Building, refining, and connecting: summary of our May 2026 community update

2026/06/30 by Rosa Morais Clark, Kornelia Korzec · 1 voice
Computer Science · Arts and Humanities · #Research Data Management Practices #Library Science and Information Systems #Digital and Traditional Archives Management

paper · doi:10.64000/ns8n5-9kq46

openalex publication_date 2026/06/30 · openalex created_date 2026/07/01 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/21

Abstract

Our 2026 Community Update took place on 13 May. Two calls, one for the eastern and one for the western time zone, highlighted how our global community is growing, how we're refining the metadata that supports trust in the scholarly record, and connecting records more effectively through our latest tools.

Discussions

• Summary of our May 2026 Community Update is on the blog, including membership growth, schema updates, new tools, and more. Recordings and slides included. 🔗 Blog: https://doi.org/10.64000/ns8n5-9kq4 [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]

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