Conference on “Open access, knowledge sharing and sustainable scholarly communication in Uganda”, Bugolobi, Kampala (May 21, 2013) Presenters: Jose de Buerba, Sr. Publishing Officer, the World Bank and Paschal Ssemaganda, Publishing Officer, the World Bank Links: http://openknowledge.worldbank.org

1. Open Access at the World Bank
OA Policy and Open Knowledge
Repository (OKR)
Interoperability
Jose de Buerba, Sr. Publishing Officer
Paschal Ssemaganda, Publishing Officer
CONFERENCE ON “OPEN ACCESS, KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND
SUSTAINABLE SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION IN UGANDA”
BUGOLOBI, KAMPALA, 21ST MAY 2013

2. “We need to do development differently”
Robert B. Zoellick, Former President, The World Bank Group
New Direction: Democratizing Development
We need to throw open the doors, recognizing that others can
find and create their own solutions. We need to recognize that
development knowledge is no longer the sole province of the
researcher, the scholar, or the ivory tower.
The aim is to open the treasure chest of the World Bank’s
data and knowledge to every village health care worker,
every researcher, everyone.
Georgetown University, September 2010

3. Open About
What We Know
(Data and Knowledge)
Open About
What We Do
(Operations and
Results)
Open About
How We Work
(Partnerships for
Openness)
Open
Government
(Transparency,
Accountability)
T H E WO R L D B A N K O P E N AG E N DA
Embracing Openness

4. Open Access
Policy
Creative
Commons
Open
Knowledge
Repository
Strategic Review of
World Bank Publishing
or

5. Why an Open Access Policy?
• To provide greater access to Bank research and
knowledge outputs
• To encourage innovation allowing use and re-use
(i.e., derivative works, translations, text-mining,etc.)
• To join a growing Open Access community (e.g.,
governments, universities, and other institutions)
• To align Bank’s Publishing with Bank’s Open
Development Agenda

6. Policy Scope
WB OA Policy applies to manuscripts and
accompanying data sets that:
(a) that result from research, analysis, and economic and
sector work;
(b) that have undergone peer review or have been otherwise
vetted and approved for release to the public; and
(c) for which approval for release is given on or after July 1,
2012.

7. 1. For works published by the Bank
− Available immediately in OKR
− Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
2. For works by Bank staff published externally (mostly
journal articles)
‒ Working paper version available immediately in OKR
under CC BY
‒ Final, peer-reviewed Accepted Author Manuscript (AAM),
available in OKR after Publisher's embargo under CC BY
NC ND (unless more liberal license is accepted)
Policy Requirements

8. Policy Compliance
1. Bank Published Works
Content type:
1. Books
2. Working Papers
3. Economic and Sector Work
4. Micro-datasets

9. Policy Compliance
2. Works Published Externally
1. New publishing agreements with academic
publishers (publishing and posting agreements)
2. New manuscript submission workflows (from
author to external publishers)
3. Ingestion of AAM into Bank repository (OKR)
4. Creation and curation of metadata for each AAM
5. Communication strategy

10. World Bank Publishing
Intranet web site

11. Internal Training
Step-by-Step Guides for Authors

12. Paschal

13. Four Comparative Advantages
1. Optimal Discoverability:
• Interoperable with other repositories
• Adherence to Open Access standards (Dublin Core
metadata and OAI-PMH)
• Systematic metadata curation process
2. Intuitive Interface:
• Several browse options, advanced search, most viewed
content, citation information, permanent links, etc.
• Built on DSpace - OA platform
3. Allows Use, Reuse and Building-on Bank’s Work:
• CC BY copyright license
4. New Content:
• Content published by external Publishers

14. 1 million downloads in 1 year
(44% from developing countries)
Total Downloads

15. Example of Externally Published Article in OKR

16. Advanced Metrics

17. Conclusions
1. We are at very early stages in Open Access publishing.
2. Academic publishers are rebuilding their business
models: some embrace, some resist and some hide.
3. Different government approaches to OA in the UK (Gold
OA) and US (Green OA) has created some confusion.
4. Institutional mandated embargo periods are not as
strong as government mandates (E.g., WB Vs. NIH).
5. Internal effective communication is key to maximize
compliance rate.
6. Open Repositories built on open software (DSpace,
ePrints) increase dissemination significantly… but
marketing and outreach is very important.

18. Jose de Buerba, Sr. Publishing Officer
jdebuerba@worldbank.org
Paschal Ssemaganda, Publishing Officer
pssemaganda@worldbank.org