TIB's commitment to Open Access

The TIB has been committed to Open Access in a variety of ways for many years:

• The TIB helps to finance articles in OA journals and operates publication funds for Leibniz Universität Hannover and the Leibniz Association, through which the article fees can be paid.
• The TIB operates the Leibniz Universität Hannover's institutional repository for first and second publications by members of the LUH and supports the Leibniz institutions in Sections D and E in publishing via LeibnizOpen
• The TIB operates an open access platform on which scientific journals and conference publications can be published
• The TIB provides advice and information on all aspects of Open Access, both in on-site events and online
• In its own Open Access policy, the TIB is committed to Open Access and expects its staff to publish their research results and publications in accordance with the Open Access principle.
• The TIB supports arXiv and SCOAP³
• The TIB negotiates Open Access conditions in publishing contracts and participates in the DEAL contracts with Wiley and Springer
• The TIB supports the transformation initiative OA2020
• The TIB networks nationally (e.g. in the Leibniz Association or TU9) and internationally (e.g. in CESAER) in the field of Open Access
• The TIB has been awarded the Open Library Badge 2016 for its efforts towards greater openness in science and society.

• The TIB again received an award as an open library: It received the Open Library Badge 2020.