As part of the openCost project, the Electronic Journals Library (EZB) has been expanded to include information on publishing, including cost information from OpenAPC. With the new functions, which have been available since the beginning of July, expected publication costs can be displayed transparently at journal level. The materials from the open consultation hours on the new functions are now available online.
To get familiar with the new settings options, the EZB and openCost team offered open consultation hours in August and September. The consultation hours met with great interest in the community. More than 250 people took part in the consultation hour on August 22 and around 185 on September 24. The EZB and openCost team would like to thank all participants for their active participation and the speakers from the participating institutions for their practical examples and valuable insights.