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Careful preparation of common guidelines, selection of an appropriate implementation strategy and commitment of the entire work community are key things when building an open science research infrastructure. Aino Juslén, Director of the Finnish Museum of Natural History (Luomus) tells in this interview how openness of science is implemented in different ways (open data, open source code, open education) in Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (FinBIF), coordinated by Luomus.
The open science annual review picks up the main topics in 2020: from Plan S to coronavirus pandemic
The open science review 2020 includes the refinements of Plan S and the tool for checking the Plan S compatibility of publishing channels, it provides a look at the guidelines and recommendations made in national open science coordination, and it provides an overview of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the openness of scientific information. The special theme is open access journals that vanish from the web – and the researcher’s means of preserving her or his own research.
Visibility of publications on the web is enhanced by harvesting of repositories
How are publications posted in institutional repository Helda disseminated around the world? This aspect has not been studied previously, so this blog article looks at this issue with the help of a small random sample. Based on a sample of twelve publications one can establish that publications from the repository are well disseminated into different net services, but there is a lot of variation in indexing related to publication types and service models.
Jatka lukemista ”Visibility of publications on the web is enhanced by harvesting of repositories”
Why is it important to self-archive OA publications also? The library deposits publications on behalf of researchers
Self-archiving of articles published in the open access journals will continue to be done by the library. However, researchers may receive an email reminder due to the fact that the automatic identification of publication type is not always accurate. This blog article explains why OA articles are deposited in a digital repository (Helda) and how the library supports researchers in self-archiving.
Open access on the rise at Finnish universities
Over the past few years, the number of open access publications has been growing rapidly at Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences. According to data collected by the Ministry of Education and Culture, 64.9% of all peer-reviewed articles produced by the universities in 2019 were reported to be open access publications. Jatka lukemista ”Open access on the rise at Finnish universities”
Two years of the Think Open blog – check out the editorial picks!
The University of Helsinki’s Think Open blog turns two years old today. To celebrate the anniversary, the blog’s editorial board’s members have picked up reading tips for you. The top 10 list of the blog’s most read articles is also revealed.
Jatka lukemista ”Two years of the Think Open blog – check out the editorial picks!”
A webinar on estimating the quality of open access journals – and other open science events in May
Helsinki University Library organises a webinar, which will introduce UH researchers to the characteristic features of predatory publishers and journals and explain by which criteria one can tell the good journals from the predatory journals. In addition to this, library welcomes all University of Helsinki researchers, students and staff to virtual Open Science Café every Tuesday at 2–3 pm until the end of May.
The open science annual review summarizes the main topics for 2019
Plan S, national open science coordination, EOSC… Last year was an eventful time in open science. Think Open blog’s annual open science review 2019 brings together the highlights, interesting articles and trends of the 2019.
Jatka lukemista ”The open science annual review summarizes the main topics for 2019”
How and why I self-archive – four researchers report their views
Many reasons are given for self-archiving, and self-archivers follow many different practices. We asked four researchers from different disciplines how and why they self-archive their research results. We also asked the researchers about their views on the promotion of self-archiving. This is the seventh part of the Think Open blog’s article series on self-archiving.
Jatka lukemista ”How and why I self-archive – four researchers report their views”
Miten ja miksi rinnakkaistallennan – neljä tutkijaa kertoo näkemyksistään
Rinnakkaistallentamiseen on useita syitä ja erilaisia käytäntöjä. Kysyimme neljältä eri tieteenaloja edustavalta tutkijalta, miten ja miksi he rinnakkaistallentavat tutkimustuotoksensa. Tiedustelimme myös tutkijoiden näkemyksiä rinnakkaistallentamisen edistämiseen. Kirjoitus on seitsemäs osa rinnakkaistallennusta käsittelevässä juttusarjassa.
Jatka lukemista ”Miten ja miksi rinnakkaistallennan – neljä tutkijaa kertoo näkemyksistään”