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Open Access progress Open Access progress in the Nordic Countriesin the Nordic Countries
Berlin 3 Open Access,Berlin 3 Open Access,Feb 28th – Mar 1st 2005, University of Southampton, Feb 28th – Mar 1st 2005, University of Southampton,
UK –UK –
Lars Björnshauge, Lars Björnshauge, Lund University Libraries, SwedenLund University Libraries, Sweden
Denmark (DK)Denmark (DK) Finland (SF)Finland (SF) Norway (N)Norway (N) Sweden (S)Sweden (S)
DenmarkDenmark
DenmarkDenmark
Denmarks Electronic Research Denmarks Electronic Research Library (DEF)Library (DEF)• Supported by the Ministry of Research, Supported by the Ministry of Research,
the Ministry of Education & The Ministry the Ministry of Education & The Ministry of Cultural Affairsof Cultural Affairs
• Special programme area 2004-2005: Special programme area 2004-2005:
e-publishinge-publishing
The VisionThe Vision
return science to the scientists – return science to the scientists – • Contribute to creating organisational, Contribute to creating organisational,
economic and technological frames for economic and technological frames for internationally orientated scholarly internationally orientated scholarly communication, so that universities and communication, so that universities and public sector research institutions and public sector research institutions and not commercial publishers are primarily not commercial publishers are primarily consideredconsidered
To contribute to open access to To contribute to open access to Danish research results to he Danish research results to he greatest possible extentgreatest possible extent
Action linesAction lines
Standardisation, rights issues, Standardisation, rights issues, communication with scholars, decision communication with scholars, decision makers and authoritiesmakers and authorities
Storage of e-published information Storage of e-published information (preservation)(preservation)
Institutional RepositoriesInstitutional Repositories Scientific JournalsScientific Journals Preprints, reports etc.Preprints, reports etc. The Danish National Research DatabaseThe Danish National Research Database Research PortalResearch Portal
FinlandFinland
Slides prepared Prof. Bo-Slides prepared Prof. Bo-Christer Björk Christer Björk
chairman of the FinnOA chairman of the FinnOA working groupworking group
The Finnish situationThe Finnish situation
Inflow of publications from abroadInflow of publications from abroad• Making OA material more visible in the Making OA material more visible in the
portals of Academic librariesportals of Academic libraries Publications by Finnish academicsPublications by Finnish academics
• Supporting the creation of Finnish Supporting the creation of Finnish institutional repositoriesinstitutional repositories
• Populating them with output by Finnish Populating them with output by Finnish academicsacademics
OA-journals published in FinlandOA-journals published in Finland• Creating an infrastructure so that Creating an infrastructure so that
journals can go electronic using OA journals can go electronic using OA business modelsbusiness models
FinnOA working group (2003)FinnOA working group (2003)
Main achievements of FinnOA Main achievements of FinnOA • National seminar on OA in January 2004 National seminar on OA in January 2004
with 230 attendents, good press coveragewith 230 attendents, good press coverage• Managed to persuade the Ministry of Managed to persuade the Ministry of
Education to establish formal OA committeeEducation to establish formal OA committee• Seminar on Institutional repositories in Seminar on Institutional repositories in
January 2005January 2005• http://www.lib.helsinki.fi/finnoa/http://www.lib.helsinki.fi/finnoa/
Finland: Institutional repositoriesFinland: Institutional repositories
A couple of already functioning IRsA couple of already functioning IRs A lot of interest in establishingA lot of interest in establishing Discussions about co-operation Discussions about co-operation
startingstarting
Finland: OA journalsFinland: OA journals
Around 70 peer reviewed journals Around 70 peer reviewed journals published in Finlandpublished in Finland
Many receive subsidies from the Many receive subsidies from the Academy of FinlandAcademy of Finland
Of the journals 9 are OAOf the journals 9 are OA
””National policy situation”National policy situation”
High level ministry work group High level ministry work group appointed in September 2004 by the appointed in September 2004 by the Minister of EducationMinister of Education
Has completed its work in February Has completed its work in February 20052005
Ministry OA work group Ministry OA work group membersmembers
Top ranking civil servant in charge of Top ranking civil servant in charge of Finnish Science policy as chairmanFinnish Science policy as chairman
Head of the Academy of Finland (biggest Head of the Academy of Finland (biggest funding agency of basic science in Finland)funding agency of basic science in Finland)
Chairman of the council of University vice-Chairman of the council of University vice-chancellorschancellors
Vice-chancellor of the University of Vice-chancellor of the University of HelsinkiHelsinki
Etc.Etc.
Ministry OA work group resultsMinistry OA work group results
30 concrete recommendations to30 concrete recommendations to• Research fundersResearch funders• Universities and public research Universities and public research
institutesinstitutes• Individual researchersIndividual researchers• Scientific journals and societiesScientific journals and societies• LibrariesLibraries• The ministry of educationThe ministry of education
Recommendations in a nut-shellRecommendations in a nut-shell Both OA journals and posting in OA Both OA journals and posting in OA
repositories recommendedrepositories recommended No absolute mandating, only No absolute mandating, only
recommendationsrecommendations Recommends that the Academy and the Recommends that the Academy and the
universities collectively sign the Berlin universities collectively sign the Berlin declarationdeclaration
Costs for author charges to OA-journals will be Costs for author charges to OA-journals will be allowable costsallowable costs
Funding is likely to be made available for Funding is likely to be made available for setting up IRs and for converting scientific setting up IRs and for converting scientific Journals to OAJournals to OA
NorwayNorway
Norwegian Council for Higher Education Norwegian Council for Higher Education - - recommendations for the membership recommendations for the membership
institutions 1:institutions 1:
Research results should be made publicly Research results should be made publicly accessibleaccessible
Publishing in Open Access Journals should Publishing in Open Access Journals should be exploitedbe exploited
Authors should retain rights for parallel Authors should retain rights for parallel publishingpublishing
Funding should be made available for Funding should be made available for publication charges – should be considered publication charges – should be considered as an integral part of researchas an integral part of research
Norwegian Council for Higher Education Norwegian Council for Higher Education - - recommendations for the membership recommendations for the membership
institutions 2:institutions 2: Develop guidelines for payment of Develop guidelines for payment of
publication chargespublication charges Parallel publishing in IR or other OA-Parallel publishing in IR or other OA-
solutions should be mandatorysolutions should be mandatory Universities should work together in Universities should work together in
developing publishing facilitiesdeveloping publishing facilities
IR at Norwegian UniversitiesIR at Norwegian Universities
Oslo, Trondheim & Bergen – in Oslo, Trondheim & Bergen – in operation - different technical operation - different technical solutionssolutions
Tromsö – under development Tromsö – under development 20 University Colleges – a number of 20 University Colleges – a number of
developments are underway – often developments are underway – often in cooperationin cooperation
National cooperation concerning National cooperation concerning metadata/standardsmetadata/standards
Univ. Of Bergen has signed the Berlin Univ. Of Bergen has signed the Berlin DeclarationDeclaration
National agreement with BMC in National agreement with BMC in placeplace
SwedenSweden
Association of Swedish Higher Association of Swedish Higher Education (SUHF) -Education (SUHF) -
Recommends the membership institutions Recommends the membership institutions to establish to establish conditionsconditions for for creatingcreating professional,professional, publishingpublishing s serviceservices withinwithin universities and university collegesuniversities and university colleges
SUHF willSUHF will
Draft and implement new intellectual Draft and implement new intellectual property rights agreements, securing that property rights agreements, securing that researchers can publish, disseminate and researchers can publish, disseminate and archive publications on university servers archive publications on university servers (institutional repositories)(institutional repositories)
Investigate and evaluate current research Investigate and evaluate current research assessment and merit systems assessment and merit systems
Promote alternative approaches based on Promote alternative approaches based on university publishing and other initiatives university publishing and other initiatives for open access publishing (BOAI 1 & 2)for open access publishing (BOAI 1 & 2)
SUHFSUHF
Task force decidedTask force decided Intellectual property rights Intellectual property rights
agreements out for hearingagreements out for hearing Common format for publication Common format for publication
databases out for hearingdatabases out for hearing Initiate discussions with research Initiate discussions with research
councils/funders about issues related councils/funders about issues related to OAto OA
SUHFSUHF
Has signed the Berlin Declaration Has signed the Berlin Declaration (Oct. 2004)(Oct. 2004)
Has raised the issues of scholarly Has raised the issues of scholarly communication and open access for communication and open access for the Swedish Research Councilthe Swedish Research Council
The SVEP-projectThe SVEP-project a Swedish national project aiming at a Swedish national project aiming at
coordinating and supporting e-coordinating and supporting e-publishing activities at universities publishing activities at universities and university colleges in Sweden.and university colleges in Sweden.
collaboration between a number of collaboration between a number of Swedish university and university Swedish university and university college libraries and coordinated by college libraries and coordinated by the Royal Library.the Royal Library.
The SVEP-projectThe SVEP-project
The main areas of work: The main areas of work: • interoperability, preservation, interoperability, preservation,
dissemination and advice as to which dissemination and advice as to which software to use for institutional software to use for institutional repositories.repositories.
Creating Awareness:Creating Awareness:
Swedish Resource Center for Swedish Resource Center for Scholarly CommunicationScholarly Communication• A cooperative network of librarians, A cooperative network of librarians,
researchers, decision makers operated researchers, decision makers operated by Lund University Libraries funded by by Lund University Libraries funded by the National Librarythe National Library
• Arranging seminars, initiating Arranging seminars, initiating discussionsdiscussions
• www.sciecom.orgwww.sciecom.org//• On-line journal: Sciecom InfoOn-line journal: Sciecom Info
General observations as to OA in General observations as to OA in the Nordic Countries 1the Nordic Countries 1
Awareness on Government level:Awareness on Government level:• SF (DK , S)SF (DK , S)
Research councils aware:Research councils aware:• SF (S) SF (S)
Researchers & university decisions makers Researchers & university decisions makers aware:aware:• Increasingly so in all countries – but still lots to Increasingly so in all countries – but still lots to
do!do! Standardization – linking National Standardization – linking National
Research Databases with IR´s:Research Databases with IR´s:• DK, N & SDK, N & S
General observations 2General observations 2
Migrating journals to OA:Migrating journals to OA:• SF (DK)SF (DK)
Development of IR´sDevelopment of IR´s• All countriesAll countries
Content (filling the IRs):Content (filling the IRs):• Primarily dissertationsPrimarily dissertations• Thesis – Sweden, distributed solution Thesis – Sweden, distributed solution
with integrated search interfacewith integrated search interface• Preprints etc. – very slowPreprints etc. – very slow
Read moreRead more
Sciecom info – Sciecom info – www.sciecom.org/sciecominfowww.sciecom.org/sciecominfo - - november 2004 - special issue on november 2004 - special issue on Nordic developments in e-publishingNordic developments in e-publishing
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