Laura J. Wilkinson @ljw@qoto.org

Solstice greeting from a bunch of Welsh sheep sheltering under an ancient hawthorn by a Neolithic chambered tomb. Perfectly normal (and my second Daily #Wales, since the first random scroll pic was so gloomy).
#archaeology #cymru #prehistory

Celebrating Directory of Open Access Books 10 years anniversary with reflections about OA Book infrastructures and looking ahead https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/06/14/guest-post-towards-global-equity-for-open-access-books/

Maps in the Wild: Charcuterie in France https://mappery.org/charcuterie-in-france/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=charcuterie-in-france

International nonproprietary names (#INNs) seem too rational for this world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_nonproprietary_name

I'm amazed that they were launched as early as 1953 and amazed that they didn't fizzle in 1954.

#Multilingual #Precision, #NoTrademarks #Standards

Tired: Organizing the world's information and making it universally accessible and useful.

Wired: Owning the web and middle-manning every interaction in the world, thus maximizing ad revenue.

Inspired: Using ML to middleman the whole idea of knowledge into an stochastic word-slurry so people need to quadruple-check every piece of information they ever want or need by clicking around to dozens of other sources, thus maximizing ad revenue.

There was a solution all along.

📢 Our wonderful colleagues over at the Open Book Collective (OBC) are looking for a colleague interested in helping them advocate for and deliver a more sustainable and equitable future for Open Access book publishing

This position funded until the end of April 2026.

Colleagues at the OBC are looking for someone to support engagement work both in person and remotely in UK/EU locations / timezones.

End of play for applications is July 9, 2023

#OAbooks #nonprofit #jobs #openinfra

Further info & contact 👇🏽

https://openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/open-access-engagement-lead/release/2

We're happy to announce that Mohamad Mostafa has joined DataCite as our new Regional Engagement Specialist for the Middle East & Asia.
Read @Mohamadmostafa's first DataCite blog post to learn more about his plans to promote openness in the region's research landscape👇
https://doi.org/10.5438/dy17-sc97
#OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenInfrastructure #persistentIdentifier #DOI #PIDs

Please boost to welcome Mohamad!🚀

The best [citation needed] ever.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I've_got_your_nose

Guest Post -- Towards Global Equity for #OpenAccess #Books  https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/06/14/guest-post-towards-global-equity-for-open-access-books/ via @scholarlykitchn @nielsstern