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Written by Liberate Science GmbH on 2024-10-03 at 07:14

Institutions set up repositories and then just leave them to fester and don't maintain them

George MacGregor mentions this in their talk at RLUK. Is this also your experience at your institution? Or is this a misrepresentation?

https://buff.ly/3zLzsNV

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Written by Liberate Science GmbH on 2024-09-23 at 07:14

SPARC Awarded $6 Million, 6-Year Grant From Arcadia https://www.infodocket.com/2024/09/20/sparc-awarded-6-million-6-year-grant-from-arcadia/

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Written by Liberate Science GmbH on 2024-09-18 at 07:31

Not only are the Dutch Government gutting the budget for @OpenScienceNL - they are also gutting the budget for critical scientific infrastructure.

[p32] https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/binaries/rijksoverheid/documenten/begrotingen/2024/09/17/viii-onderwijs-cultuur-en-wetenschap-rijksbegroting-2025/VIII%20Onderwijs,%20Cultuur%20en%20Wetenschap%20Rijksbegroting%202025.pdf

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Written by Liberate Science GmbH on 2024-09-12 at 16:29

SpringerNature is trying to go to the stock market again. Can y'all remind us whether this is the second, third time or even more so?

https://newsie.social/@infodocket/113125366203221819

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Written by Liberate Science GmbH on 2024-09-12 at 15:44

TU Delft provides an insight into how the Dutch political changes affect #OpenAccess too. 👇

Publications will now be charged the full 21%, instead of 9%. This adds an estimated 5 to 10% to all library collection costs.

https://buff.ly/3BaEJig

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Written by Liberate Science GmbH on 2024-08-26 at 15:44

Our climate consultant @cathleen just published a post on how AI is throwing a wrench in Big Tech's sustainability goals: Emissions are up while the global thermostat is at an all time high. 🥵

https://cathleenberger.medium.com/2024-progress-on-the-climate-pledges-of-tech-companies-and-then-there-came-ai-b062dac3e682

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Written by Liberate Science GmbH on 2024-08-26 at 08:06

Sustainable finances require funders to consider how their money is spent. Currently, throwing money in a ditch to cover publishing costs and maintains the status quo.

We signed the petition👇 because we believe that money is better served as investments with a return for #OpenAccess.

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