Germany's Plan for an Open and Independent PubMed Safety Net - Absolutely Maybe

"Germany has stepped up to this challenge. On May 2, the German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED), announced they were planning to develop an “open, reliable, and sustainable” alternative to PubMed. And today they held an open virtual meeting to discuss their plans for “resilient and independent life science research infrastructure.”

The meeting was impressive, moderated by Eva Seidlmayer, with introductory talks by the project leaders, Miriam Albers and Konrad Förstner, and a lively Q&A session. The talks were recorded, and will be going online along with a summary of the Q&A session and translations. This session was in German: An English session may be organized in a few weeks if there’s interest...."