Open science and the library – fields of action and occupational profile

Abstract

A scientific practice that has been changed by digitalisation and is oriented towards open science requires adapted infrastructures and services. This results in various new or changed fields of action for scientific libraries and infrastructure facilities. Examples include non-textual materials such as research data, audiovisual media or software, and the implementation of FAIR principles. In addition, there are new tasks in the field of research information, for example supporting institutional research information systems, shaping Open Access activities, the support of collaborative scientific work and the creation of open infrastructures. This article briefly presents these fields and outlines the resulting requirements for the library profession.