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  <title>Recap: Practices for Securing Scholarly Blogs</title>
  <dc:creator>Catharina Ochsner</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Johanna Schielke</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-06-05-recap-practices-for-securing-scholarly-blogs/</link>
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<p>As part of the <a href="https://infrawissblogs.org/">Infra Wiss Blogs</a> project, funded by the <a href="https://www.dfg.de/">German Research Foundation (DFG)</a>, on May 29 2026 we hosted an <a href="https://www.ibi.hu-berlin.de/de/forschung/infomanagement/events/online-workshop-verfahren-der-sicherung-von-wissenschaftsblogs">online workshop</a> on the digital preservation and accessibility of blogs with the goal of bringing together experts from various information infrastructure institutions to present existing procedures and discuss them collaboratively. The workshop was enriched by three contributions by experts from infrastructure facilities that already integrate blogs into their collections.</p>
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<p>Ivo Vogel and Nihal Ariz from the <a href="https://intrecht.de/en/">Specialized Information Service for International and Interdisciplinary Legal Research - FID intRecht</a> presented how scholarly blogs are integrated into the <a href="https://intrechtdok.de/content/index.xml">intRechtDok</a> repository. Michael Czolkoß-Hettwer from the <a href="https://pollux-fid.de/">Specialized Information Service Political Science (Pollux)</a> talked about Blog preservation efforts at Pollux while Jochen Walter from the <a href="https://www.dla-marbach.de/en/">German Literature Archive (Deutsches Literaturarchiv, DLA</a> provided insights into the archiving of digital literature and blogs. All presentations were published:</p>
<p>Czolkoß-Hettwer, D. M. (2026, May 29). Wissenschaftsblogs &amp; Pollux: Indexierungsverfahren und Unterstützung von Blogs bei der Langzeitverfügbarkeit. Zenodo. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20491760" class="uri">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20491760</a></p>
<p>Ochsner, C., &amp; Pampel, H. (2026, May 29). Online-Workshop: Verfahren der Sicherung von Wissenschaftsblogs. Zenodo. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20492209" class="uri">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20492209</a></p>
<p>Vogel, I., Ariz, N., (2026). Von flüchtigen Blogposts zu zitierfähigen Forschungsressourcen: Wissenschaftsblogs in intRechtDok. <a href="https://doi.org/10.17176/20260529-120200-0" class="uri">https://doi.org/10.17176/20260529-120200-0</a></p>
<p>Walter, J. (2026, May 29). Verfahren der Sicherung von Blogs: Praxis am DLA Marbach. Zenodo. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20526739" class="uri">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20526739</a></p>
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<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="discussion">Discussion</h2>
<p>Together with more than 30 participants from specialized information services, libraries, archives, and research infrastructure organizations, we discussed practices of integrating blogs into digital research and information infrastructures. The discussion revealed that many institutions face similar challenges. A key topic was the question of how discussions and cross-references between blog posts can be documented over the long term. While individual replies or follow-up posts can be archived, it became clear that it is technically and organizationally difficult to capture the full history of discussions. Furthermore, participants discussed the question of which blogs should be considered scholarly blogs. Criteria such as academic affiliations, editorial quality control, and editorial boards were discussed. At the same time, it became clear that the diversity of scholarly blog formats makes it difficult to draw clear distinctions. Several participants emphasized the growing relevance of blogs. They noted that these are no longer merely communication tools, but are increasingly evolving into independent research resources and subjects of research in the history of science.</p>
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<section id="conclusion" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="conclusion">Conclusion</h2>
<p>Participants agreed that the long-term preservation of scholarly blogs is much more than a technical task. It requires the interplay of archiving, metadata standards, persistent identifiers, organizational processes, and collaboration between blog operators and infrastructure providers. At the same time, it became clear that viable solutions already exist today. Whether through repositories, aggregators, or archiving initiatives, scholarly blogs are increasingly recognized as part of the academic publishing landscape. Their long-term preservation is thus not only a matter of availability but also of safeguarding academic communication and the scholarly record.</p>
<p>Further information about the research group can be found on our <a href="http://hu.berlin/infomgnt">official website</a>.</p>
<p>This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labelled parts – is licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de">CC BY 4.0 DEED</a>.</p>


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<div id="quarto-appendix" class="default"><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{ochsner2026,
  author = {Ochsner, Catharina and Schielke, Johanna},
  title = {Recap: {Practices} for {Securing} {Scholarly} {Blogs}},
  date = {2026-06-05},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/kwnez-f7r13},
  langid = {en}
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Ochsner, Catharina, and Johanna Schielke. 2026. <span>“Recap: Practices
for Securing Scholarly Blogs.”</span> June 5, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/kwnez-f7r13">https://doi.org/10.59350/kwnez-f7r13</a>.
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  <title>Aufruf zur Mitgestaltung: Empfehlungen zur Professionalisierung institutioneller Open Access Repositorien</title>
  <dc:creator>Jonas Höfting</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Heinz Pampel</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-05-27-aufruf-zur-mitgestaltung-empfehlungen-zur-professionalisierung-institutioneller-open-access-repositorien/</link>
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<p>Institutionelle Repositorien (IRs) sind heute ein zentraler Bestandteil der Informationsinfrastruktur vieler Forschungseinrichtungen. Mit der wachsenden strategischen Bedeutung von Öffnungsprozessen in der Wissenschaft, die unter dem Begriff Open Science diskutiert werden, steigen auch die Anforderungen an den Betrieb von IRs. Dabei wirken sich wandelnde Anforderungen aus wissenschaftlichen Communities, technologische Entwicklungen und förderpolitische Entwicklungen auf ihren Betrieb aus.</p>
<p>Dank der Förderung des Bundesministeriums für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR) haben wir uns im Projekt <a href="https://infomgnt.org/projects/pro-oar-de/">Pro OAR DE</a> intensiv mit dem Stand und der Perspektive der IRs in Deutschland beschäftigt.</p>
<section id="empirische-grundlage" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="empirische-grundlage">Empirische Grundlage</h2>
<p>Den Ausgangspunkt bildete ein Systematic Literature Review, das die in der internationalen bibliotheks- und informationswissenschaftlichen Literatur diskutierten Herausforderungen für den Betrieb von IRs untersuchte <span class="citation" data-cites="rothfritz_current_2026">(Rothfritz et al. 2026)</span>. Ergänzend dazu wurden 15 qualitative Expert:inneninterviews mit IR-Manager:innen deutscher wissenschaftlicher Bibliotheken geführt <span class="citation" data-cites="wrzesinski_challenges_2026">(Wrzesinski et al. 2026)</span>. Aufbauend auf diesen Ergebnissen organisierte das Projektteam anschließend <a href="https://zenodo.org/communities/infomgnt/records?q=&amp;f=publication_date%3A2025..2025&amp;f=resource_type%3Apublication%2Binner%3Apublication-report&amp;l=list&amp;p=1&amp;s=10&amp;sort=newest">sieben virtuelle Vernetzungsforen</a> zu zentralen Themenfeldern. Diese kombinierten Impulsvorträge mit Diskussionen in Kleingruppen; die Ergebnisse wurden dokumentiert und als praxisorientierte Handreichungen veröffentlicht.</p>
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<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="zehn-empfehlungen">Zehn Empfehlungen</h2>
<p>Die Ergebnisse dieser drei Projektteile wurden zusammengeführt, um Handlungsfelder und Lösungsvorschläge zu extrahieren, und um weitere Aspekte ergänzt, die im Laufe der Projektlaufzeit die Fachdiskussion prägten. Das Resultat sind Empfehlungen zur Professionalisierung der Open-Access-Repositorien-Infrastruktur in Deutschland, die zehn Handlungsfelder adressieren:</p>
<ol type="1">
<li><p><strong>Institutionelle Governance und Verantwortung stärken</strong> – IRs sollten verbindlich in institutionellen Strategien verankert und von der Leitungsebene ausdrücklich als strategische Infrastruktur anerkannt werden.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Finanzielle und personelle Ressourcen nachhaltig sichern</strong> – Gefordert werden langfristige Finanzierungsmodelle sowie gezielte Professionalisierung des Personals an den Schnittstellen von Bibliothek, IT, Verwaltung und Wissenschaft.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Monitoring etablieren und systematisch nutzen</strong> – Einrichtungen sollten strategisch entscheiden, welche Rolle IRs für Publikations-, Kosten- und Compliance-Monitoring spielen sollen und wie die gewonnenen Daten in Entscheidungsprozesse einfließen.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Künstlicher Intelligenz strategisch begegnen</strong> – Empfohlen werden ein strategisches Bot-Management entlang der COAR-Initiative „Dealing with Bots” <span class="citation" data-cites="shearer_open_2025">(Shearer and Walk 2025)</span> sowie die verantwortungsvolle Nutzung KI-gestützter Werkzeuge im IR-Betrieb.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen berücksichtigen</strong> – Empfohlen werden integrierte Beratungsangebote zu Lizenzierung und Zweitveröffentlichung sowie standardisierte Verfahren zur Rechteprüfung.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Kommunikation und Vernetzung ausbauen</strong> – Notwendig sind klare Organisations- und Kommunikationsstrukturen, zielgruppenspezifische Angebote für Wissenschaftler:innen sowie stärkere nationale und internationale Vernetzung.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Interoperable und nachhaltige Systeme etablieren</strong> – Empfohlen wird die konsequente Nutzung etablierter Standards, persistenter Identifikatoren und interoperabler Open-Source-Lösungen.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Vielfalt wissenschaftlicher Outputs anerkennen und unterstützen</strong> – Unterschiedliche Publikationsformate sollten technisch und organisatorisch besser berücksichtigt sowie die Vernetzung mit Forschungsdaten strategisch gestaltet werden.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Metadatenqualität erhöhen</strong> – Empfohlen werden professionalisierte Kurationsworkflows mit hohem Automatisierungsgrad sowie benutzerfreundliche Eingabesysteme und Interfaces.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Digitale Langzeitverfügbarkeit sicherstellen</strong> – Gefordert werden institutionelle Konzepte zur Langzeitverfügbarkeit sowie Kooperationen mit spezialisierten Einrichtungen.</p></li>
</ol>
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<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="jetzt-mitgestalten">Jetzt mitgestalten</h2>
<p>Bevor diese Empfehlungen final veröffentlicht werden, durchlaufen sie einen Request-for-Comments-Prozess (RfC). Ziel dieses Verfahrens ist die Qualitätssicherung und die Entwicklung einer möglichst breiten Konsensbasis innerhalb der Open-Access-Community. Das Projektteam versteht den RfC ausdrücklich als offene Einladung zur Mitgestaltung: Rückmeldungen können von kleineren Formulierungsvorschlägen bis hin zu grundlegender Kritik reichen. Besonders gefragt ist, welche Themen aus Sicht der Community noch fehlen oder welche Vorschläge geändert werden sollten. Im Anschluss an die Kommentierungsphase wird das Projektteam die eingegangenen Rückmeldungen einarbeiten und schließlich eine finale Version der Empfehlungen veröffentlichen.</p>
<p>Für die Beteiligung stehen zwei Wege offen: Das <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c6CvGNJ4pZ_Dlawz4JokZfOp_rVy3V5FHZ6dyJGGud0/edit?usp=sharing">Google-Dokument</a> ermöglicht eine öffentliche Kommentierung direkt im Dokument. Wer anonym kommentieren oder keinen Google-Account nutzen möchte, kann alternativ die <a href="https://hu.berlin/79486">ODT-Version</a> herunterladen, lokal kommentieren und per E-Mail an <a href="mailto:jonas.hoefting@hu-berlin.de">jonas.hoefting@hu-berlin.de</a> einsenden.</p>
<p>In beiden Fällen ist die Kommentierung bis zum 14.06.2026 möglich.</p>
<p>Das Projektteam bedankt sich herzlich bei allen Beteiligten – den Interviewpartner:innen, den Vortragenden und Teilnehmenden der Vernetzungsforen sowie allen Personen, die sich am RfC beteiligen.</p>
<p>Das Projekt Pro OAR DE wird vom Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR) unter dem Förderkennzeichen 16KOA001 gefördert.</p>
<hr>
<p>Weitere Informationen zur Forschungsgruppe finden sich auf unserer <a href="http://hu.berlin/infomgnt">offiziellen Website</a>.</p>
<p>Dieser Text – mit Ausnahme von Zitaten und anderweitig gekennzeichneten Teilen – steht unter der <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de">CC BY 4.0 DEED</a>.</p>



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<div id="quarto-appendix" class="default"><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-bibliography"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">References</h2><div id="refs" class="references csl-bib-body hanging-indent" data-entry-spacing="0">
<div id="ref-rothfritz_current_2026" class="csl-entry">
Rothfritz, Laura, Lisa Matthias, Heinz Pampel, and Marcel Wrzesinski. 2026. <span>“Current Challenges and Future Directions for Institutional Repositories: A Systematic Literature Review.”</span> <em>Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology</em> 77 (1): 301–22. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.70016">https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.70016</a>.
</div>
<div id="ref-shearer_open_2025" class="csl-entry">
Shearer, Kathleen, and Paul Walk. 2025. <span>“Open Repositories Are Being Profoundly Impacted by <span>AI</span> Bots and Other Crawlers: Report from a <span>COAR</span> Survey.”</span> <span>COAR</span>. <a href="https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/open-repositories-are-being-profoundly-impacted-by-ai-bots-and-other-crawlers-results-of-a-coar-survey/">https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/open-repositories-are-being-profoundly-impacted-by-ai-bots-and-other-crawlers-results-of-a-coar-survey/</a>.
</div>
<div id="ref-wrzesinski_challenges_2026" class="csl-entry">
Wrzesinski, Marcel, Heinz Pampel, Laura Rothfritz, and Christopher Onzie Khamis. 2026. <span>“Challenges and Chances for Innovation for the Institutional Repository Landscape in Germany: Results from an Interview Study.”</span> <em>Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication</em> 14 (1). <a href="https://doi.org/10.31274/jlsc.19047">https://doi.org/10.31274/jlsc.19047</a>.
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</div></section><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{höfting2026,
  author = {Höfting, Jonas and Pampel, Heinz},
  title = {Aufruf Zur {Mitgestaltung:} {Empfehlungen} Zur
    {Professionalisierung} Institutioneller {Open} {Access}
    {Repositorien}},
  date = {2026-05-27},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/1n10v-cfy19},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-höfting2026" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Höfting, Jonas, and Heinz Pampel. 2026. <span>“Aufruf Zur Mitgestaltung:
Empfehlungen Zur Professionalisierung Institutioneller Open Access
Repositorien.”</span> May 27, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/1n10v-cfy19">https://doi.org/10.59350/1n10v-cfy19</a>.
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  <title>Ensuring the long-term accessibility of scholarly blogs: Bloggers’ attitudes and practices</title>
  <dc:creator>Catharina Ochsner</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Heinz Pampel</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-05-18-ensuring-the-long-term-accessibility-of-scholarly-blogs-bloggers-attitudes-and-practices/</link>
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<p>We are happy to announce that our short paper “<a href="https://publicera.kb.se/ir/article/view/64176">Ensuring the long-term accessibility of scholarly blogs: Bloggers’ attitudes and practices</a>” has been published in <a href="https://publicera.kb.se/ir">Information Research</a>. The article is being published as part of the proceedings of the <a href="https://www.ischools.org/iconference">iConference 2026</a> which took place march 29th - april 2nd 2026 at <a href="https://www.napier.ac.uk/">Edinburgh Napier University</a> under the theme: Information Literacies, Authenticity and Use: The Move Towards a Digitally Enlightened Society.</p>
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<figcaption>Figure 1: Screenshot of the Article “Ensuring the long-term accessibility of scholarly blogs: Bloggers’ attitudes and practices” <span class="citation" data-cites="ochsner">(Ochsner and Pampel 2026)</span></figcaption>
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<p>The article explores the integration of scholarly blogs into digital research and information infrastructures. Based on 13 semi-structured interviews we explored the attitudes and practices of German scholarly bloggers regarding the long-term accessibility of their blogs. We found that bloggers recognize the importance of making their blogs long-term accessible and express a desire for their integration into existing digital infrastructures. However, bloggers face organizational challenges, leading to varying levels of engagement in preservation practices, ranging from obtaining formal identifiers like ISSNs and DOIs to relying on individual strategies, such as local backups. We propose clearer guidelines and support systems to facilitate the long-term accessibility of scholarly blogs <span class="citation" data-cites="ochsner">(Ochsner and Pampel 2026)</span> The article can be found <a href="https://doi.org/10.47989/ir31iConf64176">here</a>.</p>
<p>Ochsner, C., &amp; Pampel, H. (2026). Ensuring the long-term accessibility of scholarly blogs: Bloggers’ attitudes and practices. Information Research an International Electronic Journal, 31(iConf), 1761–1769. <a href="https://doi.org/10.47989/ir31iConf64176" class="uri">https://doi.org/10.47989/ir31iConf64176</a></p>
<p>The slides for the talk were published on Zenodo and can be accessed <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19607536">here</a>. We thank the iConference for giving us the opportunity to present our research and the anonymous reviewers for their helpful feedback.</p>
<p>Further information about the research group can be found on our <a href="http://hu.berlin/infomgnt">official website</a>.</p>
<p>This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labelled parts – is licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de">CC BY 4.0 DEED</a>.</p>




<div id="quarto-appendix" class="default"><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-bibliography"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">References</h2><div id="refs" class="references csl-bib-body hanging-indent" data-entry-spacing="0">
<div id="ref-ochsner" class="csl-entry">
Ochsner, Catharina, and Heinz Pampel. 2026. <span>“Ensuring the Long-Term Accessibility of Scholarly Blogs: <span>Bloggers</span>’ Attitudes and Practices.”</span> <em>Information Research an International Electronic Journal</em> 31 (iConf): 1761–69. <a href="https://doi.org/10.47989/ir31iConf64176">https://doi.org/10.47989/ir31iConf64176</a>.
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</div></section><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{ochsner2026,
  author = {Ochsner, Catharina and Pampel, Heinz},
  title = {Ensuring the Long-Term Accessibility of Scholarly Blogs:
    {Bloggers’} Attitudes and Practices},
  date = {2026-05-18},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/9q8qf-mcn24},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-ochsner2026" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Ochsner, Catharina, and Heinz Pampel. 2026. <span>“Ensuring the
Long-Term Accessibility of Scholarly Blogs: Bloggers’ Attitudes and
Practices.”</span> May 18, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/9q8qf-mcn24">https://doi.org/10.59350/9q8qf-mcn24</a>.
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  <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <media:content url="https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-05-18-ensuring-the-long-term-accessibility-of-scholarly-blogs-bloggers-attitudes-and-practices/iConf.png" medium="image" type="image/png" height="147" width="144"/>
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  <title>Analog trifft Algorithmus: Die Forschungsgruppe Information Management auf der Bibliocon 2026</title>
  <dc:creator>Jonas Höfting</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Catharina Ochsner</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Dorothea Strecker</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-05-07-analog-trifft-algorithmus-die-forschungsgruppe-information-management-auf-der-bibliocon-2026/</link>
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<p>Die diesjährige 114. BiblioCon steht unter dem Motto „Analog Meets Algorithm“ und findet vom 19. bis zum 22. Mai 2026 im Estrel Congress Center in Berlin statt. Die Forschungsgruppe Information Management wird dort mit verschiedenen Beiträgen präsent sein. Im Folgenden finden Sie nach Projekten geordnet die Beiträge der Forschungsgruppe.</p>
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<figcaption>Abbildung 1: LGV-Archiv, C 12 D-1-01273: Berlin-Neukölln: Hermannplatz, Ostseite, Ecke Berliner Straße <span class="citation" data-cites="Landesgeschichtliche_Vereinigung">(Landesgeschichtliche Vereinigung für die Mark Brandenburg e.V. 2025, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC BY</a>)</span>.</figcaption>
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<section id="infra-wiss-blogs" class="level1">
<h1>Infra Wiss Blogs</h1>
<p><strong>Wie bleiben Blogs dauerhaft zugänglich? Anforderungen an die Informationsinfrastruktur</strong></p>
<p><strong>Wann:</strong> Mittwoch, 20. Mai, 12:00 – 12:30 Uhr</p>
<p><strong>Wo:</strong> Raum D</p>
<p><strong>Wer:</strong> Catharina Ochsner und Heinz Pampel</p>
<p>Das von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) geförderte Projekt <a href="https://infrawissblogs.org/">Infra Wiss Blogs</a> unterstützt Wissenschaftsblogger:innen und Informationsinfrastruktureinrichtungen in Deutschland bei der Entwicklung von Lösungsansätzen für die Sicherung der dauerhaften Zugänglichkeit und Zitierbarkeit von Wissenschaftsblogs. Basierend auf den Ergebnissen einer qualitativen Interviewstudie mit Wissenschaftsblogger:innen werden in dem <a href="https://bibliocon2026.abstractserver.com/program/#/details/presentations/268">Vortrag</a> die Anforderungen von Blogger:innen an Informationsinfrastrukturen, wie Bibliotheken, für die langfristige Zugänglichkeit von Wissenschaftsblogs vorgestellt und diskutiert.</p>
<p><strong>Das Wichtigste ist, dabei zu sein – relevante Arbeitsgruppen finden, Synergien schaffen, Netzwerke aufbauen</strong></p>
<p><strong>Wann:</strong> Mittwoch, 20. Mai, 16:30 – 18:00 Uhr</p>
<p><strong>Wo:</strong> Raum IX / 9</p>
<p><strong>Wer:</strong> Ursula Arning, Catharina Ochsner und Gesche Wahlen</p>
<p>Zurzeit werden auslaufende (Drittmittel-)Projekte in Vereinen oder an Institutionen verstetigt, Arbeitsgruppen werden ins Leben gerufen, Netzwerke bauen sich auf. Mal tut man sich schwer, vertraute Arbeitsgruppen zu verlassen, ein anderes Mal findet man den Einstieg nicht. Welche Arbeitsgruppen sind für mein Arbeitsgebiet relevant? An welchen nehme ich teil bzw. wie bekomme ich die relevanten Informationen, wenn mein Terminkalender schon überfüllt ist? Gemeinsam wollen wir, ein Netzwerk der DFG-geförderten VIGO-Projekte, im Rahmen eines World Cafés verschiedene Möglichkeiten und Chancen der Vernetzung beleuchten. Mehr Informationen zum Hands-on Lab finden Sie <a href="https://bibliocon2026.abstractserver.com/program/#/details/sessions/163">hier</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Anforderungen an eine kooperative Informationsinfrastruktur zur Sicherstellung der langfristigen Verfügbarkeit von wissenschaftlichen Blogs</strong></p>
<p><strong>Wann:</strong> Mittwoch, 20. Mai, und Donnerstag, 21. Mai, 12:45 - 13:45 Uhr</p>
<p><strong>Wo:</strong> Kongresssaal II</p>
<p><strong>Wer:</strong> Johanna Schielke, Catharina Ochsner und Heinz Pampel</p>
<p>Das Poster bietet einen Überblick über einen Anforderungskatalog für eine Informationsinfrastruktur für wissenschaftliche Blogs. Der Anforderungskatalog umfasst (1) funktionale Anforderungen an eine Informationsinfrastruktur, (2) datenschutzrechtliche Anforderungen, (3) Anforderungen an die Datenaggregation und (4) Anforderungen an Schnittstellen für den Import und Export von Daten.</p>
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</section>
<section id="oa-datenpraxis" class="level1">
<h1>OA Datenpraxis</h1>
<p><strong>Open-Access-Dashboards im Überblick</strong></p>
<p><strong>Wann:</strong> Dienstag, 19. Mai., 16:30 – 17:00 Uhr</p>
<p><strong>Wer:</strong> Johannes Schneider und Heinz Pampel</p>
<p>Im März 2025 wurden im Projekt OA Datenpraxis rund 60 Open Access Dashboards identifiziert und <a href="https://oa-datenpraxis.de/dashboards.html">erschlossen</a>. Der <a href="https://bibliocon2026.abstractserver.com/program/#/details/presentations/366">Vortrag</a> stellt die Ergebnisse der Studie vor und gibt einen Einblick in Open-Access-Dashboards weltweit.</p>
<p><strong>Hands-on-Lab: How to: Das Publikationsaufkommen Ihrer Einrichtung mit einer offenen Datenquelle erfassen</strong></p>
<p><strong>Wann:</strong> Mittwoch, 20. Mai., 14:00 – 16:00 Uhr</p>
<p><strong>Wer:</strong> Dorothea Strecker und Heinz Pampel</p>
<p>In diesem <a href="https://bibliocon2026.abstractserver.com/program/#/details/sessions/64">Hands-on-Lab</a> zeigen wir, wie das Publikationsaufkommen wissenschaftlicher Einrichtungen mit der offenen Datenquelle OpenAlex erfasst werden kann. In der Veranstaltung führen wir Sie Schritt für Schritt durch den verwendeten Code. Darum sind Vorkenntnisse in der Programmiersprache R nicht erforderlich.</p>
<p>Bitte bringen Sie einen Laptop mit und erstellen Sie vorab einen kostenlosen <a href="https://posit.cloud/plans/free">Posit-Cloud Account</a>. Die Installation von Software ist nicht notwendig.</p>
<p>Bitte um Voranmeldung bei: dorothea.strecker@hu-berlin.de</p>
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</section>
<section id="pro-oar-de" class="level1">
<h1>Pro OAR DE</h1>
<p><strong>Empfehlungen zur Professionalisierung der Open-Access-Repositorien-Infrastruktur in Deutschland</strong></p>
<p><strong>Wann:</strong> Dienstag, 19. Mai., 13:00 – 13:30</p>
<p><strong>Wer:</strong> Jonas Höfting und Heinz Pampel</p>
<p>Das vom Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR) geförderte Projekt Pro OAR DE untersucht aktuelle Herausforderungen von institutionellen Repositorien (IRs) in der digitalen Wissenschaftskommunikation. In diesem <a href="https://bibliocon2026.abstractserver.com/program/#/details/presentations/457">Vortrag</a> werden Empfehlungen präsentiert, die sich der Perspektive von IRs auf strategischer Ebene widmen. Die Empfehlungen beruhen auf einem dreiteiligen Design: einer Interviewstudie und sieben Vernetzungsforen mit Open-Access-Professionals in Deutschland sowie einem Systematic Literature Review zu internationalen Herausforderungen und Zukunftsperspektiven für IRs.</p>
<hr>
</section>
<section id="oasa" class="level1">
<h1>OASA</h1>
<p><strong>Finanzierung und Strukturen im Wandel: Szenarien für die Open-Access-Transformation</strong></p>
<p><strong>Wann:</strong> Donnerstag, 21. Mai, 11:30 – 12:00 Uhr</p>
<p><strong>Wer:</strong> Heinz Pampel, Marc Lang, Bernhard Mittermaier und Lisa Matthias</p>
<p>Die Transformation von Subskription zu Open Access im Zeitschriftenwesen wird in Deutschland auf nationaler, regionaler und lokaler Ebene durch vielfältige Aktivitäten gefördert. Eine solche Transformation sowie die Weiterentwicklung eines offenen und wissenschaftsgeleiteten Publikationswesens sind allerdings durch mehrere Lücken und Bedarfe erschwert. Der <a href="https://bibliocon2026.abstractserver.com/program/#/details/presentations/617">Vortrag</a> erläutert diese Desiderate und stellt vor, wie das von der DFG geförderte Projekt Open Access Szenarienanalysen (OASA) sich diesen und den genannten Herausforderungen widmet.</p>
<hr>
</section>
<section id="weitere-beiträge" class="level1">
<h1>Weitere Beiträge</h1>
<p><strong>Zukunft des wissenschaftlichen Publizierens: Die Strategie der Allianz der Wissenschaftsorganisationen 2026–2030</strong></p>
<p><strong>Wann:</strong> Donnerstag, 21. Mai., 11:00 – 11:30</p>
<p><strong>Wer:</strong> Heinz Pampel und Angela Holzer</p>
<p>Die Allianz der Wissenschaftsorganisationen ist ein Zusammenschluss der bedeutendsten Wissenschaftsorganisationen in Deutschland. Das seit 2003 bestehende Engagement für Open Access der Allianz mündete in die Open-Access-Strategie 2021–2025, die im Jahr 2025 zu einer Strategie der Allianz für die Weiterentwicklung des wissenschaftlichen Publikationswesens 2026–2030 weiterentwickelt wurde <span class="citation" data-cites="allianz2025">(<span>“Strategie der Allianz für die Weiterentwicklung des wissenschaftlichen Publikationswesens 2026-2030”</span> 2025)</span>. Der <a href="https://bibliocon2026.abstractserver.com/program/#/details/presentations/241">Beitrag</a> stellt die Strategie vor und erläutert die Maßnahmen zu ihrer Umsetzung.</p>
<hr>
</section>
<section id="stand-der-berliner-bibliotheken" class="level1">
<h1>Stand der Berliner Bibliotheken</h1>
<p>Zudem wird das Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft (IBI) während der gesamten BiblioCon im Ausstellerbereich auf dem Stand der Berliner Bibliotheken vertreten sein. Neben den vielfältigen anderen Angeboten des IBIs, wie etwa Studienberatung für potenzielle Bewerber:innen und einer Demonstration der Eye-Tracking-Technik, wird die Forschungsgruppe Informationen Management dort ein 3D-Puzzle präsentieren. Dieses Objekt der Wissenschaftsvermittlung entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit Friedrich Schmidgall vom Einstein Center Digital Future und wurde bereits auf der Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften 2025 präsentiert <span class="citation" data-cites="pampel2025">(Pampel et al. 2025)</span>. Mit seiner Hilfe können zentrale Konzepte von Open Science und Informationsmanagement interaktiv entdeckt werden können.</p>
<p>Wir freuen uns darauf, Sie auf der diesjährigen BiblioCon zu sehen und uns über unsere Arbeit auszutauschen und zu diskutieren!</p>
<p>Weitere Informationen zur Forschungsgruppe finden Sie auf unserer <a href="http://hu.berlin/infomgnt">offiziellen Website</a>. Dieser Text – mit Ausnahme von Zitaten und anderweitig gekennzeichneten Teilen – steht unter der <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de">CC BY 4.0 DEED</a>.</p>



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<div id="quarto-appendix" class="default"><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-bibliography"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">References</h2><div id="refs" class="references csl-bib-body hanging-indent" data-entry-spacing="0">
<div id="ref-Landesgeschichtliche_Vereinigung" class="csl-entry">
Landesgeschichtliche Vereinigung für die Mark Brandenburg e.V., Archiv. 2025. <span>“<span>LGV</span>-Archiv, c 12 d-1-01273: Berlin-Neukölln: Hermannplatz, Ostseite, Ecke Berliner Straße.”</span> <a href="https://global.museum-digital.org/object/3542311?navlang=en">https://global.museum-digital.org/object/3542311?navlang=en</a>.
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<div id="ref-pampel2025" class="csl-entry">
Pampel, Heinz, Friedrich Schmidgall, Laura Rothfritz, Max Liebel, and Johanna Schielke. 2025. <span>“Long Night of Science 2025: Communicating Information Management with a Data Puzzle on Open Science. Front Matter.”</span> July 30, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/bd65p-7r071">https://doi.org/10.59350/bd65p-7r071</a>.
</div>
<div id="ref-allianz2025" class="csl-entry">
<span>“Strategie der Allianz für die Weiterentwicklung des wissenschaftlichen Publikationswesens 2026-2030.”</span> 2025, July. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15853225">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15853225</a>.
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</div></section><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{höfting2026,
  author = {Höfting, Jonas and Ochsner, Catharina and Strecker,
    Dorothea},
  title = {Analog Trifft {Algorithmus:} {Die} {Forschungsgruppe}
    {Information} {Management} Auf Der {Bibliocon} 2026},
  date = {2026-05-07},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/eeba5-q9560},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-höfting2026" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Höfting, Jonas, Catharina Ochsner, and Dorothea Strecker. 2026.
<span>“Analog Trifft Algorithmus: Die Forschungsgruppe Information
Management Auf Der Bibliocon 2026.”</span> May 7, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/eeba5-q9560">https://doi.org/10.59350/eeba5-q9560</a>.
</div></div></section></div> ]]></description>
  <category>Lab Life</category>
  <category>Research</category>
  <guid>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-05-07-analog-trifft-algorithmus-die-forschungsgruppe-information-management-auf-der-bibliocon-2026/</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <media:content url="https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-05-07-analog-trifft-algorithmus-die-forschungsgruppe-information-management-auf-der-bibliocon-2026/Hermannplatz.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg"/>
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  <title>Online Workshop: Practices for Securing Scholarly Blogs</title>
  <dc:creator>Catharina Ochsner</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Heinz Pampel</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-04-28-online-workshop-practices-for-securing-scholarly-blogs/</link>
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<p><strong>Date:</strong> Friday, May 29 2026</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 10:00 - 11:30 Uhr</p>
<p><strong>Place:</strong> Online via Zoom</p>
<p>As part of the <a href="https://infrawissblogs.org/">Infra Wiss Blogs</a> project, funded by the <a href="https://www.dfg.de/">German Research Foundation (DFG)</a>, we at the research group <a href="https://www.ibi.hu-berlin.de/de/forschung/infomanagement">Information Management</a> at the <a href="https://www.ibi.hu-berlin.de/de/forschung/infomanagement">Berlin School of Library and Information Science</a> at <a href="https://www.hu-berlin.de/">Humboldt Universität zu Berlin</a> are developing solutions to ensure the long-term digital accessibility of scholarly blogs. Together with stakeholders from information infrastructure organizations, we are developing viable approaches and standards for the sustainable management of scholarly</p>
<p>As part of the project, we are organizing an online workshop on the digital preservation and accessibility of scholarly blogs. The goal is to bring together experts from various information infrastructure institutions to present existing procedures and discuss them collaboratively. You can register for the workshop <a href="https://hu-berlin.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/4LhhdSaOSmuhi2X3y9exJg">here</a>: <a href="https://hu-berlin.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/4LhhdSaOSmuhi2X3y9exJg" class="uri">https://hu-berlin.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/4LhhdSaOSmuhi2X3y9exJg</a></p>
<p>The workshop will feature three ten-minute presentations from selected infrastructure organizations, in which they will describe their practices. A five-minute question-and-answer session will follow each presentation. This will be followed by a group discussion in the plenary session. The event will conclude with a summary and an overview of the results.</p>
<p><strong>Program:</strong></p>
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<td><strong>Time</strong></td>
<td><strong>Description</strong></td>
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<td>10:00 - 10:15</td>
<td>Welcome and introduction to the project Infra Wiss Blogs</td>
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<td>10:15 - 10:30</td>
<td>Practices at Fachinformationsdienst for International and Interdisciplinary Legal Research by Ivo Vogel und Nihal Ariz</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>10:30 - 10:45</td>
<td>Practices at Fachinformationsdienst Political Science by Regina Pfeifenberger and Michael Czolkoß-Hettwer&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>10:45 - 11:00</td>
<td>Practices at Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach by Jochen Walter</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>11:00 - 11:20</td>
<td>Discussion</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>11:20 - 11:30</td>
<td>Summary of the results&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>The event will be held in German. Further details and updates on the workshop and the project Infra Wiss Blogs will be communicated via the <a href="https://infrawissblogs.org/">project blog</a> as well as the project’s <a href="https://infrawissblogs.org/">mailing list</a>. If you have any questions, please contact Catharina Ochsner via <a href="mailto:catharina.ochsner@hu-berlin.de">catharina.ochsner@hu-berlin.de</a>.</p>
<p>Further information about the research group can be found on our <a href="http://hu.berlin/infomgnt">official website</a>.</p>
<p>This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labelled parts – is licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de">CC BY 4.0 DEED</a>.</p>



<div id="quarto-appendix" class="default"><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{ochsner2026,
  author = {Ochsner, Catharina and Pampel, Heinz},
  title = {Online {Workshop:} {Practices} for {Securing} {Scholarly}
    {Blogs}},
  date = {2026-04-28},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/m9gxt-sdh55},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-ochsner2026" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Ochsner, Catharina, and Heinz Pampel. 2026. <span>“Online Workshop:
Practices for Securing Scholarly Blogs.”</span> April 28, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/m9gxt-sdh55">https://doi.org/10.59350/m9gxt-sdh55</a>.
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  <guid>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-04-28-online-workshop-practices-for-securing-scholarly-blogs/</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <media:content url="https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-04-28-online-workshop-practices-for-securing-scholarly-blogs/IFW_praktiken.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg"/>
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  <title>Recap: Writing Retreat for Doctoral Students of the Philosophical Faculty</title>
  <dc:creator>Dorothea Strecker</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Catharina Ochsner</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-04-16-recap-writing-retreat-for-doctoral-students-of-the-philosophical-faculty/</link>
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<figcaption><a href="https://unsplash.com/de/fotos/person-die-laptop-benutzt-vZJdYl5JVXY">Foto</a> by <a href="https://unsplash.com/de/@kaitlynbaker">Kaitlyn Baker</a> from <a href="https://unsplash.com/">Unsplash</a>.</figcaption>
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<p>The Ambassadors for Open Science program of the <a href="https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/index.html">Berlin University Alliance (BUA)</a> aims to promote the knowledge and application of Open Science in various subjects. As Open Science experts and enthusiasts, the ambassadors show researchers, students and decision-makers at their institution how they can benefit from and make use of Open Science infrastructure (<span class="citation" data-cites="BUA2024"><span>“Auftakt Für Neu Ernannte <span>BUA</span> <span>Open</span> <span>Science</span> <span>Ambassadors</span>”</span> (2024)</span>).</p>
<p>As ambassadors for the philosophical faculty Dorothea Strecker and Catharina Ochsner organized a writing retreat in collaboration with Dr.&nbsp;Kaitlin Montague for the PhD students of the philosophical faculty of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin). The retreat took place at the workation space <a href="https://coconat-space.com/de/">coconat</a> and offered 16 doctoral students the opportunity of focused writing time, writing workshops, and Open Science-focused discussions in a new and peaceful environment. The workshop was designed for doctoral students to discuss and develop essential skills of academic writing. During the weekend we addressed Open Access publication strategies for doctoral students as well as a range of writing-related issues, including style and voice, writing discipline, drafting, narrative development and organization, models of accountability, taming the “internal editor,” and peer review.</p>
<p>We thank the BUA for making this writing retreat possible and we thank all participants for joining us and engaging in many discussions on their writing process, Open Access, and Open Science. In addition to focused writing time and courses on Open Science and Open Access the students were able to socialize with their peers and build a small community that will hopefully continue beyond the retreat.</p>
<p>Further information about the research group can be found on our <a href="http://hu.berlin/infomgnt">official website</a>.</p>
<p>This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labelled parts – is licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de">CC BY 4.0 DEED</a>.</p>




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<div id="ref-BUA2024" class="csl-entry">
<span>“Auftakt Für Neu Ernannte <span>BUA</span> <span>Open</span> <span>Science</span> <span>Ambassadors</span>.”</span> 2024. <a href="https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/items/2024/240924-open-science-ambassadors.html">https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/items/2024/240924-open-science-ambassadors.html</a>.
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</div></section><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{strecker2026,
  author = {Strecker, Dorothea and Ochsner, Catharina},
  title = {Recap: {Writing} {Retreat} for {Doctoral} {Students} of the
    {Philosophical} {Faculty}},
  date = {2026-04-16},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/49j36-nmy28},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-strecker2026" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Strecker, Dorothea, and Catharina Ochsner. 2026. <span>“Recap: Writing
Retreat for Doctoral Students of the Philosophical Faculty.”</span>
April 16, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/49j36-nmy28">https://doi.org/10.59350/49j36-nmy28</a>.
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  <title>New Guide on Institutional Repositories and Compliance with Funding Requirements</title>
  <dc:creator>Lisa Matthias</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Christopher Onzie Khamis</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Heinz Pampel</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-03-23-new-guide-on-institutional-repositories-and-compliance/</link>
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<p>We are pleased to announce the publication of our sixth guide from the BMFTR-funded (Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space) project “Professionalisierung der Open-Access-Repositorien-Infrastruktur in Deutschland (Pro OAR DE)”: “Compliance mit Förderbedingungen: Handlungsfeld für institutionelle Open-Access-Repositorien” (available in German only).</p>
<p>Matthias, L., Pampel, H., Khamis, C. O., &amp; Rothfritz, L. (2025). <em>Compliance mit Förderbedingungen: Handlungsfeld für institutionelle Open-Access-Repositorien. Pro OAR DE Handreichung.</em> Zenodo. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18085346" class="uri">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18085346</a></p>
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<p>This guide documents the outcomes of our networking forum “Institutionelle Repositorien und Compliance mit Förderbedingungen” (Institutional Repositories and Compliance with Funding Requirements) held on July 7, 2025, with nearly 100 Open Access professionals from across Germany. Drawing on the collaborative work of participants, the guide offers concrete, practice-oriented recommendations for strengthening compliance with funder requirements through institutional Open Access repositories.</p>
<p>Experts Michael Geuenich (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) and Anna Pelagotti (European Research Council Executive Agency) outlined current German national and European funding requirements and discussed their implications for repository infrastructures. Building on these insights, participants collaborated in thematic groups to exchange institutional experiences and develop practical solutions to shared challenges. Presentation slides from the forum are available <a href="https://zenodo.org/records/15831828">online</a>.</p>
<p>The guide synthesizes these collective insights into practical recommendations organized around five central areas for institutional repository management in the context of compliance with funder requirements.</p>
<section id="requirements" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="requirements">Requirements</h2>
<p>Participants identified the dynamic development of compliance criteria as a central challenge. Funder requirements evolve continuously and therefore demand ongoing monitoring. Clear assignment of responsibilities within institutions was highlighted as essential, particularly in complex organizational environments where libraries, IT services, research support units, and administrative departments all play a role.</p>
<p>Communication emerged as another key issue. Ensuring that compliance requirements are correctly understood and implemented depends on effective exchange between researchers and infrastructure providers, but equally between content experts and technical staff. Limited financial and personnel resources further intensify the need for prioritization and transparent workflows. Participants also emphasized the value of institutional publication policies as binding reference points, provided their concrete benefits for researchers are clearly communicated.</p>
<p>On the infrastructure side, participants suggested establishing repository content curation as a dedicated service. This could be implemented, for example, through specialized roles such as data stewards. In addition, the introduction of automated checks for compliance requirements was considered a particularly effective approach. As initial steps, participants recommended centrally collecting best practices and bringing in advocates, such as data champions, to share expertise across the institution.</p>
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<section id="researcher-consultation" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="researcher-consultation">Researcher Consultation</h2>
<p>Advising researchers on compliance requirements presents multiple challenges. Participants highlighted the difficulty of determining the compliance status of their own repositories in the absence of universally accepted standards. In addition, requirements vary considerably between funders and projects, adding another layer of complexity.</p>
<p>Reaching researchers at the right moment remains a persistent obstacle. General information events are often poorly attended, and researchers may engage only selectively with available support services. Recommending suitable repositories brings its own difficulties, as existing certificates and quality labels offer only partial guidance and tend to be limited to specific content types.</p>
<p>In response, participants recommended using established orientation tools such as the <a href="https://www.dfg.de/resource/blob/176038/23fa3addedec7aacc60a6f9f6e314c16/dfg-whitelist-data.pdf">DFG whitelist</a> for subject repositories and the <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-020-0486-7">TRUST</a> principles for digital repositories. For day-to-day advisory work, strategic questions can help structure consultations effectively, in particular, identifying the precise level at which funder requirements are defined, such as whether the level of the funder, the program, or the individual call. This approach can help uncover information that is not publicly documented.</p>
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<section id="technical-solutions" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="technical-solutions">Technical Solutions</h2>
<p>At the technical level, compliance and interoperability present a set of challenges. European funding programs often impose stricter requirements than German national schemes, particularly regarding metadata standards, persistent identifiers, and repository trustworthiness.</p>
<p>Practical challenges include implementing specific metadata fields, ensuring Persistent Identifier (PID) assignment, enabling indexing in relevant discovery services, managing large data uploads, and establishing robust rights and roles management. Cost-related information may be recorded in different systems, inside or outside the repository, further increasing complexity.</p>
<p>Participants recommended several approaches to navigate these challenges. Certifications can serve as a useful step toward compliance, while narrowing repository use cases helps ensure feasibility. Market analyses of available software solutions, including realistic assessments of costs and personnel resources, were seen as essential groundwork. Cooperation with partner institutions emerged as a particularly promising strategy, offering opportunities to improve interoperability and distribute development efforts more sustainably.</p>
</section>
<section id="diversity-of-publication-formats" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="diversity-of-publication-formats">Diversity of Publication Formats</h2>
<p>The growing diversity of scholarly outputs significantly complicates compliance with funder requirements. Participants pointed to conceptual ambiguities surrounding the definition of repositories and publications, particularly in relation to research data and non-textual outputs. Different funders apply different standards, making general harmonization difficult.</p>
<p>Research data as a publication type introduces its own set of demands. Metadata requirements increase, machine readability becomes a factor, and linking publications with associated datasets poses real practical difficulties, particularly when Persistent Identifiers are not yet available at the time of initial publication. Further complexity arises from formats such as posters, workshop reports, and Open Educational Resources.</p>
<p>Responsibilities for repository operation and compliance support are often poorly defined, especially where text publications and research data fall under different organizational units. Participants emphasized the importance of transparent coordination structures and regular communication. Distributed advisory models with discipline-specific working groups were recommended, alongside the strategic use of external expertise such as Nationale Forschungsdateninfrastruktur (NFDI) helpdesks.</p>
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<section id="additional-challenges" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="additional-challenges">Additional Challenges</h2>
<p>Beyond the areas already mentioned, participants raised additional challenges. European requirements for depositing research data in “trusted repositories” remain difficult to interpret in practice. The assignment of new Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) during secondary publication can confuse researchers and make it harder to identify project-related outputs, particularly in the context of EU-funded research.</p>
<p>Insufficient incentives for researchers to provide complete funding information were also highlighted. Where funding acknowledgements are inconsistent or missing, both compliance and reporting suffer. Participants therefore stressed the importance of controlled project lists and standardized interfaces that make it easy for researchers to reference their funded projects accurately.</p>
<p>Visibility matters too. Continuous communication about available services is essential for promoting repository use and driving uptake, and a coherent outreach strategy can make a significant difference. Participants also articulated expectations toward funders and policy actors — above all, the provision of standardized project lists and APIs to support automated workflows and reduce administrative burden on institutions.</p>
<p>This guide provides a foundation for continued professional exchange. Repository operators, libraries, and institutional decision-makers will find valuable insights for establishing effective workflows within their institutions.</p>
<p>We extend our sincere thanks to all forum participants who contributed their expertise and experience to this collaborative effort. We welcome your feedback and look forward to continuing this important dialogue as we collectively strengthen the Open Access repository landscape.</p>
<p>For more information about Pro OAR DE and our upcoming activities, please visit our <a href="https://www.ibi.hu-berlin.de/de/forschung/infomanagement/projekte/pro-oar-de">website</a>. This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labeled sections – is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 DEED.</p>



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Forschungsgemeinschaft, Deutsche. 2024. <span>“<span>DFG</span>-Whitelist Für Fachspezifische Repositorien.”</span> <span>DFG</span>. <a href="https://www.dfg.de/resource/blob/176038/23fa3addedec7aacc60a6f9f6e314c16/dfg-whitelist-data.pdf">https://www.dfg.de/resource/blob/176038/23fa3addedec7aacc60a6f9f6e314c16/dfg-whitelist-data.pdf</a>.
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Lin, Dawei, Jonathan Crabtree, Ingrid Dillo, Robert R. Downs, Rorie Edmunds, David Giaretta, Marisa De Giusti, et al. 2020. <span>“The <span>TRUST</span> Principles for Digital Repositories.”</span> <em>Scientific Data</em> 7 (1): 144. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0486-7">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0486-7</a>.
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<div id="ref-matthias_pro_2025" class="csl-entry">
Matthias, Lisa, Michael Geuenich, and Anna Pelagotti. 2025. <span>“Pro <span>OAR</span> <span>DE</span> Vernetzungsforum: Institutionelle Repositorien Und Compliance Mit Förderbedingungen,”</span> July. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.15831828">https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.15831828</a>.
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<div id="ref-matthias_compliance_2025" class="csl-entry">
Matthias, Lisa, Heinz Pampel, Christopher Onzie Khamis, and Laura Rothfritz. 2025. <span>“Compliance Mit Förderbedingungen: Handlungsfeld Für Institutionelle Open-Access-Repositorien. Pro <span>OAR</span> <span>DE</span> Handreichung.”</span> Zenodo. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.18085346">https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.18085346</a>.
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</div></section><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{matthias2026,
  author = {Matthias, Lisa and Onzie Khamis, Christopher and Pampel,
    Heinz},
  title = {New {Guide} on {Institutional} {Repositories} and
    {Compliance} with {Funding} {Requirements}},
  date = {2026-03-23},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/28arg-mjj80},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-matthias2026" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Matthias, Lisa, Christopher Onzie Khamis, and Heinz Pampel. 2026.
<span>“New Guide on Institutional Repositories and Compliance with
Funding Requirements.”</span> March 23, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/28arg-mjj80">https://doi.org/10.59350/28arg-mjj80</a>.
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  <title>Ankündigung: Veranstaltungsreihe zum Open-Access-Reporting</title>
  <dc:creator>Dorothea Strecker</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Johannes Schneider</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-03-05-ankuendigung-veranstaltungsreihe-zum-open-access-reporting/</link>
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<p>Durch verschiedene Aktivitäten stärkt das Projekt <a href="https://oa-datenpraxis.de">OA Datenpraxis</a> den Umgang mit Daten im Kontext der Open-Access-Transformation. In einer Veranstaltungsreihe wird nun das Thema Open-Access-Reporting aus verschiedenen Perspektiven beleuchtet.</p>
<p>Open-Access-Reporting gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung: Open-Access-Policies sowie die Integration von Open Access in die Forschungsevaluation machen die Erstellung aussagekräftiger Berichte immer wichtiger. Allerdings sind viele Fragen zu klären - beispielsweise die Wahl der Datenquelle(n), die Zuordnung von Publikationen zu einer Einrichtung oder die Definition von Open-Access-Typen <span class="citation" data-cites="deinzer_open-access-reporting_2022">(Deinzer et al. 2022)</span>.</p>
<p>In der Veranstaltungsreihe wollen wir uns einen Überblick verschaffen. Dafür betrachten wir zunächst, wie wissenschaftliche Einrichtungen Open-Access-Reporting in der Praxis umsetzen. Anschließend befassen wir uns mit Initiativen und Richtlinien, die einen Bezug zum Open-Access-Reporting haben und fragen uns - ist eine einrichtungsübergreifende Standardisierung sinnvoll und möglich?</p>
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<section id="uhr---webinar-open-access-reporting-in-der-praxis" class="level3">
<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="uhr---webinar-open-access-reporting-in-der-praxis">27.03.2026, 12:30–14:00 Uhr - Webinar „Open-Access-Reporting in der Praxis”</h3>
<p>In diesem Webinar möchten wir die Realität der Berichterstattung im Kontext der Open-Access-Transformation beleuchten. In kurzen Vorträgen berichten Juliane Mörsel von der Bibliothek des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie und Dirk Pieper von der Universitätsbibliothek Bielefeld von der Reporting-Praxis an ihren Einrichtungen. In der anschließenden Q&amp;A-Session haben Teilnehmende die Gelegenheit, sich zu Erfahrungen und Herausforderungen, die ihnen in der Praxis begegnen, auszutauschen.</p>
<p>Diese Veranstaltung richtet sich an Mitarbeitende in wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen, die mit Monitoring und Berichterstattung im Kontext der Open-Access-Transformation betraut sind.</p>
<p>Zur <a href="https://hu-berlin.zoom.us/meeting/register/lzRSvMZGToupf-vp9L8Kdg#/registration">Anmeldung</a></p>
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<section id="uhr---paneldiskussion-open-access-reporting---initiativen-und-guidelines" class="level3">
<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="uhr---paneldiskussion-open-access-reporting---initiativen-und-guidelines">14.04.2026, 15:00–16:30 Uhr - Paneldiskussion „Open-Access-Reporting - Initiativen und Guidelines”</h3>
<p>An dieser Paneldiskussion beteiligen sich Initiativen und Empfehlungen, die einen Bezug zum Open-Access-Reporting aufweisen. Die Veranstaltung kreist um die zentrale Frage, wie die Berichterstellung im Kontext der Open-Access-Transformation gestaltet werden kann und inwieweit eine einrichtungsübergreifende Standardisierung sinnvoll und möglich ist.</p>
<p>An der Paneldiskussion nehmen Expert*innen teil, die sich aus verschiedenen Perspektiven mit dem Thema befasst haben: Evgeny Bobrov (Mitinitiator der <a href="https://open-science-monitoring.org/about/initiative/">Open Science Monitoring Initiative</a>) Stefanie Haustein (Ko-Autorin der <a href="https://doi.org/10.1162/QSS.a.12">Guidance List for the repOrting of Bibliometric AnaLyses (GLOBAL)</a>) Bernhard Mittermaier (Ko-Autor eines <a href="https://doi.org/10.48440/ALLIANZOA.047">Papiers</a> der AG Wissenschaftliches Publikationssystem, Allianz der deutschen Wissenschaftsorganisationen) Fatma Rebeggiani (Redaktionsmitglied des <a href="https://www.unesco.de/dokumente-und-hintergruende/publikationen/detail/erster-deutscher-staatenbericht-zur-unesco-empfehlung-zu-open-science/#:~:text=Mit%20der%20UNESCO%20UNESCO%20UNESCO,Grundlage%20von%20Offener%20Wissenschaft%20geschaffen">ersten deutschen Staatenberichts zur UNESCO-Empfehlung zu Open Science</a>) Nina Schönfelder (Mitarbeit am <a href="https://pkm-nrw.ub.uni-bielefeld.de">Publikations- und Kostenmonitoring in Nordrhein-Westfalen (pkm_nrw)</a>)</p>
<p>Diese Veranstaltung richtet sich an Mitarbeitende in wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen, die mit Monitoring und Berichterstattung im Kontext der Open-Access-Transformation betraut sind.</p>
<p>Zur <a href="https://hu-berlin.zoom.us/meeting/register/FQ0J688cRX2jkTW_S3lk0A#/registration">Anmeldung</a></p>
<hr>
<p>Ein drittes Webinar mit Einblicken in die Erhebungspraxis befindet sich in Vorbereitung. Rückfragen können Sie gerne jederzeit an das Projektteam von OA Datenpraxis richten: info.oa-datenpraxis@listserv.dfn.de</p>
<p>Weitere Informationen über die Forschungsgruppe Information Management an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, einem der Partner im Projekt, finden sich auf der <a href="http://hu.berlin/infomgnt">offiziellen Website der Gruppe</a>. Informationen zum Helmholtz Open Science Office finden sich auf <a href="https://os.helmholtz.de">dieser Webseite</a>.</p>
<p>Dieser Text – mit Ausnahme von Zitaten und anderweitig gekennzeichneten Abschnitten – steht unter der <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de">CC BY 4.0 DEED</a>.</p>



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<div id="ref-deinzer_open-access-reporting_2022" class="csl-entry">
Deinzer, Gernot, Bernhard Mittermaier, Heinz Pampel, Eric Retzlaff, Stefanie Seeh, and Olaf Siegert. 2022. <span>“Open-<span>Access</span>-<span>Reporting</span> – <span>Kriterien</span> Und <span>Erhebungspraxis</span>. <span>Diskussionspapier</span> Der <span>AG</span> <span>Wissenschaftliches</span> <span>Publikationssystem</span> in Der <span>Schwerpunktinitiative</span> „<span>Digitale</span> <span>Information</span>“ Der <span>Allianz</span> Der Deutschen <span>Wissenschaftsorganisationen</span>.”</span> <a href="https://doi.org/10.48440/ALLIANZOA.047">https://doi.org/10.48440/ALLIANZOA.047</a>.
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</div></section><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{strecker2026,
  author = {Strecker, Dorothea and Schneider, Johannes},
  title = {Ankündigung: {Veranstaltungsreihe} Zum
    {Open-Access-Reporting}},
  date = {2026-03-05},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/0n9ar-13970},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-strecker2026" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Strecker, Dorothea, and Johannes Schneider. 2026. <span>“Ankündigung:
Veranstaltungsreihe Zum Open-Access-Reporting.”</span> March 5, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/0n9ar-13970">https://doi.org/10.59350/0n9ar-13970</a>.
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  <title>Recap: Requirements for a Cooperative Information Infrastructure for the Long-term Accessibility of Scholarly Blogs</title>
  <dc:creator>Catharina Ochsner</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Max Liebel</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Jannis Köster</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-02-16-recap-requirements-for-a-cooperative-information-infrastructure/</link>
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<p>Scholarly blogs enable researchers to communicate their research results and research-related topics quickly and openly, initiate discussions and promote dialogue among colleagues and also between scholars and society. However, compared to traditional forms of scientific output, like journal articles, conference proceedings or monographs, blogs are not yet integrated into digital research and information infrastructures. This lack of integration poses the risk of information loss <span class="citation" data-cites="ochsner2025">(Ochsner et al. 2025)</span>.</p>
<p>To address these issues, as part of the <a href="https://infrawissblogs.org/">Infra Wiss Blogs</a> project, we held a virtual discussion bringing together bloggers and experts from information infrastructure institutions. The goal was to present and discuss the in the project developed <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ckTCisliAciC574pf7kkl1RiTVMMCdN_0wkkluJcofo/edit?usp=sharing">catalogue of requirements</a> for a cooperative information infrastructure regarding the long-term availability of scholarly blogs. The catalogue was based on 13 qualitative interviews with German scholarly bloggers, aimed at identifying their requirements for an information infrastructure for the long-term preservation of scholarly blogs. The discussion took place in two rounds. First, bloggers and representatives of infrastructure institutions were able to discuss the catalogue with their respective peers, followed by a discussion in plenary.</p>
<section id="bloggers" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="bloggers">Bloggers</h2>
<p>From the bloggers’ perspective, the discussion focused strongly on usability, legal clarity, and lowering barriers to participation. Many participants emphasized the need for clearer and more practical guidance on metadata integration. While metadata is widely recognized as essential for discoverability and preservation, bloggers often lack concrete instructions and standardized templates. There was a strong desire for predefined metadata schemas, clear explanations of required versus optional fields, and technical solutions, such as plugins, that could automate parts of the metadata workflow. Bloggers also asked for support on the subject of licenses. Additionally, Participants brought up that archiving comments would be a challenge, since the commentator’s consent would need to be required.</p>
</section>
<section id="information-infrastructure" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="information-infrastructure">Information Infrastructure</h2>
<p>Infrastructure experts focused on technical and legal constraints. One key issue was versioning: it remains unclear when a change to a blog or post should count as a new version and whether versioning should happen at the level of individual posts or entire blogs. Additionally, versioning is not yet an established practice for bloggers. Participants agreed that feeds and protocols such as RSS or ActivityPub function mainly as distribution tools and are not suitable for versioning or preservation. Instead, archiving and version control should take place within the blog’s backend or content management system. Legal concerns were especially pronounced for comments, as archiving content from many different authors without clear licenses is difficult. In practice, this often requires contacting authors individually, which is rarely scalable.</p>
</section>
<section id="plenary" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="plenary">Plenary</h2>
<p>In the plenary discussion, participants debated the role of libraries. Some argued that libraries could take on a stronger publishing role by hosting blogs, managing licenses, and assigning identifiers such as digital object identifiers (DOIs). Others favored a more limited role in which libraries provide technical infrastructure while leaving editorial responsibility with bloggers. It was also noted that institutional bureaucracy often discourages bloggers from using institutionally hosted solutions. One participant emphasized that the decentralised nature of blogs is already a strength, rather than a weakness. They proposed that there is no need for new inventions, but rather that there is a great potential to reuse and extend existing infrastructures. To conclude, rather than aiming for perfect solutions, participants agreed that simplifying processes and lowering entry barriers should be the highest priority. We will use this feedback to update the catalogue of requirements that can be commented on until <strong>February, 27th 2026</strong>. Updates on the publication of the revised catalogue will be published in English on our <a href="http://hu.berlin/infomgnt">research group blog</a> and in German on the <a href="https://infrawissblogs.org/">project’s blog</a>. The presentation associated with the event can be found <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18537453">here</a> <span class="citation" data-cites="ochsner2026">(Ochsner and Pampel 2026)</span>.</p>
<p>Further information about the research group can be found on our <a href="http://hu.berlin/infomgnt">official website</a>.</p>
<p>This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labelled parts – is licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de">CC BY 4.0 DEED</a>.</p>



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<div id="quarto-appendix" class="default"><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-bibliography"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">References</h2><div id="refs" class="references csl-bib-body hanging-indent" data-entry-spacing="0">
<div id="ref-ochsner2026" class="csl-entry">
Ochsner, Catharina, and Heinz Pampel. 2026. <span>“Virtuelle <span>Diskussionsveranstaltung</span>: <span>Anforderungen</span> an Eine Kooperative <span>Informationsinfrastruktur</span> Für Die Langfristige <span>Verfügbarkeit</span> von <span>Wissenschaftsblogs</span>.”</span> <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18537453">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18537453</a>.
</div>
<div id="ref-ochsner2025" class="csl-entry">
Ochsner, Catharina, Heinz Pampel, Jonas Höfting, and Laura Rothfritz. 2025. <span>“Scholarly Blogs: An Analysis of Infrastructural Aspects Based on <span>German</span> Scholarly Blogs.”</span> <em>Journal of Documentation</em> 81 (7): 520–44. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-02-2025-0053">https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-02-2025-0053</a>.
</div>
</div></section><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{ochsner2026,
  author = {Ochsner, Catharina and Liebel, Max and Köster, Jannis},
  title = {Recap: {Requirements} for a {Cooperative} {Information}
    {Infrastructure} for the {Long-term} {Accessibility} of {Scholarly}
    {Blogs}},
  date = {2026-02-16},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/dj4k1-r9c95},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-ochsner2026" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Ochsner, Catharina, Max Liebel, and Jannis Köster. 2026. <span>“Recap:
Requirements for a Cooperative Information Infrastructure for the
Long-Term Accessibility of Scholarly Blogs.”</span> February 16, 2026.
<a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/dj4k1-r9c95">https://doi.org/10.59350/dj4k1-r9c95</a>.
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  <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title>Forschungsdaten: Handlungsfeld für institutionelle Open-Access-Repositorien. Pro OAR DE Handreichung</title>
  <dc:creator>Lisa Matthias</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Heinz Pampel</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Christopher Onzie Khamis</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Laura Rothfritz</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Jannis Köster</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-01-13-forschungsdaten-handlungsfeld-fuer-institutionelle-oa-repositorien/</link>
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<p>We are pleased to announce the publication of a new guide from the BMFTR-funded (Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space) project “Professionalisierung der Open-Access-Repositorien-Infrastruktur in Deutschland (Pro OAR DE)”: “Forschungsdaten: Handlungsfeld für institutionelle Open-Access-Repositorien. Pro OAR DE Handreichung” (available in German only).</p>
<p>Matthias, L., Pampel, H., Khamis, C. O., &amp; Rothfritz, L. (2025). Forschungsdaten: Handlungsfeld für institutionelle Open-Access-Repositorien. Pro OAR DE Handreichung. Zenodo. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17867213" class="uri">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17867213</a></p>
<p><img src="https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-01-13-forschungsdaten-handlungsfeld-fuer-institutionelle-oa-repositorien/Forschungsdaten_Handlungsfeld_für_institutionelle_Open-Access-Repositorien_Pro_OAR_DE_Handreichung.jpg" class="img-fluid"></p>
<p>This guideline summarizes the outcomes of the fifth networking forum on “Institutional Repositories and Research Data,” held on May 12, 2025, which brought together over 100 Open Access professionals from across Germany.</p>
<p>After an introduction by the project team, experts Melanie Lorenz and Kirsten Elger (GFZ Helmholtz Center for Geoscience Research) presented “Scholarly Literature &amp; Data Interlinking,” focusing on the Scholix standard that improves connections between scientific literature and research data. Beate Rajski and Oliver Goldschmidt (Hamburg University of Technology) presented “TUHH Open Research,” an integrated approach managing publications and research data in a single DSpace-CRIS-based system. Webinar participants then collaborated in thematic working groups, addressing common challenges between institutional Open Access repositories and research data as well as specific research data infrastructures. The presentation slides are available <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15395748">online</a>.</p>
<p>The guide consolidates these collective insights into practical recommendations organized around six essential areas for repository operations:</p>
<section id="common-technical-solutions-for-text-and-research-data-repositories" class="level3">
<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="common-technical-solutions-for-text-and-research-data-repositories">1. Common Technical Solutions for Text and Research Data Repositories:</h3>
<p>Participants identified the development of shared metadata schemas and metadata exchange between different systems as fundamental challenges. To address this, they recommended clearly defining use cases before making technical decisions, aligning requirements with established standards, and clarifying organizational aspects, such as certification and trust-building.</p>
</section>
<section id="interaction-between-text-and-data-repositories" class="level3">
<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="interaction-between-text-and-data-repositories">2. Interaction Between Text and Data Repositories:</h3>
<p>Key challenges arise from responsibilities being distributed across different organizational units (e.g., library and computing center), interoperability of various components, and the management of large data volumes. Participants recommended precisely defining requirements to determine whether an integrated or modular system is best, implementing consistent user guidance to reduce complexity, and establishing clear workflows for metadata cataloging.</p>
</section>
<section id="metadata-standards-and-criteria-for-interoperability" class="level3">
<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="metadata-standards-and-criteria-for-interoperability">3. Metadata Standards and Criteria for Interoperability:</h3>
<p>While the DataCite metadata schema is a widely adopted standard,handling domain-specific metadata in generic repositories presents a particular challenge. Proposed solutions included creating internal guidelines and documentation, prioritizing long-term preservation, and recommending strategies to ensure compatibility with domain-specific infrastructures.</p>
</section>
<section id="pids-for-research-data-sets" class="level3">
<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="pids-for-research-data-sets">4. PIDs for Research Data Sets:</h3>
<p>Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) and Handles have become established persistent identifiers for research data, while ORCID and ROR serve authors and institutions respectively. Participants recommended enhancing automation for metadata processes, using Data Stewards to raise researcher awareness, engaging with existing PID initiatives, and improving the usability of submission platforms.</p>
</section>
<section id="data-preparation-processes-and-metadata-maintenance" class="level3">
<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="data-preparation-processes-and-metadata-maintenance">5. Data Preparation Processes and Metadata Maintenance:</h3>
<p>Continuous metadata maintenance proved to be a pressing challenge, particularly given limited time and staff. Participants emphasized that automation cannot replace the need for sufficient personnel. They recommended using controlled vocabularies and ROR links for institutional affiliations, and proposed integrating data literacy directly into university curricula.</p>
</section>
<section id="additional-challenges" class="level3">
<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="additional-challenges">6. Additional Challenges</h3>
<p>Participants noted that metadata without curation is often of insufficient quality, significantly limiting discoverability and reusability. At the same time, researchers face time pressure and desire rapid publication. Proposed solutions included using AI to support metadata enrichment and quality control, assigning reserved DOIs, and aligning with NFDI (Nationale Forschungsdateninfrastruktur) developments to benefit from shared standards and expertise.</p>
<hr>
<p>This guide provides a foundation for continued professional exchange. Repository operators, libraries, and institutional decision-makers will find valuable insights for establishing effective publication and cost monitoring workflows within their institutions.</p>
<p>We extend our sincere thanks to all forum participants who contributed their expertise and experience to this collaborative effort. We welcome your feedback and look forward to continuing this important dialogue as we collectively strengthen the Open Access repository landscape.</p>
<hr>
<p>For more information about Pro OAR DE and our upcoming activities, please visit our <a href="https://www.ibi.hu-berlin.de/de/forschung/infomanagement/projekte/pro-oar-de">website</a>.</p>
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<div id="quarto-appendix" class="default"><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-bibliography"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">References</h2><div id="refs" class="references csl-bib-body hanging-indent" data-entry-spacing="0">
<div id="ref-matthias_forschungsdaten_2025" class="csl-entry">
Matthias, Lisa, Heinz Pampel, Christopher Onzie Khamis, and Laura Rothfritz. 2025. <span>“Forschungsdaten: <span>Handlungsfeld</span> Für Institutionelle <span>Open</span>-<span>Access</span>-<span>Repositorien</span>. <span>Pro</span> <span>OAR</span> <span>DE</span> <span>Handreichung</span>.”</span> Zenodo. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17867213">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17867213</a>.
</div>
</div></section><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{matthias2026,
  author = {Matthias, Lisa and Pampel, Heinz and Onzie Khamis,
    Christopher and Rothfritz, Laura and Köster, Jannis},
  title = {Forschungsdaten: {Handlungsfeld} Für Institutionelle
    {Open-Access-Repositorien.} {Pro} {OAR} {DE} {Handreichung}},
  date = {2026-01-13},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/wnkj9-agn74},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-matthias2026" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Matthias, Lisa, Heinz Pampel, Christopher Onzie Khamis, Laura Rothfritz,
and Jannis Köster. 2026. <span>“Forschungsdaten: Handlungsfeld Für
Institutionelle Open-Access-Repositorien. Pro OAR DE
Handreichung.”</span> January 13, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/wnkj9-agn74">https://doi.org/10.59350/wnkj9-agn74</a>.
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  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title>Virtual discussion: Requirements for a cooperative information infrastructure for the long-term availability of scholarly blogs</title>
  <dc:creator>Catharina Ochsner</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-01-09-virtual-discussion-requirements-for-a-cooperative-information-infrastracture/</link>
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<p><img src="https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-01-09-virtual-discussion-requirements-for-a-cooperative-information-infrastracture/Anforderungskatalog.png" class="img-fluid"></p>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> Tuesday, February 3rd 2026</p>
<p><strong>Duration:</strong> 10:00 - 12:00</p>
<p><strong>Place:</strong> Online via Zoom</p>
<p><strong>Please register here:</strong> <a href="https://hu-berlin.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/8XNI-XdOSzW8MyxKQP_aOQ" class="uri">https://hu-berlin.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/8XNI-XdOSzW8MyxKQP_aOQ</a></p>
<p><strong>Contact:</strong> <a href="mailto:catharina.ochsner@hu-berlin.de">catharina.ochsner@hu-berlin.de</a></p>
<p><strong>Description:</strong></p>
<p>Scholarly blogs are an important part of scholarly communication and enable researchers to communicate their research results and research-related topics quickly and openly, initiate discussions and promote dialogue among colleagues and also between scholars and society. In contrast to traditional forms of publication (such as journal articles or monographs), scholarly blogs face particular challenges in terms of their long-term availability and citability. Content can be lost due to technical changes and a lack of archiving strategies. In addition, there is often a lack of standardised procedures for making blog posts permanently findable and clearly citable. To close this gap, the Infra Wiss Blogs project has developed a catalogue of requirements for the integration of scholarly blogs into information infrastructures.</p>
<p>The catalogue of requirements is based on the results of a qualitative interview study conducted with German scholarly bloggers as part of the Infra Wiss Blogs project. The aim of the study was to determine the requirements of scholarly bloggers for an information infrastructure that makes scholarly blogs available and citable in the long term. The catalogue defines requirements that ensure that scholarly blogs can continue to exist in the long term as citable, verifiable and sustainable contributions to scholarly communication.</p>
<p>The aim of the event is to discuss and further develop the catalogue together with the community. The feedback from participants will be incorporated into a subsequent revision of the catalogue.</p>
<p><strong>The catalogue can be found and commented on here:</strong> <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ckTCisliAciC574pf7kkl1RiTVMMCdN_0wkkluJcofo/edit?usp=sharing">To the catalogue</a></p>
<p>We are looking forward to receiving comments and feedback until <strong>February, 27th 2026</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Program:</strong></p>
<table class="caption-top table">
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 20%">
<col style="width: 79%">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td><strong>Time</strong></td>
<td><strong>Description</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>10:00 - 10:20</td>
<td>Welcome and introduction to the project Infra Wiss Blogs</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>10:20 - 10:40</td>
<td>Presentation of the catalogue</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>10:40 - 10:50</td>
<td>Time for questions</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>10:50 - 11:15</td>
<td>Discussion of the catalogue in break out rooms</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>11:15 - 11:45</td>
<td>Conclusions</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>11:45 - 12:00</td>
<td>Summary of the results</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>The event will be held in German. Further details and updates on the workshop and the project Infra Wiss Blogs will be communicated via the <a href="https://infrawissblogs.org/">project blog</a> as well as the project’s <a href="https://www.listserv.dfn.de/sympa/info/infra-wiss-blogs">mailing list</a>. If you have any questions, please contact Catharina Ochsner via <a href="mailto:catharina.ochsner@hu-berlin.de">catharina.ochsner@hu-berlin.de</a>.</p>
<p>Further information about the research group can be found on our <a href="http://hu.berlin/infomgnt">official website</a>.</p>
<p>This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labelled parts – is licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de">CC BY 4.0 DEED</a>.</p>



<div id="quarto-appendix" class="default"><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{ochsner2026,
  author = {Ochsner, Catharina},
  title = {Virtual Discussion: {Requirements} for a Cooperative
    Information Infrastructure for the Long-Term Availability of
    Scholarly Blogs},
  date = {2026-01-09},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/zzjg6-mr994},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-ochsner2026" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Ochsner, Catharina. 2026. <span>“Virtual Discussion: Requirements for a
Cooperative Information Infrastructure for the Long-Term Availability of
Scholarly Blogs.”</span> January 9, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/zzjg6-mr994">https://doi.org/10.59350/zzjg6-mr994</a>.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title>Integrating Open Access Repositories into the Broader Open Science Landscape: OpenAlex and COAR</title>
  <dc:creator>Lisa Matthias</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Christopher Onzie Khamis</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Heinz Pampel</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-12-10-integrating-open-access-repositories-into-the-broader-open-science-landscape/</link>
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<p>The Pro OAR DE project, running from September 2023 to August 2026, has dedicated the past two years to collaborating with German Open Access (OA) repository managers and and the global Open Science community to professionalize repository infrastructure.</p>
<p>On October 30th, 2025, following a series of six networking forums, we hosted a pivotal session marking the culmination of these efforts. The event brought together a technical roadmap for repository integration, concrete use‑cases, and a forward‑looking discussion on AI‑driven discovery and interoperability.</p>
<p><img src="https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-12-10-integrating-open-access-repositories-into-the-broader-open-science-landscape/Blogpost_WS7.jpg" class="img-fluid"></p>
<p>As the <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/12562">Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) manifesto</a> states regarding the true value of Open Access:</p>
<p><em>“Each individual repository is of limited value for research: the real power of Open Access lies in the possibility of connecting and tying together repositories, which is why we need interoperability.” <span class="citation" data-cites="rodrigues_case_2011">(Rodrigues, Clobridge, and COAR Working Group 2: Repository Interoperability 2011)</span></em></p>
<p>This webinar embodied that insight, welcoming presenters Kyle Demes (OpenAlex) and Kathleen Shearer (COAR), with participation from 87 repository managers and OA professionals.</p>
<p>The slides from the session are available <a href="https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.17582061">online</a>.</p>
<section id="openalex-elevating-repositories-as-primary-sources" class="level3">
<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="openalex-elevating-repositories-as-primary-sources">1. OpenAlex: Elevating Repositories as Primary Sources</h3>
<p><a href="https://openalex.org/">OpenAlex</a> where <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2780-0393">Kyle Demes</a> serves as Chief Operating Officer, is a comprehensive index of scholarly works and research information. It aims to aggregate the full spectrum of research outputs, i.e., publications, authors, institutions, funders, and topics, into a single, fully open resource.</p>
<p>Kyle shared the exciting news that OpenAlex now recognizes institutional repositories as primary data sources, representing a shift from treating them merely as secondary links to alternative versions of existing works. This allows OpenAlex to mint new records for repository content, even when those works are absent from other aggregators. Demes also highlighted OpenAlex’s commitment to Open Code, Open Data, Open API, and Open User Interface practices.</p>
<p><br>
This strategic pivot has fostered direct collaborations with major repositories, such as HAL (short for Hyper Articles en Ligne ‘Hyper Articles Online’) and Research Portal Denmark. OpenAlex is currently developing public “pipes” to ingest OAI‑PMH streams, thereby enhancing data curation and quality in accordance with <a href="https://guidelines.openaire.eu/en/latest/">OpenAIRE guidelines</a> for repository managers.</p>
<p>Demes emphasizes the importance of distinguishing scholarly from non‑scholarly content and providing precise publication‑type descriptors. He argued that robust internal quality‑assurance processes are vital to improving the usability of metadata for downstream applications. However, the platform faces ongoing challenges. According to Demes, a particularly concerning trend is that works previously labeled as Open Access are being closed again, necessitating the review of numerous records included in OpenAlex.</p>
</section>
<section id="coar-advancing-open-access-repositories" class="level3">
<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="coar-advancing-open-access-repositories">2. COAR: Advancing Open Access Repositories</h3>
<p>The Confederation of Open Access Repositories <a href="https://coar-repositories.org/">COAR</a> with <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8617-5781">Kathleen Shearer</a> as Executive Director, brings together 162 members and partners across 50 countries, uniting libraries, research institutions, and funding organizations in a global network.</p>
<p>Shearer spoke of COAR’s vision for an ecosystem of interoperable digital research objects that are dynamically versioned, searchable, amenable to text mining, and capable of near‑immediate dissemination. This ecosystem should support diverse post‑publication review models, recognize various contributorship roles, and integrate data, code, interpretations, preregistrations, data‑management platforms, and quality‑control mechanisms.</p>
<p><a href="https://coar-notify.net/">COAR’s Notify Initiative</a> exemplifies this vision by developing a decentralized framework that connects research outputs with external services, such as overlay journals and open‑peer‑review platforms, through linked‑data notifications This has already been adopted by systems including DSpace, Harvard Dataverse, and EPrints.</p>
<p>Recent COAR projects highlight its commitment to enhancing repository functionality while maintaining openness. The organization’s July 2025 “Dealing with Bots” task force and its work on semantic multilingual searching address key technical challenges facing the repository community. COAR also promotes controlled vocabularies and Persistent Identifier (PID) interoperability through its PIDs Task Force, and a <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7108101">Community Framework for Good Practices</a> which directly benefit platforms like OpenAlex that rely on high‑quality repository metadata. The newly launched <a href="https://ird.coar-repositories.org/">International Repository Directory</a> (IRD) further enhances accessibility to the global repository network, addressing limitations of older directory services.</p>
</section>
<section id="converging-priorities-the-value-of-curation-and-interoperability" class="level3">
<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="converging-priorities-the-value-of-curation-and-interoperability">3. Converging Priorities: The Value of Curation and Interoperability</h3>
<p>OpenAlex and COAR share a fundamental commitment to rigorous curation and interoperability as cornerstones of effective open scholarly infrastructure. While OpenAlex focuses on ingesting and enriching repository metadata to build a comprehensive scholarly knowledge graph, COAR provides the normative and technical foundation that enhances this work. Through standardized vocabularies, PID coordination, best practice frameworks, its repository directory, and notification protocols, COAR creates the infrastructure that enables reliable and scalable metadata exchange. This synergistic relationship demonstrates how a well‑curated repository ecosystem can feed robust discovery platforms, ultimately advancing the broader mission of Open Science.</p>
<p>We extend our sincere thanks to Kyle, Kathleen, and all the participants. We welcome your feedback on all the activities of the project Pro OAR DE and look forward to continuing this important dialogue as we collectively strengthen the Open Access repository landscape.</p>
<p>For more information about Pro OAR DE and our upcoming activities, please visit our <a href="https://www.ibi.hu-berlin.de/de/forschung/infomanagement/projekte/pro-oar-de">website</a>.</p>
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<div id="ref-matthias_pro_2025" class="csl-entry">
Matthias, Lisa, Kyle Demes, and Kathleen Shearer. 2025. <span>“Pro <span>OAR</span> <span>DE</span> <span>Virtual</span> <span>Networking</span> <span>Forum</span>: <span>Integration</span> of <span>Institutional</span> <span>Open</span> <span>Access</span> <span>Repositories</span> into the <span>Broader</span> <span>Open</span> <span>Science</span> <span>Landscape</span>,”</span> November. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.17582061">https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.17582061</a>.
</div>
<div id="ref-rodrigues_case_2011" class="csl-entry">
Rodrigues, Eloy, Abby Clobridge, and COAR Working Group 2: Repository Interoperability. 2011. <span>“The <span>Case</span> <span>For</span> <span>Interoperability</span> <span>For</span> <span>Open</span> <span>Access</span> <span>Repositories</span>.”</span> Zenodo. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.12562">https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.12562</a>.
</div>
</div></section><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{matthias2025,
  author = {Matthias, Lisa and Onzie Khamis, Christopher and Pampel,
    Heinz},
  title = {Integrating {Open} {Access} {Repositories} into the {Broader}
    {Open} {Science} {Landscape:} {OpenAlex} and {COAR}},
  date = {2025-12-10},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/3hp72-ec349},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-matthias2025" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Matthias, Lisa, Christopher Onzie Khamis, and Heinz Pampel. 2025.
<span>“Integrating Open Access Repositories into the Broader Open
Science Landscape: OpenAlex and COAR.”</span> December 10, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/3hp72-ec349">https://doi.org/10.59350/3hp72-ec349</a>.
</div></div></section></div> ]]></description>
  <category>Lab Life</category>
  <category>Research</category>
  <guid>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-12-10-integrating-open-access-repositories-into-the-broader-open-science-landscape/</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <media:content url="https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-12-10-integrating-open-access-repositories-into-the-broader-open-science-landscape/Blogpost_WS7.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg"/>
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  <title>Neue Informations- und Lernmaterialien aus dem Projekt OA Datenpraxis</title>
  <dc:creator>Dorothea Strecker</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Sophia Dörner</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-12-03-neue-informations-und-lernmaterialien-aus-dem-projekt-oa-datenpraxis/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ 





<p>Das Projekt <a href="https://oa-datenpraxis.de">OA Datenpraxis</a> verfolgt das Ziel, die Open-Access-Transformation in Deutschland voranzubringen, indem der Umgang mit Publikations- und Kostendaten untersucht und unterstützt wird.</p>
<p>Das Projektteam hat nun Informations- und Lernmaterialien zu Monitoringaktivitäten mit offenen Datenquellen veröffentlicht. Diese Materialien sind orientiert an den “Kompetenzprofilen für die Open-Access-Transformation” des Projektes <a href="https://transform2open.de">Transform2Open</a> <span class="citation" data-cites="shelly_competency_2025">(Shelly and Höhnow 2025)</span> und richten sich an Menschen, die an wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen für Open Access verantwortlich sind.</p>
<p>Zu den neuen Materialien zählen interaktive R-Notebooks, die als Selbstlernmaterialien auf der Projektwebseite veröffentlicht sind. Die Notebooks zeigen, wie offene Datenquellen für die Analyse von Publikationsaufkommen und -kosten genutzt werden können und stellen interaktive Übungen bereit, um einzelne Analyseschritte selbstständig auszuprobieren. Vorkenntnisse oder eine Installation von Software sind nicht erforderlich. Die Notebooks wurden vor Veröffentlichung durch Personen mit unterschiedlichen Vorkenntnissen getestet. Sie finden sich unter:</p>
<p>Open Access Monitoring with OpenAlex: <a href="https://oa-datenpraxis.de/OpenAlex.html" class="uri">https://oa-datenpraxis.de/OpenAlex.html</a></p>
<p>Open Access Cost Monitoring with OpenAPC: <a href="https://oa-datenpraxis.de/OpenAPC.html" class="uri">https://oa-datenpraxis.de/OpenAPC.html</a></p>
<p>Weiterhin wurde im Projekt eine Einführung in das Thema Open-Access-Monitoring und Open Research Information für Menschen in Bibliotheken erstellt. Diese Einführung wurde als Teil der “LIBER Digital Scholarship &amp; Data Science Topic Guides for Library Professionals” veröffentlicht <span class="citation" data-cites="strecker_open_2025">(Strecker and Dörner 2025)</span>.</p>
<p>LIBER Digital Scholarship &amp; Data Science Topic Guides for Library Professionals - Open Access Monitoring and Open Research Information: <a href="https://doi.org/10.23636/dwcn-x827" class="uri">https://doi.org/10.23636/dwcn-x827</a></p>
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<p><img src="https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-12-03-neue-informations-und-lernmaterialien-aus-dem-projekt-oa-datenpraxis/liber_guide.png" class="img-fluid figure-img"></p>
<figcaption>Screenshot des LIBER Digital Scholarship &amp; Data Science Topic Guides “Open Access Monitoring and Open Research Information”</figcaption>
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<p>Beide Materialien, die Notebooks und der Digital Scholarship &amp; Data Science Topic Guide, liegen auf Englisch vor und sind unter einer freien Lizenz veröffentlicht.</p>
<p>Rückfragen können Sie gerne jederzeit an das Projektteam von OA Datenpraxis richten: info.oa-datenpraxis@listserv.dfn.de</p>
<p>Weitere Informationen über die Forschungsgruppe Information Managementan der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, einem der Partner im Projekt, finden sich auf der <a href="http://hu.berlin/infomgnt">offiziellen Website der Gruppe</a>. Informationen zum Arbeitsbereich Scholarly Communication Analytics an der SUB Göttingen finden sich u. a. auf <a href="https://subugoe.github.io/scholcomm_analytics/" class="uri">https://subugoe.github.io/scholcomm_analytics/</a>.</p>
<p>Dieser Text – mit Ausnahme von Zitaten und anderweitig gekennzeichneten Abschnitten – steht unter der <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de">CC BY 4.0 DEED</a>.</p>




<div id="quarto-appendix" class="default"><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-bibliography"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">References</h2><div id="refs" class="references csl-bib-body hanging-indent" data-entry-spacing="0">
<div id="ref-shelly_competency_2025" class="csl-entry">
Shelly, Joshua, and Tobias Höhnow. 2025. <span>“Competency <span>Profiles</span> for the <span>Open</span> <span>Access</span> <span>Transformation</span>.”</span> <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16979893">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16979893</a>.
</div>
<div id="ref-strecker_open_2025" class="csl-entry">
Strecker, Dorothea, and Sophia Dörner. 2025. <span>“Open <span>Access</span> <span>Monitoring</span> and <span>Open</span> <span>Research</span> <span>Information</span>.”</span> Edited by Nora McGregor. LIBER. <a href="https://doi.org/10.23636/dwcn-x827">https://doi.org/10.23636/dwcn-x827</a>.
</div>
</div></section><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{strecker2025,
  author = {Strecker, Dorothea and Dörner, Sophia},
  title = {Neue {Informations-} Und {Lernmaterialien} Aus Dem {Projekt}
    {OA} {Datenpraxis}},
  date = {2025-12-03},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/z46ht-zm446},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-strecker2025" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Strecker, Dorothea, and Sophia Dörner. 2025. <span>“Neue Informations-
Und Lernmaterialien Aus Dem Projekt OA Datenpraxis.”</span> December 3,
2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/z46ht-zm446">https://doi.org/10.59350/z46ht-zm446</a>.
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  <guid>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-12-03-neue-informations-und-lernmaterialien-aus-dem-projekt-oa-datenpraxis/</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <media:content url="https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-12-03-neue-informations-und-lernmaterialien-aus-dem-projekt-oa-datenpraxis/liber_guide.png" medium="image" type="image/png" height="172" width="144"/>
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  <title>New Guide on Publication and Cost Monitoring through Institutional Repositories</title>
  <dc:creator>Lisa Matthias</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Heinz Pampel</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Christopher Onzie Khamis</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-11-26-new-guide-on-publication-and-cost-monitoring/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ 





<p>We are pleased to announce the publication of our fourth guide from the BMFTR-funded (Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space) project “Professionalisierung der Open-Access-Repositorien-Infrastruktur in Deutschland (Pro OAR DE)”: “Publikations- und Kostenmonitoring: Handlungsfeld für institutionelle Open-Access Repositorien” (available in German only).</p>
<p>Matthias, L., Pampel, H., Khamis, C. O., &amp; Rothfritz, L. (2025). Publikations- und Kostenmonitoring: Handlungsfeld für institutionelle Open-Access Repositorien. Pro OAR DE Handreichung. Zenodo. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17357984" class="uri">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17357984</a></p>
<p><img src="https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-11-26-new-guide-on-publication-and-cost-monitoring/Blogpost_Monitoring_Handreichung.jpg" class="img-fluid"></p>
<p>This guide documents the outcomes of our networking forum “<a href="https://www.ibi.hu-berlin.de/de/forschung/infomanagement/events/prooarde-monitoring">Publikations- und Kostenmonitoring mit institutionellen Repositorien</a>,” held on March 10, 2025, with 100 Open Access professionals from across Germany. Drawing on their collaborative work, the guide offers concrete, practice-based recommendations for advancing publication and cost monitoring through institutional repositories. Experts Dirk Pieper and Julia Bartlewski (Universität Bielefeld), as well as Colin Sippl and Gernot Deinzer (Universität Regensburg), presented concrete action options for publication and cost monitoring. Building on these presentations, participants worked together in a “world café” setting to share institutional experiences and develop practical approaches to common challenges. Presentation slides are available <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15056242">online</a>. The guide synthesizes these collective insights into practical recommendations organized around five critical areas for institutional repository management:</p>
<section id="definitions-of-publication-and-cost-data" class="level3">
<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="definitions-of-publication-and-cost-data">Definitions of Publication and Cost Data</h3>
<p>Publication data encompasses all information about published scientific works, including authors, titles, abstracts, and persistent identifiers (PIDs) such as DOIs. Cost data refers to the financial aspects of publication, such as publication fees, processing fees, and value-added tax. The diversity of categories, lack of glossaries, currency, completeness, and inconsistencies between disciplines were identified as central challenges. Clear definitions and collection of these data are essential for effective monitoring. Different departments within an institution, such as libraries, finance departments, and university management, have varying requirements for this information. Close collaboration and regular communication are therefore crucial to establish efficient and transparent workflows.</p>
</section>
<section id="integration-of-external-data-sources" class="level3">
<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="integration-of-external-data-sources">Integration of External Data Sources</h3>
<p>The integration of various data sources into repositories poses significant technical challenges. A fundamental issue is avoiding duplicates, which regularly occur during data aggregation from multiple sources. Services like OpenAIRE can help aggregate data and remove duplicates, though the completeness and effectiveness of these functions remain under continuous development. Another challenge involves integrating proprietary research information systems (CRIS). The lack of standardization and limited interoperability of these systems significantly complicate automated data exchange. Many steps still need to be performed manually, limiting both scalability and data quality. In addition to establishing standard interfaces, participants recommended the data service <a href="https://info.oa-deepgreen.de/en/">DeepGreen</a> for Open Access and secondary publications, noting that data verification workflows remain necessary.</p>
</section>
<section id="partners-for-cooperation-within-the-institution-and-beyond" class="level3">
<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="partners-for-cooperation-within-the-institution-and-beyond">Partners for Cooperation within the Institution and Beyond</h3>
<p>Successful collaboration requires clear role descriptions and appropriate involvement of various stakeholders within the institution, such as faculties, libraries, IT departments, financial controlling, and other administrative units. Cross-institutional cooperation, including state initiatives, information infrastructure networks, and standardization projects, is equally important. Regular exchange with all stakeholders helps ensure that strategic considerations are coordinated and consistently developed. To this end, participants recommended the strategic selection of cost monitoring tools based on established standards and consistent alignment with best practices from other institutions.</p>
</section>
<section id="standards-for-monitoring" class="level3">
<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="standards-for-monitoring">Standards for Monitoring</h3>
<p>Establishing uniform standards for recording and evaluating publication and cost data is essential. A controlled vocabulary for different data categories, such as cost and publication types, can improve the comparability of monitoring results. Projects like COAR and openCost offer promising approaches for developing such standards. Another complex area is the representation of costs for individual publications versus contract costs. Linking individual publications to overarching contracts poses an additional hurdle, particularly in transformative agreements where publication costs cannot be directly assigned to individual articles. To address the challenges posed by currently missing standards, participants recommended several practical solutions: systematic metadata comparisons between different sources, clear documentation of cost types, and the identification of net and gross amounts.</p>
</section>
<section id="workflows-within-the-institution-and-the-role-of-the-repository" class="level3">
<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="workflows-within-the-institution-and-the-role-of-the-repository">Workflows within the Institution and the Role of the Repository</h3>
<p>Integrating publication and cost monitoring into existing institutional processes requires close cooperation between different stakeholders and departments. The use of different systems for various aspects of publication and cost monitoring, combined with heterogeneous cost data, pose central challenges. Participants recommended integrating all relevant functions into a single system, as this would make the processes significantly more efficient. The traditionally separate areas of cataloging, repository operation, and cost recording are gradually converging but remain far from full integration. Close cooperation between these areas for comprehensive cost and research reporting is seen as essential.</p>
</section>
<section id="additional-challenges" class="level3">
<h3 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="additional-challenges">Additional Challenges</h3>
<p>Beyond the challenges already mentioned, several additional issues can arise when implementing publication and cost monitoring systems. Communication with various stakeholders is often complex and can lead to uncertainties regarding fundamental questions, such as eligible publication costs and the role of the corresponding author. The continuous training of researchers and other involved parties also presents a challenge. Information events and training sessions are time-consuming to prepare and must be offered regularly. The high resource requirements for the comprehensive recording of all publications and their associated costs were also identified as challenges. The transition of cost management from Excel-based solutions to repositories or bibliographic systems poses a technical hurdle. Recommended solutions include direct presentations in scientific working groups, information offerings at events for early career researchers, and positioning as a central point of contact for publication-related matters.</p>
<hr>
<p>This guide provides a foundation for continued professional exchange. Repository operators, libraries, and institutional decision-makers will find valuable insights for establishing effective publication and cost monitoring workflows within their institutions.</p>
<p>We extend our sincere thanks to all forum participants who contributed their expertise and experience to this collaborative effort. We welcome your feedback and look forward to continuing this important dialogue as we collectively strengthen the Open Access repository landscape.</p>
<p>For more information about Pro OAR DE and our upcoming activities, please visit our <a href="https://www.ibi.hu-berlin.de/de/forschung/infomanagement/projekte/pro-oar-de">website</a>.</p>
<p>This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labeled sections – is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 DEED.</p>



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<div id="quarto-appendix" class="default"><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-bibliography"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">References</h2><div id="refs" class="references csl-bib-body hanging-indent" data-entry-spacing="0">
<div id="ref-noauthor_deepgreen_nodate" class="csl-entry">
<span>“<span>DeepGreen</span>.”</span> n.d. Accessed August 18, 2025. <a href="https://info.oa-deepgreen.de/en/">https://info.oa-deepgreen.de/en/</a>.
</div>
<div id="ref-matthias_publikations-_2025" class="csl-entry">
Matthias, Lisa, Heinz Pampel, Christopher Onzie Khamis, and Laura Rothfritz. 2025. <span>“Publikations- Und <span>Kostenmonitoring</span>: <span>Handlungsfeld</span> Für Institutionelle <span>Open</span>-<span>Access</span>-<span>Repositorien</span>. <span>Pro</span> <span>OAR</span> <span>DE</span> <span>Handreichung</span>.”</span> Zenodo. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17357984">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17357984</a>.
</div>
<div id="ref-matthias_pro_2025" class="csl-entry">
Matthias, Lisa, Dirk Pieper, Julia Bartlewski, Colin Sippl, and Gernot Deinzer. 2025. <span>“Pro <span>OAR</span> <span>DE</span> <span>Vernetzungsforum</span>: <span>Publikations</span>- Und <span>Kostenmonitoring</span> Mit Institutionellen <span>Repositorien</span>,”</span> March. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15056242">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15056242</a>.
</div>
</div></section><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{matthias2025,
  author = {Matthias, Lisa and Pampel, Heinz and Onzie Khamis,
    Christopher},
  title = {New {Guide} on {Publication} and {Cost} {Monitoring} Through
    {Institutional} {Repositories}},
  date = {2025-11-26},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/rhe8t-bh241},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-matthias2025" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Matthias, Lisa, Heinz Pampel, and Christopher Onzie Khamis. 2025.
<span>“New Guide on Publication and Cost Monitoring Through
Institutional Repositories.”</span> November 26, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/rhe8t-bh241">https://doi.org/10.59350/rhe8t-bh241</a>.
</div></div></section></div> ]]></description>
  <category>Lab Life</category>
  <category>Research</category>
  <guid>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-11-26-new-guide-on-publication-and-cost-monitoring/</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <media:content url="https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-11-26-new-guide-on-publication-and-cost-monitoring/Blogpost_Monitoring_Handreichung.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg"/>
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  <title>Workshop Report: Resilience in Times of Crisis - Strengthening Open Science Against Geopolitical Pressures</title>
  <dc:creator>Laura Rothfritz</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Dorothea Strecker</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-11-19-workshop-report-resilience-in-time-of-crisis/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ 





<p>On November 6 2025, we participated in the Workshop “Resilience in Times of Crisis: Strengthening Open Science Against Geopolitical Pressures” at the CWTS in Leiden.</p>
<p>The workshop made reference to the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science <span class="citation" data-cites="noauthor_unesco_2021">(<span>“<span>UNESCO</span> <span>Recommendation</span> on <span>Open</span> <span>Science</span>”</span> 2021)</span>, which presented an extensive and inclusive vision for Open Science when they were published in 2021. In the geopolitical climate of 2025, the values in the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science are threatened. Throughout the day, 20-30 participants discussed influences of geopolitics on Open Science, areas that require (more) awareness, and strategies to make Open Science more resilient.</p>
<p>In her keynote, <a href="https://www.library.upenn.edu/staff/lynda-kellam">Lynda Kellam</a> from the University of Pennsylvania Libraries introduced the <a href="https://www.datarescueproject.org">Data Rescue Project</a>. Following the keynote, invited speakers offered their thoughts on the resilience of Open Science practices and infrastructures. <a href="https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/en/persons/hugh-shanahan/">Hugh Shanahan</a> from Royal Holloway, University of London talked about factors that can put preprint servers at risk: the strong involvement of US institutions and a reliance on commercial internet service providers. <a href="https://www.molly-hardy.com">Molly Hardy</a> from the Library Innovation Lab at Harvard Law School introduced the <a href="https://lil.law.harvard.edu/our-work/public-data-project/">Public Data Project</a>, which applies curation practices to data rescue initiatives. <a href="https://www.ibi.hu-berlin.de/de/forschung/infomanagement/teaminfomanagement">Laura Rothfritz</a> from our research group at the Berlin School of Library and Information Science at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin presented results from her PhD thesis on the Data Rescue movement in 2017 and 2018 - read more about her contribution below. <a href="https://geotraces-gp15.com/joseph-gum/">Joseph Gum</a> discussed potential business models of open data infrastructures and risks associated with them. He also presented the <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15208172">Repository Crisis Scorecard</a>, a tool that can be used to assess the resilience of a repository during a crisis. <a href="https://www.uu.nl/staff/JMBosman">Jeroen Bosman</a> from Utrecht University offered a categorization of threats to Open Science as well as strategies to increase resilience. His slides are published <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17558233">here</a>.</p>
<section id="laura-rothfritz---rescuing-data-resisting-loss" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="laura-rothfritz---rescuing-data-resisting-loss">Laura Rothfritz - Rescuing data, resisting loss</h2>
<p>In her lightning talk, Laura shared results from her PhD research <span class="citation" data-cites="rothfritzWhatHappensWhen2025">(Rothfritz 2025)</span> which focuses on the first Data Rescue movement in 2017/2018 and asked when actions that feel resilient actually build resilience. Drawing on interview material she has collected for her thesis, she framed earlier data rescue efforts as “emergency curation”, which she defines as a form of first aid data duplication. This practice offered relief from fears around supposed data deletion but often produced redundancies of datasets without their contextual information, leading to unsustainable data practices. In her research, and in this talk, she is making a point to stress the importance of the affective consequences this sort of data activism might have, defined as such by my interviewees. These consequences range from feeling empowered and regaining agency in (politically) taxing times, to overwhelm and burnout.</p>
<p>In her research, Laura proposes the concept of anticipatory maintenance, defined as a preventive, future-oriented form of (infrastructural) care that turns imagined disruption into present routines aimed at sustaining continuity under uncertainty. She argues that in large parts this is what both iterations of the Data Rescue movement, in 2017/2018 and 2024/2025 respectively, might be seen as. In line with Jackson <span class="citation" data-cites="jacksonRethinkingRepair2014a">(2014)</span> and Rubio <span class="citation" data-cites="rubioIntroductionAvowingFragility2025c">(2025)</span>, she draws on broken-world thinking, which can be defined as a mindset of thinking with fragility and treating it as a normal, relational condition we live with. If fragility is seen as ordinary, then resilience is not a set goal but should be understood as a practice that must continually be negotiated. This is where future-oriented anticipatory maintenance might help with feeling resilient and simultaneously building resilience.</p>
<p>The slides from Laura’s presentation are available on Zendodo at:</p>
<p>Rothfritz, L. (2025, November 6). Rescuing Data, Resisting Loss - Emergency Curation, Anticipatory Maintenance And The Limits Of Feeling Resilient. Resilience in times of crisis: Strengthening Open Science against geopolitical pressures, Leiden, Netherlands. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17570709" class="uri">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17570709</a></p>
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<p><img src="https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-11-19-workshop-report-resilience-in-time-of-crisis/2025_Leiden.png" class="img-fluid figure-img"></p>
<figcaption>Laura Rothfritz presenting at the workshop “Resilience in Times of Crisis: Strengthening Open Science Against Geopolitical Pressures”</figcaption>
</figure>
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<p>Further information about our research group can be found on our <a href="http://hu.berlin/infomgnt">official website</a>.</p>
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<div id="quarto-appendix" class="default"><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-bibliography"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">References</h2><div id="refs" class="references csl-bib-body hanging-indent" data-entry-spacing="0">
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Jackson, Steven J. 2014. <span>“Rethinking <span>Repair</span>.”</span> In <em>Media <span>Technologies</span></em>, edited by Tarleton Gillespie, Pablo J. Boczkowski, and Kirsten A. Foot, 221–40. The MIT Press. <a href="https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/9042.003.0015">https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/9042.003.0015</a>.
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Rubio, Fernando Domínguez. 2025. <span>“Introduction: <span>Avowing Fragility</span>.”</span> In <em>Fragilities: <span>Essays</span> on the <span>Politics</span>, <span>Ethics</span>, and <span>Aesthetics</span> of <span>Maintenance</span> and <span>Repair</span></em>. The MIT Press. <a href="https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/14227.001.0001">https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/14227.001.0001</a>.
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</div></section><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{rothfritz2025,
  author = {Rothfritz, Laura and Strecker, Dorothea},
  title = {Workshop {Report:} {Resilience} in {Times} of {Crisis} -
    {Strengthening} {Open} {Science} {Against} {Geopolitical}
    {Pressures}},
  date = {2025-11-19},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/js8da-36a98},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-rothfritz2025" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Rothfritz, Laura, and Dorothea Strecker. 2025. <span>“Workshop Report:
Resilience in Times of Crisis - Strengthening Open Science Against
Geopolitical Pressures.”</span> November 19, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/js8da-36a98">https://doi.org/10.59350/js8da-36a98</a>.
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  <title>Institutional Repositories and Secondary Publication: A New Guide from Pro OAR DE</title>
  <dc:creator>Lisa Matthias</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Heinz Pampel</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Christopher Onzie Khamis</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-11-06-institutional-repositories-and-secondary-publication/</link>
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<p>We are pleased to announce the publication of our third guide from the BMFTR-funded (Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space) project “Professionalisierung der Open-Access-Repositorien-Infrastruktur in Deutschland (Pro OAR DE)”: “Zweitveröffentlichung: Handlungsfeld für institutionelle Open-Access-Repositorien” (available in German only).</p>
<p>Matthias, L. Pampel, H., Khamis, C. O. &amp; Rothfritz, L. (2025). <em>Zweitveröffentlichung: Handlungsfeld für institutionelle Open-Access-Repositorien</em>. Handreichung. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16810750" class="uri">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16810750</a></p>
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<p>This guide documents the outcomes of our networking forum <a href="https://www.ibi.hu-berlin.de/de/forschung/infomanagement/events/prooarde-zweitveroeffentlichung">“Institutionelle Repositorien und Zweitveröffentlichung”</a> (Institutional Repositories and Secondary Publication), held on January 13, 2025, which brought together nearly 100 Open Access professionals from across Germany.</p>
<p>Experts Sonja Härkönen (Universität Augsburg) and Tomasz Stompor (Kooperativer Bibliotheksverbund Berlin-Brandenburg) presented concrete strategies for secondary publication. Webinar participants then collaborated in thematic working groups, exchanging institutional experiences and co-developing practical solutions to common challenges. The presentation slides are available <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14725629">online</a>.</p>
<p>The guide consolidates these collective insights into practical recommendations organized around six essential areas for repository operations:</p>
<section id="supporting-researchers" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="supporting-researchers">1. Supporting Researchers</h2>
<p>A central challenge identified was bridging the gap between researcher needs and library requirements, particularly regarding manuscript versions. While libraries typically work with Author Accepted Manuscripts (AAMs), researchers often prefer using the Version of Record (VoR) for secondary publication. Low awareness of institutional repositories awareness frequently prevents researchers from considering secondary publication altogether. Participants recommended strengthening the institutional presence of Open Access officers as central contact points, integrating Open Access topics into training programs, developing efficient workflows through connection with existing structures, and implementing automated notification systems for publication opportunities. Participants emphasized that secondary publication should not burden researchers but rather serve as a professional library service that minimizes administrative and technical effort.</p>
</section>
<section id="open-access-policies-of-funding-organizations" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="open-access-policies-of-funding-organizations">2. Open Access Policies of Funding Organizations</h2>
<p>Participants stressed the need for clear communication and comprehensible guidelines. They called for concrete frameworks for secondary publication, including a maximum embargo period of 12 months and use of the VoR. Sustainable availability should be ensured through long-term archiving in certified repositories. Given the inconsistent success with implementation, participants discussed whether stronger political mandates from federal and state governments could foster a more consistent Open Access landscape.</p>
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<section id="publisher-open-access-policies" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="publisher-open-access-policies">3. Publisher Open Access Policies</h2>
<p>Participants identified core elements for transparent publisher policies: clear definitions of permitted secondary publication strategies, permissible manuscript versions and publication venues, and precise specifications regarding embargo periods, licensing conditions, and citation requirements. For legal certainty, they recommended documenting each publisher policy through screenshots or PDF exports. Practical tools and direct publisher contact were also recommended. To optimize processes, participants suggested verifying upfront whether authors possess the required manuscript version. Active networking in the <a href="https://open-access.network/vernetzen/digitale-fokusgruppen/fokusgruppe-zweitveroeffentlichen">open-access.network focus group on secondary publication</a>.</p>
</section>
<section id="workflows-and-opportunities-for-automation" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="workflows-and-opportunities-for-automation">4. Workflows and Opportunities for Automation</h2>
<p>Participants emphasized aligning secondary publication processes with institutional priorities, particularly to promote Green Open Access. Technical solutions highlighted included open-source applications and automated interfaces to rights-checking platforms. For capturing publications, they recommended ORCID profiles, subject database exports, and specialized library tools. Participants prioritized standardization as a critical prerequisite for automation: routine procedures, email templates, and centralized documentation systems for publisher policies can significantly streamline workflows. They also recommended anchoring mandatory submission of accepted manuscript versions in institutional publication policies.</p>
</section>
<section id="the-role-of-green-open-access-in-the-open-access-transformation" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="the-role-of-green-open-access-in-the-open-access-transformation">5. The Role of Green Open Access in the Open Access Transformation</h2>
<p>Participants discussed resource challenges, observing that Gold Open Access tends to absorb most institutional capacity, leaving Green Open Access to be managed as a secondary priority. Nevertheless, some institutions reported successful Green publication pathways supported by technical solutions such as self-submission systems with rights transfer options and automated reminders. Despite declining significance due to transformative agreements, participants emphasized the strengths of the Green route: cost-free access would enable all institutions to participate in the Open Access movement, especially for older publications with restricted access. The increase in secondary publication could be strategically leveraged in future publisher negotiations, with the role of preprints considered in a differentiated, discipline-specific manner.</p>
</section>
<section id="reform-of-secondary-publication-rights" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="reform-of-secondary-publication-rights">6. Reform of Secondary Publication Rights</h2>
<p>Participants called for secondary publication of publisher versions under short embargo periods with CC BY licenses. The current 12-month embargo period was criticized as too long, as was the difficult-to-verify 50% funding clause in the German Copyright Act (<a href="https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/urhg/__38.html">UrhG § 38 Abs. 4</a>). They recommended a multi-step approach to rights verification, systematic documentation of publisher policies, and interpreting them in favor of authors. Library and institutional leadership should be encouraged to actively utilize secondary publication rights, particularly given the difficulty of obtaining early manuscript versions in disciplines without established preprint cultures.</p>
</section>
<section id="additional-challenges" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="additional-challenges">7. Additional Challenges</h2>
<p>Participants identified technical challenges in the interaction between research information systems and repositories, particularly the need to distinguish between primary and secondary publications using metadata. Other core challenges included legal consultation, compliance with funding requirements, and the resource-intensive article acquisition process. Recommended solutions included increased networking for exchanging best practices, workflow automation, and adequate staffing capacity. Participants particularly emphasized the untapped potential of UrhG § 38 Abs. 4 and the need for systematic public outreach regarding secondary publication services.</p>
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<p>This guide provides a foundation for continued professional exchange on secondary publication practices. Repository operators, libraries, and institutional decision-makers will find valuable insights for developing effective secondary publication workflows that support both researchers and institutional Open Access goals. We extend our sincere thanks to all forum participants who contributed their expertise and experience to this collaborative effort. We welcome your feedback and look forward to continuing this important dialogue as we collectively strengthen the Open Access repository landscape in Germany and beyond. BTW: We just published a study in the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST): <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.70016" class="uri">https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.70016</a>. In this systematic review, we examine the key challenges institutional repositories face in advancing Open Access and supporting the dissemination of scholarly work. These include issues of strategic alignment, sustainable funding, staffing, technology, and researcher engagement. Our findings underscore the importance of integrating IRs with institutional strategies, strengthening professional and technical capacities, and ensuring consistent support to reinforce IRs as vital components of the Open Science ecosystem. For more information about Pro OAR DE and our upcoming activities, please visit our <a href="https://www.ibi.hu-berlin.de/de/forschung/infomanagement/projekte/pro-oar-de">website</a>. This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labeled sections – is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 DEED.</p>



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<div id="quarto-appendix" class="default"><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-bibliography"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">References</h2><div id="refs" class="references csl-bib-body hanging-indent" data-entry-spacing="0">
<div id="ref-Matthias.etal+shorttitle22+yearu" class="csl-entry">
Matthias, Lisa, Heinz Pampel, Christopher Onzie Khamis, and Laura Rothfritz. 2025. <span>“Zweitveröffentlichung: Handlungsfeld für institutionelle Open-Access-Repositorien. Pro OAR DE Handreichung.”</span> Zenodo. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.16810750">https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.16810750</a>.
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<div id="ref-Rothfritz.etal+shorttitle22+yearh" class="csl-entry">
Rothfritz, Laura, Lisa Matthias, Heinz Pampel, and Marcel Wrzesinski. 2025. <span>“Current Challenges and Future Directions for Institutional Repositories: <span>A</span> Systematic Literature Review. <span>An Annual Review</span> of <span>Information Science</span> and <span>Technology</span> (<span>ARIST</span>) Paper.”</span> <em>Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology</em>, August, asi.70016. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.70016">https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.70016</a>.
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<div id="ref-Wrzesinski.etal+shorttitle22+yearq" class="csl-entry">
Wrzesinski, Marcel, Sonja Härkönen, and Tomasz Stompor. 2025. <span>“Vernetzungsforum: Institutionelle Repositorien und Zweitveröffentlichung,”</span> January. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.14725629">https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.14725629</a>.
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</div></section><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{matthias2025,
  author = {Matthias, Lisa and Pampel, Heinz and Onzie Khamis,
    Christopher},
  title = {Institutional {Repositories} and {Secondary} {Publication:}
    {A} {New} {Guide} from {Pro} {OAR} {DE}},
  date = {2025-11-06},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/k8v8h-evr11},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-matthias2025" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Matthias, Lisa, Heinz Pampel, and Christopher Onzie Khamis. 2025.
<span>“Institutional Repositories and Secondary Publication: A New Guide
from Pro OAR DE.”</span> November 6, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/k8v8h-evr11">https://doi.org/10.59350/k8v8h-evr11</a>.
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  <title>Praktiken und Infrastrukturen des Open-Access-Monitorings</title>
  <dc:creator>Heinz Pampel</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Lisa-Marie Stein</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Bernhard Mittermaier</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Dorothea Strecker</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Bianca Schweighofer</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Gernot Deinzer</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-10-27-praktiken-und-infrastrukturen-des-open-access-monioring/</link>
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<p>Am 19. September 2025 führten die DFG-geförderten Projekte <a href="https://oa-datenpraxis.de">OA Datenpraxis</a>, <a href="https://www.opencost.de/projekt/">openCost</a> und <a href="https://www.transform2open.de">Transform2Open</a> gemeinsam den Workshop „Praktiken und Infrastrukturen des Open-Access-Monitorings“ auf den Open-Access-Tagen 2025 durch <span class="citation" data-cites="pampel_praktiken_2025">(Pampel et al. 2025)</span>. Nach einer kurzen Vorstellung der beteiligten Projekte diskutierten mehr als 30 Teilnehmende aktuelle Fragestellungen des Open-Access-Monitorings im Format World Café. Dabei wurden die folgenden Handlungsfelder in den Blick genommen: (1) die Stärkung der Standardisierung im Bereich des Monitorings, (2) die Förderung von Transparenzinitiativen in diesem Bereich, (3) die Weiterentwicklung der Nachnutzungsmöglichkeiten offener Daten – auch im Kontext der Barcelona Declaration.</p>
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<section id="standardisierung" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="standardisierung">Standardisierung</h2>
<p>An der Station „Standardisierung“ diskutierten die Teilnehmenden, welchen Herausforderungen sie im Hinblick auf die Vereinheitlichung von Prozessen in ihren Einrichtungen begegnen. Dabei zeigte sich, dass über klassische Publikationsformate hinaus auch weitere Objekte und Formen zunehmend relevant werden. Genannt wurden u. a. Konferenzbeiträge, die Publikationsgebühren in der Teilnahmegebühr enthalten, Einreichungsgebühren, Beiträge zu Diamond-Open-Access-Formaten sowie experimentelle Langform-Publikationen und Bücher im weiteren Sinne. Für letztere wurden zusätzliche Kostenaspekte wie Layout, Lektorat, Videoschnitt, Programmierung (z. B. für Publikationswebseiten), Archivierung oder Disseminationsgebühren hervorgehoben. Dies verdeutlicht, dass je nach Disziplin spezifische Erfahrungen und Bedarfe existieren, die für die Weiterentwicklung eines Metadatenstandards zur Erfassung von Publikationskosten berücksichtigt werden müssen. In Bezug auf die Kostendatenerfassung wurde deutlich, dass an vielen Einrichtungen noch erheblicher Unterstützungsbedarf besteht. Genannt wurden insbesondere die Herausforderung, Daten aus unterschiedlichen Quellen abzugleichen, die Weiterentwicklung bestehender Systeme oder Kostenmodule sowie Fragen des Rechtemanagements. Diskutiert wurde auch die Nutzung einrichtungsindividueller Tabellen und Formate, etwa im Kontext der Ablieferung an OpenAPC, sowie die Notwendigkeit, community-geleitet gemeinsame Standards für mehr Effizienz und Vergleichbarkeit zu entwickeln. Der Bedarf an Standardisierung wurde somit klar als Mittel zur individuellen Arbeitserleichterung und zur Bewältigung gemeinsamer Herausforderungen identifiziert. Dies unterstreicht zugleich die Relevanz, in der weiteren Projektphase von openCost verstärkt am internen Kostenmanagement wissenschaftlicher Einrichtungen zu arbeiten. Schließlich befasste sich die Diskussion mit der Frage, wie Publikationen zuverlässig als vertragsfinanziert identifiziert werden können. Hierbei wurde die Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek (EZB) als möglicher Referenzpunkt für einrichtungsindividuelle Vertragsinformationen hervorgehoben. Diskutiert wurde, welche bestehenden Systeme bereits genutzt werden, welche Synergien möglich sind und wie sich Schnittstellen – etwa zu LAS:eR, FOLIO oder über API-Abgleiche – künftig bestmöglich gestalten lassen. Auch die Erwartungen an eine künftige Vertrags-Registry wurden thematisiert, insbesondere in Hinblick auf Funktionen, Zugriffsebenen und die Integration in bestehende Workflows.</p>
</section>
<section id="transparenz" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="transparenz">Transparenz</h2>
<p>Die Station „Transparenz“ lud Teilnehmende dazu ein, über Maßnahmen zur Förderung von Kostentransparenz an ihren Einrichtungen zu sprechen. Teilnehmende betonten, dass es zunächst wichtig sei, den Adressatenkreis der Transparenzinitiative zu definieren: Für wen und zu welchem Zweck soll Transparenz geschaffen werden, und auf welcher Ebene? Daraus können Anforderungen an die Datengrundlage abgeleitet werden, etwa die Aggregationstiefe. In den Gesprächen stellte sich heraus, dass Transparenzbestrebungen an den Einrichtungen variieren. Ihr Erfolg ist häufig abhängig von der Ausgestaltung der Zusammenarbeit der beteiligten Einheiten, beispielsweise ob die datensammelnde Stelle Einsicht in das Finanzmanagementsystem erhält. Teilnehmende berichteten, dass Transparenz als Steuerungsmittel von Hochschulleitungen gewünscht ist. Die Erfahrung zeigt, dass ein Auftrag der Hochschulleitung Bibliotheken dabei hilft, dezentrale Kosten zu erfassen; er kann jedoch auch für Spannungen zwischen der Bibliothek und Fakultäten sorgen. Teilnehmende betonen, dass Transparenz nicht nur zur Kommunikation nach außen wichtig ist - Transparenz über die Aufteilung der Kosten innerhalb der Einrichtung ist ebenfalls wichtig. Mit Blick auf die Transparenz seitens der Verlage stellten die Teilnehmenden fest, dass sich einige Verlage bereits um Transparenz bemühen. Preise alleine seien jedoch schwer zu beurteilen, ohne auch die Produktionskosten zu kennen und einschätzen zu können, z.B. welche Ausgaben für Marketing angemessen sind. In Verhandlungen wäre ein vollständiger Überblick über die informationsbezogenen Finanzströme einer Einrichtung ideal, Non-Disclosure-Agreements stehen dem jedoch entgegen. Teilnehmende stellten fest, dass Non-Disclosure-Agreements vermieden werden können, wenn dies Teil des Mandats in Verhandlungen ist, wie ein Beispiel aus der Schweiz zeigt.</p>
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<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="offene-daten">Offene Daten</h2>
<p>Im Mittelpunkt der Diskussion an Station 3 stand die Nutzung offener Datenquellen für das Open-Access-Monitoring, insbesondere im Hinblick auf Publikationsaufkommen und -kosten. Die Teilnehmenden tauschten Erfahrungen, Herausforderungen und Perspektiven für die zukünftige Nutzung aus. Dabei zeigte sich, dass offene Daten bereits vielfältig eingesetzt werden, ihre Qualität und Verlässlichkeit jedoch stark variieren. Einige Teilnehmende berichteten, dass an ihren Einrichtungen offene Datenquellen genutzt werden – zum Beispiel OpenAlex für das Publikationsmonitoring. Die Erfahrungen zeigen, dass die Nutzung von OpenAlex einige Limitationen mit sich bringt. So variiert beispielsweise die Abdeckung der Disziplinen. OpenAlex erfasst außerdem eine Vielzahl an Publikationstypen, was zu einem „Overreporting“ führen kann. Eine weitere Herausforderung stellt die Datenqualität dar; etwa erschweren fehlende Affiliationsangaben eine effektive Nutzung. Teilnehmende betonten zudem, dass OpenAlex nur aktuelle Verlagslistenpreise abbildet, nicht jedoch die tatsächlich angefallenen Kosten. Der Dienst ist daher für das Kostenmonitoring nicht geeignet. Weitere genutzte offene Datenquellen sind unter anderem Unpaywall, Crossref, Sherpa/Romeo, DOAJ, Wikidata, DataCite und DBLP (insbesondere für die Informatik). Einige Einrichtungen ergänzen offene Daten durch Verlagsdashboards oder Verwaltungsdaten, um ein vollständigeres Bild zu erhalten. Über die Diskussion zum Thema Datenqualität hinaus wurde auch die Veränderlichkeit offener Datenquellen thematisiert: Angemerkt wurde, dass Aktualisierungen der Daten eine Herausforderung darstellen können. Betont wurde jedoch das Potenzial offener Daten. Sie, so die Teilnehmenden, können wesentlich zur Transparenz, Vergleichbarkeit und Effizienz in der Open-Access-Berichterstattung beitragen – vorausgesetzt, ihre Qualität, Pflege und Integration in institutionelle Infrastrukturen werden weiter verbessert. Damit offene Daten im Monitoring künftig eine tragende Rolle spielen können, nannten die Teilnehmenden mehrere Voraussetzungen: die Verbesserung der Datenqualität und Standardisierung, die Nachvollziehbarkeit von Änderungen und die Einführung einer Versionierung, die Verknüpfbarkeit mit institutionellen Datenquellen, transparente Governance-Strukturen für die Pflege und Weiterentwicklung der Daten sowie eine Community-basierte Qualitätssicherung und den Austausch zwischen Einrichtungen über Nutzungsperspektiven.</p>
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<section id="fazit" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="fazit">Fazit</h2>
<p>Die Diskussionen an den drei Stationen verdeutlichten, dass die Komplexität von Open-Access-Modellen und Kostenstrukturen eine zentrale Herausforderung für das Monitoring darstellt. Zwar müssen organisatorische und technische Lösungen – wie die Etablierung geeigneter Workflows, die Zuweisung von Rollen oder die Anbindung von Schnittstellen – in jeder Einrichtung individuell umgesetzt werden. Zugleich wurde deutlich, dass alle Einrichtungen vor vergleichbaren Herausforderungen stehen, insbesondere im Bereich der Kostenerfassung. Daraus ergibt sich ein klarer Auftrag, gemeinsame Standards und Werkzeuge weiterzuentwickeln, die lokal angepasst werden können, aber dennoch einheitliche und vergleichbare Lösungen ermöglichen. Die Beiträge der Teilnehmenden zeigten auch, dass Zweck und Adressat*innen von Transparenzinitiativen definiert werden sollten, damit Maßnahmen zielgerichtet geplant werden können. Die Nutzung offener Datenquellen könnte durch Hilfestellungen zum Umgang mit Limitationen und zur Datenbereinigung gefördert werden. Für die drei Projekte OA Datenpraxis, openCost und Transform2Open wurden in dem sehr anregenden und informativen Workshop weitere Handlungsfelder für die weitere Arbeit identifiziert.</p>
<p>Hinweis: Dieser Post wird parallel bei <a href="https://www.opencost.de">openCost</a> veröffentlicht.</p>
<p>Weitere Informationen über die Forschungsgruppe Information Management an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin finden sich auf der <a href="http://hu.berlin/infomgnt">offiziellen Website</a> der Gruppe.</p>
<p>Dieser Text – mit Ausnahme von Zitaten und anderweitig gekennzeichneten Abschnitten – steht unter der <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de">CC BY 4.0 DEED</a>.</p>



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<div id="quarto-appendix" class="default"><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-bibliography"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">References</h2><div id="refs" class="references csl-bib-body hanging-indent" data-entry-spacing="0">
<div id="ref-pampel_praktiken_2025" class="csl-entry">
Pampel, Heinz, Lisa-Marie Stein, Bernhard Mittermaier, Dorothea Strecker, Bianca Schweighofer, and Gernot Deinzer. 2025. <span>“Praktiken Und <span>Infrastrukturen</span> Des <span>Open</span>-<span>Access</span>-<span>Monitorings</span>.”</span> Konstanz. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17198826">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17198826</a>.
</div>
</div></section><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{pampel2025,
  author = {Pampel, Heinz and Stein, Lisa-Marie and Mittermaier,
    Bernhard and Strecker, Dorothea and Schweighofer, Bianca and
    Deinzer, Gernot},
  title = {Praktiken Und {Infrastrukturen} Des
    {Open-Access-Monitorings}},
  date = {2025-10-27},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/g6jdg-ejp06},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-pampel2025" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Pampel, Heinz, Lisa-Marie Stein, Bernhard Mittermaier, Dorothea
Strecker, Bianca Schweighofer, and Gernot Deinzer. 2025.
<span>“Praktiken Und Infrastrukturen Des
Open-Access-Monitorings.”</span> October 27, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/g6jdg-ejp06">https://doi.org/10.59350/g6jdg-ejp06</a>.
</div></div></section></div> ]]></description>
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  <guid>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-10-27-praktiken-und-infrastrukturen-des-open-access-monioring/</guid>
  <pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title>Scholarly Blogs as an Integral Part of the Open Access Landscape</title>
  <dc:creator>Catharina Ochsner</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Heinz Pampel</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Björn Gebert</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Melanie Seltmann</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Ulrike Wuttke</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-10-07-scholarly-blogs-as-an-integral-part-of-the-open-access-landscape/</link>
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<p><img src="https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-10-07-scholarly-blogs-as-an-integral-part-of-the-open-access-landscape/OA25Workshop.jpeg" class="img-fluid"></p>
<p>The Infra Wiss Blogs project by the Research Group Information Management was represented at this year’s <a href="https://open-access-tage.de/open-access-tage-2025-konstanz">Open Access Days</a> with the workshop “Scholarly blogs as an integral part of the open access landscape”. The workshop was organised by Catharina Ochsner and Heinz Pampel (<a href="https://www.hu-berlin.de/de">Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin)</a>, <a href="https://www.ibi.hu-berlin.de/de">Berlin School of Library and Information Science (IBI)</a> in collaboration with Björn Gebert (<a href="https://mittelalter.hypotheses.org/">Mittelalterblog</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/sub-aktuell/">Niedersächsische Staats-und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen</a>), Melanie Seltmann (HU, IBI) and Ulrike Wuttke (<a href="https://www.fh-potsdam.de/">University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, SeDOA</a>).</p>
<p>Guided by the question “How can science blogs be institutionally anchored as an integral part of the open access landscape?” participants examined the opportunities and challenges of institutionally linking scholarly blogs. Initial results from the Infra Wiss Blogs project were presented <span class="citation" data-cites="ochsner2025">(Ochsner et al. 2025)</span>. The aim of the workshop was to develop an understanding of the role of blogs as sustainable open access infrastructures, identify institutional challenges and develop solutions for the institutional integration of scholarly blogs in order to promote science blogs in the spirit of open access in a sustainable manner. This blog post documents the workshop from the organisers’ perspective.</p>
<section id="discussion" class="level1">
<h1>Discussion</h1>
<p>Based on two thesis participants discussed the role of scholarly blogs as open access tools.</p>
<section id="thesis-1" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="thesis-1">Thesis 1</h2>
<p><strong>Information infrastructure facilities must offer the possibility of archiving and persistent addressing of science blogs.</strong> On the one hand, participants emphasised that scholarly blogs are important for the visibility and accessibility of scientific content and should therefore be included in long-term archiving in a similar way to other forms of publication. On the other hand, participants pointed out that resources, responsibilities and technical standards still remain unclear. A recurring issue concerned the independence of bloggers. Many participants value the freedom to publish without institutional guidelines. Yet, it was also acknowledged that long-term archiving requires rules and processes. Scholarly blogs, described during the workshop as the “punk rock of publishing,” are spontaneous, independent, and unconventional—features not always compatible with formal requirements. Also, some bloggers wished to maintain a possibility to delete their posts in the future. As a possible solution, participants suggested plugins that make metadata easily reusable, among other things. Discussion also focused on which actors should be responsible for long-term availability: a mandatory deposit at the German National Library (DNB), state library repositories, consortia, or collaboratively maintained infrastructures. Federalism was identified as an obstacle in this context. Participants also opposed granting monopoly positions to single institutions, not least with regard to the researchers’ own academic journey from one institution to another, instead advocating for an independent infrastructure. Responsibility for the long-term availability of scholarly blogs was also assigned to scholarly blog platforms, in particular <a href="https://hypotheses.org/">Hypotheses</a>. According to the participants, these should develop an archiving strategy, also in cooperation with the German National Library (DNB). In contrast, those who host a blog themselves are responsible for its long-term availability, according to the participants.</p>
</section>
<section id="thesis-2" class="level2">
<h2 class="anchored" data-anchor-id="thesis-2">Thesis 2</h2>
<p><strong>Scholarly bloggers are encouraged to ensure that they comply with open science practices and FAIR principles.</strong></p>
<p>According to the participants, there were also differing perspectives on this topic. On the one hand, it was acknowledged that bloggers should bear a minimum degree of personal responsibility. On the other hand, the participants agreed that individual researchers could not be expected to have comprehensive technical or information science knowledge. The participants emphasised that the motivation of many bloggers lies primarily in making their topic accessible and bringing it into scientific discourse – not in systematically pursuing open science. According to the participants, libraries and information infrastructures could play an important role here: they could transfer skills, create technical frameworks and facilitate compliance with standards. Participants critically discussed the applicability of the FAIR principles <span class="citation" data-cites="FAIR">(Wilkinson et al. 2016)</span>. Since the FAIR principles were originally developed for research data, they are not a “natural fit” for blogs and would need adaptation, according to statements made in the workshop. In addition, participants pointed out that not all bloggers want to make their content interoperable or reusable – especially with regard to its use by Artificial Intelligence (AI) processes. Instead of rigid requirements, it was therefore suggested that specific guidelines for blogs be developed, based, for example, on the principles of good scientific practice (GWP) that also names blogs as a publication medium <span class="citation" data-cites="GWP">(Forschungsgemeinschaft 2025)</span>. The contributions also made it clear that blanket demands carry the risk of reinforcing existing inequalities among bloggers. According to the participants, many scholars have neither the time nor the technical resources to comply with complex standards. It therefore remains important to respect the autonomy of bloggers while providing low-threshold support services.</p>
</section>
</section>
<section id="conclusion" class="level1">
<h1>Conclusion</h1>
<p>Scholarly blogs are already an important part of open science communication today: they create visibility, increase accessibility and enable a low-threshold form of scientific exchange. At the same time, numerous open questions arise with regard to institutional embedding, for example, questions about responsibilities, resources and technical standards.</p>
<p>Further information about the research group Information Management can be found on the <a href="http://hu.berlin/infomgnt">official website</a> at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.</p>
<p>This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labelled parts – is licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de">CC BY 4.0 DEED</a>.</p>



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<div id="ref-GWP" class="csl-entry">
Forschungsgemeinschaft, Deutsche. 2025. <span>“Guidelines for <span>Safeguarding</span> <span>Good</span> <span>Research</span> <span>Practice</span>. <span>Code</span> of <span>Conduct</span>,”</span> January. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14281892">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14281892</a>.
</div>
<div id="ref-ochsner2025" class="csl-entry">
Ochsner, Catharina, Heinz Pampel, Jonas Höfting, and Laura Rothfritz. 2025. <span>“Scholarly <span>Blogs</span>: <span>An</span> <span>Analysis</span> of <span>Infrastructural</span> <span>Aspects</span> <span>Based</span> on <span>German</span> <span>Scholarly</span> <span>Blogs</span>.”</span> <em>Journal of Documentation [In Press]</em>. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-02-2025-0053">https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-02-2025-0053</a>.
</div>
<div id="ref-FAIR" class="csl-entry">
Wilkinson, Mark D., Michel Dumontier, IJsbrand Jan Aalbersberg, Gabrielle Appleton, Myles Axton, Arie Baak, Niklas Blomberg, et al. 2016. <span>“The <span>FAIR</span> <span>Guiding</span> <span>Principles</span> for Scientific Data Management and Stewardship.”</span> <em>Scientific Data</em> 3 (1): 160018. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.18">https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.18</a>.
</div>
</div></section><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{ochsner2025,
  author = {Ochsner, Catharina and Pampel, Heinz and Gebert, Björn and
    Seltmann, Melanie and Wuttke, Ulrike},
  title = {Scholarly {Blogs} as an {Integral} {Part} of the {Open}
    {Access} {Landscape}},
  date = {2025-10-07},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/9fkvd-w2138},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-ochsner2025" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Ochsner, Catharina, Heinz Pampel, Björn Gebert, Melanie Seltmann, and
Ulrike Wuttke. 2025. <span>“Scholarly Blogs as an Integral Part of the
Open Access Landscape.”</span> October 7, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/9fkvd-w2138">https://doi.org/10.59350/9fkvd-w2138</a>.
</div></div></section></div> ]]></description>
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  <guid>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-10-07-scholarly-blogs-as-an-integral-part-of-the-open-access-landscape/</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <media:content url="https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-10-07-scholarly-blogs-as-an-integral-part-of-the-open-access-landscape/OA25Workshop.jpeg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg"/>
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  <title>Report from the BUA fellowship: Metadata flows in the context of research data</title>
  <dc:creator>Dorothea Strecker</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-10-03-Report-from-the-BUA-fellowship-Metadata-flows-in-the-context-of-research-data/</link>
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<p>I recently returned from a research stay at the University of Ottawa: A grant by the Berlin University Alliance (BUA) - through the <a href="https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/commitments/research-quality/forschung/fellowship/index.html">BUA Fellowship Program of the Objective 3 - Advancing Research Quality and Value</a> - allowed me to visit Stefanie Haustein, associate professor at the School of Information Studies at the University of Ottawa and co-director of the <a href="https://www.scholcommlab.ca/">Scholarly Communications Lab</a>.</p>
<p><img src="https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-10-03-Report-from-the-BUA-fellowship-Metadata-flows-in-the-context-of-research-data/Desmarais_Building.jpeg" class="img-fluid"></p>
<p>During my stay, I investigated how metadata describing research data flows from local to global contexts. I previously wrote about my research and why it matters on this blog <span class="citation" data-cites="strecker_bua_2025">(Strecker 2025)</span>. In the course of my stay, I was able to collect and prepare data for analysis. As a first step, I reviewed records of the registry of research data repositories <a href="https://www.re3data.org">re3data</a> to check the status of OAI-PMH endpoints listed there. Next, I determined which endpoints expose metadata in specialized format using the <a href="https://rdamsc.bath.ac.uk">RDA Metadata Standards Catalog</a>, and checked which repositories have assigned DOIs to their resources. I selected 8 research data repositories - four from the social sciences and four from the geosciences. For each of these repositories, I retrieved metadata records based on (1) the specialized metadata schema, and (2) the DataCite Metadata Schema. The procedure I used ensures that these records describe the same resource, but in two different schemas. To prepare for the analysis, I updated and extended existing mappings between 3 specialized metadata schemas and the DataCite Metadata Schema. I am currently preparing a manuscript that will outline the results of this study.</p>
<p>In the six weeks I spent in Ottawa, I was also able to participate in another research activity - I contributed to a data collection initiative at the Scholarly Communications Lab that contextualized a recent suggestion by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the USA to cap APC funding. The data was initially used in a Science news article <span class="citation" data-cites="brainard_nih_nodate">(Brainard, n.d.)</span>. After extending the dataset further to include more journals and articles, it was published <span class="citation" data-cites="haustein_apcs_2025">(Haustein et al. 2025a)</span> alongside two blog posts <span class="citation" data-cites="haustein_nih_2025 the_scholarly_communications_lab_shaking_2025">(Haustein et al. 2025b; The Scholarly Communications Lab 2025)</span>.</p>
<p>I was also able to present my research to members of the Scholarly Communications Lab and University of Ottawa faculty members, and to discuss shared interests throughout my stay. Prof.&nbsp;Haustein also invited me to contribute materials on metadata for research data to a knowledge organization course.</p>
<p>The stay was very beneficial to my research. I was able to explore my chosen topic in depth and establish contact with colleagues that share my interests. I would like to thank the BUA for giving me this opportunity, and Stefanie Haustein, the Scholarly Communications Lab and University of Ottawa faculty for the welcoming atmosphere.</p>
<p>Further information about the research group can be found on our <a href="http://hu.berlin/infomgnt">official website</a>.</p>
<p>This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labelled parts – is licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de">CC BY 4.0 DEED</a>.</p>




<div id="quarto-appendix" class="default"><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-bibliography"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">References</h2><div id="refs" class="references csl-bib-body hanging-indent" data-entry-spacing="0">
<div id="ref-brainard_nih_nodate" class="csl-entry">
Brainard, Jeffrey. n.d. <span>“<span>NIH</span> Details Options for Limiting Its Payments for Open-Access Publishing Fees.”</span> <em>Science News</em>. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.zrf8mfm">https://doi.org/10.1126/science.zrf8mfm</a>.
</div>
<div id="ref-haustein_apcs_2025" class="csl-entry">
Haustein, Stefanie, Eric Schares, Juan Pablo Alperin, Flavia Camargo, Lisa Matthias, Lucía Céspedes, Constance Poitras, and Dorothea Strecker. 2025a. <span>“<span>APCs</span> of 2,228 Journals Where <span>NIH</span>-Funded Authors Published in 2025.”</span> Harvard Dataverse. <a href="https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/3XDMNF">https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/3XDMNF</a>.
</div>
<div id="ref-haustein_nih_2025" class="csl-entry">
———. 2025b. <span>“<span>NIH</span> Explores Capping <span>APCs</span>: <span>Let</span>’s Look at the Evidence.”</span> <em>Scholarly Communications Lab <span></span> ScholCommLab</em>. <a href="https://www.scholcommlab.ca/2025/09/03/nih-apc-caps/">https://www.scholcommlab.ca/2025/09/03/nih-apc-caps/</a>.
</div>
<div id="ref-strecker_bua_2025" class="csl-entry">
Strecker, Dorothea. 2025. <span>“<span>BUA</span> Fellowship: <span>Metadata</span> Flows in the Context of Research Data.”</span> <em>Research Group Information Management @ Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin</em>. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/wwwj7-4cm07">https://doi.org/10.59350/wwwj7-4cm07</a>.
</div>
<div id="ref-the_scholarly_communications_lab_shaking_2025" class="csl-entry">
The Scholarly Communications Lab. 2025. <span>“Shaking up the Scholarly Publishing Market – <span>Why</span> Caps on <span>APCs</span> Could Backfire - <span>Impact</span> of <span>Social</span> <span>Sciences</span>.”</span> <em>LSE Impact Blog</em>. <a href="https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2025/09/11/shaking-up-the-scholarly-publishing-market-why-caps-on-apcs-could-backfire/">https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2025/09/11/shaking-up-the-scholarly-publishing-market-why-caps-on-apcs-could-backfire/</a>.
</div>
</div></section><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{strecker2025,
  author = {Strecker, Dorothea},
  title = {Report from the {BUA} Fellowship: {Metadata} Flows in the
    Context of Research Data},
  date = {2025-10-03},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/fzz0a-wv919},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-strecker2025" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Strecker, Dorothea. 2025. <span>“Report from the BUA Fellowship:
Metadata Flows in the Context of Research Data.”</span> October 3, 2025.
<a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/fzz0a-wv919">https://doi.org/10.59350/fzz0a-wv919</a>.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title>Panel Discussion to Kick Off the International Open Access Week 2025</title>
  <dc:creator>Heinz Pampel</dc:creator>
  <link>https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-10-01-panel-discussion-to-kick-off-the-international-open-access-week/</link>
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<p>We are pleased to announce that the event series “Quo vadis Open Research in Berlin and Brandenburg” will continue throughout 2025 and 2026. This marks the fifth round of the series, bringing together experts and practitioners to discuss the future of Open Science in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.</p>
<p><img src="https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-10-01-panel-discussion-to-kick-off-the-international-open-access-week/OAWeek2025.jpeg" class="img-fluid"></p>
<p>An overview of all events and participating organizations can be found on the <a href="https://open-access-brandenburg.de/quo-vadis-offene-wissenschaft-berlin-brandenburg-2025-2026/">official event website</a>.</p>
<p>The series will open with a kick-off event during the <a href="https://www.openaccessweek.org/">International Open Access Week 2025</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Date and time:</strong> October 20, 2025, 14:00–15:30 (CET)<br>
<strong>Theme:</strong> Open Access 2025: Collaborations for Open Publications<br>
<strong>Program and registration:</strong> <a href="https://open-access-brandenburg.de/events/open-access-2025-kooperationen-fuer-offene-publikationen-quo-vadis-2025/">open-access-brandenburg.de</a></p>
<p>Experts will discuss the current state and future perspectives of open access, focusing on how collaborations can strengthen open publishing practices. Please note: the event will take place in German.</p>
<p>The panel will include contributions from:</p>
<ul>
<li>Dr.&nbsp;Dagmar Meyer, European Research Council (ERC), Executive Agency (ERCEA)<br>
</li>
<li>Dr.&nbsp;Bernhard Mittermaier, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Central Library<br>
</li>
<li>Dr.&nbsp;Torsten Reimer, University of Chicago, Library</li>
</ul>
<p>The discussion is hosted by our research group at the Berlin School of Library and Information Science, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.</p>
<p>Another contribution from our group to Open Access Week 2025 is the co-organization of the conference “Berlin – City of Open Knowledge for Academia, Administration, Civil Society &amp; Culture.” The conference will take place on October 23, 2025. For more details, please see the <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/j9987-g2h67">announcement in this blog</a>.</p>
<p>Further information about our work can be found on our <a href="http://hu.berlin/infomgnt">official website</a>.</p>
<p>This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labeled parts – is licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de">CC BY 4.0 DEED</a>.</p>



<div id="quarto-appendix" class="default"><section class="quarto-appendix-contents" id="quarto-citation"><h2 class="anchored quarto-appendix-heading">Citation</h2><div><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">BibTeX citation:</div><pre class="sourceCode code-with-copy quarto-appendix-bibtex"><code class="sourceCode bibtex">@online{pampel2025,
  author = {Pampel, Heinz},
  title = {Panel {Discussion} to {Kick} {Off} the {International} {Open}
    {Access} {Week} 2025},
  date = {2025-10-01},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.59350/0mm4x-sma37},
  langid = {en}
}
</code></pre><div class="quarto-appendix-secondary-label">For attribution, please cite this work as:</div><div id="ref-pampel2025" class="csl-entry quarto-appendix-citeas">
Pampel, Heinz. 2025. <span>“Panel Discussion to Kick Off the
International Open Access Week 2025.”</span> October 1, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.59350/0mm4x-sma37">https://doi.org/10.59350/0mm4x-sma37</a>.
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