References

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Want to know more about open access? Some researchers explain why they think open access is a good idea.

Open access and open science are internationally important factors in science and politics; read more about developments across the borders of the Netherlands.

Extra information on other websites and video channels:

Websites

• National Plan Open Science
• Open Science policy NWO
• VSNU Open Access
• SURF Open Science

Video's

• What is open access? 2020 (VSNU)

• DANS Data Stories #2: Open Science, sharing and reusing research data (2020)

• DANS Data Stories #1: Reusability and the GDPR (2020)

• DANS Data Stories #4: Open and FAIR research data (2020)

• What is Open Access, by SHB, knowledge network for libraries of Universities of Applied Sciences, 2019

• Minister Van Engelshoven, Open Access Week, 2018

• National Plan Open Science, 2017

• Open access- Dutch European Presidency theme (2016, in Dutch only)

• YouTube channel Stichting SURF and open access
• YouTube channel openaccess.net
• FOSTER,  EU-portal for open access training resources

Project Accelerate Open Science

This NPOS project started on September 1st 2019 with an initial duration of one year. It will connect the various Dutch Open Science initiatives and stakeholders that provide information and support for researchers.

All project results have been stored in a collection on Zenodo. A few highlights:

• Collection of Open Science Use Cases
• Slide-deck: A first Introduction to Open Science
• Slide-deck: Three perspectives on Open Science in research assessment
• Slide-deck: Answers to five questions about FAIR data
• Slide-deck: Five recommendations for FAIR Software
• Interview with Jean-Sèbastien Caux: Insights into Open Practices: Setting up SciPost, an open online-based scientific publication portal
• Interview with Joep Leerssen: Insights into Open Practices: The ERNiE project: an open access encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe

Organizations

Open access is an international movement and the issue of open science ranks high on scholarly and political agendas worldwide. Below are links to the websites of some national and international organisations that routinely focus on this issue.

• National Plan Open Science
• Lots of factual information about open access can be found in the Open Access Directory.
• SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) is an international organisation that plays a leading role in the field of open access. Their website provides comprehensive information about matters such as repositories, and publishing and disseminating information via open access.
• Knowledge Exchange is an international partnership for innovation within the IT infrastructure for higher education and research. One of the partners is the Dutch organisation SURF, which also actively supports open access.