[BOAI] Third-party software development provider selected for OA Switchboard

[Bernie Folan]

Following an RFI (Request for Information) for the OA Switchboard issued
<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foaspa.org%2Frequest-for-information-rfi-process-initiated-for-oa-switchboard%2F&amp;data=01%7C01%7Cboai-forum%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7C7b54700f93ff4ac70a9408d7f0393430%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&amp;sdata=jC%2Fxx0UVPlbrMQAaiFebO7gMPnUqp0y%2B3OUTZwoG%2FE0%3D&amp;reserved=0>
on 18 March 2020, OASPA is pleased to announce that it has chosen to
partner with ELITEX to build an MVP (minimum viable product) and help run a
Pilot this year. More information about the selection process and Elitex
can be found on our blog
<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foaspa.org%2Fthird-party-software-development-provider-selected-for-the-oa-switchboard%2F&amp;data=01%7C01%7Cboai-forum%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7C7b54700f93ff4ac70a9408d7f0393430%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&amp;sdata=%2Fm8YlasdI8AIIZUoJkKDcPChl1ceoympFGKXE39ezJw%3D&amp;reserved=0>.



ELITEX is putting together a development team for the OA Switchboard and
beginning work on the MVP immediately. We will shortly be able to announce
further details on the organisations participating in the Pilot when the
next stage of the project commences. Institutions, funders and publishers
who are not yet signed up but are interested in joining the OA Switchboard
Pilot can find more information here
<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oaswitchboard.org%2Fget-involved&amp;data=01%7C01%7Cboai-forum%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7C7b54700f93ff4ac70a9408d7f0393430%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&amp;sdata=Jn5eB0qBFcaqBqwtXq%2F7PnxBcE%2F8TXlOxchHpid%2Ftdg%3D&amp;reserved=0>.

Further information about the OA Switchboard Initiative is available
from Yvonne
Campfens <yvonne.campfens at oaswitchboard.org>, OA Switchboard Project
Manager.

Best wishes,

Bernie
*Bernie Folan*
Events and Communications
OASPA, Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association
bernie.folan at oaspa.org
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