Open scholarship is all about breaking down the traditional barriers that have historically limited the dissemination of knowledge. It’s a movement that advocates transparency, inclusivity, and collaboration in the world of academia and beyond – it holds “Community over Commercialization”.
This International Open Access Week, join us for an engaging conversation with Ginny Hendricks, who serves as the Director of Member & Community Outreach at Crossref.
Ginny has played a pivotal role in shaping and leading Crossref’s community team since 2015. Her portfolio encompasses a diverse range of responsibilities, including community engagement and communications, member experience, technical support, and metadata strategy. Prior to her tenure at Crossref, Ginny spent a decade at ‘Ardent,’ where she provided invaluable consultancy services within scholarly communications.
In 2018, Ginny founded the Metadata 20/20 collaboration, a visionary initiative advocating for richer, connected, reusable, and open metadata. She has been a guiding force behind several open infrastructure initiatives, including ROR (Research Organization Registry) and POSI (The Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure). She has also co-founded FORCE11’s Upstream community blog, a hub dedicated to all things open research.
Watch the full interview to gain valuable insights from Ginny on how to place a strong emphasis on community over commercial interests, and to explore the exciting potential for transformative advancements in the field of open scholarship in the years to come.
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