{"id":4086,"date":"2023-08-25T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.doaj.org\/?p=4086"},"modified":"2023-08-25T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T08:05:00","slug":"boston-library-consortium-joins-the-movement-to-support-doaj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.doaj.org\/de\/2023\/08\/25\/boston-library-consortium-joins-the-movement-to-support-doaj\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Library Consortium joins the movement to support DOAJ"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new agreement was announced this week between the Boston Library Consortium<\/a> (BLC) and Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This partnership will provide an avenue for BLC\u2019s coalition of libraries in the northeastern United States to support DOAJ\u2019s work to curate and index nearly 20,000 peer-reviewed, open access journals from around the world. As part of the agreement, seven additional BLC member institutions have pledged support alongside five long-time DOAJ supporters in BLC\u2019s network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInvesting in the sustainability of community-driven initiatives is a high priority for BLC\u2019s member institutions,\u201d said Charlie Barlow<\/a>, BLC\u2019s Executive Director. \u201cWe\u2019re very pleased to contribute to the critical work of DOAJ to increase the usage and visibility of open access journals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are delighted to announce this new partnership with BLC, a consortium which actively engages with its Library Directors on matters of strategic importance like critical open infrastructure,\u201d says Joanna Ball, DOAJ Managing Director. \u201cAs the momentum for Open Access grows in the US in the wake of the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy \u2018Nelson memo,\u2019 we are seeing a growing number of consortia and libraries prioritizing support for DOAJ as a source of trusted open access journals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About BLC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boston Library Consortium empowers a coalition of libraries in the northeastern United States to share knowledge, infrastructure, and resources at scale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 1970, BLC\u2019s strength lies in its diverse membership network of public and private universities, liberal arts colleges, state libraries, public libraries, and special libraries united by a commitment to champion innovation through collaboration. For more information, visit blc.org<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

About DOAJ<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DOAJ<\/a> is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high-quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. DOAJ deploys more than one hundred carefully selected volunteers from the community of library and other academic disciplines to assist in curating open access journals. This independent database contains nearly 20,000 peer-reviewed open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities. DOAJ is financially supported worldwide by libraries, publishers, and other like-minded organizations. DOAJ services (including the evaluation of journals) are free for all, and all data provided by DOAJ are harvestable via OAI\/PMH and the API. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BLC – Charlie Barlow, Executive Director – cbarlow@blc.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DOAJ – Joanna Ball, Managing Director – joanna@doaj.org<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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