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Open access to research is a must for the competitiveness of Europe

24. oktober 2011 in Uncategorized by mke | No comments

The EU Commissioner for Europe’s Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, this morning gave the starting signal for the Dutch contribution to the annual international Open Access week. In a video message on the www.surf.nl/open2011 website, Ms Kroes says that open access to research results – both publications and research data – is not just a luxury. She sees Open Access as a must for the Netherlands and Europe if they are to be able to compete internationally.

Each year sees Open Access coming more into the spotlight. In the Netherlands, this happens at many higher education institutions in the form of the “Open 2011” event, which runs from 24 October to 4 November. “I’m very proud”, says Ms Kroes, “of the many activities that are taking place in the Netherlands to deliver Open Access.” The national programme for Open 2011 is being coordinated by SURF, the Dutch collaborative ICT organisation for higher education and research.

Research and education

This year’s Open 2011 in the Netherlands focuses not only on Open Access to research but also to education. Access to knowledge, information, and data is essential in higher education and research, and using it provides the basis for knowledge transfer and knowledge generation. Research and education that is paid for with the taxpayer’s money should be accessible and should be used efficiently. Where possible, it should be able to be reused. This philosophy is endorsed by organisations including the country’s principal science funding body NWO, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), and all the Dutch higher education institutions. Making educational resources openly available enables higher education institutions to show the rest of the world what they have to offer, and thus to attract talented students and researchers. Open access also contributes to the improvement of the quality of learning materials.

Activities

After the starting signal by EU Commissioner Kroes, there will be daily videos on www.surf.nl/open2011 for the next two weeks in which a speaker from the higher education sector will emphasise the importance of “open” for higher education and research.

Institutions for higher education and research are organising lectures, seminars, and other activities for researchers, instructors, students and/or the staff of libraries and media centres. Higher education institutions worldwide are organising activities to raise knowledge and awareness of Open Access to research data. Last year, more than 900 institutions in 94 countries were involved.

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Konference om forskningspublicering d. 28/1 2010

21. december 2009 in Open Access by Anders Agerbæk Kjøller Nielsen | No comments

Den 28. januar 2010 afholder det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet ved Århus Universitet og Statsbiblioteket en konference om forskningspublicering. Konferencen, der er åben for alle, søger at give et overblik den seneste udvikling indenfor forskningspublicering, deriblandt Open Access og e-tidsskrifter.

Konferencen vil blandt andet byde på oplæg af oplægsholdere fra Research Information Network og Publishing Research Consortium.

Hele programmet kan ses her (PDF)

Tilmelding sker til pub [at] statsbiblioteket.dk – senest d. 12. januar 2010.

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark nu OA

27. oktober 2009 in Open Access by Anders Agerbæk Kjøller Nielsen | No comments

Kort men godt nyt: Endnu et tidsskrift er blevet gjort open access – denne gang er det tidsskriftet Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark der har lagt alle artikler ud til fri afbenyttelse.
(Fra Ole Nielsens blog-indlæg dateret d. 26/10)

Opstart af www.open-access.dk

18. oktober 2009 in Open Access by Anders Agerbæk Kjøller Nielsen | No comments

Så er www.open-access.dk lanceret! Vi er stolte over at kunne præsentere denne side, der har til formål at bidrage med viden om open access, og specielt med tiltag indenfor open access i Danmark. Der er mange tiltag på vej indenfor open access i Danmark: senest har DEFF udgivet rapporten “Costs and Benefits of Alternative Publishing Models: Denmark“. Bibliotek og Medier skriver om rapporten:

Rapporten konkluderer, at den samlede gevinst ved at indføre Open Access er på ca. 500 mio. kr. årligt. Gevinsten er todelt: En generel samfundsmæssig gevinst ved hurtigere og bedre adgang til forskningsresultater (ca. 300 mio. kr.) og en besparelse i den værdikæde, som producerer videnskabelige artikler (ca. 200 mio. kr.).

Så ikke alene er open access en god samfundsmæssig idé, idet forskningen bliver tilgængelig for alle, der er også store besparelser at hente for universiteter mv., som slipper for at betale både for publicering i og adgang til videnskabelige tidsskrifter.

Nu er de positive konklusioner i Houghton-rapporten blot et aspekt af open access: skal de nævnte 500 mio. kr. årligt spares, kræver det, at der bliver arbejdet hen imod at mere og mere forskning bliver publiceret i open access tidsskrifter, eller bliver gjort tilgængeligt på anden måde. Siden her præsenterer således en række profiler, der beretter om hvordan enkelte danske videregående uddannelsesinstitutioner forholder sig til open access. Læs dem gerne, og bliv inspireret til hvad der kan gøres for at mere forskning bliver gjort tilgængeligt.

Slutteligt en opfordring: siden her bygger på brugernes input: kommentarer, ændringsforslag, input modtages gerne! Vi søger at opretholde en opdateret side: har du nyt om open access tiltag i Danmark, send os gerne en notits – vi vil sørge for at oplyse om det på siden her. Derfor: kontakt os, hvis du har noget at fortælle.

På vegne af Open Access netværket,
Anders Agerbæk Kjøller Nielsen
Forskningsdokumentation, det Biovidenskabelige Fakultetsbibliotek, Københavns Universitet
aakn [at] life.ku.dk