OA - Reaching the Masses - Dr. Håkan Carlsson - June 11 - IATUL 2007

Dr. Håkan Carlsson
Lund University, Sweden

Open Access - Reaching the Masses

OA
* increased visibility, usability, impact
* sounder business model
* full-text mining

Two Important Questions
* what is the response of the university libraries
- is it a researcher question, not a library question?
* how is the work best organised

reference to CURL/RIN report on Researcher's Use of Academic Libraries and their Services

Library Services for Research
* Scientific communication support with a focus on publication activities is a promising way to
extend services
* The library is not there to promote OA, but to support the whole publication process, in which
OA is an important part

OA at Lund University
2007 Mandatory *registration* of all university publications

library needs to assess needed competencies and provide services accordingly

Infrastructure
* new custom software - LUR (stable, combines registration/archiving)
* journal hosting - Open Journal Systems
* financial support for publication fees?

New Service
* help the researcher choose the appropriate journals to publish in, and help them with getting
published
- give information on all aspects of journals

Journal Info

http://jinfo.lub.lu.se/