Open Access in the Netherlands 2009 Open Access

Open Access in the Netherlands: 2009 Open Access year Bas Savenije Utrecht University

At present • All universities have signed the Berlin Declaration • Network of university repositories: DARE-net 167. 000 items • 2 University libraries publishing Open Access journals • 4 Universities with a fund for publications in Open Access journals • Mandate for doctoral theses in each university

Springer Open Choice Pilot Springer’s Open Choice: • A publication becomes Open Access, when the author pays $ 3. 000 UKB License with Springer: € 2. 000 All Dutch universities in 2007: 1. 162 publications Pilot 2007 -2009 • For 1. 250 publications Open Choice is ‘free’ • Each publication > 1. 250: $ 1. 500

2009: Open Access year Increasing awareness • University Boards: – models for a university’s OA policy – towards a mandate • • The research community Funding agencies: towards a pilot Polytechnics: Berlin Declaration Academic friendly publishers

2009: Open Access year Repositories • Improving the repositories’ workflow • Broadening repositories: web lectures, primary research data • Improving retrievability • Creating / improving use statistics

2009: Open Access year Copyright Stimulating the use by researchers of: • License to publish: Relation author - publisher • License to deposit: Relation author - institution • License to use: Relation author - reader Involving these issues in negotiations with publishers about licensing

UKB Open Access working group Taskforce SURF’ s r. OAdmap More information: b. savenije@uu. nl