Heather JosephExecutive Director, SPARC

Berlin 9 Open Access ConferenceBethesda, MD

The Impact of Open Access on Research and Scholarship

Europe – Berlin 1-4Focus on understanding and

implementation of Open Access practices and policies

Europe – Berlin 5-7Focus on impact of Open Access,

and Open Access as driver of “knowledge society”

China – Berlin 8The need for access to

information to create an informed citizenry

South Africa – Berlin 10Open access/access to

information as a human right.

U.S. – Berlin 9Open access as driver of

scientific productivity and commercial innovation

Berlin 9 Program constructed to demonstrate how open access can help amplify impact of each stage of the research process.

Open Access as key element of the research infrastructure

Open Access as key driver of scientific productivity

Open Access as accelerator for commercialization opportunities; and as an economic driver

Open Access and the “Scholarship of Engagement”

Evaluation of research merit – moving beyond current measures

Open Access provides opportunity to align practices with new opportunities provided by technology.

Translation of research materials into education – confluence of the Open Access and Open Educational Resource (OER) movements

Berlin 9 as a Call to Action

Sign the Berlin Declarationhttp://oa.mpg.de/berlin-prozess/berliner-erklarung/

The Budapest Open Access Initiative – 10 years

Celebrate the milestone, join effort to plan for the next ten

years

Ask for Open Access - Contribute to public consultations.

- OSTP RFI - EC Consultations

(Re)design systems for open research and scholarship.

Make sure the bicycle can carry us into the future.

Align the “Open” Movements

Change the form.

Make more Merediths.

Thanks to YOU.

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