Aktuelles zu Open Access - Issue 39

Welcome to the 39th issue of "Aktuelles zu Open Access" for Leibniz Universität Hannover. We cover the latest developments in Open Access activities at Leibniz Universität Hannover and TIB, as well as general trends in the area of Open Access. We welcome your comments and suggestions. Please feel free to pass on this information to any interested colleagues.

Surveys on perception of open access

The TIB’s open-access.network project recently conducted qualitative surveys on how open access is perceived and  implemented in various disciplines. The goal was to obtain a more granular understanding of open access in scholarly publishing and to identify gaps in support infrastructure and services. The reports of the results from mechanical engineering and chemistry, as well as from law,  history, and social work have been published on Zenodo.

1000 papers in "Quantum"

In 2017, the open access journal "Quantum" for quantum physics was launched as a non-commercial, community-run initiative. The 1000th article was published recently.

DOAJ turns 20

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) was launched in May 2003, and has since become the world’s most important directory of quality-assured open access journals. For its 20th anniversary, DOAJ is holding three online events for its community.

Open-Access-Tage 2023

The Open-Access-Tage (Open Access Days), the most notable annual conference on open access in the German-speaking world, will take place in Berlin from 27 to 29 September 2023. The conference is aimed at all those interested in  the opportunities, current status, and future trends of scholarly publishing.

While the Call for Proposals for presentations and workshops has already closed, proposals for posters and the tool marketplace can be submitted until 19 June 2023.

Conference on the digitisation of university teaching on 20/21 June 2023 in Hannover

By offering the two-day conference “Open Up – Strategies for the digitization of university teaching in Lower Saxony”, the OER portal twillo promotes the sharing and networking of players in the field of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Educational Practice (OEP). Interested parties are cordially invited to attend the conference at Leibnizhaus in Hannover or to simply tune in online on 20/21 June 2023.

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Share of open access for LUH publications reaches 42%

The development of LUH’s shift to open access in publications can now be viewed in a newly established, transparent, and detailed open access monitoring system. The system harnesses data from LUH’s Research Information System (FIS) to show the role of open access. A total of 42% of all LUH publications in the FIS from 2019 to 2022 are open access.

TU9 libraries’ Position Paper on Open Access Books

Based on a detailed location analysis, the TU9 libraries have formulated five recommendations to advance the scholar-led publication of open access books. These recommendations are intended to strengthen the Diamond Open Access ecosystem and correspond with previous analogous declarations, such as the “Recommendations for the Transformation of Scientific Publishing to Open Access” by Germany’s Wissenschaftsrat (German Science and Humanities Council).

 Drawings and prints from the Albrecht Haupt Collection now accessible online

TIB’s Albrecht Haupt Collection comprises more than 6,000 individual graphics on paper, covering topics such as architecture, horticulture and handicrafts, mostly dating from the 16th to the 19th century. As part of the DFG-funded GESAH project, these graphics have been digitised and are now available to researchers and interested parties from all over the world. Since the digitised graphics and drawings are in the public domain, TIB is making them openly accessible.

Open Science Rally at TIB on 24 May 2023

On 24 May 2023, TIB’s Open Access, Open Science, Open Educational Resources competence network will offer an open science rally navigating through the wide world of research support services. At every station, you’ll get insider tips to help you tear down paywalls for readers and authors, and to make the knowledge from your research and teaching accessible to everyone.

The event will take place every hour from 13:00 to 17:00 on 24 May 2023 as part of the general programme of BiblioCon 2023, but is also open to all interested parties who are not attending the conference. Please register by email to publikationsberatungtibeu, stating your desired time slot.

A review of 2022

The TIB Blog takes a look back at some of TIB’s numerous open access activities in 2022.

Past issues of "Aktuelles zu Open Access" can be found at: https://tib.eu/open-access-news

You can also find news on Open Access on the TIB Blog at: http://blogs.tib.eu/wp/tib/category/open-access/ (mostly in German)

 

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