OPENPOLAR.NO: The Global Open Access Portal for Research Data and Publications on the Arctic and Antarctic

Tamer Abu-Alam; Per Pippin Aspaas

doi:10.7557/19.5954

OPENPOLAR.NO

The Global Open Access Portal for Research Data and Publications on the Arctic and Antarctic

Authors

Tamer Abu-Alam UiT The Arctic University of Norway https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6020-365X
Per Pippin Aspaas UiT The Arctic University of Norway https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6760-9617

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7557/19.5954

Keywords:

Open Science, Open Access, Search Engine, Research Infrastructure, Arctic, Antarctic, Polar Research

Abstract

In this episode, we discuss the new service Open Polar: The Global Open Access Portal for Research Data and Publications on the Arctic and Antarctic (openpolar.no). Presenting only freely available documents on the Arctic and Antarctic, Open Polar is a thematic search engine that can be a useful tool for both researchers and decision makers. Tamer Abu-Alam explains the reasons for filtering out all research documents that are not available in open access, thereby promoting open science. Of the 1,8 million records currently included in Open Polar, approx. 22,5 percent are research datasets, which makes the service unique.

First published online August 30, 2021.

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Published

2021-08-30

How to Cite

Abu-Alam, T., & Aspaas, P. P. (2021). OPENPOLAR.NO: The Global Open Access Portal for Research Data and Publications on the Arctic and Antarctic. Open Science Talk, (37). https://doi.org/10.7557/19.5954