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Over 1 million euros raised

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In just over one year, together with the library and research communities worldwide, we have helped raise over 1 million euros from across the globe to help fund DOAJ and Sherpa RoMEO. If you have not yet contributed to Sherpa RoMEO, who still have a way to go to reach their target, please contact Azhar Hussain: Azhar.Hussain@jisc.ac.uk

SCOSS prepares for second funding cycle

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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 hits half-million Euro funding mark

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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.

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