Scholarly InformationScholarly Information

New model for BrazilNew model for Brazil

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Scholarly Communication todayScholarly Communication todaySolution: Open Archives & Open AccessSolution: Open Archives & Open AccessMovement of Open Access in the worldMovement of Open Access in the world Ibict’s actions towards Open AccessIbict’s actions towards Open AccessConclusionConclusion

Scholarly Communication TodayScholarly Communication Today

Dissatisfaction with the established scholarly Dissatisfaction with the established scholarly communication system;communication system;

Huge rising subsctiption prices;Huge rising subsctiption prices;Latency between results and their actual publication;Latency between results and their actual publication;Copyright;Copyright;

Concentration of knowledge in the northern hemisphere;Concentration of knowledge in the northern hemisphere;Cognitive exclusion;Cognitive exclusion;New information and communication technologies New information and communication technologies provide alternatives to facilitate the access to Scholarly provide alternatives to facilitate the access to Scholarly Information;Information;Movement of Open Access to knowlege.Movement of Open Access to knowlege.

Modelo Modelo Open ArchivesOpen Archives

In 1991 the National Laboratory of Los Alamos launched the In 1991 the National Laboratory of Los Alamos launched the repository ArXiv;repository ArXiv;Other repositories:Other repositories:

CogPrints - Psicology, Linguistics and Neuroscience;CogPrints - Psicology, Linguistics and Neuroscience;NCSTRL (Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Library);NCSTRL (Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Library);NDLTD (Networked Digital Library of Thesis and Dissertations) – 170 NDLTD (Networked Digital Library of Thesis and Dissertations) – 170 countries; countries; RePEc (Research Papers in Economics), 54 countries;RePEc (Research Papers in Economics), 54 countries;

1999 – Santa Fé – Set up OAI – 1999 – Santa Fé – Set up OAI – Open Archives InitiativeOpen Archives Initiative;;The goal of the OAI is to contribute in a concrete manner to the The goal of the OAI is to contribute in a concrete manner to the

transformation of scholarly communicationtransformation of scholarly communication. . After the set up of OAI, many software open source packages After the set up of OAI, many software open source packages appear (OJS, E-prints, OCS, Dspace, Fedora, CDSware...)appear (OJS, E-prints, OCS, Dspace, Fedora, CDSware...)

Functional Schema of OAFunctional Schema of OA

Data Providers

Harvest via

OAI-PMH

Service Providers

Advantage using OAAdvantage using OA

Quick dissemination of scholarly information self-Quick dissemination of scholarly information self-archived in this repositories archived in this repositories

Improving the visibility of papers self-archived in this Improving the visibility of papers self-archived in this repositoriesrepositories

High impact factorHigh impact factor

Open access => quick dissemination => better Open access => quick dissemination => better visibility => possibility of high impact factorvisibility => possibility of high impact factor

Better interoperability between repositoriesBetter interoperability between repositories

OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata HarvestingMetadata Harvesting))

Movement of Open AccessMovement of Open Access Out//1999 => Set up de Open Archives Initiative, Santa Fé Convention 2001 => Open letter of the Public Library of Science (PLoS) 14-02-2002 => Declaration of Budapest for the Open Acces to knowledge 30-10-2002 => Letter of ECHO 11-04-2003 => Declaration of Bethesda 27-08-2003=> Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) 22-10-2003=> Declaration of Berlim on Open Access to Knowledge Nov/2003 => Declaration of Principles of Wellcome Trust supporting Open Access 5-12-2003 => Declaration of IFLA 12-12-2003 => Declaration of Principle of World Summit on the Information Society. (SMSI) 15-01-2004 => Declaration of Valparaíso 30-01-2004 => Declaration of OCDE 16-03-2004 => Washington DC Principles for Free Access to Science

20-07-2004=> Publishing of Report: SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS: FREE FOR ALL?

13-09-2005=> Lauched by Ibict : Brazilian Manifest Supporting Open Acces to SI 26-09-2005=> Declaration of Salvador about Open Acces: The perspective of Developing Countries (9th

International Congress of Health and Libraries) Dez/2005 => Letter of São Paulo Mai/2006 => Declaration of Florianópolis (Psicology Brazilian Association )

IBICT’s actions towards Open Access IBICT’s actions towards Open Access Research and follow up of model Open Archives since 2001;Research and follow up of model Open Archives since 2001;

Develoment of Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertation (BDTD) Develoment of Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertation (BDTD) OAI-PMH complaint;OAI-PMH complaint;

Research, identification, customization and distribution of software open Research, identification, customization and distribution of software open source to build OAI compliant repositories and electronic publications;source to build OAI compliant repositories and electronic publications;

Political articulation to sensitize all scientific community (universities, Political articulation to sensitize all scientific community (universities, researchers, fund agencies, Ministry of Science and Technology, Brazilian researchers, fund agencies, Ministry of Science and Technology, Brazilian Society for the Progress of Science, Brazilian Academy of Science and Society for the Progress of Science, Brazilian Academy of Science and others).others).

Political Articulation to design and establish a National Policy for Open Political Articulation to design and establish a National Policy for Open Access to Scholarly Information Access to Scholarly Information

ToolboxToolbox

DSPACE

TOOLBOX

DiCi

SEER

TEDE

SOAC

Some ResultsSome Results Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and

Dissertation integrates 57 brazilian universities Dissertation integrates 57 brazilian universities and has around 42 thousands of full text theses and has around 42 thousands of full text theses and dissertations;and dissertations;

More than 180 journals use SEER;More than 180 journals use SEER; Brazilian Manifest Supporting Open Acces could Brazilian Manifest Supporting Open Acces could

be a guideline to the national policy for open be a guideline to the national policy for open access to scholarly information;access to scholarly information;

Many brazilian institutions (universities and Many brazilian institutions (universities and research institutes) use SEER, DSPACE and research institutes) use SEER, DSPACE and Dici;Dici;

ConclusionConclusion

We need to strengthen the human We need to strengthen the human interoperability in order to achieve the goal interoperability in order to achieve the goal of Open Access to information;of Open Access to information;

We need to convince all segments of the We need to convince all segments of the scholarly community about the importance scholarly community about the importance of Open Access to Information.of Open Access to Information.

Thank you!!!Thank you!!!

Hélio KuramotoHélio Kuramoto

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