# \#openalex

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## [Should BHL charge for access?](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/should-bhl-charge-for-access/194)

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**Author:** [@rdmpage](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/u/rdmpage)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/should-bhl-charge-for-access/194 "2026-09-18T09:26:20Z")

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Given that most people’s reaction to the question “should BHL charge for access?” is likely to be an emphatic NO! let me explain my goal here. I have no formal role in BHL, this post is purely me shooting the breeze, and…

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## [Building an open research information collective](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/building-an-open-research-information-collective/145)

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**Author:** [@rdmpage](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/u/rdmpage)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.biodiversitylibrary.org/t/building-an-open-research-information-collective/145 "2026-06-17T17:16:42Z")

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Just wanted to share another thing that was mentioned at Davos, the ORION-DBs. This is an effort to host a set of large datasets on Google BigQuery, see this post for background: Amongst the datasets shared are CrossR…