CERN and the OAPEN Foundation have completed the migration to directly host the OAPEN Library and the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) in the CERN Data Centre. 

CERN and the OAPEN Foundation are pleased to announce the successful completion of their expanded partnership to promote open access to books. As of January 2025, CERN's Data Centre is now directly hosting both the OAPEN Library and the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB), alongside its other scholarly communication services such as INSPIREhep and Zenodo.

This milestone marks a significant step forward in increasing the operational efficiency and reliability of OAPEN and DOAB as vital open access book infrastructure for the global research community. The integration has enhanced stability for OAPEN’s stakeholders worldwide, providing open access to over 40,000 books hosted in the OAPEN Library, seeing some 1.5M COUNTER downloads per month.

“CERN is delighted to enhance our existing partnership with the OAPEN Library to provide a stable, robust, and efficient experience for readers all around the world”, says Kamran Naim, Head of Open Science at CERN. “The hosting of the SCOAP3 for Books initiative demonstrated the immense potential of OAPEN, resulting in a manifold increase in the global reach and readership of high energy physics titles included in its SCOAP3 collection. We are thrilled to support this key piece of scholarly infrastructure to support the needs of researchers, students, teachers, and curious readers worldwide and across disciplines!”

“Our expanded partnership builds upon our organizations' shared commitment to open research and a successful collaboration since 2021 through the SCOAP3 for Books initiative,” says Niels Stern, Managing Director of OAPEN. “The completion of the migration reinforces both CERN's and OAPEN's positions as partners in the global transition to open science, aligning with their core missions. Furthermore, it significantly strengthens the technical resilience, reliability, and capabilities of OAPEN and DOAB to the benefit of all those using and depending on our services: libraries, publishers, funders, and readers across the globe."

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