Open ApproachMarjan Vernooy-Gerritsen

EIFL GA, August 2010, Lund

Inspiration for rOAdmap

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Kick-off meeting OA-year

Presentation Grass root projects: ideas for OA activitiesVideo clip ‘Just Publish!’Start of rOAdmap activities

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Multi level approach

1. PolicyEconomic study Costs and Benefits of OA Presentation reportPress releaseWhite paper for librarians / rectors

2. Infrastructure & workflow (SURFshare programme)3. IPR (SURFdirect project)4. Awareness / Communication (‘draagvlak’)

Committee of RecommendationPilot group of researchersOA-weekNational OA web site

Presentation Report

Seminar at the Ministery of Education, Culture and ScienceReaction stakeholders NWO, KNAW, VSNU, HBO-raad, KB, researchers, UKB en AUP

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Articles in news paper

Press release about the Houghton-study front page article in NRC 4 pages in science supplement NRC

- “It is no hype, the trend is irreversible”

- “Funders should mandate Open Access”

- “Silence from NWO”.

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Public debate in news papers

Open Access Week October 2009

National programme at the SURF website Local activities in institutionsSURF Communication toolkit

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Communication Toolbox

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Agenda OA week NL

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Various OA activities

Agenda OA week EU

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Community in action

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Open Access in NL

Commimtee of Recommendation

Experts Speak (each discipline)

OA in NL

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Speakers’ Corner

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OA Website www.openaccess.nl

Website Open Access: www.openaccess.nl

Open Access Seminar

Public debate with politicians, rectors and board members of universities, funding agency, researchers and publishers.

Open Access Awards: - best practice in OA-week, - best OA-project.

Presentation of activities in the institutions

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Lessons Learned

Central facilitating role is essentialUse your Network:- Search for Ambassadors- Keep in close contact with early adopters- Stimulate Followers

You need lots of time and energyUse the off season for public communicationRe-use ideas and materials of other countriesMake fun!

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Let’s pave the way for Open Access