Diamond Open Access in the UK.
Give it a read and check out these incredibly vital OA initiatives: @oipassoc.bsky.social, @ojcollective.bsky.social, @openbookcollective.bsky.social, @eudch.bsky.social.
@eudch.bsky.social💎 A timely EDCH Forum discussion for #PeerReview Week this year focused on reviewer capacity.
The Diamond Reviewer Pledge invites researchers to commit to reviewing at least one article for a #DiamondOA journal in the next 12 months.
🔷 Take the pledge & join the discussion: tinyurl.com/56pwmkwm
@eudch.bsky.social🌍 The EDCH is heading to #OASPA2026!
We’ll showcase how the EDCH, its NCCs and the #AEGISOA project are advancing a more coordinated and sustainable #DiamondOA landscape in Europe, including through the expansion to OA books.
Looking forward to connecting with colleagues!
@oaspa.bsky.social
@eudch.bsky.social💎 #DiamondOA is about more than removing fees. It’s also about who owns, governs and sustains #ScholarlyInfrastructure.
@markhusk.bsky.social & @johanrooryck.bsky.social
also explore how #DiamondOA can help build a more sovereign, resilient knowledge commons.
🔗 Full article: tinyurl.com/5fu8hua2
@doabooks.bsky.socialReposted by @eudch.bsky.socialWe've joined LinkedIn! 🎉
Connect with us for news, insights, and developments from across the #OABooks landscape, including #PRISM, new partnerships, events, and platform updates.
Follow us here 👉 www.linkedin.com/company/dire...
@eudch.bsky.social💎 How can we strengthen funding for #DiamondOA in Europe?
Join the second @almasiproject.bsky.social Diamond OA Policy Forum Europe meeting to explore funding approaches, models and opportunities for community-led scholarly publishing.
🔗Register: almasiproject.org/the-diamond-...
@eudch.bsky.social🎓 Want to become a #DiamondOA trainer?
Applications are open for the EDCH Train-the-Trainer course on #DiamondOA publishing, developed under AEGIS-OA. Turn your expertise into training you can deliver at your institution and in your community.
📅 Apply by 21 September
➡️ tinyurl.com/ymcvwby7
