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Auf dem „goldenen“ Weg? Alternative Geschäftsmodelle für Open-Access-Primärpublikationen
Full text linkPublications in Open Access media are free of charge to the readers but nevertheless need to be financed. Scholars, their institutions and libraries as well as research funders contribute. This places them in a new position within the publication chain and changes the dynamics of supply and demand of the scientific publication market. The present report analyses current business models for primary publications with respect to this dynamics and points out some chances and risks
On the "golden" path - Alternative business model for Open-Access-primary publication
No full textPublications in open access media can be used free of charge but nevertheless need to be financed. The scholars, institutions and libraries, as well as research funders, who contribute to making this possible, thus now find themselves in a new position within the publication chain and change the dynamics of supply and demand in the scientific publication market. The present report analyses current business models for primary publications with respect to their dynamics and points out some opportunities and risks
On the "golden" path - Alternative business model for Open-Access-primary publication
No full textPublications in open access media can be used free of charge but nevertheless need to be financed. The scholars, institutions and libraries, as well as research funders, who contribute to making this possible, thus now find themselves in a new position within the publication chain and change the dynamics of supply and demand in the scientific publication market. The present report analyses current business models for primary publications with respect to their dynamics and points out some opportunities and risks
Open Science Education: Learning and Teaching Materials via the FOSTER Portal
No full textOpen Science ist ein relativ junger Begriff, die zugrunde liegende Idee des Teilens von Wissen, Ergebnissen und Methoden ist jedoch so alt ist wie die Wissenschaft selbst. Open Science umfasst neben Open Access und Open Data – dem offenen Zugang zu Veröffentlichungen und Forschungsdaten – auch radikal neue Bereiche wie Citizen Science und Open Notebook Science. Seitdem die Europäische Kommission und andere Forschungsförderer zunehmend Open Access zu Publikationen und Daten in ihre Förderrichtlinien aufnehmen, ist es für Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler unumgänglich geworden, sich mit diesem Thema auseinanderzusetzen. Die Herausforderung bei der Umsetzung dieser Anforderungen ist nicht so sehr die Existenz und Zugänglichkeit relevanter Informationen, sondern die unübersichtliche Fülle an Material. Das von der Europäischen Kommission geförderte Projekt „Facilitating Open Science Training for European Research“ (FOSTER) führt deshalb eine breite Sammlung von Materialien und Kursen zum Thema Open Science zusammen und schafft so eine Lernressource für die europäische Forschungscommunity. Die Inhalte stehen möglichst über offene Lizenzen zur Verfügung, um die Nachnutzung in weiteren Schulungen zu unterstützen. Die Navigation durch die Fülle an Inhalten erfolgt entlang einer Taxonomie oder anhand von zielgruppenspezifischen Lernzielen, die zum Beispiel Projektmanager oder Multiplikatoren wie Bibliothekare adressieren. Der Artikel stellt die aktuellen Ergebnisse des Projektes vor, beleuchtet die Rolle der Niedersächsischen Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen im Projekt und gibt einen Ausblick auf die Aktivitäten im zweiten Projektjahr.Open Science is a rather recent term, although the idea behind it is probably as old as science itself. It encompasses Open Access and Open Data, meaning free online access to research publications and data, but also more radical areas like Citizen Science and Open Notebook Science. As the European Commission and other research funders adopt mandates for open access to data and publications within their funding guidelines, familiarity with these topics becomes imperative for researchers. The challenge for researchers seeking information about these areas lies not, however, in finding or accessing resources, but rather in filtering the vast number of resources in existence. Hence, the European Commission funded project “Facilitating Open Science Training for European Research” (FOSTER) is collecting and consolidating Open Science materials and courses, to build a consistent learning resource for the European research community. Materials are provided under open licenses where possible to facilitate re-use in future training activities. The wealth of material on offer can be navigated either by an Open Science taxonomy or via specific learning objectives targeted at particular groups, e.g. project managers or multipliers like librarians. The article presents the most recent results of the project, highlighting the role of the State and University Library Göttingen and giving an overview of activities planned for the project’s second year.L’Open Science est encore un concept relativement nouveau, mais l’idée sous-jacente du partage des connaissances, des méthodes et des résultats est aussi vielle que la science en elle-même. L’Open Science comprend également, outre l’Open Access et l’Open Data, de nouveaux domaines tels que la science citoyenne et l’Open Notebook Science. Depuis que la Commission européenne et d’autres bailleurs de fonds de recherche reprennent plus régulièrement Open Access aux publications et aux données dans leurs lignes directrices pour les aides financières, il est devenu indispensable pour les chercheurs d’aborder ce sujet. Le défi de la mise en œuvre de ces exigences ne réside pas tant dans l’existence et l’accessibilité des informations pertinentes, mais plutôt dans l’abondance chaotique de matériel. Le projet „Facilitating Open Science Training for European Research“ (FOSTER), qui est subventionné par la Commission européenne, rassemble une vaste collection de matériel et de cours sur le thème de L’Open Science et crée ainsi une ressource d’apprentissage pour la communauté de la recherche européenne. Dans la mesure du possible, les contenus sont disponibles via des licences libres pour favoriser leur réutilisation dans d’autres formations. La navigation à travers la richesse du contenu se fait via une taxonomie ou basée sur des objectifs cibles spécifiques, qui s’adressent, par exemple, à des gestionnaires de projet ou des multiplicateurs tels que des bibliothécaires. L’article présente les résultats les plus récents du projet, met en évidence le rôle de la Bibliothèque d’État et universitaire de Basse-Saxe à Göttingen dans ce projet et donne un aperçu des activités planifiées pour la deuxième année du projet
ENLIGHT RISE - Deliverable 3.2 - Case studies on connecting with European infrastructures for R&I
No full textInteroperable and shared European digital research infrastructures (DRI) shall enable ENLIGHT
researchers to better collaborate, share their research data, and develop new ideas. Connecting DRIs
is a complex process for all actors involved. This report brings together examples of current work tasks
and challenges, using examples from DARIAH, CLARIN, NBIS (the Swedish node in ELIXIR). The goal is
to provide insights into the diversity of the task related to connecting DRIs
Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Electronic Publishing
No full textResearch and scholarly communication is increasingly seen in the light of open science, making research processes and results more accessible and collaborative. This brings with it the chance to better connect research and society by introducing new avenues for engagement with citizens. This book presents the proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Electronic Publishing (Elpub), held in Valetta, Malta, in September 2015. This year’s conference explores the interplay of two dimensions of electronic publishing – the ever growing volume of digital collections and the improved understanding of the widest user group, citizens. This exciting theme encompasses human, cultural, economic, social, technological, legal, policy-related, commercial, and other relevant aspects. Echoing the conference agenda, the book covers a wide range of topics, including engagement with citizens and professionals, enhanced publishing and new paradigms, discovery and digital libraries, open access and open science, as well as the use and reuse of data. Addressing the most recent developments in these areas, the book will be of interest to practitioners, researchers and students in information science, as well as users of electronic publishing
Licensing Revisited: Open Access Clauses in Practice
No full textOpen access increases the visibility and use of research outputs and promises to maximize the return on our public investment in research. However, only a minority of researchers will “spontaneously” deposit their articles into an open access repository. Even with the growing number of institutional and funding agency mandates requiring the deposit of papers into the university repository, deposit rates have remained stubbornly low. As a result, the responsibility for populating repositories often falls onto the shoulders of library staff and/or repository managers. Populating repositories in this way – which involves obtaining the articles, checking the rights, and depositing articles into the repository – is time consuming and resource intensive work. The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), a global association of repository initiatives and networks, is promoting a new strategy for addressing some of the barriers to populating repositories, involving the use of open access archiving clauses in publisher licenses. These types of clauses are being considered by consortia and licensing agencies around the world as a way of ensuring that all the papers published by a given publisher are cleared for deposit into the institutional repository. This paper presents some use cases of open access archiving clauses, discusses the major barriers to implementing archiving language into licenses, and describes some strategies that organizations can adopt in order to include such clauses into publisher licenses
Supporting a European open access mandate
No full textResearch outcomes resulting from taxpayers’ investment in research are a common good and should be made openly available for all. According to the European Commission (EC), open access (OA) is defined as the “practice of providing online access to reusable scientific information that is free of charge to the end user.” The EC is a significant funder of research and facilitates collaborative and cross-disciplinary scientific activities. In 2008, the EC launched the Open Access Pilot, requiring beneficiaries of its previous funding program, the 7th Framework Programme (FP7), to make their best effort to ensure OA to peer-reviewed articles. Its new funding program, Horizon2020, will invest nearly €80 billion in competitive research. Here the mandate was strengthened to stipulate that the publication output of all EC-funded projects be made open
Supporting a European open access mandate
No full textResearch outcomes resulting from taxpayers’ investment in research are a common good and should be made openly available for all. According to the European Commission (EC), open access (OA) is defined as the “practice of providing online access to reusable scientific information that is free of charge to the end user.” The EC is a significant funder of research and facilitates collaborative and cross-disciplinary scientific activities. In 2008, the EC launched the Open Access Pilot, requiring beneficiaries of its previous funding program, the 7th Framework Programme (FP7), to make their best effort to ensure OA to peer-reviewed articles. Its new funding program, Horizon2020, will invest nearly €80 billion in competitive research. Here the mandate was strengthened to stipulate that the publication output of all EC-funded projects be made open
New alliances for research and teaching support: establishing the Göttingen eResearch Alliance
No full textPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the design and implementation of policies, digital infrastructures and hands-on support for eResearch at the University of Göttingen. Core elements of this activity are to provide support for research data management to researchers of all disciplines and to coordinate on-campus activities. These activities are actively aligned with disciplinary, national and international policies and e-infrastructures. Design/methodology/approach – The process of setting up and implementing an institutional data policy and its necessary communications and workflows are described and analysed. A first assessment of service development and uptake is provided in the area of embedded research data support. Findings – A coordination unit for eResearch brings together knowledge about methods and tools that are otherwise scattered across disciplinary units. This provides a framework for policy implementation and improves the quality of institutional research environments. Practical implications – The study provides information about an institutional implementation strategy for infrastructure and services related to research data. The lessons learned allow insights into current challenges and work ahead. Originality/value – With a cross-cutting, “horizontal” approach, in the Göttingen eResearch Alliance, two research-orientated infrastructure providers, a library and an IT service, combine their services and expertise to develop an eResearch service and support portfolio for the Göttingen Campus
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