#openaccess

I’ve just brought back an old project I created in memory of Aaron Swartz: his Open Access Manifesto, available in 25 languages thanks to contributions from people around the world. https://openaccess.eza.link Feel free to send corrections or contribute missing languages. I wish Aaron were still here to stand with us through the challenges ahead. Maybe it’s time for a new manifesto, this time with a message for the Big Tech gurus. #AaronSwartz #OpenAccess #BigTech

re- #introduction Independent researcher in the #humanities writing #poetry. I've lived w/ #disability my entire adult life. From poverty to master's from Johns Hopkins as a 1st gen, non-traditional. Former Myanmar refugee activist/organizer. Hope in community intra- #degrowth concerned w/ #localism, #feminism, #nonviolence, & #openAccess to liberate #academia. Writing about #education reform, #ViolenceStudies & former #theology. @writingcommunity@fedigroups.social @poetry@fedigroups.social @violencestudies@fedigroups.social #introductions

AI is reshaping journalism - but what does that mean for democracy? In a new #WJDS essay, Weizenbaum director Christoph Neuberger examines AI’s role in producing reliable knowledge and shaping public opinion. AI can support truth-seeking, but its lack of transparency limits collective scrutiny. The essay also explores risks and opportunities for democratic deliberation. ➡️ https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/6.2.6 #AI #Journalism #Democracy #Media #SocialScience #OpenAccess #research @freieuniversitaet@berlin.social

📚️ History of International Relations: A Non-European Perspective "This textbook pioneers a new approach by historicizing the material traditionally taught in International Relations courses, and by explicitly focusing on non-European cases, debates and issues." 🔗 https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0074 #OpenAccess #OA #Geopolitics #InternationalRelations #History #Histodons #Politics #Reading #Book #Books #Bookstodon

📚️ The F-Word: Pound, Eliot, Lewis, and the Far Right "...it is the first academic study to explore the reception of these Modernist authors by today's far right, seeking to understand in what ways they use strategic readings of Modernist texts to legitimise right-wing ideology." 🔗 https://doi.org/10.18452/20756 #OpenAccess #OA #Politics #Literature #FarRight #Philosophy #Reading #Academia #Nonfiction #Book #Books #Bookstodon

Just published in the Journal of European Public Policy: "Judicial conflicts on international law: how disagreements on EU and ECHR law align with broader divisions on the Supreme Court of Norway" – which I have co-authored with the eminent Olof Larsson and Jon Kåre Skiple. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2026.2725075 #echr #EU #norway #InternationalLaw #JudicialPolitics #OpenAccess #supremeCourt #EUlaw #HumanRights #EuropeanLaw

#introduction Independent scholar of the #humanities & write #poetry. I've lived w/ #disability my entire adult life. I went from community college to grad school at Johns Hopkins as a 1st gen, non-traditional student. Former Myanmar refugee activist/organizer. I believe in community intra-#degrowth concerned with #localism, #feminism, #nonviolence #education, #DIY, & #openAccess to liberate #academia. #introductions

re- #introduction I am an independent scholar of the #humanities and write #poetry. I have lived with #disability my entire adult life. I went from community college to grad school at Johns Hopkins as a 1st gen non-traditional student. I believe in community intra-degrowth concerned with #localism, #feminism, care driven, homemade, #openAccess to liberate #academia. @writingcommunity@fedigroups.socialhttps://www.poet.garden https://www.letters.directory https://www.violencestudies.com #writingCommunity #introductions

I’ve been building a local-first humanities library on my TrueNAS NAS, Satchel: an offline archive of public-domain books, Project Gutenberg materials, and primary religious and historical texts. The collection includes Jewish sources such as the Mishnah, Babylonian Talmud, and Rashi/Ramban commentary; early Christian writings; Islamic, Hindu, and Buddhist texts; and volumes from The Sacred Books of the East. The goal is preservation, local access, and comparative study: keeping important texts searchable and available without relying on a subscription, a platform, or an internet connection. I’m organizing it carefully by tradition, work, translation or edition, and commentary so that the texts remain useful rather than becoming a pile of files. A personal library should still work when the cloud, a website, or a company disappears. #TrueNAS #SelfHosting #DigitalPreservation #PersonalLibrary #AncientTexts #OpenAccess #Homelab

Vladimir Moskovkin proposes an interesting "reform model for scholarly communication that combines elements of centralized access —based on adapting the Soviet VINITI experience to the digital environment— with decentralized Diamond Open Access platforms." PS: This is the first time I've seen anyone draw the Soviet #VINITI model into #OpenAccess / #ScholComm discussions. Here's some background on the model, if it's new to you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VINITI#Centralization #Decentralization #DiamondOA

Passionate about open science and open data? Join the team at Dryad! We're searching for a remote Partnership Development Manager to help build our network of partner societies, publishers & institutions. https://bit.ly/4xeizDC #publishingjobs #scholcomm #scholcomms #opendata #openscience #openaccess #openresearch #biology #science

Wondering about what brilliant science we have published during July with the #EGUjournals? Check out the latest GeoRoundup, with all the #OpenAccess highlights on the #EGUblogs! 👉Discover more here: https://egu.eu/7PWGGG

📖 At just 16 years old, Simone O. Elias wrote PORCELAIN RAGE: A MANIFESTO FOR THE GEN Z WOMAN. Her book explores femininity, culture, history, mental health, and the pressures shaping a generation. Elias chose to publish it as an #openaccess book, making it FREE through the Internet Archive! 🆓 Read & download: https://archive.org/details/porcelain-rage/PorcelainRage_Ack/ And Learn more about Elias, her book, and the Aug 4 #booktalk with livestream 📡 & in-person 🎟️ options at our blog: https://blog.archive.org/2026/07/27/simone-o-elias-porcelain-rage/ #Bookstodon

Good to know: protecting against urban heatwaves means dissipating heat at night, not just giving shade during the day. Article links to open access paper. https://phys.org/news/2026-07-green-space-wont-urban.html #climate #climatechange #sustainability #urbanplanning #australia #heatwave #openscience #openaccess #heatwave #trees

2️⃣/2️⃣ The Jules Rimet Cup crowned football's greatest champions from 1930 to 1970. After Brazil was awarded the trophy permanently, it was stolen from the Brazilian Football Confederation's headquarters in 1983 and has never been recovered, making it one of sport's greatest unsolved mysteries. #WorldCup #FootballHistory #SoccerHistory #ArtDeco #PublicDomain #OpenAccess

#NewSpecies! New spider from #indonesia just snuck in: Argiope songketica Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AB87EA-FFDE-FFF4-FF4B-FF189F3AFE67 Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5845.2.5 #Zootaxa #ArgiopeSongketica #FAIRdata #science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #invertebrates #arachnology #arachnids #spider

#NewSpecies! New crab from a cave in #china just pinched us: Tiwaripotamon liuzhouense Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D90C9562-BD65-DD66-5DDF-0BEC58BECA1D Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5837.1.5 #Zootaxa #TiwaripotamonLiuzhouense #FAIRdata #science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #crab #caves

#NewSpecies! Iris cariciformis A newly discovered iridaceae from #china! Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2D5198E1-B423-55B9-A4FE-B3558B708BC5 Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.271.176663 #PhytoKeys #IrisCariciformis #FAIRdata#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #flora #wildflowers #flowers #wildplants #plants #wildlife #iridaceae

#NewSpecies! New mantis shrimp from #oman just hit us: Mesacturoides dewysea Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3C519235-7D14-F41F-27A8-2747B6D1D413 Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5839.1.10 #Zootaxa #MesacturoidesDewysea #FAIRdata #science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #crab #mantisshrimp

#NewSpecies! A newly discovered fungus from #china for #FungiFriday: Marasmius flavosulcatus Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/50F82745-68D1-52AE-A5F5-05FCC6668C0D Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.136.196875 #MycoKeys #MarasmiusFlavosulcatus #FAIRdata #science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #fungi #mushrooms #mycology