CNI-ANNOUNCE readers may remember a December 2021 Virtual Meeting presentation describing the work that Jisc had been advancing to develop a new platform for providing access to the primary research record, complementing the existing journal publication system. That presentation can be found at
https://www.cni.org/topics/e-science/octopus-the-new-primary-research-record-for-science
At the time of the presentation, the system was still under development. At this point, the system is going live in prototype. The Octopus team is hosting a free online event on June 29, 4-5pm UK time (11-12am US EDT). For details on the event and to sign up, visit
https://beta.jisc.ac.uk/events/the-launch-of-octopus-the-new-primary-research-record
Clifford Lynch
Director