Open Access progress Open Access progress in the Nordic in the Nordic CountriesCountries

Berlin 3 Open Access,Berlin 3 Open Access,FebFeb 28th 28th –– MarMar 1st 2005, University of Southampton, 1st 2005, University of Southampton,

UK UK ––

Lars Lars BjörnshaugeBjörnshauge, , Lund University Lund University LibrariesLibraries, Sweden, Sweden

DenmarkDenmark (DK)(DK)Finland (SF)Finland (SF)Norway (N)Norway (N)Sweden (S)Sweden (S)

DenmarkDenmark

DenmarkDenmark

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the the MinistryMinistry of of EducationEducation & The & The MinistryMinistryof of CulturalCultural AffairsAffairs

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The VisionThe Vision

returnreturn science to the scientists science to the scientists ––•• ContributeContribute to to creatingcreating organisationalorganisational, ,

economiceconomic and and technologicaltechnological framesframes for for internationallyinternationally orientatedorientated scholarlyscholarlycommunicationcommunication, so that , so that universitiesuniversities and and public public sectorsector research institutions and research institutions and not not commercialcommercial publisherspublishers are are primarilyprimarilyconsideredconsidered

To To contributecontribute to open access to to open access to DanishDanish research research resultsresults to to hehegreatestgreatest possiblepossible extentextent

Action Action lineslinesStandardisationStandardisation, rights , rights issuesissues, , communicationcommunication with with scholarsscholars, , decisiondecisionmakersmakers and and authoritiesauthoritiesStorageStorage of of ee--publishedpublished information information ((preservationpreservation))InstitutionalInstitutional RepositoriesRepositoriesScientificScientific JournalsJournalsPreprintsPreprints, , reportsreports etc.etc.The The DanishDanish National Research National Research DatabaseDatabaseResearch PortalResearch Portal

FinlandFinland

Slides Slides preparedprepared Prof. BoProf. Bo--Christer Björk Christer Björk

chairmanchairman of the of the FinnOAFinnOAworkingworking groupgroup

The The Finnish situationFinnish situation

InflowInflow of of publications from abroadpublications from abroad•• MakingMaking OA OA material more visiblematerial more visible in the in the

portalsportals of of Academic librariesAcademic librariesPublications by Finnish academicsPublications by Finnish academics•• SupportingSupporting the the creationcreation of of Finnish Finnish

institutional repositoriesinstitutional repositories•• Populating them withPopulating them with output output by Finnish by Finnish

academicsacademicsOAOA--journals publishedjournals published in Finlandin Finland•• CreatingCreating an an infrastructure so that infrastructure so that

journals can go electronic usingjournals can go electronic using OA OA business business modelsmodels

FinnOAFinnOA workingworking group (2003)group (2003)

Main Main achievementsachievements of of FinnOAFinnOA•• National National seminarseminar on OA in on OA in JanuaryJanuary 2004 2004

with 230 with 230 attendentsattendents, , goodgood press press coveragecoverage•• ManagedManaged to to persuadepersuade the the MinistryMinistry of of

EducationEducation to to establishestablish formal OA formal OA committeecommittee•• SeminarSeminar on on InstitutionalInstitutional repositoriesrepositories in in

JanuaryJanuary 20052005•• http://http://www.lib.helsinki.fiwww.lib.helsinki.fi//finnoafinnoa//

Finland: Finland: InstitutionalInstitutional repositoriesrepositories

A A couplecouple of of alreadyalready functioningfunctioning IRsIRsA A lotlot of of interestinterest in in establishingestablishingDiscussionsDiscussions aboutabout coco--operation operation startingstarting

Finland: OA journalsFinland: OA journals

AroundAround 70 70 peerpeer reviewedreviewed journals journals publishedpublished in Finlandin FinlandManyMany receivereceive subsidies from the subsidies from the Academy of FinlandAcademy of FinlandOf the journals 9 are OAOf the journals 9 are OA

””National policy situation”National policy situation”

High High levellevel ministryministry workwork group group appointedappointed in September 2004 by the in September 2004 by the Minister of Minister of EducationEducationHas Has completedcompleted itsits workwork in in FebruaryFebruary20052005

MinistryMinistry OA OA workwork group group membersmembers

Top ranking civil Top ranking civil servantservant in charge of in charge of Finnish Science policy as Finnish Science policy as chairmanchairmanHeadHead of the Academy of Finland (of the Academy of Finland (biggestbiggestfundingfunding agency of agency of basicbasic science in Finland)science in Finland)ChairmanChairman of the of the councilcouncil of University of University vicevice--chancellorschancellorsViceVice--chancellorchancellor of the University of of the University of HelsinkiHelsinkiEtc.Etc.

MinistryMinistry OA OA workwork group group resultsresults30 30 concreteconcrete recommendationsrecommendations toto•• Research fundersResearch funders•• UniversitiesUniversities and public research and public research

institutesinstitutes•• IndividualIndividual researchersresearchers•• ScientificScientific journals and journals and societiessocieties•• LibrariesLibraries•• The The ministryministry of of educationeducation

RecommendationsRecommendations in a in a nutnut--shellshellBothBoth OA journals and OA journals and postingposting in OA in OA repositoriesrepositories recommendedrecommendedNo absolute No absolute mandatingmandating, , onlyonlyrecommendationsrecommendationsRecommendsRecommends that the Academy and the that the Academy and the universitiesuniversities collectivelycollectively signsign the Berlin the Berlin declarationdeclarationCostsCosts for for authorauthor charges to OAcharges to OA--journals journals willwill be be allowableallowable costscostsFundingFunding is is likelylikely to be made to be made availableavailable for for settingsetting up up IRsIRs and for and for convertingconverting scientificscientificJournals to OAJournals to OA

NorwayNorway

Norwegian Council for Norwegian Council for HigherHigher EducationEducation-- recommendationsrecommendations for the for the membershipmembership

institutions 1:institutions 1:

Research Research resultsresults shouldshould be made be made publiclypubliclyaccessibleaccessiblePublishing in Open Access Journals Publishing in Open Access Journals shouldshouldbe be exploitedexploitedAuthorsAuthors shouldshould retainretain rights for rights for parallelparallelpublishingpublishingFundingFunding shouldshould be made be made availableavailable for for publicationpublication charges charges –– shouldshould be be consideredconsidered as an integral part of researchas an integral part of research

Norwegian Council for Norwegian Council for HigherHigher EducationEducation-- recommendationsrecommendations for the for the membershipmembership

institutions 2:institutions 2:DevelopDevelop guidelinesguidelines for for paymentpayment of of publicationpublication chargeschargesParallelParallel publishing in IR or publishing in IR or otherother OAOA--solutions solutions shouldshould be be mandatorymandatoryUniversitiesUniversities shouldshould workwork togethertogether in in developingdeveloping publishing publishing facilitiesfacilities

IR at Norwegian IR at Norwegian UniversitiesUniversities

Oslo, Trondheim & Bergen Oslo, Trondheim & Bergen –– in in operation operation -- different different technicaltechnicalsolutionssolutionsTromsö Tromsö –– under under developmentdevelopment20 University Colleges 20 University Colleges –– a a numbernumber of of developmentsdevelopments are are underwayunderway –– oftenoftenin in cooperationcooperation

National National cooperationcooperation concerningconcerningmetadata/standardsmetadata/standards

Univ. Of Bergen has Univ. Of Bergen has signedsigned the Berlin the Berlin DeclarationDeclaration

National agreement with BMC in National agreement with BMC in placeplace

SwedenSweden

Association of Swedish Association of Swedish HigherHigherEducationEducation (SUHF) (SUHF) --

RecommendsRecommends the the membershipmembership institutions institutions to establish to establish conditionsconditions forfor creatingcreatingprofessional,professional, publishingpublishing sserviceservices withinwithinuniversities and university collegesuniversities and university colleges

SUHF SUHF willwill

DraftDraft and and implementimplement new new intellectualintellectualpropertyproperty rights rights agreementsagreements, , securingsecuring that that researchers researchers cancan publishpublish, , disseminatedisseminate and and archivearchive publicationspublications on on universityuniversity servers servers ((institutionalinstitutional repositoriesrepositories))InvestigateInvestigate and and evaluateevaluate currentcurrent research research assessmentassessment and merit systems and merit systems PromotePromote alternative alternative approachesapproaches basedbased on on universityuniversity publishing and publishing and otherother initiativesinitiativesfor open access publishing (BOAI 1 & 2)for open access publishing (BOAI 1 & 2)

SUHFSUHF

Task force Task force decideddecidedIntellectualIntellectual propertyproperty rights rights agreementsagreements out for hearingout for hearingCommon format for Common format for publicationpublicationdatabasesdatabases out for hearingout for hearingInitiateInitiate discussionsdiscussions with research with research councilscouncils/funders /funders aboutabout issuesissues relatedrelatedto OAto OA

SUHFSUHF

Has Has signedsigned the Berlin the Berlin DeclarationDeclaration((OctOct. 2004). 2004)Has Has raisedraised the the issuesissues of of scholarlyscholarlycommunicationcommunication and open access for and open access for the Swedish Research Councilthe Swedish Research Council

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The The SVEPSVEP--projectproject

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Creating Creating AwarenessAwareness::

Swedish Swedish ResourceResource Center for Center for ScholarlyScholarly CommunicationCommunication•• A A cooperativecooperative networknetwork of of librarianslibrarians, ,

researchers, researchers, decisiondecision makersmakers operatedoperatedby Lund University by Lund University LibrariesLibraries fundedfunded by by the National the National LibraryLibrary

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AwarenessAwareness on on GovernmentGovernment levellevel::•• SF (DK , S)SF (DK , S)Research Research councilscouncils awareaware::•• SF (S) SF (S) Researchers & Researchers & universityuniversity decisionsdecisions makersmakersawareaware::•• IncreasinglyIncreasingly so in all so in all countriescountries –– butbut still lots still lots

to to dodo!!StandardizationStandardization –– linkinglinking National National Research Research DatabasesDatabases with with IR´sIR´s::•• DK, N & SDK, N & S

General observations 2General observations 2

MigratingMigrating journals to OA:journals to OA:•• SF (DK)SF (DK)

Development of Development of IR´sIR´s•• All All countriescountries

ContentContent ((fillingfilling the the IRsIRs):):•• PrimarilyPrimarily dissertationsdissertations•• ThesisThesis –– Sweden, Sweden, distributeddistributed solution solution

with with integratedintegrated searchsearch interfaceinterface•• PreprintsPreprints etc. etc. –– veryvery slowslow

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