Research Group Information Management @ Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin https://infomgnt.org/ Research Group Information Management @ Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin quarto-1.6.42 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT From a Student’s Perspective: A Book Review of “Big Data, Little Data, No Data: Scholarship in the Networked World” by Christine L. Borgman Max Liebel https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-09-28-from-a-students-perspective-a-book-review-of-big-data-little-data-no-data/

Introduction

While preparing for my bachelor’s thesis, I recently took the time to read Christine L. Borgman’s book titled “Big Data, Little Data, No Data: Scholarship in the Networked World” (Borgman 2015), which was published in 2015 by the MIT Press in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and features 383 pages detailing the roles research data plays for different stakeholders in an ever-changing scholarly environment. I bought the book for 36€ because I prefer reading physical copies, but I also had the option to get free online access through my institution.

Cover of “Big Data, Little Data, No Data: Scholarship in the Networked World”

The book was recommended to me as a good starting point for getting into the academic field of research data management by one of my colleagues. My main goal was to gain an overview of challenges in the field and maybe even find one that sparks my interest and that I could see myself writing my thesis about.

First, I’d like to start with a little background information about myself. I am currently in the seventh semester of pursuing my bachelor’s degree in Library and Information Science at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. While my major is in LIS, I also minor in Classical Archeology and work as a student assistant at the research group Information Management. Prior to studying LIS I studied physics for five semesters.

In this blog post, my goal is to provide a general overview of the book and its author, as well as reflect upon it and state my personal opinion on it. I will be discussing who I would recommend this book to and end with a quick note on my reading experience as a student, how I went about writing this blog post and provide additional resources that helped me get started. Let me know if you are interested in a more in-depth view of the writing process of this blog post!

About the Author

Christine L. Borgman is a distinguished Research Professor and Presidential Chair Emerita in Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles and is known for her many contributions to Computer Science, Data Science, Digital Humanities and more. Her current focus of research includes knowledge infrastructures, scientific data practices and open science. In her three award-winning books she discusses different aspects of scholarship and its infrastructure requirements in a modern age where information exchange is becoming more and more rapid.

Premise

As stated in the book, its goal is to provoke and deepen the conversation about data practices among different stakeholders in knowledge infrastructures and assess the concept of ‘data’ from social, technical and policy perspectives. It builds on earlier works of the author on scholarship in the digital age. Borgman formulates six distinct provocations to initiate discussions of reproducibility, sharing data, treating data as distinct from publications, dissemination of data, evolving knowledge infrastructures and long-term investments in infrastructure, respectively.

Structure

The book is split into three parts with multiple chapters. The provocations of the first chapter are followed by three chapters focusing on the definitions of data and data scholarship and are concluded by a description of the diversity of data. These chapters, along with the provocations, build the foundation for the second part of the book, which looks at case studies from the Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities. Each chapter starts with a broad outline of the history of the field and its infrastructures and is followed by a description of a specific project within that field. These examples show how the infrastructure and data practices in that discipline interact with one another. Every chapter covers two different fields and their respective case studies. The third part highlights difficulties that emerge from engaging with research data. Three chapters discuss releasing, sharing and reusing data; credit, attribution and discovery of data; as well as what data to keep and why. The book concludes with a complete bibliography and an index.

Personal Opinion

I think the book offers a great, accessible entry into the field of research data management. It gives a broad overview of challenges and discussions of the field that still remain relevant to this day and requires minimal prior knowledge. The insights into the different disciplines with their stakeholders and knowledge infrastructures were especially helpful in improving my understanding of the complex research data ecosystem. The structure of the book also makes it easy to follow the discussion and creates a streamlined reading experience. It also facilitates comparison between the fields outlined in the second part.

From my perspective as a minor in Classical Archeology, I would have liked the humanities case studies to go into more practical detail, for example on how excavation data, photographs or 3D models are documented and reused in everyday research and what role the interdisciplinary character of the discipline plays in handling research data.Compared with the detailed account of data practices in the sciences, this part felt somewhat less developed to me.

Still, I think that the author provides people interested in or working in infrastructures with a good framework of aspects to consider when familiarizing oneself with a discipline from a data management standpoint. Although I lack the experience to determine whether the author succeeded in her stated goal regarding the current discussion about data practices, the book certainly succeeded in diversifying my own view on research data. Especially with regard to different stakeholders and how the cultural aspects of various scientific disciplines shape how data is treated, the book was very helpful in providing me with a more detailed view of all the different factors that shape and influence data practices to this day. In conclusion, this book gave me a lot to think about and sparked motivation to further explore knowledge infrastructures and research data management.

A Student’s Perspective on Reading the Book and Writing This Blog Post

Reading the Book

While reading the book, I gained a lot of new ideas for possible research topics, and the bibliography helped me find additional literature to pursue my interests. I would recommend this book to any student who is interested in the topic of research data management but has no idea where to start. While the writing style can sometimes be a bit convoluted and the book was published eleven years ago at this point, it motivated me to start thinking about my own future in the discipline.

Writing This Review

As this is the first monograph I have read in this field, I thought writing this review would be a great opportunity for me to not only describe the book, but also practice my writing skills and reflect on the writing process. Although the task to write my first own scholarly output was daunting at first, I found some great resources that helped me get started with writing this blog post. These are some resources I found useful:

Above all I, want to thank Dorothea Strecker, who was always available for my questions and, along with Catharina Ochsner and Heinz Pampel, was a great help in giving me feedback and guiding me through the whole process of writing this blog post.

Also: if you are a student and have doubts about writing your first scholarly output, I strongly encourage you to try in the form of a blog post! Choosing this format can create a low-stress environment that is not as restrictive of your writing style as a journal article would be. Writing a blog post can help you gain practical experience with writing and let you explore topics you are interested in!

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References

Belcher, Wendy Laura. 2015. “Writing the Academic Book Review. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.” 2015. https://www.wendybelcher.com/writing-advice/how-to-write-book-review/.
Borgman, Christine L. 2015. Big Data, Little Data, No Data: Scholarship in the Networked World. Cambridge (Mass.): The MIT press.
Clemens, Anna. n.d. “Book Review: Science Research Writing by Hilary Glasman-Deal. Dr. Anna Clemens.” Accessed July 8, 2026. https://annaclemens.com/blog/book-review-science-research-writing-hilary-glasman-deal/.
Thomas, Ursula, and Strategic Research Area Organisational Sociology. 2021. “Guide to Writing Book Reviews in Academic Journals.” University of Potsdam. https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/projects/hi-militaergeschichte/materialien/20210107_Guide_to_Writing_Book_Reviews_in_Academic_Journals.pdf.

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]]> Research Lab Life Students https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-09-28-from-a-students-perspective-a-book-review-of-big-data-little-data-no-data/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT Die Forschungsgruppe Information Management auf den Open Access Tagen 2026 Catharina Ochsner Jonas Höfting https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-09-16-die-forschungsgruppe-information-management-auf-den-open-access-tagen-2026/ Vom 28. bis zum 30. September 2026 werden in Linz die Open-Access-Tage 2026 – die zentrale jährliche Konferenz zum Thema Open Access und Open Science im deutschsprachigen Raum – stattfinden. Die Forschungsgruppe Information Management freut sich, mit den Projekten Infra Wiss Blogs, OASA und Pro OAR DE auf den Open-Access-Tagen 2026 vertreten zu sein. Im Folgenden finden Sie die Beiträge unserer Forschungsgruppe.

Poster: Anforderungen an eine kooperative Informationsinfrastruktur zur Sicherstellung der langfristigen Verfügbarkeit von wissenschaftlichen Blogs

Wann: Dienstag, 29. September, 13:30 – 15:00 Uhr

Wo: Learning Center, 3. OG

Wer: Johanna Schielke, Catharina Ochsner und Heinz Pampel

Wir freuen uns, mit dem Projekt Infra Wiss Blogs auf der Postersession der Open Access Tage vertreten zu sein. 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.

Workshop: Szenarien der Open-Access-Transformation in DACH-Ländern

Wann: Dienstag, 29.09.2026, 9:00 – 10:30

Wo: Seminarraum 003B, Management Zentrum EG

Wer: Lisa Matthias, Heinz Pampel, Marc Lange, Jochen Schirrwagen, Henriette Rösch, Jonas Höfting

Vor dem Hintergrund von steigenden Publikationskosten, Diskussionen über Transformationsverträge, Forderungen nach mehr Unterstützung des Diamond-Open-Access-Publikationsmodells entwickelt das von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) geförderte Projekt Open Access Szenarienanalysen (OASA) Szenarien für die Weiterentwicklung der Open-Access-Transformation in Deutschland. Der Workshop richtet sich an Mitarbeitende aus Bibliotheken, wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen und Förderinstitutionen im DACH-Raum, die mit der strategischen Planung und Umsetzung von Open Access befasst sind. Ziel ist es, die im Projekt entwickelten Szenarien gemeinsam mit Expert:innen aus Wissenschaft und Praxis der DACH-Community kritisch zu prüfen, ihre Plausibilität, Abgrenzung und Vollständigkeit zu schärfen sowie ihre Implikationen für unterschiedliche Einrichtungstypen zu reflektieren.

Vortrag: Empfehlungen zur Professionalisierung der Open-Access-Repositorien-Infrastruktur in Deutschland

Wann: Montag, 28.09.2026, 13:00 – 14:30 Uhr

Wo: Hörsaal 16

Wer: Jonas Höfting, Heinz Pampel, Lisa Matthias, Laura Rothfritz

Institutionelle Repositorien (IRs) sind ein zentraler Bestandteil der sozio-technischen Informationsinfrastruktur vieler Forschungseinrichtungen. Mit der wachsenden Bedeutung von Open Science steigen auch die Anforderungen an den Betrieb von IRs. Zugleich stehen viele Einrichtungen vor grundlegenden Herausforderungen: Häufig fehlt es an einer klaren institutionellen Verankerung, an nachhaltiger Ressourcenabsicherung oder an eindeutigen Zuständigkeiten. Um diesen neuen Anforderungen und Herausforderungen begegnen zu können, werden in diesem Vortrag zehn strategische Empfehlungen vorgestellt, die im Rahmen des Projekts Pro OAR DE erarbeitet wurden.

Wir freuen uns auf die diesjährigen Open-Access-Tage und den Austausch mit Ihnen, sei es in Panels, der Postersession, den Pausen oder auch abends bei einem Kaltgetränk.

Weitere Informationen zu unserem Lehrstuhl sind auf unserer offiziellen Website zu finden.

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]]> Research Lab Life https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-09-16-die-forschungsgruppe-information-management-auf-den-open-access-tagen-2026/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT Entwicklung eines Posters zu Anforderungen an die Langzeitverfuegbarkeit von Wissenschaftsblogs Johanna Schielke https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-07-16-entwicklung-eines-posters-zu-anforderungen-an-die-langzeitverfügbarkeit-von-wissenschaftsblogs/ Wissenschaftsblogs stellen einen wichtigen Bestandteil der wissenschaftlichen Kommunikationskultur dar (Ochsner and Pampel 2026). Als interaktive Publikationsformen (König 2015) unterstützen Blogs den Austausch unter Forschenden und tragen gleichzeitig zur Dialogförderung zwischen Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft bei. Blogs regen Diskussionen an und ermöglichen eine direkte, schnelle sowie offene Kommunikation von Forschungsergebnissen (König 2015; Ochsner and Pampel 2026). In Bezug auf ihre Langzeitverfügbarkeit und Zitierfähigkeit stehen Wissenschaftsblogs jedoch vor besonderen Herausforderungen (Ochsner and Pampel 2026). Um die Sicherung und Auffindbarkeit von Inhalten dauerhaft gewährleisten zu können, wurde im Rahmen des von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) geförderten Projekts Infra Wiss Blogs ein Anforderungskatalog entwickelt, der anhand einer kooperativen Informationsinfrastruktur Maßnahmen zur langfristigen Verfügbarkeit und eindeutigen Zitierbarkeit von Wissenschaftsblogs darstellt (Ochsner and Pampel 2026). Als Teil der [Forschungsgruppe Information Management] (https://www.ibi.hu-berlin.de/de/forschung/infomanagement) am Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft (IBI) habe ich zur bildlichen Vermittlung der Kataloginhalte ein wissenschaftliches Poster gestaltet.

Wissenschaftsposter: “Anforderungen an eine kooperative Informationsinfrastruktur für die langfristige Verfügbarkeit von Wissenschaftsblogs”

Zum Gestaltungsprozess des Posters:

Für die visuelle Gestaltung des Posters hatte ich zunächst mehrere Ideen, die ich anhand von Mind-Maps und kleinen Skizzen auf Papier weiterentwickelt oder verändert habe. Ich mag Fantasy und Science-Fiction und hatte deshalb den Einfall, die Inhalte des Anforderungskatalogs in ein ‚magisches Bild-Setting‘ zu übertragen, das gleichzeitig Spaß beim Anschauen macht und die wissenschaftlichen Inhalte gut transportieren kann. Bisher habe ich vor allem Illustrationen für Veranstaltungs- und Konzertposter angefertigt und fand es spannend, mir die Gestaltung für ein wissenschaftliches Poster überlegen zu können.

Im Prozess der Bildentwicklung habe ich alle Motive per Hand gezeichnet und anschließend am Computer eingefärbt. Hierbei entschied ich mich dazu, die Zeichnungen in der Größe der final geplanten Druckversion (DIN-A0) anzufertigen. Ich finde, dass man dadurch einen besonders guten Eindruck zur Wirkung einzelner Bildelemente und deren Beziehung zueinander erhalten kann. Weil ich kein Papier in der passenden Größe zur Hand hatte, habe ich dafür einfach mehrere A3-große Blätter zusammengeklebt. Darauf konnte ich nun eine vergrößerte Bleistiftzeichnung meiner kleinen Skizze übertragen. Nach einer erneuten Überarbeitung dieser Vorzeichnung trennte ich alle Papiere wieder voneinander, um im Anschluss einzelne Bildteile am Schreibtisch mit schwarzer Tusche und Pinsel nachzuzeichnen.

Tuschen der einzelnen Bleistiftzeichnungen

Fertig gezeichnete Details

Zusammenlegen aller Tuschezeichnungen
Figure 1: (Fotos von Catharina Ochsner & Johanna Schielke)

Im nächsten Schritt habe ich die insgesamt zehn fertig gezeichneten A3-Blätter eingescannt und am Computer mit verschiedenen Bildbearbeitungsprogrammen zu einer einzelnen Datei zusammengefügt. Der Einfärbungsprozess der bisherigen schwarz-weißen Version fand ebenfalls digital statt. Nachdem der fertiggestellte Bildteil des Posters exportiert war, konnte ich mithilfe eines Textbearbeitungsprogramms den schriftlichen Inhalt zum Anforderungskatalog einfügen und entsprechend formatieren.

Das Wissenschaftsposter war Teil der Poster-Ausstellung auf der 114. BiblioCon (2026) in Berlin (Schielke, Ochsner, and Pampel 2026) und ist derzeit am Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft (IBI) der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin ausgestellt.

Weitere Informationen zum Projekt InfraWissBlogs und zu der Forschungsgruppe Information Management sind auf unserer offiziellen Webseite zu finden.

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References

König, Mareike. 2015. “Herausforderung Für Unsere Wissenschaftskultur: Weblogs in Den Geisteswissenschaften.” In Digital Humanities. Praktiken Der Digitalisierung, Der Dissemination Und Der Selbstreflexivität, 57–74. Historische Mitteilungen - Beihefte 91. Franz Steiner Verlag. https://shs.hal.science/halshs-01264402.
Ochsner, Catharina, and Heinz Pampel. 2026. “Requirements for a Cooperative Information Infrastructure for the Digital Preservation of Scholarly Blogs.” arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2605.31117.
Schielke, Johanna, Catharina Ochsner, and Heinz Pampel. 2026. “Anforderungen an Eine Kooperative Informationsinfrastruktur Für Die Langfristige Verfügbarkeit von Wissenschaftsblogs.” https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bib-info/frontdoor/index/index/docId/20527.

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]]> Research Lab Life Students https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-07-16-entwicklung-eines-posters-zu-anforderungen-an-die-langzeitverfügbarkeit-von-wissenschaftsblogs/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT Rückblick: Veranstaltungen zur Erfassung des Publikationsaufkommens aus dem Projekt OA Datenpraxis Dorothea Strecker Sophia Dörner https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-07-07-rueckblick-veranstaltungen-zur-erfassung-des-publikationsaufkommens-aus-dem-projekt-oa-datenpraxis/ Das DFG-Projekt OA Datenpraxis unterstützt durch verschiedene Initiativen den Umgang mit Daten im Kontext der Open-Access-Transformation. In zwei praxisorientierten Veranstaltungen haben wir uns kürzlich mit der Erfassung des Publikationsaufkommens einer Einrichtung mithilfe der offenen Datenquelle OpenAlex beschäftigt.

Am 20.05.2026 haben wir bei der 114. BiblioCon in Berlin ein Hands-on Lab angeboten. Bei der Veranstaltung “How To: Das Publikationsaufkommen Ihrer Einrichtung mit einer offenen Datenquelle erfassen” haben wir mit etwa 30 Teilnehmenden erarbeitet, wie sie mit Hilfe eines R-Notebooks Publikationsdaten ihrer Einrichtung anhand der ROR-ID über die OpenAlex API abfragen können. Danach haben wir die abgefragten Datensätze exploriert und für die weitere Auswertung vorbereitet; als Beispiel für die Datenbereinigung haben wir einen Ansatz zur Disambiguierung der Namensansetzungen von Verlagen durchgespielt. Aufgrund des großen Interesses haben wir das Format am 01.07.2026 mit einer ähnlichen Teilnehmendenzahl in einem Webinar wiederholt.

Beide Veranstaltungen waren in ihrem Aufbau angelehnt an das Format und die teaching philosophy von The Carpentries. The Carpentries ist eine Initiative mit globaler Community, die Workshops zum Erlernen von grundlegenden Programmier- und Data-Science-Kenntnissen entwickelt und unterrichtet. Die Workshops basieren auf einem praxisorientierten Ansatz („Code with me“) und es wird besonderer Wert auf eine inklusive und unterstützende (Lern-)Kultur gelegt.

Beide Veranstaltungen von OA Datenpraxis folgten ebenfalls diesen Prinzipien und setzten keine Programmierkenntnisse voraus. Dadurch sollten insbesondere auch Personen zur Teilnahme ermutigt werden, die in ihrer bisherigen Berufspraxis noch wenig Berührungspunkte mit Datenanalysen gesammelt hatten. Während der Veranstaltungen wurden die Teilnehmenden ebenfalls ermutigt, sich aktiv zu beteiligen sowie Fragen zu stellen. Besonders interessiert waren die Teilnehmenden an der Präzisierung der Treffermenge, z. B. durch Boolesche Operatoren oder die Einschränkung auf Corresponding Authors, sowie die Ermittlung des Publikationsaufkommens bestimmter Autor:innen.

Die bei den Veranstaltungen genutzten Materialien wurden auf GitHub veröffentlicht. Dort ist unter anderem ein Musternotebook abgelegt, das neben Codeblöcken auch Erläuterungen zum Vorgehen enthält. Mit diesen Materialien können alle Interessierten die Inhalte der Veranstaltungen eigenständig nachvollziehen.

Ergänzend weisen wir gerne noch auf interaktive Notebooks hin, die wir im Rahmen des Projekts erstellt haben. Die Notebooks sind auf der OA Datenpraxis Projektwebseite veröffentlicht und können direkt im Browser ausgeführt werden – die Installation von Software ist darum nicht erforderlich.

Weitere Informationen zur Forschungsgruppe finden sich auf unserer offiziellen Website.

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]]> Research https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-07-07-rueckblick-veranstaltungen-zur-erfassung-des-publikationsaufkommens-aus-dem-projekt-oa-datenpraxis/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT Aufruf zur Mitgestaltung: Materialsammlung fuer die Gestaltung des institutionellen Publikationskostenmonitorings Dorothea Strecker Heinz Pampel https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-06-25-aufruf-zur-mitgestaltung-materialsammlung-fuer-die-gestaltung-des-institutionellen-publikationskostenmonitorings/ Im Zuge der Open-Access-Transformation haben sich diverse Finanzierungswege für das wissenschaftliche Publizieren herausgebildet. Die zuverlässige Erfassung von Publikationskosten gewinnt damit an Relevanz, sie stellt wissenschaftliche Einrichtungen jedoch auch vor erhebliche Herausforderungen (Strecker, Pampel, and Höfting 2025).

Darum haben die DFG-geförderten Projekte OA Datenpraxis und Transform2Open in einer gemeinsamen Initiative eine Sammlung textbasierten Materialien erstellt, die Praktiker:innen den Einstieg in das institutionelle Publikationskostenmonitoring erleichtern können. Die Materialsammlung baut auf den Empfehlungen zur Gestaltung des institutionellen Publikationskostenmonitorings von Transform2Open auf (Schön and Mittermaier 2025) und wird nun öffentlich zur Kommentierung gestellt. Ziel des Kommentierungsprozesses ist die Überarbeitung und Ergänzung der Materialsammlung durch Feedback aus der Open-Access-Community.

Uns interessiert Ihre Perspektive: Ist die Sammlung nachvollziehbar beschrieben? Haben wir Materialien übersehen, die Sie hilfreich finden?

Anmerkungen und Ergänzungsvorschläge können Sie gerne bis einschließlich 27.07.2026 einreichen. Diese können Sie auf zwei Wegen einbringen:

Am 15.07.2026, 11:00 - 12:00 Uhr veranstalten wir zusätzlich ein Webinar im Format eines edit-a-thons, bei dem wir gemeinsam Anpassungsvorschläge erarbeiten. Für die Veranstaltung können Sie sich hier registrieren: https://hu-berlin.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/59gtK8FQSYm8yu9J7lvwGg

Bei Fragen können Sie sich gerne an Dorothea Strecker wenden: dorothea.strecker@hu-berlin.de

Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Kommentare und Ihre Beteiligung an der Weiterentwicklung dieser Materialsammlung!

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References

Schön, Margit, and Bernhard Mittermaier. 2025. “Empfehlungen Zur Gestaltung Des Institutionellen Publikationskostenmonitorings.” Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14748772.
Strecker, Dorothea, Heinz Pampel, and Jonas Höfting. 2025. “Erfassung von Publikationskosten an Wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen in Deutschland.” Bibliothek Forschung Und Praxis 49 (2). https://doi.org/10.1515/bfp-2025-0008.

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For attribution, please cite this work as:
Strecker, Dorothea, and Heinz Pampel. 2026. “Aufruf Zur Mitgestaltung: Materialsammlung Fuer Die Gestaltung Des Institutionellen Publikationskostenmonitorings.” June 25, 2026. https://doi.org/10.59350/rn9w2-y3g63.
]]> Research https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-06-25-aufruf-zur-mitgestaltung-materialsammlung-fuer-die-gestaltung-des-institutionellen-publikationskostenmonitorings/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT Recap: Practices for Securing Scholarly Blogs Catharina Ochsner Johanna Schielke https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-06-05-recap-practices-for-securing-scholarly-blogs/ As part of the Infra Wiss Blogs project, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), on May 29 2026 we hosted an online workshop 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.

Ivo Vogel and Nihal Ariz from the Specialized Information Service for International and Interdisciplinary Legal Research - FID intRecht presented how scholarly blogs are integrated into the intRechtDok repository. Michael Czolkoß-Hettwer from the Specialized Information Service Political Science (Pollux) talked about Blog preservation efforts at Pollux while Jochen Walter from the German Literature Archive (Deutsches Literaturarchiv, DLA provided insights into the archiving of digital literature and blogs. All presentations were published:

Czolkoß-Hettwer, D. M. (2026, May 29). Wissenschaftsblogs & Pollux: Indexierungsverfahren und Unterstützung von Blogs bei der Langzeitverfügbarkeit. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20491760

Ochsner, C., & Pampel, H. (2026, May 29). Online-Workshop: Verfahren der Sicherung von Wissenschaftsblogs. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20492209

Vogel, I., Ariz, N., (2026). Von flüchtigen Blogposts zu zitierfähigen Forschungsressourcen: Wissenschaftsblogs in intRechtDok. https://doi.org/10.17176/20260529-120200-0

Walter, J. (2026, May 29). Verfahren der Sicherung von Blogs: Praxis am DLA Marbach. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20526739

Discussion

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.

Conclusion

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.

Further information about the research group can be found on our official website.

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Citation

BibTeX citation:
@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}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Ochsner, Catharina, and Johanna Schielke. 2026. “Recap: Practices for Securing Scholarly Blogs.” June 5, 2026. https://doi.org/10.59350/kwnez-f7r13.
]]> Lab Life Research https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-06-05-recap-practices-for-securing-scholarly-blogs/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT Aufruf zur Mitgestaltung: Empfehlungen zur Professionalisierung institutioneller Open Access Repositorien Jonas Höfting Heinz Pampel https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-05-27-aufruf-zur-mitgestaltung-empfehlungen-zur-professionalisierung-institutioneller-open-access-repositorien/ 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.

Dank der Förderung des Bundesministeriums für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR) haben wir uns im Projekt Pro OAR DE intensiv mit dem Stand und der Perspektive der IRs in Deutschland beschäftigt.

Empirische Grundlage

Den Ausgangspunkt bildete ein Systematic Literature Review, das die in der internationalen bibliotheks- und informationswissenschaftlichen Literatur diskutierten Herausforderungen für den Betrieb von IRs untersuchte (Rothfritz et al. 2026). Ergänzend dazu wurden 15 qualitative Expert:inneninterviews mit IR-Manager:innen deutscher wissenschaftlicher Bibliotheken geführt (Wrzesinski et al. 2026). Aufbauend auf diesen Ergebnissen organisierte das Projektteam anschließend sieben virtuelle Vernetzungsforen zu zentralen Themenfeldern. Diese kombinierten Impulsvorträge mit Diskussionen in Kleingruppen; die Ergebnisse wurden dokumentiert und als praxisorientierte Handreichungen veröffentlicht.

Zehn Empfehlungen

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:

  1. Institutionelle Governance und Verantwortung stärken – IRs sollten verbindlich in institutionellen Strategien verankert und von der Leitungsebene ausdrücklich als strategische Infrastruktur anerkannt werden.

  2. Finanzielle und personelle Ressourcen nachhaltig sichern – Gefordert werden langfristige Finanzierungsmodelle sowie gezielte Professionalisierung des Personals an den Schnittstellen von Bibliothek, IT, Verwaltung und Wissenschaft.

  3. Monitoring etablieren und systematisch nutzen – Einrichtungen sollten strategisch entscheiden, welche Rolle IRs für Publikations-, Kosten- und Compliance-Monitoring spielen sollen und wie die gewonnenen Daten in Entscheidungsprozesse einfließen.

  4. Künstlicher Intelligenz strategisch begegnen – Empfohlen werden ein strategisches Bot-Management entlang der COAR-Initiative „Dealing with Bots” (Shearer and Walk 2025) sowie die verantwortungsvolle Nutzung KI-gestützter Werkzeuge im IR-Betrieb.

  5. Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen berücksichtigen – Empfohlen werden integrierte Beratungsangebote zu Lizenzierung und Zweitveröffentlichung sowie standardisierte Verfahren zur Rechteprüfung.

  6. Kommunikation und Vernetzung ausbauen – Notwendig sind klare Organisations- und Kommunikationsstrukturen, zielgruppenspezifische Angebote für Wissenschaftler:innen sowie stärkere nationale und internationale Vernetzung.

  7. Interoperable und nachhaltige Systeme etablieren – Empfohlen wird die konsequente Nutzung etablierter Standards, persistenter Identifikatoren und interoperabler Open-Source-Lösungen.

  8. Vielfalt wissenschaftlicher Outputs anerkennen und unterstützen – Unterschiedliche Publikationsformate sollten technisch und organisatorisch besser berücksichtigt sowie die Vernetzung mit Forschungsdaten strategisch gestaltet werden.

  9. Metadatenqualität erhöhen – Empfohlen werden professionalisierte Kurationsworkflows mit hohem Automatisierungsgrad sowie benutzerfreundliche Eingabesysteme und Interfaces.

  10. Digitale Langzeitverfügbarkeit sicherstellen – Gefordert werden institutionelle Konzepte zur Langzeitverfügbarkeit sowie Kooperationen mit spezialisierten Einrichtungen.

Abbildung 1: Screenshot des Empfehlungs-Dokuments.

Jetzt mitgestalten

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.

Für die Beteiligung stehen zwei Wege offen: Das Google-Dokument ermöglicht eine öffentliche Kommentierung direkt im Dokument. Wer anonym kommentieren oder keinen Google-Account nutzen möchte, kann alternativ die ODT-Version herunterladen, lokal kommentieren und per E-Mail an jonas.hoefting@hu-berlin.de einsenden.

In beiden Fällen ist die Kommentierung bis zum 14.06.2026 möglich.

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.

Das Projekt Pro OAR DE wird vom Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR) unter dem Förderkennzeichen 16KOA001 gefördert.

Weitere Informationen zur Forschungsgruppe finden sich auf unserer offiziellen Website.

Dieser Text – mit Ausnahme von Zitaten und anderweitig gekennzeichneten Teilen – steht unter der CC BY 4.0 DEED.

References

Rothfritz, Laura, Lisa Matthias, Heinz Pampel, and Marcel Wrzesinski. 2026. “Current Challenges and Future Directions for Institutional Repositories: A Systematic Literature Review.” Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 77 (1): 301–22. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.70016.
Shearer, Kathleen, and Paul Walk. 2025. “Open Repositories Are Being Profoundly Impacted by AI Bots and Other Crawlers: Report from a COAR Survey.” COAR. https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/open-repositories-are-being-profoundly-impacted-by-ai-bots-and-other-crawlers-results-of-a-coar-survey/.
Wrzesinski, Marcel, Heinz Pampel, Laura Rothfritz, and Christopher Onzie Khamis. 2026. “Challenges and Chances for Innovation for the Institutional Repository Landscape in Germany: Results from an Interview Study.” Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication 14 (1). https://doi.org/10.31274/jlsc.19047.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@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}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Höfting, Jonas, and Heinz Pampel. 2026. “Aufruf Zur Mitgestaltung: Empfehlungen Zur Professionalisierung Institutioneller Open Access Repositorien.” May 27, 2026. https://doi.org/10.59350/1n10v-cfy19.
]]> Research https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-05-27-aufruf-zur-mitgestaltung-empfehlungen-zur-professionalisierung-institutioneller-open-access-repositorien/ Tue, 26 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT Ensuring the long-term accessibility of scholarly blogs: Bloggers’ attitudes and practices Catharina Ochsner Heinz Pampel https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-05-18-ensuring-the-long-term-accessibility-of-scholarly-blogs-bloggers-attitudes-and-practices/ We are happy to announce that our short paper “Ensuring the long-term accessibility of scholarly blogs: Bloggers’ attitudes and practices” has been published in Information Research. The article is being published as part of the proceedings of the iConference 2026 which took place march 29th - april 2nd 2026 at Edinburgh Napier University under the theme: Information Literacies, Authenticity and Use: The Move Towards a Digitally Enlightened Society.

Figure 1: Screenshot of the Article “Ensuring the long-term accessibility of scholarly blogs: Bloggers’ attitudes and practices” (Ochsner and Pampel 2026)

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 (Ochsner and Pampel 2026) The article can be found here.

Ochsner, C., & 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. https://doi.org/10.47989/ir31iConf64176

The slides for the talk were published on Zenodo and can be accessed here. We thank the iConference for giving us the opportunity to present our research and the anonymous reviewers for their helpful feedback.

Further information about the research group can be found on our official website.

This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labelled parts – is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 DEED.

References

Ochsner, Catharina, and Heinz Pampel. 2026. “Ensuring the Long-Term Accessibility of Scholarly Blogs: Bloggers’ Attitudes and Practices.” Information Research an International Electronic Journal 31 (iConf): 1761–69. https://doi.org/10.47989/ir31iConf64176.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@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}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Ochsner, Catharina, and Heinz Pampel. 2026. “Ensuring the Long-Term Accessibility of Scholarly Blogs: Bloggers’ Attitudes and Practices.” May 18, 2026. https://doi.org/10.59350/9q8qf-mcn24.
]]> Lab Life Research https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-05-18-ensuring-the-long-term-accessibility-of-scholarly-blogs-bloggers-attitudes-and-practices/ Sun, 17 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT Analog trifft Algorithmus: Die Forschungsgruppe Information Management auf der Bibliocon 2026 Jonas Höfting Catharina Ochsner Dorothea Strecker https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-05-07-analog-trifft-algorithmus-die-forschungsgruppe-information-management-auf-der-bibliocon-2026/ 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.

Abbildung 1: LGV-Archiv, C 12 D-1-01273: Berlin-Neukölln: Hermannplatz, Ostseite, Ecke Berliner Straße (Landesgeschichtliche Vereinigung für die Mark Brandenburg e.V. 2025, CC BY).

Infra Wiss Blogs

Wie bleiben Blogs dauerhaft zugänglich? Anforderungen an die Informationsinfrastruktur

Wann: Mittwoch, 20. Mai, 12:00 – 12:30 Uhr

Wo: Raum D

Wer: Catharina Ochsner und Heinz Pampel

Das von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) geförderte Projekt Infra Wiss Blogs 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 Vortrag die Anforderungen von Blogger:innen an Informationsinfrastrukturen, wie Bibliotheken, für die langfristige Zugänglichkeit von Wissenschaftsblogs vorgestellt und diskutiert.

Das Wichtigste ist, dabei zu sein – relevante Arbeitsgruppen finden, Synergien schaffen, Netzwerke aufbauen

Wann: Mittwoch, 20. Mai, 16:30 – 18:00 Uhr

Wo: Raum IX / 9

Wer: Ursula Arning, Catharina Ochsner und Gesche Wahlen

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 hier.

Anforderungen an eine kooperative Informationsinfrastruktur zur Sicherstellung der langfristigen Verfügbarkeit von wissenschaftlichen Blogs

Wann: Mittwoch, 20. Mai, und Donnerstag, 21. Mai, 12:45 - 13:45 Uhr

Wo: Kongresssaal II

Wer: Johanna Schielke, Catharina Ochsner und Heinz Pampel

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.

OA Datenpraxis

Open-Access-Dashboards im Überblick

Wann: Dienstag, 19. Mai., 16:30 – 17:00 Uhr

Wer: Johannes Schneider und Heinz Pampel

Im März 2025 wurden im Projekt OA Datenpraxis rund 60 Open Access Dashboards identifiziert und erschlossen. Der Vortrag stellt die Ergebnisse der Studie vor und gibt einen Einblick in Open-Access-Dashboards weltweit.

Hands-on-Lab: How to: Das Publikationsaufkommen Ihrer Einrichtung mit einer offenen Datenquelle erfassen

Wann: Mittwoch, 20. Mai., 14:00 – 16:00 Uhr

Wer: Dorothea Strecker und Heinz Pampel

In diesem Hands-on-Lab 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.

Bitte bringen Sie einen Laptop mit und erstellen Sie vorab einen kostenlosen Posit-Cloud Account. Die Installation von Software ist nicht notwendig.

Bitte um Voranmeldung bei: dorothea.strecker@hu-berlin.de

Pro OAR DE

Empfehlungen zur Professionalisierung der Open-Access-Repositorien-Infrastruktur in Deutschland

Wann: Dienstag, 19. Mai., 13:00 – 13:30

Wer: Jonas Höfting und Heinz Pampel

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 Vortrag 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.

OASA

Finanzierung und Strukturen im Wandel: Szenarien für die Open-Access-Transformation

Wann: Donnerstag, 21. Mai, 11:30 – 12:00 Uhr

Wer: Heinz Pampel, Marc Lang, Bernhard Mittermaier und Lisa Matthias

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 Vortrag erläutert diese Desiderate und stellt vor, wie das von der DFG geförderte Projekt Open Access Szenarienanalysen (OASA) sich diesen und den genannten Herausforderungen widmet.

Weitere Beiträge

Zukunft des wissenschaftlichen Publizierens: Die Strategie der Allianz der Wissenschaftsorganisationen 2026–2030

Wann: Donnerstag, 21. Mai., 11:00 – 11:30

Wer: Heinz Pampel und Angela Holzer

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 (“Strategie der Allianz für die Weiterentwicklung des wissenschaftlichen Publikationswesens 2026-2030” 2025). Der Beitrag stellt die Strategie vor und erläutert die Maßnahmen zu ihrer Umsetzung.

Stand der Berliner Bibliotheken

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 (Pampel et al. 2025). Mit seiner Hilfe können zentrale Konzepte von Open Science und Informationsmanagement interaktiv entdeckt werden können.

Wir freuen uns darauf, Sie auf der diesjährigen BiblioCon zu sehen und uns über unsere Arbeit auszutauschen und zu diskutieren!

Weitere Informationen zur Forschungsgruppe finden Sie auf unserer offiziellen Website. Dieser Text – mit Ausnahme von Zitaten und anderweitig gekennzeichneten Teilen – steht unter der CC BY 4.0 DEED.

References

Landesgeschichtliche Vereinigung für die Mark Brandenburg e.V., Archiv. 2025. “LGV-Archiv, c 12 d-1-01273: Berlin-Neukölln: Hermannplatz, Ostseite, Ecke Berliner Straße.” https://global.museum-digital.org/object/3542311?navlang=en.
Pampel, Heinz, Friedrich Schmidgall, Laura Rothfritz, Max Liebel, and Johanna Schielke. 2025. “Long Night of Science 2025: Communicating Information Management with a Data Puzzle on Open Science. Front Matter.” July 30, 2025. https://doi.org/10.59350/bd65p-7r071.
“Strategie der Allianz für die Weiterentwicklung des wissenschaftlichen Publikationswesens 2026-2030.” 2025, July. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15853225.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@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}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Höfting, Jonas, Catharina Ochsner, and Dorothea Strecker. 2026. “Analog Trifft Algorithmus: Die Forschungsgruppe Information Management Auf Der Bibliocon 2026.” May 7, 2026. https://doi.org/10.59350/eeba5-q9560.
]]> Lab Life Research https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-05-07-analog-trifft-algorithmus-die-forschungsgruppe-information-management-auf-der-bibliocon-2026/ Wed, 06 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT Online Workshop: Practices for Securing Scholarly Blogs Catharina Ochsner Heinz Pampel https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-04-28-online-workshop-practices-for-securing-scholarly-blogs/

Foto von Nadiia Ganzhyi auf Unsplash.

Date: Friday, May 29 2026

Time: 10:00 - 11:30 Uhr

Place: Online via Zoom

As part of the Infra Wiss Blogs project, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), we at the research group Information Management at the Berlin School of Library and Information Science at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin 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

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 here: https://hu-berlin.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/4LhhdSaOSmuhi2X3y9exJg

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.

Program:

Time Description
10:00 - 10:15 Welcome and introduction to the project Infra Wiss Blogs
10:15 - 10:30 Practices at Fachinformationsdienst for International and Interdisciplinary Legal Research by Ivo Vogel und Nihal Ariz
10:30 - 10:45 Practices at Fachinformationsdienst Political Science by Regina Pfeifenberger and Michael Czolkoß-Hettwer 
10:45 - 11:00 Practices at Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach by Jochen Walter
11:00 - 11:20 Discussion
11:20 - 11:30 Summary of the results 

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 project blog as well as the project’s mailing list. If you have any questions, please contact Catharina Ochsner via catharina.ochsner@hu-berlin.de.

Further information about the research group can be found on our official website.

This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labelled parts – is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 DEED.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@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}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Ochsner, Catharina, and Heinz Pampel. 2026. “Online Workshop: Practices for Securing Scholarly Blogs.” April 28, 2026. https://doi.org/10.59350/m9gxt-sdh55.
]]> Lab Life Research https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-04-28-online-workshop-practices-for-securing-scholarly-blogs/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT Recap: Writing Retreat for Doctoral Students of the Philosophical Faculty Dorothea Strecker Catharina Ochsner https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-04-16-recap-writing-retreat-for-doctoral-students-of-the-philosophical-faculty/

Foto by Kaitlyn Baker from Unsplash.

The Ambassadors for Open Science program of the Berlin University Alliance (BUA) 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 (“Auftakt Für Neu Ernannte BUA Open Science Ambassadors” (2024)).

As ambassadors for the philosophical faculty Dorothea Strecker and Catharina Ochsner organized a writing retreat in collaboration with Dr. 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 coconat 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.

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.

Further information about the research group can be found on our official website.

This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labelled parts – is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 DEED.

References

“Auftakt Für Neu Ernannte BUA Open Science Ambassadors.” 2024. https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/items/2024/240924-open-science-ambassadors.html.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@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}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Strecker, Dorothea, and Catharina Ochsner. 2026. “Recap: Writing Retreat for Doctoral Students of the Philosophical Faculty.” April 16, 2026. https://doi.org/10.59350/49j36-nmy28.
]]> Lab Life Research https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-04-16-recap-writing-retreat-for-doctoral-students-of-the-philosophical-faculty/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT New Guide on Institutional Repositories and Compliance with Funding Requirements Lisa Matthias Christopher Onzie Khamis Heinz Pampel https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-03-23-new-guide-on-institutional-repositories-and-compliance/ 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).

Matthias, L., Pampel, H., Khamis, C. O., & Rothfritz, L. (2025). Compliance mit Förderbedingungen: Handlungsfeld für institutionelle Open-Access-Repositorien. Pro OAR DE Handreichung. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18085346

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.

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 online.

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.

Requirements

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.

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.

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.

Researcher Consultation

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.

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.

In response, participants recommended using established orientation tools such as the DFG whitelist for subject repositories and the TRUST 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.

Technical Solutions

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.

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.

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.

Diversity of Publication Formats

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.

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.

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.

Additional Challenges

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

For more information about Pro OAR DE and our upcoming activities, please visit our website. This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labeled sections – is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 DEED.

References

Forschungsgemeinschaft, Deutsche. 2024. “DFG-Whitelist Für Fachspezifische Repositorien.” DFG. https://www.dfg.de/resource/blob/176038/23fa3addedec7aacc60a6f9f6e314c16/dfg-whitelist-data.pdf.
Lin, Dawei, Jonathan Crabtree, Ingrid Dillo, Robert R. Downs, Rorie Edmunds, David Giaretta, Marisa De Giusti, et al. 2020. “The TRUST Principles for Digital Repositories.” Scientific Data 7 (1): 144. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0486-7.
Matthias, Lisa, Michael Geuenich, and Anna Pelagotti. 2025. “Pro OAR DE Vernetzungsforum: Institutionelle Repositorien Und Compliance Mit Förderbedingungen,” July. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.15831828.
Matthias, Lisa, Heinz Pampel, Christopher Onzie Khamis, and Laura Rothfritz. 2025. “Compliance Mit Förderbedingungen: Handlungsfeld Für Institutionelle Open-Access-Repositorien. Pro OAR DE Handreichung.” Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.18085346.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@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}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Matthias, Lisa, Christopher Onzie Khamis, and Heinz Pampel. 2026. “New Guide on Institutional Repositories and Compliance with Funding Requirements.” March 23, 2026. https://doi.org/10.59350/28arg-mjj80.
]]> Lab Life Research https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-03-23-new-guide-on-institutional-repositories-and-compliance/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT Ankündigung: Veranstaltungsreihe zum Open-Access-Reporting Dorothea Strecker Johannes Schneider https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-03-05-ankuendigung-veranstaltungsreihe-zum-open-access-reporting/ Durch verschiedene Aktivitäten stärkt das Projekt OA Datenpraxis den Umgang mit Daten im Kontext der Open-Access-Transformation. In einer Veranstaltungsreihe wird nun das Thema Open-Access-Reporting aus verschiedenen Perspektiven beleuchtet.

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 (Deinzer et al. 2022).

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?

Das Bild zeigt einen Kompass auf einer Karte.

27.03.2026, 12:30–14:00 Uhr - Webinar „Open-Access-Reporting in der Praxis”

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&A-Session haben Teilnehmende die Gelegenheit, sich zu Erfahrungen und Herausforderungen, die ihnen in der Praxis begegnen, auszutauschen.

Diese Veranstaltung richtet sich an Mitarbeitende in wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen, die mit Monitoring und Berichterstattung im Kontext der Open-Access-Transformation betraut sind.

Zur Anmeldung

14.04.2026, 15:00–16:30 Uhr - Paneldiskussion „Open-Access-Reporting - Initiativen und Guidelines”

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.

An der Paneldiskussion nehmen Expert*innen teil, die sich aus verschiedenen Perspektiven mit dem Thema befasst haben: Evgeny Bobrov (Mitinitiator der Open Science Monitoring Initiative) Stefanie Haustein (Ko-Autorin der Guidance List for the repOrting of Bibliometric AnaLyses (GLOBAL)) Bernhard Mittermaier (Ko-Autor eines Papiers der AG Wissenschaftliches Publikationssystem, Allianz der deutschen Wissenschaftsorganisationen) Fatma Rebeggiani (Redaktionsmitglied des ersten deutschen Staatenberichts zur UNESCO-Empfehlung zu Open Science) Nina Schönfelder (Mitarbeit am Publikations- und Kostenmonitoring in Nordrhein-Westfalen (pkm_nrw))

Diese Veranstaltung richtet sich an Mitarbeitende in wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen, die mit Monitoring und Berichterstattung im Kontext der Open-Access-Transformation betraut sind.

Zur Anmeldung

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

Weitere Informationen über die Forschungsgruppe Information Management an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, einem der Partner im Projekt, finden sich auf der offiziellen Website der Gruppe. Informationen zum Helmholtz Open Science Office finden sich auf dieser Webseite.

Dieser Text – mit Ausnahme von Zitaten und anderweitig gekennzeichneten Abschnitten – steht unter der CC BY 4.0 DEED.

References

Deinzer, Gernot, Bernhard Mittermaier, Heinz Pampel, Eric Retzlaff, Stefanie Seeh, and Olaf Siegert. 2022. “Open-Access-Reporting – Kriterien Und Erhebungspraxis. Diskussionspapier Der AG Wissenschaftliches Publikationssystem in Der Schwerpunktinitiative „Digitale Information“ Der Allianz Der Deutschen Wissenschaftsorganisationen.” https://doi.org/10.48440/ALLIANZOA.047.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@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}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Strecker, Dorothea, and Johannes Schneider. 2026. “Ankündigung: Veranstaltungsreihe Zum Open-Access-Reporting.” March 5, 2026. https://doi.org/10.59350/0n9ar-13970.
]]> Research https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-03-05-ankuendigung-veranstaltungsreihe-zum-open-access-reporting/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT Recap: Requirements for a Cooperative Information Infrastructure for the Long-term Accessibility of Scholarly Blogs Catharina Ochsner Max Liebel Jannis Köster https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-02-16-recap-requirements-for-a-cooperative-information-infrastructure/

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 (Ochsner et al. 2025).

To address these issues, as part of the Infra Wiss Blogs 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 catalogue of requirements 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.

Bloggers

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.

Information Infrastructure

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.

Plenary

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 February, 27th 2026. Updates on the publication of the revised catalogue will be published in English on our research group blog and in German on the project’s blog. The presentation associated with the event can be found here (Ochsner and Pampel 2026).

Further information about the research group can be found on our official website.

This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labelled parts – is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 DEED.

References

Ochsner, Catharina, and Heinz Pampel. 2026. “Virtuelle Diskussionsveranstaltung: Anforderungen an Eine Kooperative Informationsinfrastruktur Für Die Langfristige Verfügbarkeit von Wissenschaftsblogs.” https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18537453.
Ochsner, Catharina, Heinz Pampel, Jonas Höfting, and Laura Rothfritz. 2025. “Scholarly Blogs: An Analysis of Infrastructural Aspects Based on German Scholarly Blogs.” Journal of Documentation 81 (7): 520–44. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-02-2025-0053.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@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}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Ochsner, Catharina, Max Liebel, and Jannis Köster. 2026. “Recap: Requirements for a Cooperative Information Infrastructure for the Long-Term Accessibility of Scholarly Blogs.” February 16, 2026. https://doi.org/10.59350/dj4k1-r9c95.
]]> Lab Life Research https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-02-16-recap-requirements-for-a-cooperative-information-infrastructure/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT Forschungsdaten: Handlungsfeld für institutionelle Open-Access-Repositorien. Pro OAR DE Handreichung Lisa Matthias Heinz Pampel Christopher Onzie Khamis Laura Rothfritz Jannis Köster https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-01-13-forschungsdaten-handlungsfeld-fuer-institutionelle-oa-repositorien/ 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).

Matthias, L., Pampel, H., Khamis, C. O., & Rothfritz, L. (2025). Forschungsdaten: Handlungsfeld für institutionelle Open-Access-Repositorien. Pro OAR DE Handreichung. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17867213

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.

After an introduction by the project team, experts Melanie Lorenz and Kirsten Elger (GFZ Helmholtz Center for Geoscience Research) presented “Scholarly Literature & 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 online.

The guide consolidates these collective insights into practical recommendations organized around six essential areas for repository operations:

1. Common Technical Solutions for Text and Research Data Repositories:

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.

2. Interaction Between Text and Data Repositories:

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.

3. Metadata Standards and Criteria for Interoperability:

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.

4. PIDs for Research Data Sets:

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.

5. Data Preparation Processes and Metadata Maintenance:

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.

6. Additional Challenges

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.

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.

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.

For more information about Pro OAR DE and our upcoming activities, please visit our website.

This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labeled sections – is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 DEED.

References

Matthias, Lisa, Heinz Pampel, Christopher Onzie Khamis, and Laura Rothfritz. 2025. “Forschungsdaten: Handlungsfeld Für Institutionelle Open-Access-Repositorien. Pro OAR DE Handreichung.” Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17867213.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@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}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Matthias, Lisa, Heinz Pampel, Christopher Onzie Khamis, Laura Rothfritz, and Jannis Köster. 2026. “Forschungsdaten: Handlungsfeld Für Institutionelle Open-Access-Repositorien. Pro OAR DE Handreichung.” January 13, 2026. https://doi.org/10.59350/wnkj9-agn74.
]]> Lab Life Research https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-01-13-forschungsdaten-handlungsfeld-fuer-institutionelle-oa-repositorien/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT Virtual discussion: Requirements for a cooperative information infrastructure for the long-term availability of scholarly blogs Catharina Ochsner https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-01-09-virtual-discussion-requirements-for-a-cooperative-information-infrastracture/

Date: Tuesday, February 3rd 2026

Duration: 10:00 - 12:00

Place: Online via Zoom

Please register here: https://hu-berlin.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/8XNI-XdOSzW8MyxKQP_aOQ

Contact: catharina.ochsner@hu-berlin.de

Description:

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.

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.

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.

The catalogue can be found and commented on here: To the catalogue

We are looking forward to receiving comments and feedback until February, 27th 2026.

Program:

Time Description
10:00 - 10:20 Welcome and introduction to the project Infra Wiss Blogs
10:20 - 10:40 Presentation of the catalogue
10:40 - 10:50 Time for questions
10:50 - 11:15 Discussion of the catalogue in break out rooms
11:15 - 11:45 Conclusions
11:45 - 12:00 Summary of the results

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 project blog as well as the project’s mailing list. If you have any questions, please contact Catharina Ochsner via catharina.ochsner@hu-berlin.de.

Further information about the research group can be found on our official website.

This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labelled parts – is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 DEED.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@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}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Ochsner, Catharina. 2026. “Virtual Discussion: Requirements for a Cooperative Information Infrastructure for the Long-Term Availability of Scholarly Blogs.” January 9, 2026. https://doi.org/10.59350/zzjg6-mr994.
]]> Lab Life Research https://infomgnt.org/posts/2026-01-09-virtual-discussion-requirements-for-a-cooperative-information-infrastracture/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT Integrating Open Access Repositories into the Broader Open Science Landscape: OpenAlex and COAR Lisa Matthias Christopher Onzie Khamis Heinz Pampel https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-12-10-integrating-open-access-repositories-into-the-broader-open-science-landscape/ 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.

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.

As the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) manifesto states regarding the true value of Open Access:

“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.” (Rodrigues, Clobridge, and COAR Working Group 2: Repository Interoperability 2011)

This webinar embodied that insight, welcoming presenters Kyle Demes (OpenAlex) and Kathleen Shearer (COAR), with participation from 87 repository managers and OA professionals.

The slides from the session are available online.

1. OpenAlex: Elevating Repositories as Primary Sources

OpenAlex where Kyle Demes 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.

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.


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 OpenAIRE guidelines for repository managers.

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.

2. COAR: Advancing Open Access Repositories

The Confederation of Open Access Repositories COAR with Kathleen Shearer as Executive Director, brings together 162 members and partners across 50 countries, uniting libraries, research institutions, and funding organizations in a global network.

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.

COAR’s Notify Initiative 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.

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 Community Framework for Good Practices which directly benefit platforms like OpenAlex that rely on high‑quality repository metadata. The newly launched International Repository Directory (IRD) further enhances accessibility to the global repository network, addressing limitations of older directory services.

3. Converging Priorities: The Value of Curation and Interoperability

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.

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.

For more information about Pro OAR DE and our upcoming activities, please visit our website.

This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labeled sections – is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 DEED.

References

Matthias, Lisa, Kyle Demes, and Kathleen Shearer. 2025. “Pro OAR DE Virtual Networking Forum: Integration of Institutional Open Access Repositories into the Broader Open Science Landscape,” November. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.17582061.
Rodrigues, Eloy, Abby Clobridge, and COAR Working Group 2: Repository Interoperability. 2011. “The Case For Interoperability For Open Access Repositories.” Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.12562.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@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}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Matthias, Lisa, Christopher Onzie Khamis, and Heinz Pampel. 2025. “Integrating Open Access Repositories into the Broader Open Science Landscape: OpenAlex and COAR.” December 10, 2025. https://doi.org/10.59350/3hp72-ec349.
]]> Lab Life Research https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-12-10-integrating-open-access-repositories-into-the-broader-open-science-landscape/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:00:00 GMT Neue Informations- und Lernmaterialien aus dem Projekt OA Datenpraxis Dorothea Strecker Sophia Dörner https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-12-03-neue-informations-und-lernmaterialien-aus-dem-projekt-oa-datenpraxis/ Das Projekt OA Datenpraxis verfolgt das Ziel, die Open-Access-Transformation in Deutschland voranzubringen, indem der Umgang mit Publikations- und Kostendaten untersucht und unterstützt wird.

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 Transform2Open (Shelly and Höhnow 2025) und richten sich an Menschen, die an wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen für Open Access verantwortlich sind.

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:

Open Access Monitoring with OpenAlex: https://oa-datenpraxis.de/OpenAlex.html

Open Access Cost Monitoring with OpenAPC: https://oa-datenpraxis.de/OpenAPC.html

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 & Data Science Topic Guides for Library Professionals” veröffentlicht (Strecker and Dörner 2025).

LIBER Digital Scholarship & Data Science Topic Guides for Library Professionals - Open Access Monitoring and Open Research Information: https://doi.org/10.23636/dwcn-x827

Screenshot des LIBER Digital Scholarship & Data Science Topic Guides “Open Access Monitoring and Open Research Information”

Beide Materialien, die Notebooks und der Digital Scholarship & Data Science Topic Guide, liegen auf Englisch vor und sind unter einer freien Lizenz veröffentlicht.

Rückfragen können Sie gerne jederzeit an das Projektteam von OA Datenpraxis richten: info.oa-datenpraxis@listserv.dfn.de

Weitere Informationen über die Forschungsgruppe Information Managementan der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, einem der Partner im Projekt, finden sich auf der offiziellen Website der Gruppe. Informationen zum Arbeitsbereich Scholarly Communication Analytics an der SUB Göttingen finden sich u. a. auf https://subugoe.github.io/scholcomm_analytics/.

Dieser Text – mit Ausnahme von Zitaten und anderweitig gekennzeichneten Abschnitten – steht unter der CC BY 4.0 DEED.

References

Shelly, Joshua, and Tobias Höhnow. 2025. “Competency Profiles for the Open Access Transformation.” https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16979893.
Strecker, Dorothea, and Sophia Dörner. 2025. “Open Access Monitoring and Open Research Information.” Edited by Nora McGregor. LIBER. https://doi.org/10.23636/dwcn-x827.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@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}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Strecker, Dorothea, and Sophia Dörner. 2025. “Neue Informations- Und Lernmaterialien Aus Dem Projekt OA Datenpraxis.” December 3, 2025. https://doi.org/10.59350/z46ht-zm446.
]]> Research https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-12-03-neue-informations-und-lernmaterialien-aus-dem-projekt-oa-datenpraxis/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:00:00 GMT New Guide on Publication and Cost Monitoring through Institutional Repositories Lisa Matthias Heinz Pampel Christopher Onzie Khamis https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-11-26-new-guide-on-publication-and-cost-monitoring/ 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).

Matthias, L., Pampel, H., Khamis, C. O., & Rothfritz, L. (2025). Publikations- und Kostenmonitoring: Handlungsfeld für institutionelle Open-Access Repositorien. Pro OAR DE Handreichung. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17357984

This guide documents the outcomes of our networking forum “Publikations- und Kostenmonitoring mit institutionellen Repositorien,” 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 online. The guide synthesizes these collective insights into practical recommendations organized around five critical areas for institutional repository management:

Definitions of Publication and Cost Data

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.

Integration of External Data Sources

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 DeepGreen for Open Access and secondary publications, noting that data verification workflows remain necessary.

Partners for Cooperation within the Institution and Beyond

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.

Standards for Monitoring

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.

Workflows within the Institution and the Role of the Repository

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.

Additional Challenges

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.

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.

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.

For more information about Pro OAR DE and our upcoming activities, please visit our website.

This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labeled sections – is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 DEED.

References

“DeepGreen.” n.d. Accessed August 18, 2025. https://info.oa-deepgreen.de/en/.
Matthias, Lisa, Heinz Pampel, Christopher Onzie Khamis, and Laura Rothfritz. 2025. “Publikations- Und Kostenmonitoring: Handlungsfeld Für Institutionelle Open-Access-Repositorien. Pro OAR DE Handreichung.” Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17357984.
Matthias, Lisa, Dirk Pieper, Julia Bartlewski, Colin Sippl, and Gernot Deinzer. 2025. “Pro OAR DE Vernetzungsforum: Publikations- Und Kostenmonitoring Mit Institutionellen Repositorien,” March. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15056242.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@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}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Matthias, Lisa, Heinz Pampel, and Christopher Onzie Khamis. 2025. “New Guide on Publication and Cost Monitoring Through Institutional Repositories.” November 26, 2025. https://doi.org/10.59350/rhe8t-bh241.
]]> Lab Life Research https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-11-26-new-guide-on-publication-and-cost-monitoring/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT Workshop Report: Resilience in Times of Crisis - Strengthening Open Science Against Geopolitical Pressures Laura Rothfritz Dorothea Strecker https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-11-19-workshop-report-resilience-in-time-of-crisis/ 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.

The workshop made reference to the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science (“UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science” 2021), 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.

In her keynote, Lynda Kellam from the University of Pennsylvania Libraries introduced the Data Rescue Project. Following the keynote, invited speakers offered their thoughts on the resilience of Open Science practices and infrastructures. Hugh Shanahan 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. Molly Hardy from the Library Innovation Lab at Harvard Law School introduced the Public Data Project, which applies curation practices to data rescue initiatives. Laura Rothfritz 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. Joseph Gum discussed potential business models of open data infrastructures and risks associated with them. He also presented the Repository Crisis Scorecard, a tool that can be used to assess the resilience of a repository during a crisis. Jeroen Bosman from Utrecht University offered a categorization of threats to Open Science as well as strategies to increase resilience. His slides are published here.

Laura Rothfritz - Rescuing data, resisting loss

In her lightning talk, Laura shared results from her PhD research (Rothfritz 2025) 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.

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 (2014) and Rubio (2025), 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.

The slides from Laura’s presentation are available on Zendodo at:

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. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17570709

Laura Rothfritz presenting at the workshop “Resilience in Times of Crisis: Strengthening Open Science Against Geopolitical Pressures”

Further information about our research group can be found on our official website.

This text – excluding quotes and otherwise labelled parts – is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 DEED.

References

Jackson, Steven J. 2014. “Rethinking Repair.” In Media Technologies, edited by Tarleton Gillespie, Pablo J. Boczkowski, and Kirsten A. Foot, 221–40. The MIT Press. https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/9042.003.0015.
Rothfritz, Laura. 2025. “What Happens When Public Data Infrastructures Aren’t Save? A Look at Past and Current Developments in the US – Research Group Information Management @ Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin.” https://doi.org/10.59350/6g3km-9w70.
Rubio, Fernando Domínguez. 2025. “Introduction: Avowing Fragility.” In Fragilities: Essays on the Politics, Ethics, and Aesthetics of Maintenance and Repair. The MIT Press. https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/14227.001.0001.
“UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science.” 2021. UNESCO. https://doi.org/10.54677/MNMH8546.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@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}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Rothfritz, Laura, and Dorothea Strecker. 2025. “Workshop Report: Resilience in Times of Crisis - Strengthening Open Science Against Geopolitical Pressures.” November 19, 2025. https://doi.org/10.59350/js8da-36a98.
]]> Lab Life Research https://infomgnt.org/posts/2025-11-19-workshop-report-resilience-in-time-of-crisis/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT