Abstract
Whereas the first digital revolution of science by digitisation changed the scientific practices of data collection, analysis and reporting of results, the second digital revolution, i.e. open science, will also challenge the current roles of researchers, research organisations, libraries and publishers. From the early days of development, research libraries have joined different networks and been among the most active stakeholders working towards open science. Cohesive networks are needed for coordinated actions and support, whereas bridging networks can provide new approaches and novel information. The Finnish Open Science and Research Initiative is presented in this paper as an example of joining networks, motivating individuals and organisations to deliver high-quality services, infrastructures and competence building to promote a transition towards open science. This paper also presents milestones such as the publication of the academic publishing costs of Finnish research organisations and the maturity level of open science operating cultures in HEIs. Based on the experience of the Finnish open science initiative, joining different networks at the national level on an open mode of operation can significantly speed up the transition towards the era of open science.
Highlights
After setting the scene of open science development, this paper presents the Finnish Open Science and Research Initiative as a case where joining networks and motivating individuals and organisations have over a relatively short period of time enabled the delivery of high-quality services, infrastructures and competence building for a transition towards open science
Delegations committed to open access to scientific publications as the default option by 2020 and to the best possible re-use of research data as a way to accelerate the transition towards an open science system.” (Council of the European Union, 2016)
In order to ensure a speedy transition towards open science, there were three questions in particular: How can we motivate and inspire organisations and people? How can we ensure bridging between different networks? How can we deliver infrastructures, services and support for competence building?
Summary
There are many transformations, such as the computer revolution (1962), the information revolution (1974) and the information society (1981), that. Digitisation, together with the possibilities provided by the worldwide web, has fundamentally changed the traditional mode of research – from idea to data collection, analysis and publication, inspiring further scientific work. Releasing all of these types of outputs to a wider audience is possible at a level never before experienced by the scientific community. Scientists can open up their data and methods immediately – even before their scientific papers on the study in question have been published This increased openness in the research process provides food for thought for new research ideas and for society at large. This paper is based on a keynote presentation given at the Liber 2016 Conference in Helsinki
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