A collective that provides services for Diamond OA Publishers, Service Providers, Tools and Technology Providers. 🔗 https://edch.eu/https://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mwvd3hh2h22m💎 What do resilient #DiamondOA communities need? Last month, we joined #PUBMET2026 and explored how local communities, National Capacity Centres, governance, and shared infrastructure strengthen Diamond OA across Europe. Read our highlights from Zadar 👇 tinyurl.com/5y5pzj6h02 Oct 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvd3hh2h22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mwqgevemq225📢There’s still time to join the EDCH Advocates 2026–2027 cohort! We’re looking for librarians, editors, researchers with an interest in #DiamondOA! Curious what Advocates have been doing? Read about our first year: tinyurl.com/4h345sbw 📅 New deadline: 9 October 🔗 Apply: tinyurl.com/5n7d7tp430 Sep 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqgevemq225https://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mwnjxhru2k2h💎What role should libraries play in shaping the future of European #DiamondOA infrastructure? In early 2027, the EDCH Libraries Pilot Programme will bring together a select group of libraries to help co-design EDCH’s next phase! Learn more and apply to join: tinyurl.com/5634ymd429 Sep 2026 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnjxhru2k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mwle5cppo22w🌍 We’re in Linz for OA Tage 2026! We will present the #AEGIS-OA project on 29 Sept during the poster session and co-host an interactive #DiamondOA workshop with SeDOA on 30 Sept, 09:00–10:30 CEST. 💎Come say hi! 🔗Programme: tinyurl.com/48v5k36d28 Sep 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwle5cppo22whttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mwdgncfnrk2e🔔 Happening next week: Introduction to WCAG Webinar You still have time to register and join the EDCH Tools & Technologies Task Force for a practical introduction to #WCAG, with lessons from ICM University of Warsaw’s experience. 📅 1 Oct, 11:30 CEST 🔗 tinyurl.com/yrv7w7uz25 Sep 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdgncfnrk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mwaybmk24223⌛ Last chance to join the EDCH Advocates! Applications for the 2026–2027 cohort close 30 September. Help connect EDCH with your local community, share resources and training, and bring your community’s perspectives into the development of #DiamondOA! 🔗 tinyurl.com/5n7d7tp4 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Sep 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwaybmk24223https://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mw6k42hdxs2s💎 French universities and research organisations are strengthening their support for the EDCH! Through Couperin, seven French institutions are contributing to sustainable, inclusive and community-led #DiamondOA! 🔷Read more: tinyurl.com/bdzxhsf4 🔷Support the EDCH: tinyurl.com/3zwnd5jp23 Sep 2026 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6k42hdxs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mvzbgqgyj22u📚 Do you work with #DiamondOA books? AEGIS-OA is gathering community input on adapting the #DiamondOA Standard (DOAS) for OA book publishing. Your experience can help shape DOAS to reflect the diversity and needs of the OA books community. 📝 tinyurl.com/y9t7xsjs 📅 Deadline: 18/10/2026, 23:59 CET21 Sep 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzbgqgyj22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mvpgkjo3w22s💎 A timely EDCH Forum discussion for #PeerReview Week this year focused on reviewer capacity. The Diamond Reviewer Pledge invites researchers to commit to reviewing at least one article for a #DiamondOA journal in the next 12 months. 🔷 Take the pledge & join the discussion: tinyurl.com/56pwmkwm17 Sep 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpgkjo3w22shttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mvmysyjeps2x🌍 The EDCH is heading to #OASPA2026! We’ll showcase how the EDCH, its NCCs and the #AEGISOA project are advancing a more coordinated and sustainable #DiamondOA landscape in Europe, including through the expansion to OA books. Looking forward to connecting with colleagues! @oaspa.bsky.social16 Sep 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmysyjeps2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mvhqbagems2l💎 #DiamondOA is about more than removing fees. It’s also about who owns, governs and sustains #ScholarlyInfrastructure. @markhusk.bsky.social & @johanrooryck.bsky.social also explore how #DiamondOA can help build a more sovereign, resilient knowledge commons. 🔗 Full article: tinyurl.com/5fu8hua2 https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/open-knowledge/2026/how-to-build-a-sovereign-global-knowledge-commons14 Sep 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhqbagems2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mvadp2z7ts2x💎 How can we strengthen funding for #DiamondOA in Europe? Join the second @almasiproject.bsky.social Diamond OA Policy Forum Europe meeting to explore funding approaches, models and opportunities for community-led scholarly publishing. 🔗Register: https://almasiproject.org/the-diamond-oa-policy-forum/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvadp2z7ts2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mv5skkbvh22i🎓 Want to become a #DiamondOA trainer? Applications are open for the EDCH Train-the-Trainer course on #DiamondOA publishing, developed under AEGIS-OA. Turn your expertise into training you can deliver at your institution and in your community. 📅 Apply by 21 September ➡️ tinyurl.com/ymcvwby710 Sep 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5skkbvh22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3muytrbrnjk2l📢 Webinar: Introduction to WCAG How can we make digital tools, services and documentation more #accessible? Join the EDCH Tools & Technologies Task Force for a practical introduction to #WCAG, with lessons from ICM University of Warsaw’s experience. 📅 1 Oct, 11:30 CEST 🔗 tinyurl.com/yrv7w7uz08 Sep 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3muytrbrnjk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3muw3nejq4k25🌍 Help shape the future of #DiamondOA in Europe! EDCH is looking for new Advocates to connect with local communities, share resources, contribute to the EDCH Forum, and help shape services to meet community needs. Join our 2026–2027 cohort! 📅 Apply by 30 September 2026 🔗 tinyurl.com/5n7d7tp407 Sep 2026 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw3nejq4k25https://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3muonw7p6zk26💎 Welcome, Diamond Ireland! Diamond Ireland is the Irish National Capacity Centre to support non-profit and community-led #DiamondOA publishing across Ireland and connect the Irish Diamond OA community with colleagues across Europe. 🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/2zmchv9d04 Sep 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3muonw7p6zk26https://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mum43w2kzk2c🛠️ What’s in your #DiamondOA toolkit? We’re looking for community recommendations of tools that make publishing #DiamondOA journals and books easier. Share your favourites in the EDCH Forum! ➡️ Join the discussion: tinyurl.com/34j3akhr03 Sep 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mum43w2kzk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mujt324rmc2c🌍 Next week, the EDCH is heading to #PUBMET2026 in Zadar! We’ll be contributing to discussions on #DiamondOA, journal ownership, communities, and sustainable scholarly publishing through a presentation, a poster, and a workshop! Full programme: pubmet.hr/programme/ @johanrooryck.bsky.social02 Sep 2026 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujt324rmc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mu2onilcb22y🌍 New #DiamondOA projects in France! EDCH is contributing to two new initiatives: MOSAR, developing support models for Diamond journals, and Diamant’AIR, building local Diamond OA capacity. Together, they show how local approaches can scale across Europe. ➡️ Learn more: tinyurl.com/48srtjm627 Aug 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2onilcb22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mtsz2c3e2c2m💎 How do research evaluation systems shape #DiamondOA? The @almasiproject.bsky.social is inviting the #DiamondOA community to review its report on #ScholarlyPublishing evaluation systems. 📅 Consultation open until 4 September 2026 ➡️ Read the report & share your insights: tinyurl.com/vpes6rpn24 Aug 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsz2c3e2c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mtlgws6mhk26🛠️ Tool Spotlight: THOTH Oasis A free, open-source platform, part of the @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social infrastructure, that helps #OpenAccess book publishers create, manage and export rich metadata for books and chapters in multiple standards. ➡️Explore the tool: tinyurl.com/78zhmwnk21 Aug 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlgws6mhk26https://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3mtbfxmildk2n💎FCT renews its support for the EDCH! The renewed investment will help strengthen community engagement, capacity building and services supporting #DiamondOA publishing across Europe. ➡️Read the full announcement: tinyurl.com/7zj8x5nu @pubinpt.bsky.social17 Aug 2026 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbfxmildk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3msxbxuooz22v🛠️ Tool Spotlight: BChemXtract BChemXtract is an open-source toolkit that makes chemical content more FAIR, reusable, and interoperable across #DiamondOA publishing workflows. ➡️ Explore the tool and join the discussion: tinyurl.com/2cbj734a @beilstein-institut.bsky.social13 Aug 2026 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxbxuooz22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3msfn62nw4k2m📂 How do you approach #DigitalPreservation? A new discussion on the EDCH Forum highlights digital preservation resources from @clockssarchive.bsky.social, including practical guidance and presentations for libraries, publishers, and researchers. ➡️Join the conversation: tinyurl.com/y28k737w06 Aug 2026 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfn62nw4k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3msamp43occ2z💎 Open Research Europe expands! New governance and eligibility criteria will offer more researchers the opportunity to publish #OpenAccess without author-facing fees and engage with the Publish, Review, Curate workflow. ➡️Explore what this means for the #DiamondOA community: tinyurl.com/2ebnh8dn04 Aug 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3msamp43occ2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/eudch.bsky.social/post/3ms5yggsj422u🌍 How can local communities help raise awareness of #DiamondOA? As an EDCH Advocate, @barbarahissa.bsky.social has promoted #DiamondOA through presentations, online outreach, and advocacy across her community. ➡️ Read more about our Advocates programme: tinyurl.com/4h345sbw03 Aug 2026 07:36 +0000at://did:plc:l63ppfyyd55nd2pdlnwmc4mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms5yggsj422u