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Global Scholarly Communication and Open Access Initiatives

Global Scholarly Communication and Open Access Initiatives

Name Short Description URL
Association of Research Libraries Represents research libraries in North America, promoting access to scholarly resources. arl.org
Association of University Presses Supports university presses in advancing scholarship and knowledge dissemination. aupresses.org
CLOCKSS A long-term preservation archive for digital scholarly content. clockss.org
Coalition for Networked Information Advances digital information and networked infrastructure for research and education. cni.org
Council of Editors of Learned Journals Supports editors of scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. celj.org
Crossref Provides DOI registration and citation linking for scholarly content. crossref.org
Digital Library Federation Advances digital library practices and collaboration. diglib.org
Directory of Open Access Journals Indexes and provides access to high-quality, open-access peer-reviewed journals. doaj.org
Érudit A platform for disseminating scholarly and cultural content in French. erudit.org
FORCE11 A community promoting scholarly communication and research transparency. force11.org
Jisc Provides digital solutions for UK education and research. jisc.ac.uk
Library Accessibility Alliance Promotes accessibility in libraries and digital resources. libraryaccessibility.org
The Library Association of Ireland Represents library professionals in Ireland. libraryassociation.ie
NASIG Focuses on scholarly communication, publishing, and resource management. nasig.org
Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association Supports open access publishing and best practices. oaspa.org
Open Education Network Promotes open educational resources and practices. open.umn.edu/oen
Public Knowledge Project Develops open-source software for open access publishing. pkp.sfu.ca
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition Advocates for open access and sustainable scholarly publishing. sparcopen.org
Society for Scholarly Publishing Focuses on advancing scholarly communication and publishing. sspnet.org
Creative Commons Global Network Promotes open licensing and sharing of creative works. creativecommons.org
COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Provides guidelines and resources for publication ethics. publicationethics.org
Cottage Labs LLP Provides consulting and software development for scholarly communication. cottagelabs.com
DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books) Indexes peer-reviewed open access books. doabooks.org
Helsinki Initiative on Multilingualism Advocates for multilingualism in scholarly communication. helsinki-initiative.org
IOI (Invest in Open Infrastructure) Promotes investment in open scholarly infrastructure. investinopen.org
Infra Finder A tool to discover research infrastructure services. infrafinder.org
ISSN Provides unique identifiers for serial publications. issn.org
Library Publishing Coalition Supports library publishing initiatives. librarypublishing.org
OASPA (Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association) Promotes open access publishing standards. oaspa.org
OCLC Provides library services and research tools. oclc.org
OpenAIRE Supports open access and open science in Europe. openaire.eu
Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI) Defines principles for open scholarly infrastructure. openscholarlyinfrastructure.org
Redalyc A platform for open access scholarly journals in Latin America. redalyc.org
Research4Life Provides access to scholarly resources for developing countries. research4life.org
SciELO A platform for open access scholarly journals in Latin America and beyond. scielo.org