May 2026 – CORE

Webinar Recording: CORE FreshFinds as a solution for populating repositories

Last week, CORE and Jisc hosted a webinar on the development of CORE FreshFinds as a solution for populating repositories following the retirement of Publications Router.

The discussion brought together repository managers and members of the scholarly communications community to explore questions around repository workflows, metadata quality, full text discovery, interoperability, deposit workflows, and sustainable open infrastructure.

During the session, Petr Knoth shared the development roadmap for FreshFinds and discussed how CORE’s existing indexing and full text processing infrastructure is being used to support repository teams in identifying newly published research outputs that may not yet be present in institutional repositories. read more...

Supporting Repository Deposit Workflows Following the Retirement of Publications Router

08 May 2026

The recent announcement to retire Jisc Publications Router has prompted important conversations across the repositories community about how institutions currently relying on these workflows will continue identifying and managing newly published research outputs that have not yet been deposited in their repositories.

For repository teams, these workflows play an important role in maintaining comprehensive and timely institutional records of scholarly outputs while reducing the administrative burden placed on researchers and repository staff. Reliance on manual deposit workflows can create significant overheads for repository teams and make it more difficult for institutions to maintain a comprehensive scholarly record. In some institutions, automated deposit workflows also play an important role in supporting compliance with open access policies and related reporting requirements. As institutions review how these workflows will continue following the retirement of Publications Router, many are also considering what replacement infrastructure may emerge to support these processes in the future. read more...

Connecting Global Insight to Action: The CORE Advisory Board

In our most recent CORE newsletter, we shared updates across CORE’s services, partnerships, and community initiatives, reflecting continued progress in advancing open access and strengthening global repository infrastructure.

As part of this ongoing evolution, the CORE Advisory Board has been refreshed, bringing together an internationally diverse group of experts whose collective insight continues to guide CORE’s direction.

An important part of that progress sits behind the scenes: ensuring that CORE remains closely aligned with the needs, priorities, and realities of the global research community. read more...