On June 11, 2026, the OA Datenpraxis project hosted the webinar “Tools zum Monitoring von Publikationskosten in der Open-Access-Transformation.” The webinar focused on tools and workflows that can be used to track and analyze publication costs in the context of the open access transformation.
In brief practical presentations, speakers shared their specific experiences with various systems. The library and repository systems FOLIO, CODA, ALMA, DSpace, Output, EPrints, and MyCoRe were presented, each with a focus on their practical application in cost monitoring. Following the presentations, there was time for discussion and questions from participants.
The openCost team was also represented with two presentations: Gernot Deinzer (Regensburg University Library) reported on the use of EPrints for monitoring, reporting, and analysis. Alexander Wagner (DESY) presented the reference implementation of the openCost internal format in MyCoRe.
The slides from the presentations are now available here, and the recording of the presentations can be found here. Please note that both the slides and the recording are in German.