Session 232 – Being Open About Open – Academic & Research Libraries, FAIFE and Copyright and Other Legal Matters

Four different visions of open access to research will be discussed. A Dutch scholar imagines a sustainable “locked open” ecosystem where scholars and companies can cooperate rather than compete, while another speaker will explain how mining the scientific literature is a form of new research. China’s efforts towards Open Science will be presented by the Chinese Academy of Sciences as an example of a Chinese academic library to introduce its Open Knowledge practice. More generally, SPARC Europe will provide leadership to Europe’s research community to enable more research to become accessible to all.