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ELECTRONIC JOURNALS ANDOPEN ACCESS SOURCES IN TURKEYMELCOM INTERNATIONALParisJune 4-6, 2012

Presented by Rıfat N. BaliLibra BooksIstanbul, Turkeywww.librabooks.com.tr

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OUTLINE

• A SHORT HISTORY OF OPEN ACCESS IN TURKEY

• CURRENT SITUATION OF OPEN ACCESS REPOSITORIES IN TURKEY

• TURKISH OPEN ACCESS ARCHIVE PROJECT

• CURRENT SITUATION OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS IN TURKEY

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1. “X. Internet Conference in Turkey” on December 9-11, 2005 in İstanbul, Bahçeşehir University. It was decided to create a National Open Access policy.

1. 4th Academic Informatics Conference in Denizli on 7-11 February 2006. The Open Access Declaration was prepared. A Board of Open Access and Institutional Archive Advisors was formed. The Board comprised members of the Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS), of the Turkish Librarians Association (TKD), of the University and Research Libraries Association (ÜNAK) and of the Turkish Academic Network and Information Center (ULAKBIM).

1. Foundation of ANKOS Open Access and Institutional Repositories Study Group in Çanakkale, 2-4 June, 2006.

A SHORT HISTORY OF OPEN ACCESS IN TURKEY

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CURRENT SITUATION OF OPEN ACCESS REPOSITORIES IN TURKEY1. DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS REPOSITORIES (DOAR) MAINTAINED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF

NOTTINGHAM (UK), www.opendoar.org, LISTS 11 OPEN ACCESS REPOSITORIES IN TURKEY (APRIL 16, 2012.)

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1. THE FIGURE OF 11 REPOSITORIES IS VERY LOW IN COMPARISON TO THE OTHER COUNTRIES LISTED IN DOAR:

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REGISTRY OF OPEN ACCESSREPOSITORIES (ROAR), RUN BY THEUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON, UKhttp://roar.eprints.org (APRIL 10, 2012)

INSTITUTION SOFTWARE RECORDSADDED

Dokuz Eylül University MITOS 10804

Ankara University MITOS 6362

Atatürk University MITOS 616

Atılım University MITOS 476

Bahçeşehir University MITOS 4

Özyegin University DSpace 96

Hacettepe University MITOS 51

Izmir Institute of Technology MITOS 896

Mersin University MITOS 793

Muğla University MITOS 859

Sabancı University Eprints 4639

Istanbul Technical University MITOS 7

Süleyman Demirel University Eprints 509

Çukurova University MITOS 7838

Yaşar University MITOS 61

Izmir University MITOS 12

Selçuk University, Journal of the Institute of Social Sciences

e-journal 737

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (TOJDE)

e-journal ?

Turkish Librarianship e-journal 2310

Gazi University Other ?

Trakya University Other 652

TED Ankara College Eprints 317

Turkish Platform of Law Librarians MITOS 50

Turkish Educational Researches Data Base (TEAV) MITOS 50

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OPEN ACCESS REPOSITORIES COMPARISON CHART

INSTITUTION ADDRESS

NUMBER OF RECORDS

ROAR DOARINSTITUTION STATEMENT

Gazi University http://www.acikarsiv.gazi.edu.tr/ ? ? 4982

Çukurova University http://cu.mitosweb.com/ 7838 7834

Atılım University http://acikarsiv.atilim.edu.tr/ 262 397 397

Atatürk University http://acikarsiv.atauni.edu.tr/ 616+567 619 622

Özyeğin University http://eresearch.ozyegin.edu.tr/xmlui 91 90 ?

Bahçeşehir University http://bahcesehir.mitosweb.com/ 7838 1887 1892

İstanbul Technical University http://itu.mitosweb.com/ 9 9 7

Mersin University http://mersin.mitosweb.com 119 121

Ankara University http://acikarsiv.ankara.edu.tr/ 6097+3441 5288 6155

Sabancı University http://research.sabanciuniv.edu/about.html 4280 10415 4028

Süleyman Demirel University http://oai.sdu.edu.tr/index.php/index 5 5

77 different archives, 889177 records according

to OAI-PMH

Trakya Universityhttp://193.255.140.18/yordamaays/yordam.htm 652 ?

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INSTITUTION ADDRESSNUMBER OF RECORDS

ROAR DOARINSTITUTION STATEMENT

İzmir Institute of Technology http://iyte.mitosweb.com/about/ 896 702 900

TED Ankara College http://eprints.tedankara.k12.tr/ 238 198

Dokuz Eylül University http://deu.mitosweb.com 9900 10190

Hacettepe University http://acikarsiv.hacettepe.edu.tr 50 52

Muğla University http://acikarsiv.mu.edu.tr 859 1158

Yaşar University http://yasar.mitosweb.com 61 63

İzmir University http://acikarsiv.izmir.edu.tr 12 12

Selçuk University, Journal of the Institute of Social Sciences

http://www.sosyalbil.selcuk.edu.tr/dergi/default.asp 737

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (TOJDE) http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/ ?

Turkish Librarianship http://tk.kutuphaneci.org.tr/index.php/tk 2266 UNAK - Turkish Platform of Law Librarians

http://hukuk.hukukkutuphaneleri.org50 538

Turkish Educational Researches Data Base (TEAV) http://teav.ankara.edu.tr 50 2178

COMMENTS:1.RECORDS NUMBERS DO NOT MATCH2.DOAR HAS LISTED, IN ADDITION TO UNIVERSITY OPEN ACCESS REPOSITORIES, A FEW JOURNALS AS WELL3.IN A FEW CASES DOAR HAS LISTED TWO SEPARATE ENTRIES WITH DIFFERENT RECORD NUMBERS FOR THE SAME INSTITITION

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TURKISH OPEN ACCESS ARCHIVE PROJECT• ANKOS HAS STARTED THE STUDY OF CREATING A NATIONAL INTER-UNIVERSITIES

COMMON ACCESS POINT. THIS PROJECT HAS THE SUPPORT OF MITOS, THE NATIONAL OPEN ACCESS SYSTEM. AS OF MARCH 24, 2012, 31132 FILES WERE LOADED.

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INSTITUTIONS USING THE MITOS SYSTEM RECORDS ADDRESS

ANKARA UNIVERSITY 6,423 http://acikarsiv.ankara.edu.trATATÜRK UNIVERSITY 622 http://acikarsiv.atauni.edu.trATILIM UNIVERSITY 504 http://acikarsiv.atilim.edu.trBAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY 1,896 http://bahcesehir.mitosweb.com/ÇUKUROVA UNIVERSITY 7,834 http://cu.mitosweb.comDOKUZ EYLÜL UNIVERSITY 11,144 http://deu.mitosweb.com

EGE UNIVERSITY 15,310 http://acikarsiv.ege.edu.tr HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY 2,699 http://acikarsiv.hacettepe.edu.tr

ISTANBUL BILGI UNIVERSITY 120 http://acikerisim.bilgi.edu.tr ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY 7 http://itu.mitosweb.com/IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 978 http://iyte.mitosweb.com/about/IZMIR UNIVERSITY 12 http://acikarsiv.izmir.edu.trEUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF LEFKE (CYPRUS) N/A http://acikarsiv.eul.edu.trMERSİN UNIVERSITY 789 http://mersin.mitosweb.comMINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 647 http://mitos.tagem.gov.trMINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION, DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 2178 http://teav.ankara.edu.trMUĞLA UNIVERSITY 865 http://acikarsiv.mu.edu.tr

NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY 124 http://nku.mitosweb.com TOBB-INSTITUTE OF ECONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY 0 http://acikarsiv.etu.edu.trUNAK-TURKISH PLATFORM OF LAW LIBRARIANS 1668 212.174.72.173/engYAŞAR UNIVERSITY 63 http://yasar.mitosweb.com TOTAL 52,753

As of April 10, 2012

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CURRENT SITUATION OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS IN TURKEY1. According to Ulrich’s Periodical Directory as of May 2010 roughly 70.000 journals are

published worldwide of which 425 are published in Turkey. Of this 425 journals 192 are with peer review. Of the 425 journals 308 (73%) are online and 134 (32%) are available on an open access basis.

2. According to the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), which is hosted by the Lund University Libraries, as of April 10, 2012, 195 journals are available on an open access basis in Turkey. The figure of 195 journals include all subjects combined: law, medicine, sciences, education, social sciences, humanities, etc. The number of journals in the field of social sciences is 24.

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1. ACCORDING TO A STUDY PUBLISHED IN 2010 IN BILGI DÜNYASI THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONICS JOURNALS PUBLISHED IN TURKEY ARE 253

DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO SUBJECTS DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO OWNERSHIP

94% OF THE JOURNALS ARE OPEN ACCESS INCLUDING THEIR RETROSPECTIVE ISSUES.

Subject No ofJournals

%

Health Sciences 94 37.2

Social Sciences 85 33.6

Sciences 25 9.9

Engineering 17 6.7

Agriculture, Forestry, Breeding

20 7.9

General 12 4.7

Total 253 100

Publisher No ofJournals

%

Universities 158 62.5

Associations 55 21.7

Public Institutions 18 7.1

Commercial Institutions

15 5.9

Foundations 7 2.8

Total 253 100

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1. MY OWN RESEARCH HAS FOUND OUT 218 ELECTRONIC JOURNALS ONLY IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES.

DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO SUBJECTSAlevi-Bektashi Studies 2 International Law 1American Studies 1 International Relations 1Anthropology 1 International Trade 1Archaeology 11 Islamic Studies 7Architecture 2 Library Sciences 3Armenian Studies 2 Linguistics 4Art 3 Military History 1Art History 1 Movies 1Belles Lettres 7 Multidisciplinary 4Central Asian 1 Music 2Cultural Studies 3 Oriental Studies 3Current Affairs 4 Political Sciences 4Economy 6 Public Service 1Ethnography 1 Security 3EU Studies 1 Social Sciences 65Foreign Policy 3 Sociology 1Gender Studies 6 Strategic Studies 1History 28 Sufi Studies 2History of Medicine 2 Theology 12History of Science 1 Turcology 11Humanities 2 Urban Studies 1Interfaith 1 TOTAL 218

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TWO THIRDS OF THE JOURNALS ARE IN THE FOLLOWING FIELDS

• Archaeology 5%• Belles Lettres 3%• History 12%• Islamic Studies 3%• Social Studies 30%• Theology 6%• Turcology 5%

--------------------TOTAL 64%

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PUBLISHER NUMBER %Universities 133 61.00Individuals 24 11.00Research Institutes 3 1.36Government Agencies 17 7.80Military 1 0.46? 6 2.76Associations 9 4.14Publishers 7 3.22Foundations 17 7.80Police 1 0.46TOTAL 218 100.00

DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO OWNERSHIP

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CONTENTS OF THE CD

Electronic Journals 218Bibliographies 13Blogs on Contemporary Turkey 15Blogs/Websites on Ottoman & Turkish History 13Databases 19Websites with E-Books on line 30Blogs on News & Analyses on Contemporary Turkey 13Newspaper Archives 6Union Catalogs 7Personal Websites of Turkish & Foreign Faculty 11Digital Library 3

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ELECTRONIC JOURNALSJOURNAL TITLE ADDRESS SUBJECT PUBLISHER ISSNAbant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi (of the 20 issues published only 5 can be accessed)

http://www.sbe.ibu.edu.tr/dergi.html Social Sciences Abant İzzet Baysal University 1303-0035

Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi http://adyusbd.com/OncekiSayilar.aspx Social Sciences Adıyaman University 1308-9196

Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

http://www.aku.edu.tr/web/Sayfa.aspx?ID=57JQM25NDAU94232AQ101 Social Sciences Afyon Kocatepe University 1302-1265

Ahilik Araştırmaları Dergisi (only abstracts)http://akam.ahievran.edu.tr/ahadyarsiv.htm Cultural Studies Ahi Evran University 1305-1547

Akademik Araştırmalar Dergisi (abstracts and some articles in html format)

http://www.academical.org/arsiv/makale/1202.aspx Social Sciences Dr. Ali Bayram 1302-2431

Akademik Bakış http://www.akademikbakis.org/ Social SciencesProf. Turan Yazgan, President of the Foundation for Researches of the Turkic World

1694-528X

Alevilik – Bektaşilik Araştırmaları Dergisi http://www.abkedergi.de/ Alevi - Bektashi Studies

Institute of Alevi-Bektashi Culture (Germany)

Alternatives, Turkish Journal of International Relations

http://www.alternativesjournal.net/index.html

International Relations

Yalova University, Center for International Conflect Resolution 1303-5525

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BIBLIOGRAPHIES

SCOPE ADDRESS SUBJECT PUBLISHER

Scholarly and Current Studies on Crimea in Turkey and the World by Giray Saynur Altuğ

http://www.iccrimea.org/scholarly/krimbiblio.html

Crimea International Committee of Crimea

Bibliography of Works on Turcology. Total 2277 entries

http://www.isa-sari.com/bibliyografya/

Turcology İsa Sarı / Hacettepe University

Portal websites for nine bibliographies http://makale.mkutup.gov.tr/ National Library

Bibliography of articles (1995- ). 200.000 + entries http://makale.mkutup.gov.tr/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Makale

National Library

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DATABASES

SCOPE ADDRESS SUBJECT PUBLISHER

Started in 2002. Includes 179 journals, 21197 articles of which 12432 have full text

http://uvt.ulakbim.gov.tr/uvt/index.php?vt%5B%5D=TPRJ&vt%5B%5D=TTAR&vt%5B%5D=TTIP&vt%5B%5D=TMUH&vt%5B%5D=TSOS&vt%5B%5D=THUK&command=Veri+Taban%FD+Se%E7+ve+%D6nceki+Sayfaya+D%F6n&next_cwid=3&next_params=&cwid=1

National Database on Social Sciences and Humanities

Turkish Academic Network and Information Center (ULAKBIM)

Includes 6864 dissertationshttp://ww2.lib.metu.edu.tr/tr/yan.php?id=332

Dissertations database

Middle East Technical University Library

Database contains 315.889 dissertations of which 36346 (= 11,5 %) concern social sciences

http://tez2.yok.gov.trNational dissertations database

National Dissertation Center - The Council of Higher Education

Gaziantep Digital Library (as of end 2010, bibliographic entries on 1086 books, 3267 articles)

www.gaziantepkaynakcasi.com

Database of books and articles on Gaziantep

Sanko Holding

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UNION CATALOGUES

Manuscripts catalog of Ankara University http://yazmalardtcf.ankara.edu.tr/ Ankara University

Catalog of Manuscripts of Turkey https://www.yazmalar.gov.tr/index.php?dill=tr&dill=eng

Ministry of Culture

Union Catalog of University Libraries http://yordam2001.bahcesehir.edu.tr Yordam Ltd. and Bahçeşehir University

Union catalog of University Librarieshttp://blisscat.bilkent.edu.tr/database.php/ Bilkent University

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NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES

ADDRESS SUBJECT PUBLISHER

Selected digital copies of newspapers http://gazeteler.ankara.edu.tr Newspapers Ankara University

Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Tutanak Dergisi. Minutes of Parliamentary Debates in the Ottoman (December 17, 1908 - April 5, 1920) and Republican (April 23, 1920-) Periods

http://www.tbmm.gov.tr/kutuphane/tutanak_sorgu.html

Parliamentary debates

Turkish Grand National Assembly

Milliyet Newspaper (May 3 1950 – June 30, 2004) http://gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr/

Daily newspaper DK Gazetecilik Inc.

Resmi Gazete, full texts from Feb. 7, 1921 onwards

http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/default.aspx

Official Gazette Prime Ministry

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BLOGS ON CONTEMPORARY TURKEY

TITLE ADDRESS NOTE PUBLISHER

Turkey and the thoughts and fiction of Jenny White http://kamilpasha.com/

Included in Foreign Policy magazine "must read" Middle East blogs.

Ass. Prof. Jenny White, Boston Universtiy

News about Turkey http://istanbulcalling.blogspot.com/

Included in Foreign Policy magazine "must read" Middle East blogs.

Yigal Schleifer, Washington, D.C.

BLOGS / WEBSITES ON OTTOMAN & TURKISH HISTORY

TITLE ADDRESS NOTE PUBLISHER

http://ottomanblog.wordpress.com Ottoman Art ?

Levantine Heritage: The Story of a Community http://www.levantineheritage.com Levantines Craig Encer

Historians of the Ottoman Empire http://www.ottomanhistorians.com Ottoman History

Cemal Kafadar (Harvard) & Hakan Karateke (Harvard) & Cornell H. Fleischer (University of Chicago)

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E-BOOKS

ADDRESS SUBJECT PUBLISHER

10 e-books http://www.aciktoplumvakfi.org.tr/acik-toplum-vakfi-yayinlari.php

EU Relations Open Society Foundation Turkey

21 e-bookshttp://www.abgs.gov.tr/index.php?p=43447&l=1 EU Relations

Prime Ministry Secreteriat General For EU Affairs

12 e-books http://www.foreignpolicy.org.tr/periodicals.html

Foreign Policy Turkish Foreign Policy Institute

NEWS AND ANALYSES ON CONTEMPORARY TURKEY

TITLEADDRESS

NOTE PUBLISHER

The Journal of Turkish Weekly http://www.turkishweekly.net/ ISRO

http://www.worldbulletin.net/ Akif Emre (editor-in-chief)

http://www.setav.org/en.aspx SETA Foundation for Political Economic and Social Researches

WEBSITES OF TURKISH AND FOREIGN FACULTY OF OTTOMAN / TURKISH HISTORY

NAME ADDRESS AFFILIATION

Prof. Ahmet Akgündüz http://www.ahmetakgunduz.com/ Rector, Islamic University of Rotterdam

Prof. Ali Birinci www.alibirinci.com Former President of Turkish Historical Society

Prof. Halil İnalcık www.inalcik.com Bilkent University