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In response to feedback from the 198 attendees at the JST/CHORUS session at the 2020 Japan Library Fair and Forum in November, a follow-up virtual seminar has been arranged on 24 February 2021 at 10:00 AM Japan time for a panel discussion and Q&A to ask the original presenters more detailed questions on the implementation […]

In January 2021, a group of 135 people representing funders, publishers, societies, and academic institutions gathered virtually to participate in the second CHORUS Forum. They came together to examine problems around connecting research data to content and learn more about existing and developing solutions. The purpose of the event was to advance ongoing collaboration across […]

Nominations to the CHORUS Board are due February 12, 2021. The CHORUS Board of Directors was elected by our membership last May during our 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 April 23, […]

CHORUS is pleased to help spread the word about the new focus of Metadata 20/20. On the relaunched website, Metadata 20/20 states “As we move into 2021 and beyond, Metadata 20/20 is officially shifting its focus to support a community driven and owned action plan.” The updated website launched 27 January 2021. One of the […]

SAVE THE DATE – CHORUS 2021 Annual Members Business Meeting April 23, 2021 “Virtual Zoom Meeting” Please save the date for the CHORUS 2021 Annual Members Business Meeting which will follow the CHORUS Forum: Making the Future of Open Research Work. The Forum will be featuring sessions on: New OA models – how do you comply? What […]

CHORUS is now using Get Full Text Research (GetFTR) technology to speed up and enhance their open research audit process.

Seven years ago, CHORUS set out to advance sustainable public access via an approach of leveraging existing open infrastructure and promoting a transparent collaboration among stakeholders. The strategy worked, delivering flexible, neutral, and interoperable solutions as policy implementation progressed and evolved around the world. An article titled “A Path for Tracking Funded Research and Compliance” […]

Presentations and videos are now available from the joint JST and CHORUS virtual session held on November 5, 2020 at the Japan 2020 Library Fair and Forum. 198 delegates including funders, publishers, institutions and organizations supporting scholarly communications infrastructure joined the Japanese speakers from three institutions along with JST and CHORUS who presented on how […]

CHORUS and DataCite have signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to coordinate efforts to adopt identifiers and standards to manage access to and reporting of research outputs. Authoritative connections between researchers and their works, funding sources, and affiliations, are essential for delivering public access to scholarly content. As not-for-profit organizations engaged in supporting discoverability […]

CHORUS has been named in a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant made to the American Geophysical Union (AGU) designed to further open data citation best practices.