Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information

Graphic announcing that Couperin has joined the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information as a signatory. The image features the text “Bonjour Couperin” and “Couperin is a signatory of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information,” with an illustration of a handshake and the logos of the Barcelona Declaration and Couperin.

Bonjour Couperin 🇫🇷

We’re delighted to welcome Couperin as a new signatory of the Barcelona Declaration.

Couperin brings together 250+ research and higher education institutions in France, promoting access to scientific information.

📰 Read the news:
barcelona-declaration.org/news/2026030...

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞?

In our recent POSI 2.0 webinar, colleagues from @crossref.bsky.social, @datacite.org, @wearetektonika.bsky.social, and @europepmc.org shared how these principles guide decisions in open infrastructures.

📄 barcelona-declaration.org/news/2026030...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: How POSI v2 Guides The Sustainability of Open Infrastructure Organisations: a Barcelona Declaration webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmat... This Barcelona Declaration webinar explores how POSI v2 has been applied and refined in real-world contexts, and what this means for strengthening the sustainability, governance, and long-term resilie...

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞?

Today at 14:00 UTC, speakers from @crossref.bsky.social, @datacite.org, @doaj.bsky.social & @europepmc.org share how #POSIv2 is shaping real governance.

Free & open to all 👇
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: How POSI v2 Guides The Sustainability of Open Infrastructure Organisations: a Barcelona Declaration webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmat... This Barcelona Declaration webinar explores how POSI v2 has been applied and refined in real-world contexts, and what this means for strengthening the sustainability, governance, and long-term resilie...

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.
It needs governance, funding strategies, and community accountability.

How does #POSIv2 help organisations navigate this in practice?

Join our webinar on 2 March 2026 (14:00 UTC).
Online · Open to all.

👉Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Promotional graphic for ER&L Fest 2026 featuring the session “Beyond the Black Box: Advancing Openness of Publication Metadata.” The event takes place on Tuesday 3 March, 9:00–9:50 (UTC-6) in Austin, Texas, USA. The design uses a purple background with yellow and white text. A small map of the United States highlights Texas with a location marker and the words “Join us.” The Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information is listed as the organizing initiative, along with a link to learn more about ER&L Fest.

📍 𝐄𝐑&𝐋 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐨𝐱?

Miranda Bennett and Colleen Campbell (OA2020 / Barcelona Declaration Joint Task Force) discuss how libraries can push for open publication metadata through negotiation and coordinated action.

3 March · 9:00–9:50 AM (UTC-6)
See you there 👋

🎥 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 is now available on the TIB AV-Portal; with its own DOI!

Institutions are moving away from closed systems, step by step and within real-world constraints.

Watch & cite: av.tib.eu/media/72340

Purple promotional slide for a webinar titled “The Barcelona Declaration: Why Open Research Information Matters,” organised by Austria’s Cluster Forschung+Daten. The event takes place online on Tuesday 3 March, 14:00–15:30 CET, with a link to learn more. Logos of the Barcelona Declaration and Cluster Forschung+Daten appear at the bottom, alongside an outline map of Austria labeled “Online.”

📅 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Why does open research information matter in practice?
Join @thebiancadelrio.bsky.social (Executive Director, Barcelona Declaration) and an international panel.

🗓️ 3 March 2026 · 14:00–15:30 CET
🌐 Online · English

👉 forschung-daten.at/en/article/b...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: How POSI v2 Guides The Sustainability of Open Infrastructure Organisations: a Barcelona Declaration webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmat... This Barcelona Declaration webinar explores how POSI v2 has been applied and refined in real-world contexts, and what this means for strengthening the sustainability, governance, and long-term resilie...

Join the Barcelona Declaration webinar: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈 𝐯𝟐 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

📅 2 March 2026 · 🕒 14:00–15:15 UTC · 🌐 Online, open to all

With @crossref.bsky.social, @datacite.org, @doaj.bsky.social & @europepmc.org

👉 Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The webinar 'Open Research Information in Action' in December, co-organized and co-hosted with @barcelonadori.bsky.social, was also our 71st Helmholtz Open Science Online Seminar. The recording is now also available with open metadata and a DOI, thanks to TIB AV-Portal.

▶️ doi.org/10.5446/72340

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

The Netherlands Barcelona Declaration Network shows how shared principles are becoming concrete priorities for 2026 across assessment, CRIS, responsible AI, and open research information.

Read more: barcelona-declaration.org/news/2026021...

Upcoming Webinar (March 2, 2026): "How #POSI v2 Guides the Sustainability of Open Infrastructure Organisations (via @barcelonadori.bsky.social) barcelona-declaration.org/news/2026021... #openinfrastructure #openscience #openresearch #scholcomm #libraries

Hear from @crossref.bsky.social @datacite.org @doaj.bsky.social and @europepmc.org on sustaining open infrastructure

ℹ️ 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨: barcelona-declaration.org/20260211_web...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: How POSI v2 Guides The Sustainability of Open Infrastructure Organisations: a Barcelona Declaration webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmat... This Barcelona Declaration webinar explores how POSI v2 has been applied and refined in real-world contexts, and what this means for strengthening the sustainability, governance, and long-term resilie...

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𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈 𝐯𝟐 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐀 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫

🗓️ Mon 2 March 2026 · 14:00–15:15 UTC
🌐 Online · Open to everyone

🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

ℹ️ More info: barcelona-declaration.org/news/2026020...

Webinar. Open Research Information in Action: Institutional Journeys Toward Open Systems YouTube video by Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information

🎥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞!

Institutional journeys from Europe & Latin America toward open research information systems.
Co-hosted by Barcelona Declaration WG4 + @helmholtzosoffice.bsky.social.

▶️ Watch: youtu.be/lKzPY_pjDCU

ℹ️ More info:

Webinar. Open Research Information in Action: Institutional Journeys Toward Open Systems YouTube video by Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information

🎥 Recording out! Open Research Information in Action: Institutional Journeys Toward Open Systems.

Co-hosted by Barcelona Declaration WG4 + @helmholtzosoffice.bsky.social.
Speakers shared journeys from Europe & Latin America on moving toward open, non-proprietary systems.
▶️ youtu.be/lKzPY_pjDCU

Vau, mikä vaikutus!: What kind of impact can be achieved through the open research information? In this special episode in English, Laura and Outi will have as a guest Bianca Kramer, the executive director of Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information. The episode focuses on the importan

is working together to move this forward.

We’re grateful for the invitation, and for creating space for these shared conversations across communities.

🔗 Listen here: soundcloud.com/turun-yliopi...

🎧 𝐏𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧. 𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭

@msphelps.bsky.social recently joined the UTU Open Science Accelerator podcast for a thoughtful discussion on the impact of open research information and how the Barcelona Declaration community 🔽

Happy to share the #SOAD Spring event: The @barcelonadori.bsky.social in #Switzerland!
Meet representatives of the first three Swiss signatories & learn about their motivation to sign and the measures planned and implemented!
🗓️11 March, 15:30 - 17:00
💻 Free & online via Zoom
📝Register via soad.ch

🌍 LA Referencia joins the Barcelona Declaration as a Supporter!
This strengthens our commitment to open, trustworthy & interoperable research information infrastructures across regions.
✨ Bienvenido, LA Referencia!
🔗 More info: barcelona-declaration.org/news/2026020...

Graphic with the text “Bienvenidos LA Referencia” and “LA Referencia is a supporter of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information,” featuring a handshake icon. At the bottom, the logos of the Barcelona Declaration and LA Referencia appear side by side on a light background.

🌍 ¡LA Referencia se suma a la Declaración de Barcelona como adherente!

Esto refuerza nuestro compromiso con infraestructuras abiertas, confiables e interoperables de información de investigación entre regiones.
✨ ¡Bienvenidos!
🔗 Más info: barcelona-declaration.org/news/2026020...
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3rd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access - 2026, Day - 1 YouTube video by ICAR Indian Institute of Horticultural Research

PKP supports @barcelonadori.bsky.social!

@msphelps.bsky.social shares importance of integrated #OpenResearch info, including PKP software use (OJS, OPS) globally (eg @latindex.bsky.social , @scielo.org ) and Africa (eg @ajol.info ) + more at #DOASummit2026

2:10:09: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zjJ...

🎤 Speakers:

• Imma Subirats Coll, FAO AIMS, FAO
• Lautaro Matas, LA Referencia
• @qornik.bsky.social, @crossref.bsky.social
• @msphelps.bsky.social, Barcelona Declaration
• Ellen Tise, Stellenbosch University / ORCID Board

Promotional graphic for the 3rd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access. Title: “Workshop: Metadata Standards, Interoperability & Persistent Identifiers for Diamond OA.” Date and time: Monday 2 February, 06:00–08:30 (CET) / 10:30–13:00 (IST). Join online via YouTube Live @ihrmm. More info: diamondoadasummit.org. Includes an outline map of India with a location marker and the text “Bengaluru | Online / IST,” plus the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information logo.

🌍 The Barcelona Declaration joins the 3rd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access

🧩 Workshop: Metadata Standards, Interoperability & Persistent Identifiers for Diamond OA

📅 Mon 2 Feb | 🕒 06:00–08:30 CET / 10:30–13:00 IST
🔎 diamondoasummit.org
▶️ Live: www.youtube.com/@IIHRMM

The world of book metadata is a complex one!

I had the pleasure of reviewing a draft version of this report, from which I learned a lot. There are important connections to the open research information movement, in particular @barcelonadori.bsky.social!

Thank you for sharing 🟣🟡

🔗 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐜: barcelona-declaration.org/downloads/ba...
🔗 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞: barcelona-declaration.org/downloads/ba...
🔗 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧: barcelona-declaration.org/downloads/ba...

Each new translation helps strengthen connections across communities 🌍🤝

Graphic announcing new language versions of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information. The image reads “Now available in Arabic · Japanese · Romanian” and “18 languages and growing”. Speech bubbles display greetings in different languages, including “Salut”, “こんにちは” (Japanese), and “مرحبا” (Arabic), on a light background with abstract line patterns in purple and yellow.

🌍 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐜, 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧
Hello | مرحبًا | こんにちは | Salut

With these new translations, the Declaration is now available in 𝟏𝟖 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, supporting engagement with open research information across regions and contexts.
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Working Group 5. Sustaining Infrastructures · Related Initiatives · 14 October 2025 YouTube video by Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information

🔹 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬
@investinopen.bsky.social · @scossfunding.bsky.social · TSOSI
🎥 Video: youtu.be/nf_5px0Pjzs
📄 Slides: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Sustainability isn’t just about funding: it’s about governance, coordination, visibility, and community-led approaches.