CGIAR Open Access: Updates and Next Steps

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1. CGIAR Open Access: Updates and Next Steps CSI 2014
2. Overview • CGIAR’s Commitment to Open Access • Progress to date • Implementation Guidelines • Implementation Support Pack • Roles and Responsibilities
3. CGIAR’s commitment to Open Access • In April 2012 the CGIAR Consortium Board and the 15 CGIAR Consortium Research Centers adopted the CGIAR Principles on the Management of Intellectual Assets • Of particular interest is Article 6.1 of the CGIAR IA Principles which provides that: “The Consortium and the Centers shall promptly and broadly disseminate their research results, subject to confidentiality as may be associated with [certain] permitted restrictions, or subject to limited delays to seek IP Rights [(patents, etc.)]”.
4. Keys to making OA a reality IA Principles Policy Funding Flexible Guidelines Support Pack Center/CRP Implementation Plans Center/CRP Implementation CG-level metadata harvesters/ open.cgiar.org Partner interoperability Documentation, Monitoring & Evaluation Done. Approved by CB Oct 2013; 15 Centers in Nov 2013. In progress. FC approval expected by Sept 2014. V3 feedback in. Expected to be live by July 15. Partner Engagement Done. Agreed to in April 2012.
5. Open Access touches everyone Open Access Implementation Publications Data Management ICT Human Resources Legal/IP Researchers Geospatial experts Communications Knowledge Management/ Sharing
6. CGIAR Open Access Initiative
7. Open Access Policy: Status • Open Access and Data Management Policy drafted, circulated, revised based on feedback (January-September 2013). • Received approval from CGIAR Consortium Board (October 2013). • Received approval from all 15 Centers, making it mandatory (November 2013). Final policy available at www.cgiar.org/open
8. CGIAR’s Open Access Policy: Highlights Types of Information Products Deposit Schedule Peer-reviewed versions of journal articles Ideally, at the time of publication Latest: 6 months from publication Reports, conference papers, policy briefs, working papers As soon as possible Latest: within 3 months of completion Books and book chapters Negotiate with publishers to make available as soon as possible Data and data sets As soon as possible Latest: within 12 months of completion of data collection or appropriate project milestone, or within 6 months of publication of the information products underpinned by that data, whichever is sooner Video, audio, images Within 3 months of completion Computer software As soon as possible Latest: within 3 months of completion Metadata As soon as possible Latest: before or on publication of the information product
9. Open Access funding: In progress • $5M committed in November 2013. • Fund Council approved Concept Note in November 2013; requested full proposal. • 5-year proposal ($15.4M) submitted to CGIAR Fund Council - March 2014; conditional approval - May 2014, pending some revisions. • Proposal resubmitted – June, then again August 2014; funding approval expected October 2014. Over 60% of funding anticipated to go to Centers and partners – for OA implementation
10. Open Access Implementation Guidelines: Essential elements • Centers to develop their own Center-specific OA/data management implementation plans which shall at a minimum: – Comply with CGIAR OA Policy – Address ethics and governance – Identify core metadata – Include perpetual access principles • Use open repositories used for final information products which: – Use at a minimum CG Core Metadata – Relate to Dublin Core – Are harvestable and machine-readable – Are measurable
11. Open Access Support Pack: Key contents • Licensing contract language • List of recommended OA Journals • List of predatory journals • Suggestions re: “gold”, “green” and self- archiving options • Author guidelines • List of potential repository platforms • Sample ethics guidance • List of interoperable standards • Sample OA-incentivizing HR contracts • List of controlled vocabularies (e.g. Agrovoc) • Sample workflows • Promising practices
12. CG Core Metadata Schema & Guidelines 1.0 • The CG Core Metadata Schema & Guidelines 1.0 aims to provide a common framework for CGIAR Centers and other entities to manage and retrieve content in consistent ways across the network of CGIAR repositories. • CG Core is based on the widely-used Dublin Core metadata standard and the OpenAIRE Guidelines 2.0. • This common framework will be further adapted by the Data Management Task Force (DMTF) which will include representatives from each Center. This group will also ensure alignment with existing metadata schemas that consistently and appropriately use interoperability standards.
13. CG Core Title •dc.title Creator •dc:creator •dc.creator.entity •dc.creator.crp •dc.creator.project Subject •dc.subject •dc.subject.agrovoc •dc.subject.domain-specific Description •dc.description.abstract Publisher •dc.publisher Contributor •dc.contributor •dc.contributor.funder •dc.contributor.partnerId Date •dc.date •dc:date.embargoEndDate Type •dc.type Format •dc.format Identifier •dc.identifier Source •dc.source Language •dc.language Relation •dc.relation Coverage •dc.coverage •dc:coverage.country •dc.coverage.start-date •dc.coverage.end-date Rights •dc.rights
14. Questions for CSI discussion • How do we make the Support Pack most useful for you? – The Open Access Support Pack has been envisioned as a series of resources targeted at all of the different stakeholder groups who will be involved in supporting Open Access. The Support Pack will evolve as Centers move forward in implementation, and materials will be added to the Support Pack on an ongoing basis. • Given the concept of the CG Core base metadata framework, what geospatial standards should be adopted beyond the CG Core? • What are the specifications and requirements necessary to develop the Spatial Commons? Platforms, types of analysis, functions, …
15. Research Project Management • GOAL: Develop a Harmonized Research Management (RM) Platform for planning, reporting, monitoring, and providing for public access to CGIAR research. • Task Force created: Michael Marus (Chair), Joanna Kane-Potaka (ICRISAT), Ravi Prabhu (ICRAF), John McIntire (ILRI), Peter McCornick (IWMI), Robert Chapman (Bioversity), Luis Anibal Solórzano Cárdenas (CGIAR Consortium), Tania Jordan (CGIAR Consortium) • Google group established, 1st virtual meeting scheduled. • Working on gathering/identifying concrete RM requirements at all levels Consortium, Center, CRP, Donor, Partner • Working on identifying best-of-breed solutions for possible scaling to CRPs Thank You.