This blog post was written by Sheila Rabun in collaboration with Michael Shensky and Bryan Gee at the University of Texas at Austin Libraries, based on presentations from the RAiD Global Community Meeting – Americas (May 20, 2026) and the Open Repositories virtual conference (June 10, 2026). As part of the US RAiD Pilot, research … Read More
Lyrasis, a nonprofit member organization serving the global landscape of academic and public libraries, scholarly research, archives, museums and galleries, is pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of the Lyrasis Catalyst Fund. The Lyrasis Catalyst Fund is an award program that provides support for new ideas and innovative projects from the Lyrasis membership. Through the … Read More
Libraries are portals, leading to knowledge, community and connection, broadening our worlds and widening our perspectives. Lyrasis understands that this work is too important to do alone, so your mission is our mission. At the 2026 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, we look forward to connecting with you and having conversations about: our library-aligned digital … Read More
This blog post was written by Sheila Rabun in collaboration with Audrey Carson and Jason Wohlgemuth at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. For large federally funded research facilities like the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, the ability to understand, connect and communicate about research activities is just as important as … Read More
Diamond open access journals are often defined in terms of the absence of reader and author fees, but these journals are so much more than that. Behind each journal that participates in the Lyrasis Open Access Community Investment Program (OACIP) there is a robust community of scholars committed to producing and mobilizing knowledge independent of … Read More
Coherent Digital and Lyrasis have reached an agreement for Lyrasis members to acquire Coherent’s online publications. Beginning immediately, all Lyrasis members will be eligible to receive special rates when purchasing or subscribing to Coherent’s products. While the agreement does not expire, a current offer is in place for additional year-end discounts through December 2026. Lyrasis … Read More
It can be easy to take diamond open access journals for granted precisely because these journals do not charge reader or author fees. Often, free-to-read and free-to-publish journals are celebrated for their principled commitments to removing barriers without acknowledgement of the need to find other ways to collectively shoulder the financial burden of these commitments. … Read More
In 2024, Lyrasis received grant funding from the ORCID Global Participation Fund to make several improvements to the ORCID Member API functionality in DSpace (version 7.3 and above). The grant project was led by ORCID US Community staff at Lyrasis, in partnership with 4Science and ORCID consortium lead counterparts across the globe. Over the course … Read More
Lyrasis and Paradigm Publishing Services (Paradigm) are proud to announce a powerful new tool for students, faculty and staff to access Open Access (OA) ebooks. The tool also allows libraries to incorporate them seamlessly into their collections. The collaboration between Lyrasis’ Ebooks and Community Engagement Division and Paradigm allows access to the University Press Library … Read More
Digital Repository Managers and Administrators often find themselves wrestling with sluggish software, wrangling data, managing server updates and navigating customizations that complicate daily work. This ongoing maintenance takes too much time away from the things that are important – your mission, collections and patrons. We recently had a conversation with the DSpaceDirect Hosting team — … Read More