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Open Science Support as a Portfolio of Services and Projects: From Awareness to Engagement

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  • Birgit Schmidt

    (State and University Library, University of Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Andrea Bertino

    (State and University Library, University of Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany)

  • Daniel Beucke

    (State and University Library, University of Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany)

  • Helene Brinken

    (State and University Library, University of Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany)

  • Najko Jahn

    (State and University Library, University of Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany)

  • Lisa Matthias

    (State and University Library, University of Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany)

  • Julika Mimkes

    (State and University Library, University of Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany)

  • Katharina Müller

    (State and University Library, University of Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany)

  • Astrid Orth

    (State and University Library, University of Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany)

  • Margo Bargheer

    (State and University Library, University of Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

Together with many other universities worldwide, the University of Göttingen has aimed to unlock the full potential of networked digital scientific communication by strengthening open access as early as the late 1990s. Open science policies at the institutional level consequently followed and have been with us for over a decade. However, for several reasons, their adoption often is still far from complete when it comes to the practices of researchers or research groups. To improve this situation at our university, there is dedicated support at the infrastructural level: the university library collaborates with several campus units in developing and running services, activities and projects in support of open access and open science. This article outlines our main activity areas and aligns them with the overall rationale to reach higher uptake and acceptance of open science practice at the university. The mentioned examples of our activities highlight how we seek to advance open science along the needs and perspectives of diverse audiences and by running it as a multi-stakeholder endeavor. Therefore, our activities involve library colleagues with diverse backgrounds, faculty and early career researchers, research managers, as well as project and infrastructure staff. We conclude with a summary of achievements and challenges to be faced.

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  • Birgit Schmidt & Andrea Bertino & Daniel Beucke & Helene Brinken & Najko Jahn & Lisa Matthias & Julika Mimkes & Katharina Müller & Astrid Orth & Margo Bargheer, 2018. "Open Science Support as a Portfolio of Services and Projects: From Awareness to Engagement," Publications, MDPI, vol. 6(2), pages 1-19, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jpubli:v:6:y:2018:i:2:p:27-:d:153185
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