News & views

Follow who is contributing to DOAJ here

31 Dec 2018 -

To follow those who are contributing to DOAJ using the using the SCOSS funding model, see their dedicated page here https://doaj.org/scoss

38 “expressions of interest” received from organizations interested in pursuing SCOSS funding

15 Nov 2018 -

Last month, a call for expressions of interest was made in an effort to identify potential applicants for SCOSS’s next funding cycle. A total of 38 completed forms were received and are currently under review. Those chosen to submit to the full application process will be notified in December at the latest.

Autumn sees 34 institutions join the SCOSS funding network

13 Nov 2018 -

Sixteen institution in Norway, 13 in Sweden, three in the Netherlands and one in New Zealand and Qatar have pledged funding.

SCOSS prepares for second funding cycle

28 Sep 2018 -

The coalition is now preparing for its second funding cycle by placing a call for a show of interest from OS infrastructure service providers — potential SCOSS funding recipients.
Potential applicants are requested to fill out a six-question screening form to determine eligibility before ultimately submitting a full application by 31 October 2018.

SCOSS gains two new members: the Association of African Universities and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries

21 Sep 2018 -

The Association of African Universities (AAU) represents more than 400 higher education institutions across the five regions of Africa while the Canadian Association of Research Libraries’ membership includes the country’s 29 largest university libraries and two federal institutions. Read AAU’s announcement.

Norwegian library consortium – UNIT – pledges 59,000 Euros to SCOSS

10 Sep 2018 -

UNIT (Direktoratet for IKT og fellestjenester i høyere utdanning og forskning), which represents Norwegian institutes of higher education and research and their libraries, has become the second national consortia to support SCOSS.

SCOSS hits half-million Euro funding mark

14 Aug 2018 -

Six months past an initial funding appeal, the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS) has surpassed a key half-million Euro milestone having received pledges for funding totaling 680,700 Euros. The initiative, which intends to provide a framework for libraries, policymakers and other stakeholders to collectively fund and stabilize a vital infrastructure of freely available open science services, selected the Directory of Open Access Journals and SHERPA/RoMEO as beneficiaries of this pilot call for community funding.

Ghent University, the National Library of Sweden and Vrije Universiteit Brussels become the network’s first European funders, while Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries, Princeton University and MIT are among the first in the US to join the network.