Open Access to Scientific Information and Research

Concept and Policies

Serbia

Minsk, September, 2012

Kosanović BiljanaNational Library of Serbia

Current status of OA developments

OA is topic for ten OA is topic for ten yyearsears journals - excellent (DOAJ 79), repositories - goodjournals - excellent (DOAJ 79), repositories - good librarians are promoterslibrarians are promoters more then good, but not excellentmore then good, but not excellent there are: there are:

some regional cooperation some regional cooperation some legislative (must be more)some legislative (must be more) some support (need much more)some support (need much more)

Key national projects Major players (organizations and institutions)

DOISerbiaDOISerbia

- repository of scientific local publishing journal (60)- repository of scientific local publishing journal (60)

- period 2002 - today (cca 22000 articles)- period 2002 - today (cca 22000 articles)

- create metadata and deposit to CrossRef (and as add - create metadata and deposit to CrossRef (and as add on into DOAJ, Europeana, ...)on into DOAJ, Europeana, ...)

National Library of Serbia developed and maintained National Library of Serbia developed and maintained the whole systemthe whole system

Support: Government (Ministry responsible for science)Support: Government (Ministry responsible for science)

Workshops: Macedonia, Slovenia, Bosnia & Hercegovina and Georgia.Workshops: Macedonia, Slovenia, Bosnia & Hercegovina and Georgia.

International recognized:International recognized:

http://www.oastories.org/2011/09/serbia-repository-doiserbia/#more-16http://www.oastories.org/2011/09/serbia-repository-doiserbia/#more-16

Key national projects

Legal deposit of publicationLegal deposit of publication

Deposition of the digital copy of the printed Deposition of the digital copy of the printed publication, publisher can choose to depose it publication, publisher can choose to depose it with the possibility of Open Accesswith the possibility of Open Access

National Library of Serbia and Matica Srpska LibraryNational Library of Serbia and Matica Srpska Library

Number of deposits: 10200Number of deposits: 10200

In Open Access: 2500 In Open Access: 2500

Key national projects

Thesis Thesis (not enough, and not on the national level)(not enough, and not on the national level)

Mathematical FacultyMathematical Faculty

http://elibrary.matf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4http://elibrary.matf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4

SASA - Institute of Technical SciencesSASA - Institute of Technical Sciences

http://www.itn.sanu.ac.rs/doktorati.htmlhttp://www.itn.sanu.ac.rs/doktorati.html

University of Novi SadUniversity of Novi Sad

http://www.uns.ac.rs/sr/ (limited period of 1 http://www.uns.ac.rs/sr/ (limited period of 1 month)month)

Promotion of Open Access at the University of BelgradePromotion of Open Access at the University of Belgrade had a goal to promote Open Access and encourage had a goal to promote Open Access and encourage populating newly established Digital Archive of the populating newly established Digital Archive of the University of Belgrade, PHAIDRA University of Belgrade, PHAIDRA

University of BelgradeUniversity of Belgrade

Supporting Serbian journals publishers to switch to Supporting Serbian journals publishers to switch to article processing charges OA model - a case study article processing charges OA model - a case study from Serbia - from Serbia - economic position of journal publishers economic position of journal publishers struck by the budget crisis, so they can keep practicing OA struck by the budget crisis, so they can keep practicing OA publishing (CEON)publishing (CEON)

New Library Services at Western Balkan Universities - New Library Services at Western Balkan Universities - had a goal to implement new library ILS service – COBISS 3 had a goal to implement new library ILS service – COBISS 3 and to establish the system for archiving and use of digital and to establish the system for archiving and use of digital objects (Tempus - 3 Serbian Universities)objects (Tempus - 3 Serbian Universities)

Key national projects

Legislative

Berlin declaration on Open Access to Scientific Berlin declaration on Open Access to Scientific Knowledge - signed by Belgrade University Knowledge - signed by Belgrade University (next year will be signed by University of (next year will be signed by University of Novi Sad)Novi Sad)

Legal deposit of publication (October 2011)Legal deposit of publication (October 2011)

Scientific journals supported by the Scientific journals supported by the Government must be deposited in Repository Government must be deposited in Repository of National Library (from 2005)of National Library (from 2005)

Conferences

Traditional BelgradeTraditional Belgrade (researcher oriented): (researcher oriented):2003 Open Access to the Archives of Scientific and Professional 2003 Open Access to the Archives of Scientific and Professional

Papers: From Idea to RealizationPapers: From Idea to Realization

2005 Open Access Citation Indexes2005 Open Access Citation Indexes

2006 SSTBI'06: System of Scientific, Technologic and Business 2006 SSTBI'06: System of Scientific, Technologic and Business Information: Status and PerspectiveInformation: Status and Perspective

2009 SSTBI'09: System of Scientific, Technologic and Business 2009 SSTBI'09: System of Scientific, Technologic and Business InformationInformation

2012 BOAC : Fifth Belgrade International Open Access 2012 BOAC : Fifth Belgrade International Open Access Conference Conference

In October Serbian Librarian Association Conference In October Serbian Librarian Association Conference with OA as a topic (librarian oriented)with OA as a topic (librarian oriented)

Potential barriers

Lack of knowledge in the researcher community Lack of knowledge in the researcher community about all the benefits (for them and for country)about all the benefits (for them and for country)

Librarians are familiar with the OA phrase but Librarians are familiar with the OA phrase but they don’t know the full meaning (curriculum)they don’t know the full meaning (curriculum)

Government waits for our initiative to propose Government waits for our initiative to propose mandate OAmandate OA

Finally, OA cost and it’s hard to find funds Finally, OA cost and it’s hard to find funds

Desired developments

Follow and learn from positive experience in more Follow and learn from positive experience in more developed scientific communitiesdeveloped scientific communities

Promote and teach researchers about benefits of OAPromote and teach researchers about benefits of OA

Mandate OA in public funded projects (98% of Mandate OA in public funded projects (98% of money come from Government)money come from Government)

Changes in Library and Information Science Changes in Library and Information Science curriculum i.e. to teach new generations of curriculum i.e. to teach new generations of librarians about OA importancelibrarians about OA importance

Just in progress

Our goal: become a partner in OpenAire(+)Our goal: become a partner in OpenAire(+)

Pilot project called “Nasi u FP” which has goal Pilot project called “Nasi u FP” which has goal to gather all articles published within FP to gather all articles published within FP projects funded by the European Commission projects funded by the European Commission (clause 39)(clause 39)

ePrints, but also educate researchers about ePrints, but also educate researchers about importance of OA and to teach them how to importance of OA and to teach them how to do self depositingdo self depositing