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The Taylor & Francis Pledge to Open Initiative is a way to make scholarly books free to read and free to publish for the author via collective funding. 📚

Check out our recent webinar for details on this initiative and how your library can get involved 👀:

https://ow.ly/yVY750Z2Zzt

Did you know that we partner with over 80 e-content, e-resources and OA partners? Many offers are open to all (both members and non) but did you know that there are a number of members-only offers throughout the year? Learn more about these by subscribing to LyrOffers, our members-only listserv from CSCI, the Content and Scholarly Communications Initiatives team at Lyrasis.

Sign up for LyrOffers: https://ow.ly/oGXT50Z4efV

Wouldn't it be cool if you could quickly scan scientific literature to see whether it supports your research before you started reading it? scite.ai makes this possible!

Come learn about this AI-driven tool at our webinar on Tuesday, June 2 at 2 p.m. ET:

https://ow.ly/j6ym50Z2Zfv

2026 marks the 150th year of the American Library Association, and it looks like will be one to remember!

Heading to Chicago for the conference? Be sure to visit Lyrasis at Booth #4631!

https://ow.ly/Imuz50Z4qpe

2026 marks the 150th year of the American Library Association, and it looks like will be one to remember!

Heading to Chicago for the conference? Be sure to visit Lyrasis at Booth #4631!

https://ow.ly/Y91r50Z2Z54

There's synergy when great minds gather, and the Society of North Carolina Archivists and the South Carolina Archival Association are joining forces for the SNCA/SCAA Joint Annual Meeting next week, May 28 - 29 at UNC Charlotte's J. Murrey Atkins Library.

Come to the Lyrasis booth to say Hi and learn about the latest member benefits!

https://ow.ly/jbrY50Z1iwz

DSpace experts, time is running short!

May 31 is the deadline for proposals for presentations for the North American DSpace User Group meeting this September. Presentations can be lightning talks of 5-7 minutes, presentations of 20 minutes, or panel discussions of 40 minutes.

Details here: https://ow.ly/NIya50Z1i9v

Lyrasis is leading an NSF-funded pilot of a new persistent identifier for research projects called RAiD (Research Activity Identifier), and we have webinars happening this Wednesday, May 20 if you'd like to catch up with the latest:

Americas: May 20 @ 1-2 p.m. ET: https://ow.ly/rHwJ50Z1QSm
EMEA: May 20 @ 9-10 a.m. UTC: https://ow.ly/SEjQ50Z1QSo
Asia-Pacific: May 20 @ 12-1 p.m. AET: https://ow.ly/6QWc50Z1QSl

Hello Danvers!

If you're also in town for the 2026 Massachusetts Library Association Conference, be sure to visit booth # 7 for the latest in ways Lyrasis can help your institution expand access to information and preserve cultural heritage in your community.
https://ow.ly/Q0Bh50Z0hIv

Are you in Columbus for the Midwest Archives Conference this week? So are we!!

Come by booth # 14 to connect with Lyrasis and see how our content services, open technologies and community-based solutions can help you connect with your community.