juin 2021

« Empowering research by connecting libraries and facilitating access to knowledge; the international HERMES project responds with research, training, and brand new software. (…)
The project has just begun and will last 18 months, during which the group will work with the dual objective of refining the document sharing tools…

« This study examines trends in open access article processing charges (APCs) from 2011 – 2021, building on a 2011 study by Solomon & Björk (2012). Two methods are employed, a modified replica and a status update of the 2011 journals. Data is drawn from multiple sources and datasets are available…

« This Programme Guide contains detailed guidance on the structure, budget and political priorities of Horizon Europe. It also includes details on how to prepare proposals.
The purpose of this document is to help users understand the programme and its calls and  prepare  their proposals, by  avoiding  technical  vocabulary,  legal …

« Le groupe Normalisation de la Transition bibliographique a analysé le contenu de la nouvelle version de RDA, publiée en 2019, du point de vue de son contenu et du différentiel avec RDA-FR. Il en conclut que malgré les avancées significatives apportées à RDA par la référence au modèle IFLA LRM,…

« The purpose of this article is to explore options to further open access in the Netherlands from 2021. Its premise is that there is a need to look at the qualitative aspects of open access, alongside quantitative ones. The article first takes stock of progress that has been made. Next,…

« As part of its work on Open Science, the Knowledge Exchange (KE) are currently exploring the role of Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) within modern-day research. To better understand what is needed to build and exploit a well-functioning PID infrastructure for research, we wish to commission a consultant to…

« Over the last two decades, the existence of an open access citation advantage (OACA)—increased citation of articles made available open access (OA)—has been the topic of much discussion. While there has been substantial research to address this question, findings have been contradictory and inconclusive. We conducted a systematic review to…

« Le Conseil fédéral a adopté lors de sa séance du 23 juin 2021, le rapport «Système de régulation de l’accès aux données publiques». Ce texte montre que la création d’un système de régulation de l’accès aux données publiques est difficilement réalisable en raison de nombreux obstacles conceptuels, pratiques et financiers.…

« The dominant mode by which research libraries have provided maximum journal access as cheaply as possible—subscription bundles or “Big Deals”—is giving way to new approaches. This transition is taking place through a combination of negotiations, activism, business modeling, user needs research, and decision support, among other factors. To support these…

« The session aims to illustrate the added value of Open Science practices in the pandemic and how the lessons learnt may assist their full uptake in the context of the renewed European Research Area. The session will also discuss the European COVID-19 Data Platform as a breakthrough example of open…