Atlanta, GA – May 12, 2022. Following the announcement of the CEO transitionin February, LYRASIS is pleased to share that Erin Tripp has been appointed Interim CEO. Robert Miller, who served as LYRASIS CEO since June 2015, will step down effective May 13, 2022 to pursue other opportunities. Erin Tripp, who was formerly Executive … Read More
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LYROpen Fair 2022 Highlights
In March 2022, LYRASIS hosted its first LYROpen Fair with three sessions addressing different aspects of the open content and open research infrastructure ecosystem. With 353 unique registrants representing 264 organizations from 10 countries, participants had the opportunity to engage with LYRASIS staff and member organizations as well as stakeholders in the open community. Educational … Read More
Integrating NASA Astrophysics Data System (NASA ADS) with ORCID
The Center for Astrophysics, based at Harvard University and run jointly by it and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), a member of the ORCID US Community, has integrated ORCID with their NASA Astrophysics Data System (NASA ADS) database. NASA ADS is an index database for astronomy literature which provides access to roughly 16 million records … Read More
How Can Researchers Connect their ORCID iD with an Organization?
This blog provides a walkthrough of the ORCID OAuth process, which is the mechanism by which researchers can connect/link their ORCID iD with a trusted organization via the ORCID API (application programming interface). All ORCID API integrations (vendor systems and custom integrations) start with this connection process, which is the best practice for ensuring the … Read More
Building stronger infrastructures to support open access books: LYRASIS, DOAB and OAPEN
In 2021, DOAB and OAPEN entered into a new partnership with LYRASIS to develop its services for U.S. partners. As the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) continues to grow, now including well over 50,000 open access books, Sharla Lair, Senior Strategist of Open Access and Scholarly Communication at LYRASIS, and Tom Mosterd, Community … Read More
LYRASIS and DPLA Reception Celebrating The Palace Project
Sponsored by Knight Foundation Join us for small bites and drinks as we celebrate The Palace Project, a transformative new library-centered project for digital content and services. Old Town Pizza Downtown 226 NW Davis St, Portland The Palace Project is a division of LYRASIS working in strategic partnership with Digital Public Library of America … Read More
Announcing the LYROpen Fair 2022
Librarians and information professionals face a complex array of opportunities to invest in open content and infrastructure while simultaneously maintaining more traditional subscription and toll-based content and access avenues. It can be challenging to evaluate and understand the ways in which open research infrastructure programs intersect with content. Moreover, revenue models that support open content … Read More
Press Release: Celebrating 7 Years of Service, LYRASIS CEO to Transition at End of June 2022
Atlanta, GA – February 22, 2022. Following seven years of service, Robert Miller, the Chief Executive Officer of LYRASIS, a leading non-profit member organization serving and supporting libraries, archives, museums, and cultural heritage organizations globally, will be leaving the organization as of June 30, 2022. Since becoming CEO in 2015, Robert and his team have … Read More
Celebrating 7 years of service, LYRASIS CEO to Transition at End of June 2022
February 22, 2022. Following seven years of service, Robert Miller, the Chief Executive Officer of LYRASIS, a leading non-profit member organization serving and supporting libraries, archives, museums, and cultural heritage organizations globally, will be leaving the organization as of June 30, 2022. Since becoming CEO in 2015, Robert and his team have led LYRASIS through … Read More
FAQ – Celebrating 7 Years of Service – Robert Miller Stepping Down as CEO
How will my LYRASIS membership be impacted by this change? ANSWER: your membership will not be changed or impacted, and we will seek a new CEO who will continue the tradition of representing your needs and priorities into the future. Will LYRASIS be changing any programs or services as a result of this announcement? ANSWER: … Read More
LYRASIS Research Report: The Alternatives Pilot Project
PREPARED BY: Leigh A. Grinstead Catalyst Fund Program Lead LYRASIS Innovation & Research February 16, 2022 PROJECT PARTNERS: Leigh A. Grinstead, Project Manager Paul Glassman, Grant writer, Yeshiva University Sandy Moore, Instructional Design, Yeshiva University Elinor Grumet, Editor, Yeshiva University LYRASIS, in collaboration with Yeshiva University, has recently published The Alternatives Pilot Project: A … Read More
The LYRASIS 2020/2021 Impact Report is Now Available Online
On behalf of the entire team at LYRASIS, I am pleased to send you our latest Impact Report. At a time when we have seen increased consolidation and massive change in funding levels, I am proud to say that since 2017, LYRASIS has invested more than $3.5 million directly into new pilots and programs to … Read More