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Reminder! The 20th EIFL Public Library Innovation Award, for #libraries ‘Advancing Community Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy’ is open for applications. Please share our call! zurl.co/NkyIC #EIFLGA2026 #ArtificialIntelligence #InformationLiteracy

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Eighteen microlearning videos in the EIFL-PLIP Small Bites training series for public librarians! You can watch any of them in any order, on your own or with your library peers - zurl.co/Wycb2 #EIFLGA2026 #libraries

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In May 2026, EIFL-PLIP and @Ghana Library Authority completed the project ‘Digital Learning @ Ghana Public #Libraries’, over 2.5 years, engaging more than 22,100 students in digital & information literacy training zurl.co/mi0Pr @ghanalibraries #EIFLGA2026

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🇱🇹👏 📣 10 years ago today, the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities entered into force. EIFL celebrates with stories from librarians in 🇱🇹Lithuania, 🇦🇲 Armenia and 🇺🇦Ukraine - zurl.co/5eo8C #Copyright #EIFLGA2026 #MarrakeshTreaty

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In 2026, EIFL advocated for an EU-wide guaranteed right to research #OpenAccess #Copyright #EUResearchArea #RightToResearch zurl.co/spcOh #EIFLGA2026

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Supporting research, teaching & learning - in 2026 EIFL contributed to copyright law reform in 3 EIFL partner countries - Zambia, Kenya zurl.co/DHc4c & Serbia zurl.co/2HAn6 #Copyright #EIFLGA2026

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EIFL & partner consortia celebrate 542 new #ResearchOrganizationRegistry (ROR) records created & 407 ROR records updated in @EIFL partner countries as part of EIFL campaign. See EIFL’s guide to updating ROR records zurl.co/PKt8X - #EIFLGA2026 #OpenAccess @ror.org

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EIFL #OpenAccess Programme advances OA by strengthening quality & sustainability of No-fee #DiamondOA journals: Supported 279 No-fee #DiamondOA journals in 13 African countries through @EIFL project with funding from Wellcome zurl.co/laIzO #EIFLGA2026 @Wellcome Trust

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Welcome to Day 2 of the @EIFL General Assembly! Today we’ll be sharing highlights from EIFL programmes over the past year - #OpenAccess #Copyright Public #Libraries #EIFLGA2026 zurl.co/GC6vy

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👏 Great usage & savings stats from EIFL Licensing in 2025 – almost 11 million full-text articles & book chapters available free or at affordable prices through EIFL negotiations with publishers downloaded; USD 784 million saved. #EIFLGA2026 zurl.co/YbFFY

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Update from the EIFL Licensing Programme: EIFL has negotiated agreements with 15 publishers, enabling authors in our partner countries to publish in #OpenAccess for free or at discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs) in 3,020 journals. #EIFLGA2026 zurl.co/egVis

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Welcome to Day 2 of the @EIFL General Assembly! Today we’ll be sharing highlights from EIFL programmes over the past year - #OpenAccess #Copyright Public #Libraries #EIFLGA2026 zurl.co/GC6vy

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We are pleased to have @Aaron Tay, Head of Data Services at Singapore Management University Libraries, with us for the #EIFLGA2026, speaking to delegates on the topic, ‘AI in scholarly publishing and access to knowledge’. #GenerativeAI #ScholarlyCommunication

EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

👉 EIFL's practical support to strengthen #DiamondOA publishing 2024 - 2026 included 17 training courses, plus 15 resources on journal quality, editorial workflows, sustainability, indexing, DOIs & advocacy. See @EIFL resources zurl.co/8XMth #DiamondOA #EIFLGA2026

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Welcome to Day 1 of the two-day EIFL General Assembly! We are underway at #EIFLGA2026 where @EIFL Director Rima Kupryte is sharing outcomes from our work over the past three years and highlighting the impact of the EIFL 2024 - 2026 strategy.

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

EIFL’s annual General Assembly (GA) starts online tomorrow – 29 Sept. Every year @EIFL invites consortium partners to the EIFL GA to share experiences and update on progress. Stay in touch - we’ll be posting from #EIFLGA2026. In the picture - delegates to #EIFLGA2025 in Yerevan in #Armenia.

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New from EIFL: Good Practice in Action: A Toolkit for #DiamondOA Journals, a set of three resources to help editors, publishers & journal managers to strengthen quality, transparency & visibility of journals and by institutions to assess journals that they publish or support - zurl.co/PFRML

EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The world is facing a projected shortfall of over 11 million health workers by 2030. This UNESCO policy brief highlights barriers to educating health professionals, and explores the potential of #OERs in overcoming these barriers: zurl.co/qdDUD #UNESCO #OpenSolutions #OER #OpenKnowledge

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Good news! EIFL & OpenEdition renew agreement for Freemium journals collection to Dec 2027. #Libraries in 28 countries have free access to 186 journals in humanities & social sciences plus 17 bonus titles. Details, eligibility: zurl.co/MnD6L @openedition.bsky.social

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European Diamond Capacity Hub @eudch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📚 Do you work with #DiamondOA books? AEGIS-OA is gathering community input on adapting the #DiamondOA Standard (DOAS) for OA book publishing. Your experience can help shape DOAS to reflect the diversity and needs of the OA books community. 📝 tinyurl.com/y9t7xsjs 📅 Deadline: 18/10/2026, 23:59 CET

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Openness in the age of AI is the topic of this #UNESCO policy brief zurl.co/SKQJV The briefs support efforts to advance universal access to information through open, inclusive, rights-based approaches. EIFL’s Iryna Kuchma contributed to the first brief on #DiamondOA publishing - zurl.co/0PAwU

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Rima Kupryte, EIFL Director, with EIFL coordinators from Ghana & China, Mac Anthony Cobblah & Kunhua Zhao, at the 18th Berlin #OpenAccess Conference (B18) that convened leaders from research institutions, library consortia, funding bodies, & publishers. More about B18 here – zurl.co/9ABsm

European Diamond Capacity Hub @eudch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

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🎓 Want to become a #DiamondOA trainer? Applications are open for the EDCH Train-the-Trainer course on #DiamondOA publishing, developed under AEGIS-OA. Turn your expertise into training you can deliver at your institution and in your community. 📅 Apply by 21 September ➡️ tinyurl.com/ymcvwby7

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Join the Diamond OA Policy Forum #Africa 17 Sept 13:00 GMT & discuss funding Diamond #OpenAccess in Africa with policymakers, funders & other experts. Learn about strategic funding approaches & what initiatives & models make funding Diamond OA easier. Details & registration – zurl.co/6d5kd

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Coming next week! On 15 Sept 2026 at 10:00 UTC, a webinar on the 20th call for submissions to the EIFL Public Library Innovation Award. The theme of the award is ‘Advancing community Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy', the webinar is co-organized by EIFL and AfLIA. For details, zurl.co/9GMyv

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📣 #OAWeek 2026 is from 19-25 Oct & we’ll be celebrating this annual global event with libraries, researchers & students in our partner countries. The 2026 theme is ‘The Cost of Knowledge’ - more here zurl.co/LE5JG.

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📣 Just over six weeks left to apply for the EIFL Public Library Innovation Award for Public libraries advancing community #ArtificialIntelligence (AI) literacy. Deadline 26 Oct - find out more & apply zurl.co/sJwHh We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

EIFL will participate in the13th Conference on Scholarly Communication in the Context of #OpenScience – PUBMET 2026 – that starts tomorrow (Sept 9) in Croatia and online. More about EIFL’s participation here - zurl.co/1vLIa and PUBMET 2026 here zurl.co/sD8IP

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We’re celebrating @UNESCO #InternationalLiteracyDay by honouring public libraries’ contribution to reading, writing, numeracy & digital & info literacy in communities. See how library digital literacy training is changing lives in #Uganda - zurl.co/bX19M

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

“They are clear to the dot!” Feedback about the EIFL-PLIP Small Bites training video series for public librarians reported in an article in the IFLA CPDWL Newsletter - zurl.co/sEvh3 See all 18 EIFL-PLIP Small Bites - zurl.co/yEQ3r Thanks @ifla.org for sharing. #CPD #publiclibraries #microlearning

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

👏🏼 🎂 Happy birthday LAB! EIFL congratulates the Lithuanian Audiosensory Library team for their leadership & commitment, especially introducing the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities in #Lithuania. All the best for the next 60 years! zurl.co/VaMHw

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Knowing what your community wants & needs is fundamental to developing a successful public or community #library service. Watch our video and download useful tools and templates to help you conduct a community needs assessment - zurl.co/UemXs

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Webinar - How to use expert audits for journal development, with panellists sharing experiences of using an expert audit to identify where additional expertise was needed on a journal’s Editorial Advisory Board, and more - zurl.co/HovfO #DiamondOA @wacren.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Coming soon! 16 Sept 2026, 9:00 UTC (convert to your timezone – zurl.co/htvyX ) – the next EIFL online meet-up of open science trainers. Discussion will be on the benefits of detailed training plans. Register here - zurl.co/cGZR6

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Scholars in 36 countries benefit from EIFL agreement with Éclat Engineering for discounted pricing for MyLOFT that provides remote access to library-subscribed e-resources & MyDiscovery which streamlines & improves searches. Details & eligibility: zurl.co/4YCWE

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tomorrow – Thurs 27 Aug 14.30-15:30 UTC+2 (check your local time – zurl.co/1QLZw ) EIFL & AfLIA are inviting public librarians in #Africa to a Virtual Learning Circle on using social media to promote #library training. For details - zurl.co/HDdvG

EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What’s new from EIFL? An award call for public library #AI literacy programmes; 3 more no-fee #OA grantees have shared project results; renewed agreements benefiting scholars; resources for library trainers, and more! Enjoy the EIFL newsletter zurl.co/Uy7TY

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EIFL @eifl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Enhanced journal policies, upgraded websites, new skills, streamlined publishing workflows – see results of projects strengthening quality & sustainability of no-fee (Diamond) #OpenAccess publishing in #Ethiopia & #Kenya – zurl.co/SbvyN @wellcometrust.bsky.social