Open access to research results has been prominent in debate in recent years. In Iceland, universities such as the University of Iceland, Bifröst University and Reykjavík University, and various institutions such as Landspítali – The National University Hospital of Iceland and Rannís, have adopted open access policies.
The next step in this debate is open access to the research data produced by research that is funded from public money. For example, the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme includes pilot projects on data management plans, which are to be used in future policy-making in this field. The main aim is to speed up the advance of knowledge and to make better use of the money put into research.
The debate on open access to research data is not far advanced in Iceland. But although no policy has been set and no infrastructure developed, there are examples of open access to research data in Iceland, and many scientists are becoming aware of how important such data are for further research.
The aim of the symposium on 11 November is, first, to get an insight into the situation in Iceland and discuss which way to go, and second, to present how the University of Edinburgh, which leads the way in open data management in Europe, has gone about it.
Open science: what happens to your research data?
A symposium on Wednesday 11 November at 15:00–17:40 in the lecture hall of Þjóðarbókhlaða, the library building at Arngrímsgata 3
Programme
15:00 Opening
Sólveig Þorsteinsdóttir, BS, MS, Head of Department, Landspítali Health Sciences Library, Iceland’s NOAD representative for FP7 and H2020 at the EU: Open science in Iceland
15:10
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
15:50
Dr Ólafur Þ. Harðarson, Professor at the University of Iceland: The Icelandic National Election Study 1983–2013 in open access
16:15 Coffee and refreshments
16:35
Dr Guðlaug Þóra Kristjánsdóttir, project manager at the University of Iceland Graduate School: Open access to research data – challenge and opportunity
16:45
Dr Kristín Vogfjörð, Research Director at the Icelandic Meteorological Office: European Plate Observing System – building services to open access to earth science data in Europe
16:55
Dr Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland: Preserving research data at the University of Iceland.
17:20 Discussion and questions
17:40 Close
Admission is open to all and free of charge
The following support the symposium, with our warmest thanks:
National and University Library of Iceland, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, OpenAIRE and RANNÍS