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  1. Fwd: [BOAI] SURF: 2009 is Open Access year

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Date:    Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:47:55 -0500
From:    Stevan Harnad <amsciforum a GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Fwd: [BOAI] SURF: 2009 is Open Access year

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*From: *Peter Suber <peters earlham.edu >
*Date: *February 26, 2009 9:29:45 AM EST (CA)
*To: *boai-forum a ecs.soton.ac.uk, SPARC-OAForum a arl.org
*Subject: **[BOAI]  SURF: 2009 is Open Access year*

[Forwarding from SURF.  --Peter Suber.]

SURF: 2009 is Open Access year

Tackling restricted access to higher education research
results

Utrecht, 26 February 2009 - The Dutch higher education
sector has declared 2009 to be 'Open Access Year'. The aim
is to boost Open Access to the results of
scientific/scholarly and practice-based research. Efforts
will be made throughout the year to formulate and
implement an Open Access policy, develop and improve the
knowledge infrastructure, establish a clear legal
framework, and create awareness with all stakeholders. The
parties involved are the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts
and Sciences (KNAW), the Netherlands Organisation for
Scientific Research (NWO), the Dutch higher education
sector, and research institutions. SURF will act as the
coordinator.

The Netherlands is one of the world leaders in achieving
Open Access. The research universities and a large number
of universities of applied sciences have created a
knowledge infrastructure making possible permanent Open
Access to publications. NARCIS, the national "gateway to
Dutch scientific information", provides access to the full
text of almost 170,000 scientific and scholarly
publications. The Knowledge Bank for Universities of
Applied Sciences [HBO Kennisbank] gives access to the
results of research by 'lectors' (directors of research
groups and knowledge networks in Universities of Applied
Science). Extensive information is also available about
copyright in higher education, as well as a 'copyright
toolbox' for authors and publishers. But there is still a
lot to be done.

Public access

Dutch higher education institutions believe that radical
improvements need to be made in Open Access to knowledge,
information, and data.  Compared to the 'age of paper',
digitisation of research and scientific/scholarly
communication opens up opportunities that are still
underutilised. Improved access creates a solid basis for
the transfer of knowledge in education, knowledge
generation for research, and knowledge valorisation for
civil society. The central idea is that the results of
publicly financed research should also be available to the
public.

Dr Sijbolt Noorda, chairman of the Association of
Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), says that "It's in
the interests of scientists and scholars for their
publications to be digitally available for anyone in the
world. It's in the interest of the general public too.
Material that's been paid for out of our taxes can then be
accessed and used by everyone."

Multimedia

Researchers and lectors need to be able to utilise all the
new
possibilities for scientific and scholarly communication
opened up by the Internet and ICT. Authors are more
'visible' if their work is available on the Internet, and
they have more readers than if they publish in the
traditional journals only. The greatly increased cost of
subscribing to the traditional journals means that
university libraries and media centres can afford fewer
and fewer of them. Moreover, scientific and scholarly
publications increasingly consist of more than just text:
primary research data and multimedia files are included,
with audiovisual files and games being used to help
present the research data. Constant development and
improvement of the knowledge infrastructure is therefore
necessary.

Copyright law

Information about copyright is also necessary because
there are a lot of misunderstandings about Open Access and
copyright. Complete transfer of copyright to a publisher,
for example, may be an obstacle to the author's further
use of the publication. This often means that the author
is not even allowed to upload the work to his/her own
personal website or to that of his/her knowledge network.
Some publishers are prepared to arrange licences that do
not require the exclusive transfer of copyright, but this
is the common case yet.

Dr Noorda points out that five years ago the Netherlands
was one of the pioneers in the field of Open Access "but
since then all the other neighbouring countries have
tackled it too. It's important for us to remain one of the
leaders and really make progress."

Apart from Dr Noorda, various other administrators,
university professors, and university deans have given
their views on Open Access in a short film commissioned by
SURF. The film can be viewed on a number of websites and
on YouTube.

You can find this message also on the SURF website.

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be made throughout the year to formulate and implement an
Open Access p= olicy, develop and improve the
knowledge infrastructure, establish a clear = legal
framework, and create awareness with all stakeholders. The
partie= s

involved are the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and
Sciences (KNAW), the=
 Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
(NWO), the Dutch high=
er education sector, and research institutions. SURF
will act as the co= ordinator.

The Netherlands is one of the world leaders in
achieving Open Access. T= he research universities and
a large number of universities of applied = sciences
have created a knowledge infrastructure making possible
perman= ent

Open Access to publications. NARCIS, the national "gateway
to Dutch <b= r>scientific information", provides access to
the full text of almost = 170,000 scientific and
scholarly publications. The Knowledge Bank for U=
niversities

of Applied Sciences [HBO Kennisbank] gives access to the
results of res= earch by 'lectors' (directors of
research groups and knowledge netw= orks in
Universities of Applied Science). Extensive information is
also=

available about copyright in higher education, as well as
a 'copyright = toolbox' for authors and publishers.
But there is still a lot to be=
 done. Public access Dutch higher education
institutions beli=
eve that radical improvements need

to be made in Open Access to knowledge, information, and
data. =A0Compared = to the 'age of paper',
digitisation of research and scientific/= scholarly
 communication opens up opportunities that are still
underutil= ised. Improved

access creates a solid basis for the transfer of knowledge
in education, <b= r>knowledge generation for research, and
knowledge valorisation for civil <= br>society. The
central idea is that the results of publicly financed
resea= rch

should also be available to the public.<br><br>Dr Sijbolt
Noorda, chairman = of the Association of Universities in
the <br>Netherlands (VSNU), says that=
 "It's in the interests of scientists and <br>scholars for
their p=
ublications to be digitally available for anyone in the <br>

world. It's in the interest of the general public too.
Material that= 9;s been paid for out of our taxes can
then be accessed and used by eve=
ryone." Multimedia Researchers and lectors
need to be ab= le to utilise all the new

possibilities for scientific and scholarly communication
opened up by the <= br>Internet and ICT. Authors are more
'visible' if their work is av= ailable on the
Internet, and they have more readers than if they publis=
h in the

traditional journals only. The greatly increased cost of
subscribing to the=
 traditional journals means that university libraries
and media centres= can afford fewer and fewer of
them. Moreover, scientific and scholarly=

publications increasingly consist of more than just text:
primary research = data and multimedia files are
included, with audiovisual files and game= s being
used to help present the research data. Constant
development an= d

improvement of the knowledge infrastructure is therefore
necessary. = Copyright law Information about
copyright is also necessary because = there are a lot of
 misunderstandings about Open Access and copyright. C=
omplete transfer of

copyright to a publisher, for example, may be an obstacle
to the author'= ;s further use of the publication.
This often means that the author is = not even allowed
to upload the work to his/her own personal website or = to
that

of his/her knowledge network. Some publishers are prepared
to arrange l= icences that do not require the
exclusive transfer of copyright, but this <= br>is the
common case yet. Dr Noorda points out that five
years ago = the Netherlands was one of the

pioneers in the field of Open Access "but since then all
the other <br=
>neighbouring countries have tackled it too. It's
important for us to r=
emain <br>one of the leaders and really make
progress."<br><br>Apart f= rom Dr Noorda, various other
administrators, university professors, <br>

and university deans have given their views on Open Access
in a short film = commissioned by SURF. The film can
be viewed on a number of websites an= d on
 YouTube. You can find this message also on the
SURF website= .

<br><br><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div><br>
</div><br>

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