Skip to main content
Log in

Information Support for Open Science: Practices of Libraries on the Net

  • Published:
Scientific and Technical Information Processing Aims and scope

Abstract

Data on the development of the infrastructure of open science, an overview of the best practices of libraries and web resources created through them for information support of researchers, and the functionality of the site Library for Open Science are presented. The site is aimed at helping manage scientific content, obtaining open access to scientific knowledge, and implementing a comprehensive solution for the information support of scientific and library activities in the context of the development of the information and communication infrastructure of open science.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Fig. 1.
Fig. 2.

Notes

  1. FAIR (findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable): findable: easy to search for specific data sets; accessible: convenient access (according to access conditions and storage capabilities for a long time; interoperable: compatibility with other datasets or software; and reusable: available for (re)use in further research.

REFERENCES

  1. Basson, I., Simard, M., Ouangré, Z., Sugimoto, C., and Larivière, V., The effect of data sources on the measurement of open access: A comparison of Dimensions and the Web of Science, PLoS ONE, 2022, vol. 17, no. 3, p. e0265545. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265545

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Red’kina, N.S., Biblioteka v informatsionnoi infrastrukture otkrytoi nauki (Library in Information Infrastructure of Open Science), Novosibirsk: Gos. Publ. Nauchn.-Tekh. Bibl. Sib. Otd. Ross. Akad. Nauk, 2022.

  3. Lakizo, I.G., Siberian scientists’ growth of interest in open resources, Tr. Gos. Publ. Nauchn.-Tekh. Bibl. Sib. Otd. Ross. Akad. Nauk, 2019, no. 2, pp. 44–49. https://doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2019-2-44-49

  4. Colavizza, G., Hrynaszkiewicz, I., Staden, I., Whitaker, K., and Mcgillivray, B., The citation advantage of linking publications to research data, PLoS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, no. 4, p. e0230416. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230416

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. The State of Open Data Report 2019. Digital Science, 2019. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.9980783.v2

  6. Trishchenko, N.D., Open access driven transformation of the scientific communication system: Current status, prerequisites for change, effects, and prospects, Sci. Tech. Inf. Process., 2019, vol. 46, pp. 73–83. https://doi.org/10.3103/S0147688219020059

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Liu, L. and Liu, W., The engagement of academic libraries in open science: A systematic review, J. Acad. Librarianship, 2023, vol. 49, no. 3, p. 102711. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2023.102711

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Tzanova, S., Changes in academic libraries in the era of Open Science, Educ. Inf., 2020, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 281–299. https://doi.org/10.3233/efi-190259

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Yaroshenko, T., Serbin, O., and Yaroshenko, O., Open science: The role of universities and libraries in modern changes in scientific communication, Digital Platform: Inf. Technol. Sociocultural Sphere, 2022, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 277–292. https://doi.org/10.31866/2617-796x.5.2.2022.270132

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Kuprienė, J. and Petrauskienė, Ž., Opening science with institutional repository: A case study of Vilnius University Library, Liber Q., 2018, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 1–24. https://doi.org/10.18352/lq.10217

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Redkina, N.S., The library in the information ecosystem of open science, Sci. Tech. Inf. Process., 2021, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 239–247. https://doi.org/10.3103/s0147688221040043

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. European Commission. Study on open science. Impact, implications and policy options, Brussels: European Commission, 2015. https://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/pdf/expert-groups/rise/study_ on_open_science-impact_implications_and_policy_ options-salmi_072015.pdf. Cited May 1, 2023.

  13. IFLA Statement on Open Access, 2011. https://www.ifla.org/publications/node/8890. Cited May 1, 2023.

  14. OECD, Making open science a reality, OECD science, technology and industry policy papers, Paris: OECD Publishing, 2015, no. 25. https://doi.org/10.1787/5jrs2f963zs1-en

  15. UNESCO recommendation on open educational resources. 40 C/32 Annex, Paris: UNESCO, 2019. http://opening-up.education/wp-content/uploads/2019/ 12/RECOMMENDATION-CONCERNING-OPEN-EDUCATIONAL-RESOURCES.pdf. Cited May 1, 2023.

  16. Manchester researchers’ experiences of Open Access. https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/services/research/open-research/access/testimonials/. Cited May 1, 2023.

  17. Ayris, P. and Ignat, T., Defining the role of libraries in the Open Science landscape: A reflection on current European practice, Open Inf. Sci., 2018, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1515/opis-2018-0001

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Wang, H. and Gainey, M., An end-to-end open science and data collaborations program, Carnegie Mellon University, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/17155721.v1

    Book  Google Scholar 

  19. PDXOPEN: Open educational resources. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/pdxopen/. Cited May 1, 2023.

  20. Open science. Stockholm University Library. https://www.su.se/stockholm-university-library/about-the-library/open-science. Cited May 1, 2023.

  21. Ayris, P., The future depends on what you do today: The library as a leader in open science, Research Support Services in Academic Libraries, Fernández-Marcial, V. and González-Solar, L., Eds., IGI Global, 2021, pp. 25–51. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4546-1.ch002

    Book  Google Scholar 

  22. Yurik, I.V. and Lazarev, V.S., Formation and development of comfortable information environment of science at the university: Impact of the library, Upr. Naukoi: Teoriya Prakt., 2022, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 151–167. https://doi.org/10.19181/smtp.2022.4.4.9

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. Silivestru, D., Promoting and supporting of Open Science at the National Library of the Republic of Moldova through open institutional platforms, Open Science in the Republic of Moldova, Chisinau: Information Society Development Institute, Republic of Moldova, 2022, pp. 235–246. https://doi.org/10.57066/sdrm22.15

    Book  Google Scholar 

  24. Nazarovets, M.A., Support of Open Science in Technische Informationsbibliothek — TIB, Visnyk Kharkiv State Acad. Culture, 2022, no. 61, pp. 7–16. https://doi.org/10.31516/2410-5333.061.01

  25. Keller, A., Sustainability 3.0 in Libraries: A Challenge for Management, Publications, 2023, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/publications11010006

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. Saarti, J., Rosti, T., and Silvennoinen-Kuikka, H., Implementing Open Science policies into library processes—Case study of the University of Eastern Finland library, Liber Q., 2020, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 1–20. https://doi.org/10.18352/lq.10336

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. Redkina, N.S., Current trends in research data management, Sci. Tech. Inf. Process., 2019, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 53–58. https://doi.org/10.3103/s0147688219020035

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to N. S. Redkina.

Ethics declarations

The author declares that she has no conflicts of interest.

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Redkina, N.S. Information Support for Open Science: Practices of Libraries on the Net. Sci. Tech. Inf. Proc. 50, 136–144 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0147688223020119

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S0147688223020119

Keywords:

Navigation