Sci-tech libraries’ routes to open access (IATUL-2018)

Abstract

This is brief review of the 39-th IATUL conference in Norway, June 18-21 2018. Open access issues are analyzed for several countries - Norway, Germany, Australia, and Canada. According to the Google Scholar data up to 2/3 of research articles in Norway are open access. It is the highest global level. Nevertheless the oaDOI data gives pretty lower part of open access publications, ca 1/3. The difference is explained by determination of open access preconditions, for the oaDOI there are the most rigid ones. One of the important factors to proliferation of open access is negative attitude of some part of the academic community. Researchers prefer traditional formats of publications taking into account the prestige consideration and evaluations by peers. They believe that academic freedom gives them right to choose which kind of publication is appropriate to them. The national approach of German scientists to the licensing on the ground of Publish&Read principle has been implemented in the DEAL project. Australian librarians shared experience on the openness development for research communications. Methods of information literacy learning are described. There are outlined examples of the library makerspace activity. Director of the National library of Norway discusses some problems of the library development.