#RLUK26 has been full of 'calls to arms' for action to address big issues facing academic and research libraries from supporting #diamondOA reinforcing #rightsretention and #copyright in the face of AI & now moving to #openmetadata #RLUK26
Last week we updated our rights retention policy @lborouniversity.bsky.social so researchers no longer have to opt-in. This will make more of our amazing institutional research openly available at point of publication! More details on our blog and webpages #openaccess #openresearch #rightsretention
#RETAINYOURRIGHTS: A REMINDER FOR #RIGHTSRETENTION ADVOCATES!
18 Feb (13:30 CET): @sparc-eu.bsky.social’s 8th European Rights Retention Community of Practice meeting
Perspectives from @susannanykyri.bsky.social (Tampere Uni) & Marc Lange (@helmholtzosoffice.bsky.social)
🔗 kr21.info/rr-cop-meeti...
JANUARY 2026 KR21 NEWSLETTER
Start 2026 with insights on unfair contract terms, an upcoming #SPR conference & #RightsRetention meet-up, a #LIBER grant call, reflections & more
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/newsletter-j...
Archive & Subscribe: kr21.info/newsletters
#UnitedForKnowledgeRights
DON'T MISS IT: 8TH EUROPEAN #RIGHTSRETENTION COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETING
On 18 Feb (13:30 CET), KR21 partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social welcomes:
• @susannanykyri.bsky.social | Tampere Uni, Finland
• Marc Lange | @helmholtzosoffice.bsky.social, Germany
🔗 kr21.info/rr-cop-meeti...
#RetainYourRights
Blue graphic with globe and university logos. Text reads Open Research Week 2026 - this three-day event will celebrate different aspects of open research such as citizen science, open research culture, open publishing, rights retention and open data.
Open Research Week is 9-11 February! Celebrate #CitizenScience, #RightsRetention, #OpenPublishing & more at this 3-day series of webinars for researchers & colleagues who support #OpenResearch.
Find out more & register on the UCD Library Open Access guide: buff.ly/GokQv6k
@ucdtl.bsky.social
Blue graphic with globe and university logos. Text reads Open Research Week 2026 - this three-day event will celebrate different aspects of open research such as citizen science, open research culture, open publishing, rights retention and open data.
Open Research Week is 9-11 February! Celebrate #CitizenScience, #RightsRetention, #OpenPublishing & more at this 3-day series of webinars for researchers & colleagues who support #OpenResearch.
Find out more & register on the UCD Library Open Access guide: buff.ly/GokQv6k
@ucdresearch.bsky.social
Blue graphic with globe and university logos. Text reads Open Research Week 2026 - this three-day event will celebrate different aspects of open research such as citizen science, open research culture, open publishing, rights retention and open data.
Open Research Week is 9-11 February! Celebrate #CitizenScience, #RightsRetention, #OpenPublishing and more at this 3-day series of webinars for researchers & colleagues who support #OpenResearch.
Find out more & register on the UCD Library Open Access guide:
libguides.ucd.ie/openaccess/o...
18 FEB-13:30 CET | 8TH EUROPEAN #RIGHTSRETENTION COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETING
Join KR21 partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social to hear perspectives from:
• Finland: @susannanykyri.bsky.social | Tampere Uni
• Germany: Marc Lange | @helmholtzosoffice.bsky.social
🔗 kr21.info/rr-cop-meeti...
#RetainYourRights
Widening countries need more than funding!
KR21's #ERAact recommendations could be game-changing for them:
✱ An EU-wide #SPR & no #RightsRetention barriers
✱ An updated #copyright research exception
✱ Safeguards against unfair market conduct
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/w...
26 NOV-12H CET | LAST CALL: JOIN US TO EXPLORE RIGHTS RETENTION
KR21 project partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social invites you to hear insight from Slovenia & Sweden at today’s 7th meeting of the European #RightsRetention Community of Practice
Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#RetainYourRights
FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING
The Irish SCOIR initiative brings the conversation on Secondary rights, #Copyright, #OpenAccess, Institutional policies & #RightsRetention directly to the local research & higher ed community!
🔗 Learn more on their Autumn Roadshow: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/s...
ONE WEEK TO GO: 7TH EUROPEAN #RIGHTSRETENTION COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETING
On 26 Nov, KR21 partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social welcomes:
Maja Bogataj Jančič, ODIPI/KR21 Slovenia
Miro Pušnik, @ctkul.bsky.social/NCLS
@ericluth.bsky.social, @wikimediase.bsky.social/KR21 Sweden
🔗 kr21.info/rr-cop-meeti...
#RightsRetention strategies - it’s green OA without the embargo period
FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING
Swedish insights on #OpenScience and #copyright are now öppen for everyone, thanks to @wikimediase.bsky.social & the Svensk biblioteksförening who translated their KR21-supported report in English: kr21.info/en-se-open-s...
#SecondaryPublishingRights #RightsRetention
What are the differences between #RightsRetention and #SecondaryPublishingRight? Both help achieve #OpenAccess, but the mechanisms differ. #OA100
🎓💪 Librarians: Your authors and institutional leaders need you to clarify this distinction!
It is possible to skip the "Open Access payment".
Use the #RightsRetention statement on the first page of the submitted article.
After acceptance, archive the document in a repository
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There is no specific rule of where to put the Rights Retention Statement. You can: (1) add it in the first page of the article; (2) add it in the acknowledgment section; (3) add it in the message to the editor accompanying your article (cover letter). Keep the statement from the initial submission up to the final version. Keep a copy of the succsessive versions of your manuscript that have the licence notice, and achive any discusssion with the publisher to ensure you can prove you retained your rights during the whole process. Go the extra step: (1) add the text "CC BY 4.0" or "Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence"; and (2) add the CC BY logo to your manuscript on all versions, from submission to the final peer-reviewed version. Recommendations based on "Implementing the rights retention strategy to scientific publications - Guide to researchers" from the French Ministy of Higher Education and Research (2022)
With #HorizonEurope #OpenScience requirements, it's possible to go the 'Green' route.
Use the #RightsRetention Statement. Add it on the 1st page of the article, in the ack. section or the message to the editor.
⚠️ Keep the statement from the initial submission to the final version!
To achieve 100% #OpenAccess, you need to engage with issues on #RightsRetention and #OpenLicences. This is where libraries can provide support. 👇
"#IRRP implementation in practice: an #OpenResearchScotland collaboration" published in the inaugural issue of the #DiamondOA Scottish Journal of Open Research (#SJOR) at doi.org/10.36399/6sv...
#rightsretention #OA100 @sparc-eu.bsky.social
The implementation of #RightsRetention policies brings challenges to every library. Stop solving it alone, join the European Rights Retention Community of Practice (CoP) to collaborate with peers.
👉European RR COP webpage tinyurl.com/285535z4
100% #openaccess starts with 100% #RightsRetention and using #OpenLicences. 🔒 Publisher embargoes (up to 36 months) and restrictive CC BY-NC-ND licences contradict many Europe’s OA goals.
💪 Empower your researchers: look to the Rights Retention Helper tinyurl.com/4uk2xzu6
🇮🇹 Italy #Rights2Pub project explores Secondary Publishing Rights and Author’s #RightsRetention as tools to promote Open Science, enabling authors to disseminate their work through informed management of the rights to their works. 👉Read the report: tinyurl.com/3trxctct
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🇸🇮Slovenia adopted #RightsRetention into law: “Copyright in scientific publications may only be transferred to third parties on a non-exclusive basis by the authors of the scientific publications or by their employers where the rights are transferred to them” 👉Decree: tinyurl.com/4s388ap4
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Following up! The push for #RightsRetention is gaining strong traction across Europe. The movement is global, but the strategy is local. 👉Start looking at these 10 case studies zenodo.org/records/1507...
Here are some of the national approaches to Rights Retention (RR) and #OpenLicences:👇🧵
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#RightsRetention is spreading! 🌍 The UK🇬🇧leads, but institutions in other countries are adopting RR in their policies or actively analysing their approaches to RR to achieve #OA100. We'll share examples tomorrow! 👀
Which country is next? Share your thoughts👇
🧩 Legislative alignment: #RightsRetention doesn't just act alone; it reinforces and aligns perfectly with broader legal reforms, such as #SecondaryPublishingRight 5/5
📈 Success stories: #RightsRetention is already proving its worth. It helps institutions like UiT to reach as high as 96% OA compliance for journal articles
👉 Report: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 3/5
🔒 Institutional strength: institutional #RightsRetention policies lift responsibility from individual authors, and support them in fulfilling funders' requirements.
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#RightsRetention is a tool that helps institutions to manage their research outputs, making them immediately #OpenAccess. It's not just policy, it's power. What steps are needed to implement RR at your institution? Share your thoughts! #RetainYourRights #OA100 🧵1/5
