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Knowledge Quest Week One: The Quest Begins!

Welcome to week one of the Knowledge Quest! Every great adventure has to start somewhere, and this week is your chance to get to know Knowledge Commons and to let the community get to know you. Whether you’re creating your account today or you’ve been a member of the Commons for years, this week’s challenge…
Welcome to the Knowledge Quest: Explore, Discover, and Earn Badges!

Have you ever wondered what Knowledge Commons has to offer beyond the features you use every day? Whether you’re brand new to the platform or a longtime member, this month we’re introducing the Knowledge Quest as a fun way to discover new tools, connect with the community, and uncover resources that can support your research…
A New Coat of Paint: Say Hello to Our New Theme!

You’ve probably noticed that we’ve made some major changes to the look and feel of Knowledge Commons. The new look for Knowledge Commons has been a long time coming and we hope you like the new design! However, such a redesign is not merely a lick of paint. It requires deep technical integration and care…
Why You Should Donate to Knowledge Commons: Insights from Our Team

All last week as part of our Giving Tuesday campaign, we featured posts on our social media from our team members. We asked them to reflect on what is most impactful to them about working on Knowledge Commons, and why you should consider donating to support the Commons. Below you can read all of their…
Trust in Science: Accessibility, Persistence, and the Public Good

I had the privilege last week of speaking at the International Association of Universities conference, held at the University of Rwanda. It was a long and at moments difficult journey, but well worth it for the conversations that took place there. The conference theme was “Building Trust in Higher Education” — a goal that has…
Downtime, Profiles Data Bug, and a Round of More Positive Technical Updates

tl;dr: We’ve had some downtime due to AI bots hammering us. We’re working on it. We had another bug where profile fields disappeared. We fixed it (duplicate metadata in the wp_bp_xprofile_field table). We’re doing lots of cool new development work. When big corporate players have problems or downtime, they tend to hide them and see…
Utrecht University Joins Knowledge Commons as a Sustaining Member

We are excited to share that Utrecht University in Utrecht, Netherlands is joining Knowledge Commons as a sustaining member! Their participation will help us to continue supporting our community of researchers, educators, students, and creators as they discover open works, connect with their peers, and share their valuable contributions to our collective knowledge. We are…
Behind the scenes of #ResearchSpotlights

The #ResearchSpotlights social media campaign for Knowledge Commons has been ongoing since April 2023. Since then, many hands have taken up mining the KC repository, KCWorks, to share the exciting and varying works that people worldwide add to it. Many of these hands have been graduate students within the English department at Michigan State University,…
WordPress 6.8.1 and New Themes

Last week, Knowledge Commons upgraded our WordPress instance to version 6.8.1. This update brings a range of exciting new features and enhancements that offer a smoother, more powerful experience to user sites. Below, you’ll find a selection of the latest tools and options you can start using on your site. For more details, be sure…
University of Oregon Libraries Joins Knowledge Commons as a Sustaining Member

We are delighted to share that University of Oregon Libraries is joining Knowledge Commons as a sustaining member! Their participation will help us to continue supporting our community of researchers, educators, students and other creators as they discover open works, connect with their peers, and share their valuable contributions to our collective knowledge. Sustaining members…