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Open Science - scientific (r)evolution
Simandlová, Tereza ; Souček, Jiří (advisor) ; Rygelová, Pavla (referee)
The thesis deals with openness in the scientific practice and discusses in detail the concept of open science. Apart from theoretical part dedicated to description of science, traditional model of scholarly communication, and initial ideas of openness, thesis summarizes the approaches of particular open science schools of thought and introduces specific tools, initiatives and methods enabling the idea of openness to become reality. Practical part of thesis focuses on description of current state of open science in the Czech Republic and by using the Future wheel prognostic method offers visualization of the future development in science and society, further specifies possible consequences of implementing the concept of open science into practice and defines opportunities and risks of the second scientific revolution.
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Bringing it all together - a national CRIS with a national consortia model incorporating a national co-ordination of Open Access
Karlstrøm, Nina
The presentation will focus on the setting up of the Norwegian CRIStin, Current Research Information System in Norway. Established in January 2011, it is owned by the Ministry of Research and Education in cooperation with the Ministry of Health. CRIStin's main objects are to provide value to society by facilitating cooperation between different research areas and to collect and compile information from the research institutions based on a principle of free access for all.CRIStin's aim is also to provide high quality data on scientific publication as a basis for the funding system for universities/colleges, research institutes/foundations and specialised health care, as well as functioning in a centralized capacity for negotiating and licensing electronic resources to a large number of consortia. Looking more closely at the consortia model, the benefits and challenges of setting up a national body will be discussed. The presentation will also discuss the synergy effect of combining a national CRIS with a national consortia model and incorporating national co-ordination of Open Access into one organisation.
Slides: idr-673_1 -  PDF
Video: idr-673_2 -  MP4
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Open Repositories 2012
Simandlová, Tereza
Náplní služební cesty byla účast na mezinárodní konferenci Open Repositories 2012, která se ve dnech 9. – 13. července konala na University of Edinburgh ve Skotsku. Konference byla rozdělena do 3 částí – první zahrnovala workshopy, druhá se skládala z několika paralelních bloků přednášek a závěr konference byl věnován přednáškám děleným dle softwaru užívaného pro budování repozitářů (DSpace, Fedora, EPrints). Podnázvem letošního ročníku bylo Open Services for Open Repositories, díky čemuž byla většina přednášek věnována ukázkám služeb podporujících myšlenky otevřeného přístupu, a to nejen k publikacím, ale také vědeckým datům a ukázkám služeb zaměřených na obohacování či rozšiřování uloženého obsahu. Konference byla zároveň spojena s Repository Fringe, festivalem, který každý rok Edinburghská univerzita pořádá pro správce repozitářů.
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Crisis of scientific communication: Fact or Fiction?
Haňka, Rudolf
Modern libraries have been around for hundreds of years and served us well with practically the same form of service. Today electronic publishing seems to be changing not only the form of service but the concept of a scientific library as such, as professionals for their work not only need access to the right publications but they frequently want it right now. At the same time some, if not all, modes of scientific communication are experiencing growing degrees of stress. We are faced with an almost exponential expansion of journal titles, many of them published only electronically. When we add to this the current tendencies to assess the scientific merit of an academic by the number of his publications or citations we see the basis for this ‘publish or perish’ culture we all are experiencing. On the other hand the emphasis on the ‘transfer of technologies’ is often forcing scientists to hold back publications of their results in order to protect their intellectual property. Indeed some results are never published or patented precisely because their commercial value is greater when their essential principles are not known. We see the gradual decline of telephone directories as our mobile telephone numbers are deemed to be too confidential to be published. Are we moving in the same direction with the scientific results of a real value?
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New roles of libraries in Teaching, Learning and Research
Geleijnse, Hans
The Open Access movement started as an answer to the ‘journals crisis’ and has developed into worldwide initiatives to speed up and renew the process of scholarly communication and to improve the access to research publications and data. Open Access is currently being promoted by researchers and librarians, but also by university boards, national governments, funding bodies and the European Commission. The development of University mandates, Open Access Journals, institutional and subject repositories will be discussed. The focus will be on the developments in Europe and on the involvement and role of research libraries. Experiences with repositories learn that it is important that the deposit of publications is integrated in the workflow of the researcher and that repositories are seamlessly linked with the research information system. It is a great challenge to renovate the process of scholarly communication in such a way that open access can be provided to scholarly information, with maintaining the principles of quality control, certification and peer review. Research communities can play a key role in the development of new models and the creation of sustainable solutions, but leadership of university managers is essential to pave the way and to create the conditions for change.
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The Future of Academic Publishing for the Good of University and Society
Noorda, Sijbolt J.
The recent trends in digital media and issues of access to research data, academic publications and education resources. Will sharing data, open access to peer reviewed journals and open educational resources change higher education and research? What does it take to seriously participate in these developments? What are the costs and risks, what are the benefits to students, scholars and society at large?
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OA journals for technical disciplines
Němečková, Lenka ; Pilecká, Věra
The presentation will summarize the possible use of open access journals in the academic life of students, PhD students, researchers. Practical demonstrations will focus on the journals in the field of technical sciences. At the same time the activities of the Central Library of CTU in OA promotion will be introduced.
Slides: nusl-71446_1 - PDF
Video: nusl-71446_2 - MP4
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