Helsingin yliopisto
The Think Open blog posts had two main themes in December 2021 and January 2022: (1) the articles looked at the key topics of open science in 2021, and (2) the articles highlighted a wide range of open access books published in the University of Helsinki’s Helda Open Books.
(Tämä artikkeli on saatavilla myös suomeksi.)
The open science review 2021
- The opening part of the 2021 annual review of open science (in Finnish) brings together three key topics: the renewal of legislation related to open science, the funding of Finnish scholarly journals and the achievements of national coordination in open science (Open science and research, OScAR).
- The second part of the 2021 annual review (in Finnish) looks at last year’s open science news. The themes range from Plan S and Horizon Europe to the University of Helsinki’s research data policy and European open science monitoring reports.
- The list of the most read blog articles in 2021 includes open source, research data policy and new research services as well as CC licenses, the Plan S and the 5S method of data management.
Open access books
- In 2021, Helda Open Books published 25 books that will be featured in a blog post (in Finnish). Among them you will find textbooks, edited books and classics – in Finnish, Swedish and English. All books were first published electronically through the HOB collection.
- How did the Epic of Gilgamesh end up in Helda? Translator Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila and associate professor Saana Svärd talk about the background of Gilgamesh’s open access publication, especially its significance for students.
- Classics of different disciplines will find new life through the open access publication. The blog article (in Finnish) discusses what makes a classic a classic and the criteria by which classics can be proposed for publication by Helda Open Books.
- Several Festschrifts, books in honour, have already been published in the Helda Open Books collection, and the blog article (in Finnish) provides an overview of these publications and HOB publishing practices.
On what topics you would like to read on the Think Open blog? Or do you have a topic you would like to write about? Please contact us by writing in the comment field below or by email: juuso.ala-kyyny@helsinki.fi.
Previous Think Open monthly overviews can be found on the blog.