The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) is pleased to announced the release of Getting Found, Staying Found, Increasing Impact (2nd Edition) on PKP┃Help. Getting Found, Staying Found is a resource for open access (OA) journals, especially those using Open Journal Systems (OJS). The resource provides guidance around issues of discoverability and sustainability including visibility, increasing profile and impact, and preservation.

Are you an OJS, OMP, OCS or OHS user? Do you have ideas on how to make these products better? Then get ready to sprint! The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) invites you to our SFU Sprint May 6-7, 2019 in our hometown of Vancouver, Canada.

PKP is seeking a Software Developer to join our team. We’re looking for a developer who can help us support SWORD, an AtomPub profile, by implementing a server-side implementation in PHP. This is a fixed-term contract with good potential for continuing work. Interested? Find out more here. The post We’re Hiring: SWORD Server Developer appeared first on Public Knowledge Project.

We are pleased to announce the next PKP Sprint will be taking place at Simon Fraser University’s Harbour Centre campus in downtown Vancouver on May 6th and 7th, 2019. PKP sprints run “unconference” style, typically focusing on rapid code development for our open source publishing applications. Small, self-organized teams work together to solve common software issues or make enhancements that benefit everyone.

Are you involved in library publishing? Interested in the intersection of libraries and scholarly publishing issues? Eager to share your expertise and/or research with the library publishing community? The Library Publishing Forum (May 8-10, 2019) wants to hear from you, but time is running out!

All of us who have been involved with the Public Knowledge Project at any point over the last thirteen years – whether as a colleague in PKP or as a beneficiary of the software that PKP has developed – owe a great debt of gratitude to the contribution made by Brian Owen, Associate Dean of Libraries at Simon Fraser University, and Managing Director of the Public Knowledge Project.

The Library Publishing Forum is an annual conference bringing together representatives from libraries engaged in (or considering) publishing initiatives to define and address major questions and challenges; to identify and document collaborative opportunities; and to strengthen and promote this community of practice.

Here at PKP, we are thrilled to learn about the activities of the OJS community around the world and are always on the look out for news about local user groups. If you are part of a local OJS user group, please let us know about your work and how we can help! The following report was provided by our friend and PKP School alumnus Pedro López Casique at eScire, Mexico. On September 10th &

We are very pleased to announce the release of the new “Classic” theme, freely available to the OJS community. You can view the online demo and install it today from your plugin gallery if you are running OJS version 3.1.1-1 or later. This theme, created by designer Sophy O and built by developer Vitaliy Bezsheiko, should bring to mind classics, and, in general, scholarship. It uses a serif typeface ( Cardo )

PKP is currently seeking a talented, full-time Communications Assistant to help with our PKP’s outreach and community building efforts. The successful candidate will be an outgoing, self-directed individual who enjoys working with others and helping the world discover more about us and our wonderful community. Find out more here! The post We’re Hiring: Communications Assistant appeared first on Public Knowledge Project.

The PKP sprint at the Heidelberg University Library was fully attended with 40 participants from 14 countries (including one from Bangladesh!) representing university libraries, university presses, national platforms, and commercial and non-commercial publishers. The breadth of attendees demonstrated the strength of the PKP community in Germany and across Europe.