Knowledge Exchange Newsletter December 2017 No Images? Click here Knowledge Exchange newsWelcome to the December Knowledge Exchange (KE) newsletter of 2017. The purpose of Knowledge Exchange is to exchange knowledge, build expert networks and cooperate between partners, with special a focus on Open Access and Open Scholarship. KE has an open eye for emerging opportunities to enhance and support an open higher education and research infrastructure. The Evolving Landscape of Federated Research Data InfrastructuresIn this report, the nature and consequences of research data infrastructures being more and more federated are explored. Questions are addressed such as ‘Which are the main drivers for federating RD infrastructures and services? What are the expected benefits? What are the consequences for research and researchers? What challenges and issues arise when making a federated research data infrastructure function well?' Eighteen federated research data infrastructures in the six Knowledge Exchange partner countries have been interviewed, their situation analysed, resulting in nine main conclusions on a variety of aspects. Our Latest WorkA defining overview on Open Access & academic booksKnowledge Exchange has published the biggest landscape study on the conditions and potentials for Open Access books yet. The study was financed by Knowledge Exchange, FWF (Austria), CRIStin (Norway) and Couperin (France), and written by renowned experts Eelco Ferwerda, Frances Pinter and Niels Stern. The report was produced on the basis of i.a. 73 in-depth conversations, conducted across eight European countries to understand current developments among three stakeholder groups: publishers, funders and libraries. The report provides an overview of the OA monographs policies, funding streams and publishing models for all eight countries for the first time and flags the importance of author attitudes, scholarly reward and incentive systems. Knowledge Exchange Approach towards Open ScholarshipIn late August we published ‘The KE Approach to Open Scholarship’, including a framework to bring together arenas, levels and various dimensions of ‘open’, as well as insights into two priority topics we've started to work on: ‘The Economy of Open Science’ and ‘Outputs and Evaluation from the Researcher's Perspective’. In September almost 50 Experts in the field of Open Scholarship met in Paris. They validated the KE framework for Open Scholarship, and helped transform recommendations to activities that KE will work on in 2018 and beyond. For your diariesKnowledge Exchange & OASPA webinar on OA MonographsKE is proud to announce that our work on OA Monographs will be discussed at the webinar 'New Developments in Open Access Monographs', co-hosted by OASPA and Knowledge Exchange. The webinar is open to all and will present the latest findings on the development of OA monographs, based on three recent studies:
The webinar is open to all and will take place on Thursday 14th December, 2017 at 14:00 CET (13:00 GMT; 15:00 EET; 07:00 CT; 08:00 EST; 10:00 BRT; 21:00 AWST). Find out more and register to join on the OASPA website (see middle of the webpage)
Other newsKE work on Research Software Sustainability completedIn February 2017 we published ‘Research Software Sustainability, report on a Knowledge Exchange Workshop’ addressing many challenges and providing recommendations to support the sustainability of (research) software. Since then the topic is worked on by many actors and organisations; recently RDA started a new working group on Software Sustainability. Knowledge Exchange is pleased to have played a role to get research software sustainability on the agenda and considers its mission completed. Changes in Knowledge Exchange staffBo Öhrström, one of the founding fathers of Knowledge Exchange, announced his retirement from DEFF and that he will leave the Knowledge Exchange Steering Group by the end of the year. For thirteen years Bo has injected energy and harmony in the KE initiative, advocating to build our unique relationship on trust rather than regulations. We wish to thank Bo for his crucial contribution to make the KE initiative a long lasting, successful collaboration. In addition, Matthias Katerbow of DFG will leave the Knowledge Exchange Group at the end of 2017. Fortunately Matthias will continue to work with KE on the Economy of Open Scholarship work. Juliane Kant will replace him in KEG, starting on 2 January 2018. Find out more about who's working for Knowledge Exchange In the PipelineReport on KE Open Scholarship workshopKnowledge Exchange held a successful workshop on Open Scholarship in Paris in the autumn. We will publish the workshop report in early 2018, documenting discussions and outcomes, expert views on what Open Scholarship is about and what actors we should pursue to make it work. An outline of KE activity for 2018 and beyond will be included in the work. New Open Access activities for 2018 and beyondThe Open Access expert group have decided on a number of activities to undertake in 2018 and beyond. The focus on Open Access for books/ monographs is not over and this will be continued together with more work to be done on monitoring of OA. A completely new activity on the value and worth of pre-print in the future landscape of scholarly publishing will be initiated in the days and months to come. Thank you & best wishes!At the end of the year we wish to thank all of you who made 2017 such a rich and productive year for KE. Members of expert groups, task & finish groups, and advisory board; authors, consultants and presenters at our workshops – without your enthusiasm and energy KE would not exist, we’re grateful for your engagement. And most of all we thank you, readers of our reports and this newsletter, participants in our events, for providing us with an appreciative and influential audience. Our work matters because of you! We wish you a healthy and festive Christmas and a wonderful, open 2018 Bas Cordewener, Knowledge Exchange Coordinator Feedback or comments on this newsletter? You can contact us at office@knowledge-exchange.info or visit our website |