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„Targets

To ensure the widest possible dissemination of research carried out at the NHMW, ideally all research results published by NHMW staff and their collaborators should be freely accessible and re-usable. On a wider scope Open Access at the NHMW should also include access to the collections, both those of research specimens and the library holdings.“ (Vohland, Katrin et al., 2022, p. 18)

„Measures

The budget to publish open access is increased in order to cover Article Processing Charges and/or Open Access Fees on cost of buying journals. In addition, online catalogs providing an overview on the existing open access sources will be established and/or extended.

Library support

As part of the library services, a competence center for publication consulting is to be established. This new service will include information and clarification on APCs (article processing charges / publication fees) in the context of publications in open access or hybrid journals as well as advice on the reliability of publication models (double or triple dipping) and warnings on the issue of predatory publishing. The administration and awarding of the in-house Open Access publication fund will also be a task of the library. Here, the library will consult with applicants on funding options and decide on the allocation of publication budgets while clarifying funding possibilities from third-party sources. In order to keep these competences up to date and to continuously expand them, the library will participate in cooperations and networks on Open Access, such as the newly established Open Access office of the Arbeitskreis für Kunst- und Museumsbibliotheken (AKMB). In internal training, all library employees are to be taught basic knowledge in the area of Open Access. Detailed information on the homepage will provide public information about the activities in the area of Open Access as well as information about the legal framework and licensing models. As a further step, it is planned to set up an institutional repository for making in-house research publications available, for example, within the framework of second publication rights. As a traditional library task, making Open Access visible also includes incorporating and presenting Open Access options in the public library catalog (OPAC). A workflow for cataloging open access publications and labeling them in the metadata is to be established.

Implementing DOIs for NHMW publications

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(Vohland, Katrin et al., 2022, p. 19)