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
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
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
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
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
We’re honored that Publisher’s Weekly named The Palace Project a Top 10 Library Story of 2021. Funded by a $5 million investment from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The Palace Project is a division of LYRASIS, working in strategic partnership with Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). LYRASIS and The Palace Project … Read More
We are excited to announce that the Palace App is now live in the app store for both iOS and Android. As we are still in a soft launch phase, the LYRASIS implementation team is continuing onboarding libraries over the next several months. However, you can still download and enjoy more than 10,000 titles from … Read More
LYRASIS and DSpace are excited to announce that the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS), selected DSpace in their third round of pledging. SCOSS, established in 2017, is a network of influential organizations committed to helping secure Open Access and Open Source infrastructure well into the future by identifying non-commercial services essential to Open Science … Read More
Hello Leaders, Thanks to everyone who joined the Leaders Forum on October 19. For those who missed it, here is a summary. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Marcus Collins, offered a unique view on the challenges and opportunities in open source software in large part because he’s not from the world of cultural and scientific heritage. … Read More
Much like the member libraries we serve, the work of the LYRASIS division currently known as Content and Scholarly Communication Initiatives (CSCI) continues to evolve. Over the past year, during an unprecedented worldwide health crisis that affected all our lives in unimaginable ways, the CSCI team took a moment to pause and codify our values and principles to better … Read More
We’re excited to announce that our fall Leaders Forum of 2021, themed Challenges and Opportunities in Open Source Software, will take place on Tuesday, October 19 10:30 am – 12:30 pm ET/ 2:30 – 4:30 pm UTC. This Leaders Forum will be a welcome opportunity to connect with peers this fall. Organized in a brief, two-hour format, we will hear a series of … Read More
Academic libraries, and institutional repositories in particular, play a key role in the ongoing quest for ways to gather metrics and connect the dots between researchers and research contributions in order to measure “institutional impact,” while also streamlining workflows to reduce administrative burden. Identifying accurate metrics and measurements for illustrating “impact” is a goal that … Read More