The Crossref2024 annual meeting gathered our community for a packed agenda of updates, demos, and lively discussions on advancing our shared goals. The day was filled with insights and energy, from practical demos of Crossref’s latest API features to community reflections on the Research Nexus initiative and the Board elections.

Introducing Underworld3: Mathematically Self-Describing Modelling in Python for Desktop, HPC and Cloud.

Tests are great, provided they actually test something. But are your tests too optimistic (assuming the code already works), or too persnickety (testing the irrelevant)?

“`html Introduction The discovery of a second nest of Asian hornets, also known as the ‘Murder Hornet’, in Europe has ignited an intense search and research operation. These formidable insects are not only a threat to local bee populations but also pose significant challenges to the environment and agriculture.

If you are into openscience chemistry or chemistry blogging, then you probably heard of Rich Apodaca’s Depth-First blog. Rich started blogging in 2006 but this is not how I discovered his work originally. I know that we at least already had contact in 2005, because that is when he wrote about an integration between his Octet library and the Chemistry Development Kit in the CDK News (volume 2, issue 2), CDKTools: The CDK-Octet Bridge.

Discover the Stealthy Predator of Ohio’s Riverbanks Ohio’s riverbanks are home to a cunning and elusive predator, often likened to the strategies of a Roman gladiator in the way it hunts and thrives in its habitat. This remarkable creature, though not widely known, plays a significant role in the ecosystem of Ohio’s waterways.

Background The Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI) provides a set of guidelines for operating open infrastructure in service to the scholarly community. It sets out 16 points to ensure that the infrastructure on which the scholarly and research communities rely is openly governed, sustainable, and replicable.

PKP is pleased to partner with 19 other key partners of the 2nd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access hosted by the University of Cape Town, South Africa, December 8 – 14, 2024.

Am 20. November 2024 fand die zweite Veranstaltung der Reihe „Quo Vadis Open Science in Berlin und Brandenburg 2024/25“ mit dem Titel „Objektbezogenes Open Access – Open Access für Objekte“ statt. Unter der Moderation von Sophie Kobialka vom Datenkompetenzzentrum WiNoDa waren die Herausforderungen und blinden Flecken im Zusammenhang mit Open Access (OA) für Objekte und andere nicht-textuelle Inhalte Thema.

On November 20, 2024, the second event in the “Quo Vadis Open Science in Berlin and Brandenburg 2024/25” series took place, titled “Object-Based Open Access – Open Access for Objects.” Moderated by Sophie Kobialka from the Data Competence Center WiNoDa, the workshop aimed to explore the challenges and blind spots related to Open Access (OA) for objects and other non-textual content.

I have been sitting here staring at a blank screen for nearly an hour.  That isn’t counting the 2 months that I have been postponing the writing of this blog.  If I don’t write it, it can’t be true.  And yet our lovely Philippa (‘Our Pip’, as me and Janet always called her) died peacefully at home on 15 October 2024. Somehow a light went out in the world.