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Formerly Humanities Commons. Discover the latest open-access scholarship and teaching materials, make interdisciplinary connections, build a WordPress website, and increase the impact of your work by sharing it in KCWorks.

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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 9h
All other areas of the Commons, including Groups and Sites, remain under construction. We appreciate your continued patience as our team works to get all systems up again. ❤️
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 9h
Knowledge Commons is still undergoing maintenance as we work to implement enhanced security measures. KCWorks (works.hcommons.org) and Profiles (profile.hcommons.org) are currently working. If you are unable to access these, please try clearing your cache and cookies. 🍪
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If you are still unable to access KCWorks or Profiles, you may need to clear your cache and cookies in your browser. For additional information, contact hello@hcommons.org.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🧵 (2/2) Our team is continuing to work diligently to restore all remaining areas of the Commons. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this outage has caused and appreciate your patience as we complete the remaining work.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🧵 (1/2) Over the weekend, you may have noticed that Knowledge Commons was undergoing emergency maintenance. We’re pleased to report that KCWorks (works.hcommons.org) and Profiles (profiles.hcommons.org) are now back online.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are currently experiencing a widespread outage that is affecting certain areas of hcommons.org, including login to groups and WP sites. KCWorks and profiles.hcommons.org are still working. We apologize for the inconvenience and are hard at work getting login up and running again.
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Cathy Davidson @cathyndavidson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today, we announced that HASTAC is closing as an interactive social network after 25+ years of innovative, exciting, and equitable learning, scholarship, and community focusing on technology and its impact on society. educational-cultural-institutions.hastac.hcommons.org/2026/09/29/s...
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Sunsetting the HASTAC Network After 25+ Great Years: Farewell and Appreciation From HASTAC Co-Directors Cathy N. Davidson and Shelly Eversley – Educational and Cultural Institutions
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Looking for a way to financially support your favorite open access repository and scholarly communication platform? Join us as a KC Champion now! about.hcommons.org/kc-champions/
Circular achievement badges for Knowledge Commons Champions in platinum, diamond, gold, silver and bronze, each with a dark green ring and textured green-and-yellow stylized K, displayed above the heading Knowledge Commons Champions and a program link.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
KC Champions help keep our network afloat, and ensure we're able to support global knowledge sharing. Plus, you can earn several awesome perks, like custom domains, merch, and so much more! about.hcommons.org/kc-champions/
Series of circular Knowledge Commons Champions achievement badges in platinum, diamond, gold, silver, and bronze, each featuring a teal-and-yellow stylized "K" emblem at center, shown above the program title and a link to the champions page.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Knowledge Commons is a community-governed, academy-owned project that relies on the support of our user community to keep the lights on ❤️ Become one of our KC Champions now! You'll earn a badge on your profile and several other special perks: about.hcommons.org/kc-champions/
Series of circular Knowledge Commons Champions achievement badges (platinum, diamond, gold, silver, bronze) featuring a stylized two-color logo, displayed above a large "KNOWLEDGE COMMONS CHAMPIONS" heading and a link to the program webpage.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Today is the last day to earn Knowledge Quest badges! hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Promotional banner for Knowledge Quest Week 5 titled "Secrets of the Commons," showing two circular badges—one with a stylized green-and-yellow commons icon labeled "Knowledge Commons Quest 2026," the other with three yellow question marks and "Knowledge Quest 2026 Week 5"—and the URL kcommons.org
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Want to learn more about the Secrets of the Commons? 🤫 Take this week's Knowledge Quest challenge and earn a badge! hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Circular badge for a knowledge challenge: green double-ring border reads Knowledge Quest 2026 with Week 5 below; cream center shows three bold yellow question marks indicating a quiz or trivia round.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is the last week to earn your Knowledge Quest badges! Take our Secrets of the Commons challenge now: hcommons.org/groups/commo...
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Did you miss our webinar last week? You can check it out now on our Youtube channel! 📺 Learn more about our tools and start discovering scholarship today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=No6_...
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Open Scholarship Starts Here: An Introduction to Knowledge Commons
YouTube video by Knowledge Commons
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is the final week of our Knowledge Quest! 🥲 For the last challenge, you'll be diving into riddles that unveil several Commons secrets! 🤐 Get started and earn your badge today: hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Promotional graphic for "Knowledge Quest: Week 5 — Secrets of the Commons" featuring a large title on a teal textured background, a circular seal with three yellow question marks and "Knowledge Quest 2026 Week 5," and the URL kcommons.org
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
📣 LAST CALL 📣 This is the final day to earn your #OpenAccess Adventure badge! You know you want to display these on your Commons profile. 😎 hcommons.org/groups/commo...
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Don't forget to participate in this week's #OpenAccess Adventure to earn this beautiful badge on your Commons profile 🙂 hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Round badge reading Knowledge Quest 2026 — Week 4, showing an open book with a yellow bookmark at center, surrounded by concentric dark‑green rings.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Want to earn your #OpenAccess Adventure Badge? Join the Commons Room group and participate in this week's Knowledge Quest! hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Knowledge Quest — Week 4 titled "Open Access Adventure," poster with a badge showing an open book and five bullet tasks prompting participants to find uploads: published this year, in a collection, by a Knowledge Commons team member, linked to a Commons group, and a wild‑card share.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We love #OpenAccess at Knowledge Commons, so this week's Knowledge Quest challenge is an Open Access Adventure! Earn your badge for this week's quest and learn more about KCWorks: hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Announcement banner for Knowledge Quest: Week 4 titled "Open Access Adventure," showing two circular Knowledge Commons badges — one with an abstract green/yellow mark and one with an open book icon — plus the URL kcommons.org
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This week's Knowledge Quest is an #OpenAccess Adventure! 📖 Dive into our repository and get started: hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Knowledge Commons WORKS homepage header featuring a prominent logo, centered search field with a yellow search button, and a teal "Add a work" button prompting users to search and contribute content.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This week's Knowledge Quest is an Open Access Adventure! 📚 To earn your badge, you'll explore works.hcommons.org, our open access repository. Share your response in the Commons Room group and earn your badge 💖 hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Promotional badge for Open Access Adventure — Knowledge Quest Week 4, showing a circular seal with an open book icon and ribbon bookmark on a textured teal background, with the website kcommons.org at the bottom.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Today is the last day to earn your Community Connections badge! 💕 Choose your side quest now: hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Round badge reading KNOWLEDGE QUEST 2026 with a central yellow heart marked by wavy white-and-black stripes, surrounded by dark green double rings and the label WEEK 3 at the bottom.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Happy Friday everyone! ❤️ The Community Connections badge is waiting for you. Join our Knowledge Quest and start sharing your work with the community: hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Announcement for Knowledge Quest — Week 3: "Community Connections," showing two round Knowledge Quest 2026 badges (an abstract pie-shaped graphic and a wavy-striped heart) with a call to join at hcommons.org/groups/commons-room/
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Would you like this beautiful badge on your Knowledge Commons profile?!?! 😍 Participate in this week's Knowledge Quest challenge and you'll be able to display your community-building skills. Read more: hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Circular badge reading "Knowledge Quest 2026" and "Week 3" with dark green concentric rings and a cream center featuring a yellow heart-shaped emblem with black-and-white wavy stripes.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This week's Knowledge Quest is all about Community Connections! 💖 There are several different ways you can earn this week's badge. Get started in our Commons Room group: hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Knowledge Quest Week 3 poster titled "Community Connections" showing a heart badge and listing tasks: create a new site or group, edit an existing site or group, upload something to KCWorks.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We've got a special Knowledge Quest this week, because it involves a few different side quests!! 🗺️ Choose your own adventure to earn this week's badge: join our webinar tomorrow, create or edit a group or site, or upload to KCWorks! Get started now: hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Announcement for Knowledge Quest: Week 3 — "Community Connections," featuring a circular "Knowledge Quest 2026" badge with a yellow wavy-heart icon and the website kcommons.org.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Today's the last day to earn your Profile-Power Up badge! ⏰️ hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Badge-style graphic announcing "Knowledge Quest: Week 2 — Profile Power-Up," with a yellow lightning-bolt emblem inside a circular seal reading "Knowledge Quest 2026 • Week 2" on a textured teal background.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Join us on Tuesday for an introductory webinar on Knowledge Commons! 📚️ Register today! buff.ly/xtSFs4K
Promotional poster for a webinar titled "Open Scholarship Starts Here: An Introduction to Knowledge Commons," scheduled Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 1pm–2pm ET, featuring a folded world map marked by a yellow heart-shaped location pin.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Update your profile and earn badges in our Knowledge Quest! It's that easy! 💖 Get started now: hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Announcement: Knowledge Quest — Week 2 "Profile Power‑Up" promoting joining hcommons.org/groups/commons-room; shows two circular badges: a Knowledge Commons Quest 2026 emblem and a Week 2 badge with a yellow lightning bolt.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Knowledge Commons profiles are very versatile, and you can earn a badge by updating yours in this week's Knowledge Quest challenge! 💖 Profiles are customizable, and some fields automatically populate as you use the Commons more often. Read about this week's quest: hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Promotional poster for Knowledge Quest Week 2 "Profile Power-Up" urging users to use Knowledge Commons profiles as portfolio alternatives, showing a lightning-bolt badge and bullet points: share CV/bio/projects, connect social handles, and enable automatic content updates.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A week from today, we're hosting an introductory webinar for our community to learn more about Knowledge Commons! 📚️ Register today! msu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Promotional poster for a webinar titled "Open Scholarship Starts Here: An Introduction to Knowledge Commons," scheduled Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 1pm–2pm ET, featuring a folded world map marked by a yellow heart-shaped location pin.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Profiles on Knowledge Commons are fully customizable and allow you to present a well-rounded view of your projects, work, and scholarship! 🖼️ Take the second week of our Knowledge Quest by sharing a link to your Commons profile, and earn your next badge! Read more: hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Badge reading "Knowledge Quest 2026 — Week 2" with a yellow lightning bolt centered inside concentric dark green rings on a pale background.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Welcome to Week Two of the Knowledge Quest, your opportunity to explore the Commons and earn badges! 😎 If you update your profile this week, you'll earn our Profile Power-Up badge. Read more in the Commons Room group: hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Circular badge labeled "KNOWLEDGE QUEST 2026 — WEEK 2" featuring a bold yellow lightning bolt at the center, dark green concentric rings, and an off-white inner field.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Today is the last day to participate in the Week 1 challenge for the Knowledge Quest! Earn your first badges now: hcommons.org/groups/commo...
KNOWLEDGE QUEST"—poster promoting a badge-earning learning challenge, featuring icons (globe, question marks, lightning bolt, open book, map, heart) and the tagline "Not all who wander are lost...some are earning badges!
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Did you know that if you participate in the first week of our Knowledge Quest, you'll receive TWO badges for your Commons profile! 😍 😍 Every user who participates will receive our quest badge and, if you complete this week's challenge, the Week 1 badge. 🔗: hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Announcement for Knowledge Quest Week 1: bold headline "The Quest Begins," two circular 2026 Knowledge Quest badges (one abstract Knowledge Commons emblem, one folded map with a location pin) on a textured teal background and a call-to-join link.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Knowledge Commons is rolling out badging across our platform...and you can display them on your profile! 😍 To earn badges, all you need to do is participate in our Knowledge Quest! There are no wrong answers, and you'll learn a lot about KC along the way. Get started: hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Badge for "Knowledge Quest 2026 — Week 1" featuring a stylized folded world map with a yellow location pin at the center, conveying exploration and a learning challenge.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
It's the first day of the Knowledge Quest and we are HAPPY! 😀 Are you ready to learn more about Knowledge Commons and earn our beautiful set of badges? Create an account, visit the Commons Room group, and get started now: hcommons.org/groups/commo...
Announcement for "Knowledge Quest: Week 1 — The Quest Begins," featuring a circular "Knowledge Quest 2026 • Week 1" badge with a folded world map and yellow location pin, and the website URL kcommons.org.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Welcome to our first ever Knowledge Quest! 🗺️ It’s time to explore the Commons, discover new features, connect with the community, and earn badges along the way! Each quest is a chance to learn something new. 😊 Your first challenge awaits. Read more: about.hcommons.org/2026/08/11/w...
Poster promoting "KNOWLEDGE QUEST" learning challenge, featuring globe, three question marks, lightning bolt, open book, map with pin, and heart icons, with tagline "Not all who wander are lost...some are earning badges!" and call-to-action URL hcommons.org/groups/commons-room/
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Let us teLL you more about where these chaLLenges Lead! FoLLow this page or subscribe to our monthLy newsLetter for your finaL answer! 📧 hcommons.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
Word-puzzle graphic showing blanks and letters forming  __OWLED_E above QUE__ with icons — globe, three question marks, and lightning bolt above, and an open book, pinned map, and striped heart below.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Quick Question: have you registered for an account on the Commons yet? If you haven't, sure you do before Monday, August 10th! hcommons.org
A word-puzzle graphic spelling with some letters shown as blanks, surrounded by icons: globe, three question marks, a lightning bolt, an open book, a pinned map, and a striped heart.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Do you think you know the answer to our puzzle? Dig a little Deeper! 🪏
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
What do you think We're excited about right noW? 😀
Hangman-style word puzzle prompting a two-word phrase guess, with a globe, three question marks and a lightning bolt above, partially filled letter grids "__OW_E__E" and "_UE__", and book, map with pin, and wavy heart icons as clues below.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We bought a bunch of vowels to give you a preview of what's starting on the Commons next week! 💌 Check back each day this week to complete the puzzle!
Hangman-style travel-themed word puzzle featuring a globe, three question marks, lightning bolt, open book, folded map with pin, and heart, with two underscored words—first showing O and two E's, second showing U and E—as clues to the answer.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Want to know more about who we are and what we do? Check out About, our Commons site that shows you what we're doing to expand the future of scholarly communication. 🤓 ❤️ about.hcommons.org
about.hcommons.org
About Knowledge Commons – Your Home for Digital Scholarly Work
Knowledge Commons is an open, adaptable collection of tools that support the human work of education and research and make that work more visible and impactful.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Our final July #KCWorks spotlight was selected by Martin Paul Eve. Learn more about rights retention and how it shapes scholarly publishing! works.hcommons.org/records/2pvz...
"The Politics of Rights Retention" by Samuel Moore, title page with a pale mint background, a patterned mosaic of teal, mustard, cream and dark green geometric shapes across the top, and the site credit "works.hcommons.org" at the bottom.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Next week, something super fun is coming to Knowledge Commons...👀 🤐 👏 Where will your curiosity lead? 🗺️ Make sure you're following this page to find out!
kcommons.org branding showing global knowledge and exploration: centered site name surrounded by icons — globe, three question marks, lightning bolt, open book, pinned world map, and a wavy-striped heart symbolizing curiosity, ideas, learning, travel, and care.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Today's #KCWorks spotlight will make you want to [quietly] dance the night away! 💃 🕺 Selected by Bonnie Russell, learn more about the silent disco phenomenon: works.hcommons.org/records/y7kc...
Silent Disco History: The Origins of the Headphone Party — cover shows a teal, yellow, dark green and cream geometric tile pattern above the author credit Francisco Silva and the site works.hcommons.org.
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Calling all art and astronomy lovers! You won't want to miss today's #KCWorks Spotlight, selected by Larissa Baca. ⭐️ works.hcommons.org/records/xneq...
To the Stars and Beyond: Perceptions on The Starry Night
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Knowledge Commons @kcommons.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Hi Meredith! We responded to your email on July 17. Perhaps check your spam folder in case our response got lost! ✉️
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