Presentations from the LIBER 2013 workshop on Scholarly Communication and Research Infrastructures: : 'New Horizons for Open Access Policies in Europe' and 'Ten Recommendations on Research Data Management - What's Next?'

1. Nordic Open Access Policies
Niels Stern, Head of Publishing
Nordic Council of Ministers
LIBER 42nd Annual Conference, 26-29 June 2013, Munich, Germany: New Horizons for Open Access Policies in Europe

2. Agenda
1. Short introduction to the Nordic co-operation
2. National policies – briefly
3. Regional opportunities
4. The relation to the European Commission
5. Future actions
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3. Nordic co-operation
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LIBER 42nd Annual Conference, 26-29 June 2013, Munich, Germany: New Horizons for Open Access Policies in Europe
• Anno 1952
• Responsibility of
the prime ministers
• Secretariat in
Copenhagen
• Key focus areas:
Green Growth and
Sustainable devel-
opment
• 25 mill. inhabitants
• World’s 10th largest
economy

4. Nordic OA policies
Nordic policies are national
Nordic policies are formulated by the research councils
Nordic Council of Ministers policy (as publisher and funder)
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LIBER 42nd Annual Conference, 26-29 June 2013, Munich, Germany: New Horizons for Open Access Policies in Europe

5. EC recommendations
Defining clear OA policies
Licensing systems that contribute to OA
National points of reference
Guidance to researchers on how to comply
Identifying public funded publications
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6. Nordic repository
Open and interoperable (distributed OA)
Nordic publications and Nordic funded publications
Registry of all public funded articles?
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Nordic
Repository
Institution X
Secretariat
Organization Y
OpenAIRE, Europeana etc.
SWEPUB, NORA, LIBRIS
Primo, Summon, EBSCO
Nordic websites
Etc.

7. Regional opportunities
Co-ordinated advocacy and
communication activities
Dialogue and meetings.
Sharing of experience
Registration of funded
publications in common
Nordic repostiory
Open Data policy
collaboration
Policy feedback
from eachother
Best practise for other
regions in the world
LIBER 42nd Annual Conference, 26-29 June 2013, Munich, Germany: New Horizons for Open Access Policies in Europe
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8. Future actions
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TECHNOLOGY
Nordic repository –
launch primo 2014
Link to the policy
Common registry for
public funded publi-
cations in the Nordic
countries
Maintaining high
level infrastructure
COMMUNICATION
OA as a driver of
innovation, research,
and sustainable
development
OA is more than just
access
Engageing politicians
and key stakeholders
POLICY
Implementation of
OA policy, 2014
Link to the repository
(guidelines, services,
monitoring)
Close dialogue with
Nordic research
councils, the EC, and
UNESCO

9. Thank you!
Niels Stern, Head of Publishing
ns@norden.org
Nordic Council of Ministers
www.norden.org
@nordenen
facebook.com/nordenen
http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-nordic-council-of-ministers-and-the-nordic-council
Nordic Council of Ministers
LIBER 42nd Annual Conference, 26-29 June 2013, Munich, Germany: New Horizons for Open Access Policies in Europe