Jason Puckett is Online Learning Librarian and Associate Professor at Georgia State University Library in Atlanta, Georgia. Puckett has an MLIS from Florida State University and is the author of the ACRL books Modern Pathfinders: Creating Better Research Guides and Zotero: A Guide for Librarians, Researchers & Educators. He has been teaching with LYRASIS for … Read More
The WALDO Executive Board has voted to discontinue its 501c3 organization as a discrete entity and will gradually conclude WALDO’s operations during fiscal year (FY) 2023, which ends June 30, 2023. LYRASIS, a nonprofit membership organization, has been entrusted by the WALDO Board to act as the fiscal and administrative agent for the former WALDO … Read More
The following article was posted on behalf of University of Michigan Press. The 2023 Michigan Ebook Collection marks the third year of University of Michigan of Press’s renewed commitment to open access through its Fund to Mission program. This OA monograph model has allowed UMP to better align with our mission of sustainably distributing scholarship … Read More
Meet Sam Eddington- LYRASIS Learning Program Leader Recently, Sam Eddington joined LYRASIS as the new Program Leader for LYRASIS Learning and Professional Development. Sam is an experienced training professional with a background in developing statewide training initiatives, and has worked in academic, public, and regional libraries. He also served on and chaired many national and state … Read More
After a two-year break due to the pandemic, CRIS 2022 was held in person in the beautiful city of Dubrovnik, Croatia… Maybe you know this city if you are a fan of Game of Thrones. Throughout the conference, VIVO had a strong presence. The Berlin University Alliance, (BUA) who are new members of VIVO, presented … Read More
This blog is re-posted from ORCID’s blog titled “A Use Case for Trust Markers in ORCID Records: Streamlining the Credentialing Process,” published on June 8, 2022. PhysioNet is an ORCID-enabled repository of medical research data managed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Laboratory for Computational Physiology. MIT became an ORCID member in 2014 and … Read More
Launched in January 2021, the LYRASIS DataCite US Community is growing strong! This is the first official newsletter for the LYRASIS DataCite program. Community Snapshot Participating organizations = 19 DOIs registered to date = 22,447 Participating organizations as of June 1, 2022 include: Brandeis University Brown University CyVerse Dauphin Island Sea Lab – Marine Environmental … Read More
This is a living document that will be updated over time as more details about NSPM-33-related policies become available. Last updated: March 9, 2023. In January 2021, the White House released a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-33) on United States (US) Government-Supported Research and Development National Security Policy. NSPM-33 directs Federal agencies conducting research and/or … Read More
LYRASIS is pleased to announce that the supporters of the LYRASIS Open Access Community Investment Program (OACIP) have achieved the 2022 funding goals! What is OACIP? OACIP [pronounced O-A-C-I-P] is a community-driven framework that enables collective stakeholders to evaluate and fund open access content initiatives in a strategic way. OACIP brings together investment opportunities in … Read More