Abstract
The series of annual Munin Conferences was born in 2006. This is a short history of how it happened, and how the conference has developed over the years, step by step, into one of the most important conferences in Europe within its scope. Scholarly publishing is an important part of, and a prerequisite for progress in research. The advent of the Internet has given options for dramatic changes in the process of publishing and the dissemination of research. This has given the Munin Conferences ample issues to debate over the years, and, most likely, the years to come.
Highlights
The series of annual Munin Conferences was born in 2006. This is a short history of how it happened, and how the conference has developed over the years, step by step, into one of the most important conferences in Europe within its scope
The advent of the Internet has given options for dramatic changes in the process of publishing and the dissemination of research. This has given the Munin Conferences ample issues to debate over the years, and, most likely, the years to come
On September 21st 2006 Munin, the open institutional repository of The University of Tromsø was launched with a seminar
Summary
On September 21st 2006 Munin, the open institutional repository of The University of Tromsø was launched with a seminar. One of the keynote speakers that year was professor John Houghton from Victoria University Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Melbourne, Australia He had done investigations and monetary calculations into the economic impact of open access to scholarly literature in several countries. One example was a calculated 160 million GBP savings and increased research efficiency in the UK from a switch to open access (http://repository.jisc.ac.uk/6476/). The benefits of open and rapid access to research have been demonstrated repeatedly and from various angles at the Munin Conferences. For those who have followed and attended the Munin Conferences over the years, it is clear that there has been a motion in the focus and in the topics. To a large degree open access is a prerequisite for the benefits of such services
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