EUROPE’S RESEARCH LIBRARY NETWORK LIBER Open Science Roadmap Table of Contents 04 5. OPEN SCIENCE SKILLS 24 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY About LIBER 05 · Opportunities & Challenges 24 Introduction 06 · Recommendations 25 Cultural Change 09 Main Priorities 10 6. RESEARCH INTEGRITY 26 · Opportunities & Challenges 26 12 · Recommendations 27 SEVEN FOCUS AREAS 1. SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING 14 7. CITIZEN SCIENCE 28 · Opportunities & Challenges 14 · Opportunities & Challenges 28 · Recommendations 16 · Recommendations 29 2. FAIR DATA 18 30 LOOKING FORWARD · Opportunities & Challenges 18 · Recommendations 19 32 OPEN SCIENCE CHAMPIONS · Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 34 3. RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES & · National Library of Finland 36 THE EUROPEAN OPEN SCIENCE CLOUD 20 · Ruder Bošković Institute Library 38 · Opportunities & Challenges 20 · Spanish National Research Council 40 · Recommendations 21 · Svetozar Markovic University Library 42 · University of Barcelona 44 4. METRICS & REWARDS 22 · University College London 46 · Opportunities & Challenges 22 · University Library of Southern Denmark 48 · Recommendations 23 50 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 51 CREDITS About EXECUTIVE LIBER LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes By 2022, we envision a world where: de Recherche – Association of European Re- SUMMARY search Libraries) represents 430 university, • Open Access is the predominant form of national and special libraries in 40 countries, publishing; making us Europe’s largest research library • Research Data is Findable, Accessible, network. Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR); • Digital Skills underpin a more open Our 2018-2022 Strategy, Powering Sus- and transparent research life cycle; tainable Knowledge in the Digital Age, • Research Infrastructure is participatory, outlines how libraries can prepare them- tailored and scaled to the needs of the Embracing Open Science is critical if we LIBER has shaped its 2018-2022 Strategy1 selves for coming changes in the research diverse disciplines; are to make science more collaborative, to support and enable Open Science and landscape. It is based on three key focus • The cultural heritage of tomorrow is built reproducible, transparent and impactful. it is our hope that this Roadmap will help areas: Innovative Scholarly Publishing, on today’s digital information. Open Science undoubtedly has the power Europe’s research libraries to do the same. Digital Skills and Services, and Research to positively influence society, but its im- Infrastructures. plementation is not yet universal. This document was written during spring 2018, when the Open Science Policy Plat- A revolution is required: one which opens form (OSPP) produced integrated advice up research processes and changes mind- for the EC and key stakeholders.2 People sets in favour of a world where policies, from across the LIBER community trans- tools and infrastructures universally sup- lated the OSPP recommendations for li- port the growth and sharing of knowledge. braries and combined them with sugges- tions drawn from their own expertise and Research libraries are well placed to make experiences. that revolution happen. This Roadmap out- lines the specific actions libraries can take to champion Open Science, both within and beyond their own institutions. As we explain in detail throughout this document, libraries need to advocate for Open Science locally and internationally, to support Open Science through tools 1 https://libereurope.eu/strategy and services and to expand the impact 2 Integrated advice of the Open Science Policy of their work through collaboration and Platform Recommendations, 2018. Available at partnerships. https://ec.europa.eu/research/openscience/pdf/ integrated_advice_opspp_recommendations.pdf 4 5 The actions they can undertake are nu- THREE KEY merous and diverse but one theme emerges Introduction repeatedly: collaboration. Coordinating PRINCIPLES with colleagues both within the library’s own institution and on a bigger scale — by 1. TRANSPARENCY establishing regional Open Science pro- The whole research cycle should be grammes to efficiently share best practices as transparent as possible including Open science is the practice of making everything in the discovery and resources and engaging in international publishing cost information, open process fully and openly available, creating transparency and driving projects and policy development — is key. peer review, open metrics. Libraries further discovery by allowing others to build on existing work. should support transparency by, Exactly how much work needs to be done for example, sharing licensing 3 When I read such definitions, I think ‘but isn’t that just science? varies greatly between disciplines, coun- information, raising awareness tries and institutions. In some countries of next generation metrics, Open Science is recognized in the govern- communicating Open Access Open Science is here to stay — and with logical and ethical issues, openness affects ment agenda and awareness is high. In requirements and mandates as good reason. It makes scientific outputs all processes and it is important to identify others, the concept of Open Science and its well as Open Access publishing publicly available so that anyone can read, specific actions which can help drive the development is still at a preliminary stage. possibilities to researchers. share and build upon the results. This, in shift to Open Science. There is a considerable geographical split, turn, drives collaboration and innova- with initiatives in western and northern Eu- 2. SUSTAINABILITY tion, and maximizes the potential to solve The development of new Open Science rope broadly more advanced than southern Research outputs, infrastructures global challenges such as climate change infrastructures and other tools, the sharing and eastern Europe. and funding should all be and disease. of best practices, awareness raising and sustainable. Libraries should provision of training are all important con- Not all libraries will have the resources to support sustainability in providing Because of its immense power, supporting tributions. Above all, we need pioneers and do as much as they might like with Open standardised metadata services Open Science is increasingly being adopted champions to show how the research cycle Science but all libraries can do something including persistent identifiers and as a key strategic aim of organisations big can happen in an open way. and any step — no matter how small — is a long term preservation solutions. and small, from the European Commis- step in the right direction. It is no longer a sion and Member states to universities Libraries are in an excellent position to question of if but how. Libraries must take 3. COLLABORATION and other research performing organisa- be those pioneers and champions. This an active role in Open Science because it The spirit of collaboration on a local, tions, research funders and infrastruc- roadmap describes how and why they is the right thing to do: for the library, its European and global level is deeply tures, Citizen Science organisations and should do so, and gives concrete examples users and society as a whole. embedded in libraries and across libraries. It is being implemented through of how all libraries can actively contribute research communities. Libraries policies, funding, the development of in- to the development of Open Science by No matter where your library lies on the can use this to foster Open Science, frastructures, projects, the sharing of best raising awareness, provide training, ope- Open Science continuum, it is LIBER’s hope through the sharing of best practices practices, the development of skills and ning up research collections to innovative that this document will provide guidance and case studies and by developing awareness raising. research methods and developing sup- to further drive the shift to Open Science, common standards and services. portive policies and infrastructures. providing invaluable support to your re- This is encouraging but there is still con- searchers and institution and — at the same siderable work to be done. Mindsets need time — making a significant contribution to to change and profound shifts in working 3 Watson, M. (2015). When will ‘open science’ become future discoveries and innovation. methods need to take place. From the con- simply ‘science’?. Genome Biology. Available at duct and funding of science to methodo- https://genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/ articles/10.1186/s13059-015-0669-2 6 7 Cultural LIBRARIES SUPPORT Change THE ENTIRE 1. PLANNING RESEARCH • Develop Data Management Plans and support PROCESS researchers in their implementation The openness I am advocating would be a giant cultural shift in • Develop and provide tools for FAIR data how science is done, a second open science revolution extending management • Help researchers to manage their personal and completing the first open science revolution, of the 17th and identifiers (ORCID, ISNI) 18th centuries.4 • Provide information about research funding possibilities The development of new infrastructures Reflecting a commitment to Open Science 6. REUSING and other tools, the sharing of best prac- across all services. Provide a certified • Raise awareness and provide tices, and provision of training can all help repository. Create a data catalogue. Publish training about reuse requirements to encourage Open Science. To be truly content with a machine-readable license. • Promote reuse with copyright and contract management, and effective, however,