Thursday 23 April, 9:00 UTC – Learn about software tools for creating illustrations for training materials! Join the @EIFLnet Open Science Trainers Meet-up. Check your local time & register – zurl.co/nNCmf #OpenAccess
'Smart Use of AI’– presentation to support #librarians to deliver engaging training on #ArtificialIntelligence for children & teenagers. Children will learn what AI is (and isn't) and develop skills for evaluating AI content for misinformation & deepfakes. More here - zurl.co/uSGiE
EIFL submitted comments for a public consultation on #Serbia’s Draft Law on Copyright and Related Rights (2026). @EIFL especially welcomed clauses that will implement the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities into national law. More here - zurl.co/qqfNw
👏 New from EIFL! We have just signed a three-year agreement with Encyclopaedia Britannica Ltd providing discounted pricing for Britannica Academic for libraries in 29 EIFL partner countries. For details and eligibility – zurl.co/wH5XO @Britannica Education
See @EIFL responses to public consultations on proposed new copyright laws in #Kenya and #Zambia - zurl.co/1a5Xv
Tomorrow - Tues 14 Apr 15.00 (UTC+2) - How can public libraries in divided societies foster dialogue between different viewpoints and combat online misinformation? Join this EIFL webinar & discussion with inspiring presentations from #Kenya and #Latvia. Details & registration - zurl.co/Znh59
Important update - the deadline to apply for a place on the 9th OpenAIRE Open Science Train-the-Trainer Bootcamp has been extended to 13 April 2026 (23:59 CEST) - more here - zurl.co/HhCvq
Today's your last chance to secure a place on the 9th OpenAIRE Open Science Train-the-Trainer Bootcamp. Registration closes today – 07 April 2026 (23.59 CEST). The Bootcamp happens in May. For details - zurl.co/LFr0P
Register now for @EIFL virtual break on 'The Civic Potential of Public Libraries', 14 April, 3:00pm (UTC+2), featuring guest speakers, Stella Migide Madete from #Kenya & Baiba Ivane from #Latvia. Details & registration - zurl.co/VHdYw.
Watch the new @EIFL 'Small Bites' training video for public library trainers & learn some practical strategies to keep learners engaged & prevent disruptions - zurl.co/QGdHf . To see more 'Small Bites' videos visit @EIFLnet on YouTube - zurl.co/EqxxZ
We've joined AEGIS-OA, a new Horizon #Europe project that brings together 24 partners from 16 countries to strengthen a sustainable, high-quality #DiamondOA publishing ecosystem - zurl.co/rkga1
👏 Exhibited in Shanghai Children's Library - the EIFL Public Library Innovation Award trophy, won for their STEM Whiz Kids, programme that engages children in science & technology learning activities - zurl.co/rjCol Thanks to the librarians for sharing🙏
📣 👉 Register now for the 9th OpenAIRE Open Science Train-the-Trainer Bootcamp, which takes place over 5 days in the last week of May. The registrations deadline is 7 April. EIFL's Milica Ševkušić will be among trainers at the Bootcamp. Details & registration - zurl.co/cA3W1
Winning government recognition for public #libraries contribution to #DigitalInclusion takes time - but it works in the end! EIFL's Ramune Petuchovaite shares success stories from #Ghana, #Kenya & #Uganda where libraries have been received support from USAFs -zurl.co/f5F8z
🌍💎 Bringing together policymakers & funders at the 2nd cross-regional Diamond OA Policy Forum
✅Regional Diamond OA developments
✅Cross-regional synergies and differences
✅Breakout discussions in French, English, Portuguese and Spanish
👉️ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Stronger, more efficient, more visible, more sustainable – positive results of an EIFL-supported project to strengthen five Diamond #OpenAccess journals published by the University of #Ghana - zurl.co/MZlKp @Wellcome Trust @wacren.bsky.social @WACREN @African Journals OnLine (AJOL)
Monday 9 March 16:00 – 17:30 CET: Join the 1st meeting of the Diamond #OpenAccess Policy Forum #Europe. Learn about national & institutional DOA policies & discuss policymaking with experts from France, Finland, Switzerland & Spain. Details, registration: zurl.co/oVxFZ
COAR outlines three major challenges #AI poses for #OpenScience & repositories: Lack of Attribution, Misinformation & Aggressive Bots, & recommends actions for overcoming these challenges - zurl.co/PVEzf Iryna Kuchma of @EIFLnet is a board member of COAR. #LLM
❓You are: policymaker/funder involved in diamond OA publishing in Africa?
▶️Join 1 of the 3 Diamond Open Access Policy Forum Africa held in English, French and Portuguese to learn how to develop a policy promoting Diamond OA.
🔗Register: almasiproject.org/news-and-eve...
🗓️ Save the date for the 1st regional meetings of the Diamond OA Policy Forum!
👀 Focusing on policymaking, they will gather decision-makers from the same region and share some findings from 3 resources of ALMASI project.
✅Discover the programme of each event and register: u2l.fr/zymyud
Video - Milica Ševkušić of @EIFL outlines OA journal indexing criteria used by indexing services & discovery portals (DOAJ, Dimensions, OpenAlex, BASE, CORE & Google Scholar) & shares practical indexing strategies zurl.co/n687c plus a list of services & requirements.
📣 Now available in English, Lithuanian, Serbian & Ukrainian, EIFL Checklist for researchers & librarians on choosing the right journals for your research, with practical tips for analysing journal suitability & credibility. Access all versions here - zurl.co/fCZnR
EIFL welcomes plans for a European Research Area Act #ERAAct #FifthFreedom that aims to strengthen Europe’s research infrastructures & address barriers to free movement of researchers, scientific knowledge & innovation. Read the blog by @EIFL Teresa Hackett & Iryna Kuchma – zurl.co/ojfr0
📣 Awards, resources, an update on #ERAAct #FifthFreedom #OpenScience that will transform research in Europe, agreements to benefit many thousands of scholars – all this & more in the @EIFL newsletter – zurl.co/7C8wo Like what you see? Sign up for future newsletters zurl.co/UNKGf
🎉 Celebrations! Photos from a ceremony held by eThekwini Municipality Libraries in 🇿🇦 to honour Woodhurst Public Library for winning an @EIFLnet innovation award for its programme of fun maths, digital skills & coding activities for students - zurl.co/Rdkat
😳 Apologies to everyone who tried unsuccessfully to download the updated @EIFL Checklist: Good practices in using OJS software for journal editing and publishing (Version 4). We have fixed the error👏 and you can download the Checklist here - zurl.co/ln3Bn
👉 We've updated the EIFL checklist of good practices in using free & open source software Open Journal Systems (OJS). Checklist Version 4 includes an overview of 2025 release of OJS 3 (OJS 3.5.0-3), latest plugins & a lot more. Details & download zurl.co/rZWgH #OpenAccess @pkp.sfu.ca
See @EIFL news - zurl.co/fhAmq - for a policy brief for supporting no-fee OA publishing in #Africa & some real-life examples of journal funding used by institutions, #OpenAccess journals @ OA journal platforms. 🙏 to all co-authors @ajol.info @wacren.bsky.social @wellcometrust@bsky.social
Catch up! If you missed @EIFLnet webinar on why it's important to provide detailed metadata when registering DOIs you can view the webinar recording and see the slides here - zurl.co/54VaI #Research, #OpenAccess #Scholar #AcademicChatter #Science
🌟Celebrations in Colombia. Members of the Biblioteca EPM celebrate winning @EIFLnet Public #Library Innovation Award for library STEAM programmes. The library's STEAM service & robotics clubs are inspiring educators & future engineers. More here - zurl.co/X3y1z. 🙏 for sending us the photos!