UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Open Science a blueprint for
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Open Science – a blueprint for the university in the 21 st century? Dr Paul Ayris Pro-Vice-Provost (UCL Library Services) E-mail: p. ayris@ucl. ac. uk Twitter: @ucylpay
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Content q Open Science – a view from LERU q Future of Scholarly Publishing q Promotions/Rewards & Next-Generation Metrics q Next Steps Plaster Relief by John Flaxman, Flaxman Gallery, UCL 2
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Content q Open Science – a view from LERU q Future of Scholarly Publishing q Promotions/Rewards & Next-Generation Metrics q Next Steps Plaster Relief by John Flaxman, Flaxman Gallery, UCL 3
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES European Commission: Open Science Policy Platform – 8 pillars of Open Science Future of Scholarly Communication EOSC (European Open Science Cloud) FAIR Data Skills Research Integrity Rewards Altmetrics Citizen Science 4
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES q LERU has produced an Open Science Roadmap for universities q Launched on 12 June 2018 at https: //www. leru. org/publications/ open-science-and-its-role-inuniversities-a-roadmap-forcultural-change q Open Science Implementation Report - November 2020 5
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Content q Open Science – a view from LERU q Future of Scholarly Publishing q Promotions/Rewards & Next-Generation Metrics q Next Steps Plaster Relief by John Flaxman, Flaxman Gallery, UCL 6
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES The role of the Funder q For research, research funders have set the agenda q Plan S from Science Europe is the latest attempt to deliver a meaningful transition to immediate Open Access q A kick to Open Access that was badly needed 7
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Plan S • How does Plan S work for UCL? LERU JISC UCL Discovery Transformative Agreements Alternative Publishing Platforms UCL Press Repository development 8
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Plan S ❑ Issues for universities ❑ Positives q Timeframes q The role of Green OA q Copyright retention q Challenges q Cost – LERU universities do not want to pay more than now q Define a transformative agreement q A European solution only?
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Benefits of an OA University Press Taking publishing back into the university system – the university supports the entire research life cycle Challenge the prevailing scholarly publishing model – issue of low dissemination Support for OA to AHSS outputs, which receive less funding than STEM Social impact: research available to the public and policy makers Global impact: outputs reach regions in which research is unavailable or unaffordable Motivation for academics: they want their research to be widely read Added reputational value of a university press, through global dissemination, publicity, reviews Consistent with Open Science agenda Opportunities for integration of research and learning
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Use & Impact 3 million+ 236 countries 11
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES UCL Press offers publishing services q Dublin City University is the first university to buy publishing services from UCL q All outputs to be branded as Dublin City University Press q All enquiries welcomed q https: //www. uclpress. co. uk/ 12
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Megajournal platform, UCL Open, launched 31 January 2019 Author revises: new version posted alongside all versions . Author submits Editor assess Paper posted online to pre-print server All versions and review reports assigned a pre-print DOI Editor comments (i. e. revision requirements) Editor accepts version Author pays APC Article typeset/ copyedited & published in journal (assigned a journal DOI) links to version & review history on pre-print server Open reviewer reports posted alongside paper (assigned a pre-print DOI) q. UCL Open: Environment - https: //ucl-about. scienceopen. com/ q. Inter-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary content q. Fast turn-around times being planned 13
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Our Aims for a UCL Press Megajournal Rapid publication Innovative open peer review Interdisciplinary collaboration Reduced administration Inclusive publishing
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Content q Open Science – a view from LERU q Future of Scholarly Publishing q Promotions/Rewards & Next-Generation Metrics q Next Steps Plaster Relief by John Flaxman, Flaxman Gallery, UCL 15
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Next-Generation Metrics q UCL Bibliometrics Policy signed off on 27 Feb. 2020 q 3 years in the development q Aligned with DORA and Leiden Manifesto q Discourages the use of Journal Impact Factors as a surrogate for Quality q Identifies that H-Index discriminates against Early Career Researchers who have taken a family break 16
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Next-Generation Metrics q Policy identifies 11 principles on the successful use of metrics, with copious guidance q Numerical metrics are simply an adjunct to the academic assessment of a research output through reading it q China has (Feb. 2020) announced that this is to be its official policy for research evaluation/reward going forward q https: //www. universityworldnews. com/post. php? story=2020022612 2508451 UCL reactions ‘Fabulous’ ‘Sectorleading’ 17
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Next-Generation metrics being implemented in UCL HR procedures No. HR process / policy 1 Researcher induction 2 Academic Promotions Policy 3 Academic appointments to UCL 4 Alignment of HR reporting on appointments with requirements of Wellcome Trust 5 Appraisals 6 Review of HR policies 18
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Content q Open Science – a view from LERU q Future of Scholarly Publishing q Promotions/Rewards & Next-Generation Metrics q Next Steps Plaster Relief by John Flaxman, Flaxman Gallery, UCL 19
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES UCL Open Science Office – launched October 2020 Open Science Pillar Scholarly Publishing EOSC Leadership Advocacy FAIR Data Education & Skills Engagement Research Integrity Rewards Altmetrics Citizen Science Activities planned in all areas for 2020 -21 20
UCL LIBRARY SERVICES Conclusion q. Open Science is a blueprint for the university of the 21 st century q. Benefits are obvious q. Challenges are not easy to address q. Not a given that Open Science will be the default way to proceed q. Universities have to make a choice UCL Student Centre, opened 18/2/19 21
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