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Steffi Grimm, Guido Scherp, Stephan Wünsche, Kay-Michael Würzner: The article traces ten years of the Open Library Badge, a certification scheme of the German Library Association promoting openness in libraries. It situates openness in the context of Open Science, inclusion, citizen science and digital sovereignty, and shows how the badge evolved from an informal checklist into a structured, juried programme. The new Open Library Badge 2025 introduces 28 criteria, organised as a matrix of seven themes and four action fields, to better reflect the diversity of open practices. The authors discuss institutionalisation, international potential and future challenges for sustaining openness in a changing political climate.

New article on the Open Library Badge and openness in libraries. Ahead-of-print in “Bibliothek – Forschung und Praxis”, Grimm et al. rethink the Open Library Badge after 10 years of practice. #OpenLibraryBadge #OpenScience #libraries

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