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  👋 Meet us at the 2nd edition of the @universityofgroningen@social.edu.nl #DigitalAutonomy Fair, 27 October! ➡️ https://social.edu.nl/@DigitalAutonomyUG/117319674470194788 ➡️ https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/digital-autonomy/calendar/261027-digital-autonomy-fair Chat with us about #Mastodon, #PeerTube, the @SURF@social.edu.nl instance https://social.edu.nl for #HigherEducation, get a sticker and make sure to cuddle our plushies. #OpenScience #OpenSource #plushtodon

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  @basyl Great suggestion, thanks!

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  New in our electronic collection: ➡️ Testing #Einstein: One Hundred Years of #Experimental #Relativity 🔗 https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/15746.001.0001 #OpenScience #OpenAccess #books #bookstodon #physics #science #history

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  "The university and its library have been around for much longer than #BigTech." What role can a university library play in achieving greater #DigitalAutonomy at a university? Our director Marjolein Nieboer and communications lead @babetteknauer talk about #OpenAccess, #OpenScience and how we explore open tools like #Mastodon #PeerTube and #OpenAlex. 🔗https://www.rug.nl/jantina-tammes-school/news/2026/interview-ub-digitale-autonomie

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  New in our electronic collection: ➡️ #Work Meaning and #Motivation. #Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Work #WellBeing 🔗 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-23826-9 #OpenScience #economics #economy #sociology #organization #psychology #books #bookstodon

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  New in our electronic collection: ➡️ #Sleep and Its Meanings: #Sociocultural Investigations from Critical Sleep Studies 🔗 https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/15590.001.0001 #OpenAccess #OpenScience #humanities #SocialSciences #biology #history #philosophy #aesthetics #books #bookstodon

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  RE: https://fediscience.org/@formingworlds/116852434814880768 Please say hi to our colleagues from @formingworlds@fediscience.org at the @universityofgroningen@social.edu.nl Astronomical Institute. #introduction

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  In addition to social platforms like Mastodon and Pixelfed, we are exploring whether we can also use an open source platform for our newsletters. We are looking for something privacy-friendly, self-hostable and sustainable over the long term. Right now, Keila and Listmonk are on our list. Have you used (either of) them or other alternatives? We'd love to hear about your experience: what worked well, what didn't and which one you'd recommend? Thanks! #OpenSource #SelfHosting #Fedi...

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  RE: https://social.edu.nl/@Bibliothecaris/116560693849494475 💜 Dear people in the #Fediverse, thanks for all your feedback! Recurring topics: - #Mastodon share button - #Pixelfed as #Instagram alternative - Use Instagram to point to the Fediverse - Why be on #SocialMedia at all? (Fair point 🙂) Next we're taking all ideas to our local community. We're curious what they think and will report back here. And yes, we're getting that share button!

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  To stay connected and be visible in #student life we are (still) on #instagram. But the longer we stay, the harder it becomes to defend that choice. It clashes with what we stand for as a #library: trustworthy information, #OpenScience, #DigitalAutonomy & student wellbeing. We want to explore alternatives and open up the conversation about what responsible (online) #communication with students could and should look like. Read our story and share your thoughts: https://www.rug.nl/l...

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  🎙"#Reproducibility isn’t just about repeating results, it’s about making the #research process transparent, so others can follow the path you took and understand how you got there." 🎧Listen to our new OpenScience podcast with Sarahanne Field @smirandafield 🔗 https://www.rug.nl/research/openscience/podcast/#Field ⏳ In this 10 min episode, Sarahanne reimagines reproducibility for #qualitative research. She addresses challenges in ethical #data sharing of transcripts, and the...

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  New in our electronic collection: ➡️ K-Pop #Fandom: Performing #Deokhu from the 1990s to Today 🔗 https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12903806 #OpenAccess #OpenScience #fan #kpop #music #popular #culture #korea #books #bookstodon #library

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  🚀1 year since we left #X / #Twitter Our move to #Mastodon wasn't just a platform switch. It was a leap into #OpenScience in action. We found a chance to align our communication w/ our values: transparent, meaningful, dialogue-driven. Read about our journey, impact, challenges, and lessons: 🔗https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/one-year-after-x-embracing-open-science-on-mastodon 💜Thanks, 🦣-community, for this wonderful experience. We learn a lot here. 👋We hope to encourage ot...

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  Taichi Ochi of the @oscgroningen and Sabine van der Ham (Hanze University of Applied Sciences) hosting a workshop on "Toward inclusive #OpenScience: Bridging WO, hbo, and mbo for regional impact" #NOSF2025

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  #FollowFriday - University of #Groningen accounts Faculty of #Arts @facultyofartsgroningen @facultyofartsug.bsky.social Faculty of #Philosophy @facultyofphilosophygroningen #Kant Research Group @KantinGroningen Young Academy @YAGroningen #OpenScience Community Groningen @oscgroningen Medical Library @cmbUMCG Center for Information Technology @CIT_RUG Digital Competence Centre @ug_dcc #AcademicMastodon

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  As of 1 January 2027, our university will cancel its licence for the Web of #Science database. This decision follows careful consideration of rising costs, content overlap with other available databases, and a commitment to #OpenResearch information. 🔗 https://www.rug.nl/library/news/20260420-end-web-of-science #database #OpenScience #information

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  🌟Hello #AcademicMastodon🌟 I'm Hannah and currently working on the research project to understand the role of #Mastodon in #academia during my internship here. If you haven’t done so already, please consider participating in the project. I would love to hear from you: 🔗https://rug.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9M1VEyMQ8k4xv94 A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already participated in the survey! It is really insightful to read your opinions and experiences. #AcademicChatter #Open...

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  New in our electronic collection: ➡️ Comparative #Musicology: Evolution, universals, and the #science of the world’s #music 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1093/9780191872303.001.0001 #anthropology #diversity #evolution #psychology #history #books #bookstodon #OpenScience #OpenAccess

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  Vandaag: congres 'De #Cloud en de #Nederlandse #Rechtsorde' aan de @universityofgroningen. https://www.rug.nl/rechten/agenda/2026/congres-cloud Het boek 'De cloud en de Nederlandse rechtsorde: Groningse perspectieven' is nu #OpenAccess beschikbaar bij University of Groningen Press. Editors: Aline Klingenberg (foto) Evgeni Moyakine Evert Neppelenbroek Hans Vedder Een must-read voor juristen en betrokkenen bij cloudgerelateerde juridische vraagstukken. PDF: 🔗...

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  New in our electronic #collection: ➡️ Rejecting #climate doomism 🔗 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/110786 #OpenAccess #OpenScience #Books #Bookstodon #ClimateScience #Sociology #Psychology #Philosophy

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  New in our electronic #collection: ➡️ Human Rights in the Digital Domain. Core Questions 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009606295 #HumanRights #SocialMedia #digitalization #legislation #privacy #governance #ethics #education #OpenAccess #OpenScience #books #bookstodon

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  New in our electronic collection: ➡️ #OpenScience and the future of #education: a global manifesto for open solutions through interdisciplinary collaboration 🔗 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003732945 #OpenAccess #books #bookstodon #research #SocialSciences

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  Staff and students @universityofgroningen can now apply for the Open Education Incubator Fund! The fund calls for project proposals that strive for more accessible, co-created, and impactful education. 🔗 https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/organization/service-departments/teaching-academy-groningen/grants-support/open-education-incubator-fund Deadline for submitting: 15 May 2026. #OpenScience #OpenEducation #OER #Education #Students #Teaching #Funding

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  In 2020, we launched the Open Research Award with @oscgroningen, flipping the script on traditional awards by: ➡️ reducing bias ➡️ celebrating #OpenScience practices across disciplines ➡️ moving beyond winners-vs-losers competition. We use a modified lottery to select 3 winners. Every team member of every eligible case study receives a certificate to recognize & reward their endeavour. 🎧 Curious about the story behind it? Stay tuned for our new #OpenScience Bites season! https://www.rug.n...

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  On 30 March 2026, we will celebrate how @universityofgroningen academics are making #research and #education more accessible and transparent 🥳 This year’s Celebrating Openness event focuses on #community building: how can we continue to shape #openscience in the North together? The three winners of the Open Research Award 2025 will also present their case studies in lightning talks. 🔗 Information and registration: https://www.rug.nl/research/openscience/open-research-award/programme

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  New in our electronic #collection: ➡️ Configuring Psychology. Access to Therapy and the Transformation of #Psychological #Care 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108664295 #OpenScience #OpenAccess #psychology #therapy #medicine #health #sociology #books #bookstodon

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  📚 New blog series: Women in the Special Collections The first post dives into books of hours, widely read manuscripts from the late #MiddleAges, and highlights the important role #women played in their history, both as makers and as readers. 🔗 https://www.rug.nl/library/gauronica/blogposts/vrouwenindebijzonderecollecties #SpecialCollections #heritage #histodons #history

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  New in our electronic collection: ➡️ Revealing Relations: #Knowledge #Infrastructures for Liveable Futures 🔗 https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.56687/9781529231540/html The publication of this book was supported by the @universityofgroningen #OpenAccess #book fund. #SocialScience #bookstodon #OpenScience

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  📚 New blog series: #Women in the Special #Collections This second post dives into Anna van der Horst (1735-1785), a female poet. Anna was a feminist avant la lettre, who pushed boundaries and encouraged women to develop themselves. Picture: A work from 1772 about the Siege of #Groningen written by Anna van der Horst. 🔗 https://www.rug.nl/library/gauronica/blogposts/vrouwenindebijzonderecollecties-annavanderhorst #SpecialCollections #Heritage #Histodons #History

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  The Dutch #Research Council #NWO joined a consortium to support the #OpenAccess #publishing platform Open Research Europe (ORE). Researchers at Dutch institutions - whether they have an NWO grant or not - can now publish on ORE for free. 🔗 https://www.nwo.nl/en/news/cern-to-host-europes-flagship-open-access-publishing-platform-open-research-europe ORE's aim is to promote equity, diversity, and transparency in scholarly communication, without compromising on quality. The expanded plat...