Ways to Open Science. Open Research Infrastructures and the role of repositories

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7557/5.3865

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open science, research infrastructure, repositories

Abstract

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The Way to Open Science contains many  components. One of these  components would be open repositories based on open source software  with free access to researchers. Open access policies are essential, as are open infrastructures and open contents. Repositories can support this openness by offering open licenses, open metadata , the possibility to use open formats  and open thesauri.  Another principal point is transparency. Open peer review should be possible, and the description of processes should also be transparent. Of course, an open license should provide all data types and metadata as well.

It is important to help researchers to make their results visible and accessible and to encourage them to publish in OA-Journals and use repositories for the underlying data. Open Access Policies are supporting these efforts. Open data can be freely used, modified, and shared by anyone for any purpose. In order to do so, Open Licenses are required.

Also Metadata are important components of the Way  to Open Science. Metadata are data about data which should be free of all restrictions on access, structured and based on standards.

Open formats are defined by a published specification and are not restricted in their use. They are mainly used by open-source software. Open Thesauruses are freely accessible for everyone without costs and with a free license.

Open Processes should be documented, transparent, repeatable and reusable.

An open peer review process is also  a step  forward to Open Science. Authors and referees are no longer anonymous. The whole process and the decision letters are open.

Of course Open licenses allow the reuse of any work or data without any restrictions.

The lecture will deal with various aspects of open science and focus on the role of repositories – with all chances and challenges.

Author Biography

Susanne Blumesberger, University of Vienna

Ph.D. in Media and Communication Studies and German at the University of Vienna. From 1999-2014, Coordinator and Researcher of several scientific research projects at the Institute for Science and Art. From 1997-2002, worked at the Austrian National Library. Since 2007, at the Vienna University Library, currently leader of the Department Phaidra, the Repository of the University of Vienna. Since 2007, lecturer at the University. In 2014/15, university course in Library and Information Studies, currently university course in Library and Information Studies (MSc). Numerous publications in domestic and foreign journals as well as lectures and conferences on the subject: "Women's Biography Research – Exile/Emigration – Children's Literature, Digital Preservation". Co-editor of the journal "Libri liberorum". In 2003, prize-winner of the Theodor Körner Foundation for the Advancement of Science, and in 2004 of the Promotion Award for Science from the City of Vienna. Chairperson of the Austrian Society for Children’s and Youth Literature Research (German: ÖG-KJLF), Deputy  Chairman of The Austrian Network of Information and Documentation Centre for Women's Studies (in German: FRIDA).

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Published

2016-10-19

How to Cite

Blumesberger, S. (2016). Ways to Open Science. Open Research Infrastructures and the role of repositories. Septentrio Conference Series, (1). https://doi.org/10.7557/5.3865

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No. 1 (2016): The 11th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing 2016

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