Open access to research results has been a hot topic in recent years. In Iceland, universities such as the University of Iceland and Bifröst University, Reykjavík University and various institutions such as Landspítali – University Hospital and Rannís have adopted open access policies.

The next step in this debate is open access to research data generated by publicly funded research. It is worth mentioning that the European Union's Horizon 2020 program includes pilot projects on data management plans that are intended to be used in future policy-making in this field. The main goal is to accelerate the advancement of knowledge and to make better use of the funds invested in research.

The debate about open access to research data is not very advanced in Iceland. Although a policy has not been set nor an infrastructure developed, there are examples of open access to research data in Iceland and many scientists are becoming aware of its importance for ongoing research.

The aim of the symposium on November 11th is, on the one hand, to gain insight into the current situation in Iceland and to discuss where to go, and on the other hand, to present how the University of Edinburgh, which is at the forefront of open data management in Europe, has approached the issue.

Open Science. What happens to your research data?

 Seminar held on Wednesday, November 11th at 3:00 PM-5:40 PM in the National Library lecture hall

Agenda

3 p.m. Sentence

Sólveig Þorsteinsdóttir, BS, MS, Head of Department, Health Sciences Library, Landspítali University Hospital, NOAD FP7 H2020 Icelandic Representative to the EU: Open Science in Iceland

At 3:10 PM

Stuart Lewis, Deputy Director of Library & University Collections and Head of Research and Learning Services at the University of Edinburgh: Experiences of Enabling good Research Data Management Practice at the University of Edinburgh

At 3:50 PM

Dr. Ólafur Þ. Harðarson, professor at the University of Iceland: Icelandic Election Research 1983-2013 in open access

At 4:15 PM Coffee break

At 4:35 PM

Dr. Guðlaug Þóra Kristjánsdóttir, project manager at the Centre for Graduate Studies at the University of Iceland: Open access to research data – challenges and opportunities

At 4:45 PM

Dr. Kristín Vogfjörð, Research Director at the Icelandic Meteorological Office: European Plate Observing System – Building a service to open access to geoscience data in Europe

At 4:55 PM

Dr. Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland: Preservation of research data at the University of Iceland.

5:20 PM Discussion and questions

At 17:40 Meeting adjourned

Access is open to all and free of charge.

The following parties support the symposium and are gratefully acknowledged:

National Library of Iceland – University Library, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, OpenAIRE and RANNÍS