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NASA released a request for public input on the “NASA’s Public Access Plan, Increasing Access to the Results of Scientific Research” (NASA Public Access Plan).  The NASA Public Access Plan outlines the proposed approach NASA will take to implement the new guidance, consistent with its longstanding commitment to public access. CHORUS is pleased that NASA […]

With a slate of excellent presenters and over 160 registrants for this 19 April 2023 Forum, we held a robust discussion around the value of open data software sharing in a world of open science from the researcher perspective and those who manage support systems. Much gratitude goes to our generous sponsors of this forum: […]

SAVE THE DATE Join us at the next CHORUS Forum Mapping the Research Lifecycle – Connecting the Pieces Tuesday, June 6, 2023 @ 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT *Registration will open soon* Connecting people, places, and things throughout the research lifecycle is increasingly important to all stakeholders in the research ecosystem. Speakers and panelists in this […]

Directors were elected to the CHORUS/CHOR, Inc. Board of Directors at the Annual Members Meeting, 28 April 2023. New to the board is Michael Cairns (American Psychological Association). Returning to the CHORUS board are: Andrew Bostjancic (Taylor & Francis), Nick Campbell (Springer Nature), Ann Gabriel (Elsevier), Robert Harington (American Mathematical Society), Will Schweitzer (Silverchair), Christopher Straub […]

CHORUS is pleased to announce that both ChemRxiv and TechRxiv have signed with CHORUS for the CHORUS Preprint Dashboard and Reporting Service. The CHORUS Preprint Dashboard and Reporting Service provides a means to connect preprints to funders and datasets as well as information related to public accessibility and other key metadata. The dashboards provide non-ambiguous […]

ROR (Research Organization Registry) is one of the most important PIDs to identify organizations. ROR clarifies how it includes parent-child relationships! Organizations such as funders and universities can now use RORs to identify directorates, child agencies (e.g., NIST and NOAA are agencies within the US Department of Commerce), and institutes. ROR is publicizing its ROR’s […]

Save the Date – AGU/CHORUS Forum: How Open is Open Data & Software? April 19, 2023 @ 11 AM – 1 PM EDT  The word “open” is being used commonly in scholarly communications with little context as to what is meant or intended. Researchers have been working openly to their advantage throughout their careers. What […]

Nominations to the CHORUS Board are now open. The CHORUS Board of Directors was elected by our membership during our last Annual Members Meeting. We are now seeking your nominations for seats on the CHORUS Board that will be voted upon at the next CHORUS Annual Members Meeting scheduled for 28 April 2023. Appointments to the Board of Directors […]

The Department of Energy’s Office of Scientific and Technical Information (DOE OSTI) announced (https://www.osti.gov/DOE-OSTI-Launches-PIDs) a new website, PIDs@OSTI.GOV, that details their services and support for assigning and using persistent identifiers (PIDs) for research components such as data, software, text documents, awards, people, and organizations. According to Carly Robinson (OSTI Assistant Director for Information Products and […]