Innovative approaches concerning the promotion of open access to scientific information by information 2 literacy, Brașov, 2012

1. OpenAIREplus
2nd Generation of Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe
Nicolaie Constantinescu, kosson@gmail.com
National Open Access Desk, România
www.kosson.ro
Information architect, Kosson Community

2. How does the European
Commission supports OA now
The pilot, which will run until
the end of FP7, covers
approximately 20 % of the FP7
research budget.
Under the Open Access pilot, FP7 grant recipients in seven areas (energy,
environment, health, information and communication technologies [only cognitive
systems, interaction, and robotics], research infrastructures [only e-infrastructures],
science in society, and socioeconomic sciences and humanities) are expected to:
• deposit peer-reviewed research articles or final
manuscripts resulting from their FP7 projects into an online
repository;
• make their best effort to ensure open access to these articles within
either 6 months (health, energy, environment, information and
communication technologies, research infrastructures) or 12
months (science in society, socioeconomic sciences and
humanities) after publication.
In addition to the pilot, FP7 rules of participation also
allow all projects to have open access fees eligible for
reimbursement during the time of the grant agreement
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3. 2012 results
In May 2011, the Commission
identified the 811 projects
designated at the time and sent a
questionnaire to all project
• less than 50% did not know the possibility
• 8 projects out of 194 answers reported they
used it
• For 72% of respondents, reimbursement of
Gold OA is restricted by the fact that most
publishing activities occur after the project
end
• Almost 70% of respondents think it is better
to use self-archiving to satisfy the OA
requirement in FP7
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4. Future consolidation is based on:
Conclusions
The dissemination of research results in
FP7, including self-archiving and costs related to open
access, is often an underestimated aspect.
However, it requires specific measures and sustained
investment. Despite its recognised benefits, the
implementation of open access remains a challenge.
Open access also raises technical questions and legal
issues, linked in particular to how researchers
exercise their copyright. Further difficulties are the
lack of awareness of researchers and of concrete
support for them to practice open access.
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5. European Research Council
The ERC therefore
supports the
principle of open
access to the
published outputs
of research as a
fundamental part of
its mission.
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6. European Research Council
European Research Council (2012). Open Access
Status of Journal Articles from ERC Funded
Projects, Brussels.
A list of 630 journal articles reported in 88 mid-term
project reports formed the basis of this
analysis.
The results show that 62 % of journal articles
from ERC funded projects are available in open access.
The share of articles in open access varies across
research domains. It is close to
70 % in Life
Sciences, 65 % in Physical Sciences
and Engineering and nearer 50 % in Social
Sciences and Humanities
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7. COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of
17.7.2012 on access to and preservation of
scientific information
Policies on open access to scientific research
results should apply to all research that receives
public funds.
Open access to scientific
research data enhances data
quality, reduces the need for
duplication of research, speeds
up scientific progress and helps
to combat scientific fraud.
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8. One response: OpenAIRE+
Creating a robust, participatory
service for the cross-linking of
peer-reviewed scientific
publications and associated
datasets is the principal goal of
OpenAIREplus
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9. A quick glance
This large-scale project brings together 41 pan-
European partners, including three cross-
disciplinary research communities.
The project will capitalise on the successful
efforts of the OpenAIRE project which is rapidly
moving from implementing the EU Open Access
Pilot project into a service phase, enabling
researchers to deposit their FP7 and ERA funded
research publications into Open Access
repositories
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10. OpenAIREplus: publications+data
infrastructure+services
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11. Meaning?!
The project will establish an e-
Infrastructure to harvest, enrich and
store the metadata of Open Access
scientific datasets. Innovative
underlying technical structures will be
deployed to support the management
of and inter-linking between associated
scientific data.
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12. How it is working?
Access to and deposit of linked publications via
the OpenAIRE portal are supported by a Help
Desk, and OpenAIRE's collaborative networking
structure will be extended to promote the
concept of open enhanced publications among
user communities.
Liaison offices in each of the project's 31
European countries work to support the needs of
researchers in Europe.
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13. Infrastructure
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14. The clock is ticking
1. Define clear policies for the dissemination of and open access to scientific publications resulting from
publicly funded research.
2. Ensure that research funding institutions responsible for managing public research funding and
academic institutions receiving public funding implement the policies
3. Define clear policies for the dissemination of and open access to research data resulting from publicly
funded research.
4. Reinforce the preservation of scientific information
5. Further develop e-infrastructures underpinning the system for disseminating scientific information
6. Ensure synergies among national e-infrastructures at European and global level
7. Participate in multi-stakeholder dialogues at national, European and/or international level on how to
foster open access to and preservation of scientific information.
8. Designate by the end of the year a national point of reference
9. Inform the Commission 18 months from the publication of this Recommendation in the Official Journal
of the European Union, and every two years thereafter, of action taken in response to the different
elements of this Recommendation, in accordance with formalities to be defined and agreed.
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15. The first towards a national policy
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16. A national point of reference
www.acces-deschis.ro
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17. Thank you!
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