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RECODE Workshops

Throughout the project, the RECODE consortium will hold a series of workshops, the details of which (including the agenda and presentations) will be provided here.

Upcoming Workshops

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Workshop WP4: “Institutional support for open access to research data” — 1 July 2014, Riga, Latvia. Location: to be announced

There is growing consensus that open access to research data benefits science and society. However, institutions, including universities, research associations, libraries and funders, face various challenges in making open access possible. High on the agenda of many of these institutions are the following: evaluating and maintaining the quality and trustworthiness of data; training and developing the skills of researchers and other relevant stakeholders; advocating the value of open access; and securing funding. These issues have implications for institutional processes and require some level of institutional response.

The aim of this workshop is to develop a set of policy recommendations that provide support for institutions involved in making open access to research data possible. During the workshop we will present and discuss the findings of our research on the institutional policies and practices regarding data quality management, training, advocacy and financing.

The workshop takes place ahead of the LIBER 43rd Annual Conference RESEARCH LIBRARIES IN THE 2020 INFORMATION LANDSCAPE (http://www.lnb.lv/en/liber2014).

To register please visit this link.

Workshop WP5: Policy guidelines for open access and data preservation and dissemination workshop — 25 September 2014, Meervart Conference Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The RECODE project invites you to participate in its final, policy recommendations workshop in Amsterdam on the 25 September 2014. RECODE has provided a forum for European stakeholders in the open access ecosystem to work together on common solutions. The project will culminate in a series of over-arching recommendations for a policy framework to support open access to European research data.

This final workshop is addressed to policy-makers and decision-makers within the following categories:

  • Research funders
  • Research performing organizations
  • Data centers
  • Scholarly societies
  • Publishers
  • Scholarly communication and research management experts
  • Information specialists

We invite the above stakeholders and experts to provide their input to the project’s recommendations on open access policies to research data and their implementation. Participants will be provided with a copy of the recommendations in advance of the workshop and invited to review and validate them. This open process is expected to enrich the recommendations further, giving participants the opportunity to make a direct contribution to the formulation of the policy recommendations and be part of the EU policy-making process.

Location: Meervart Conference Center, de meervaart, meer en vaart 300, 1068 LE Amsterdam

Time: 09:00 – 17:00 (to be finalised)

To register please visit this link

 

Past Workshops

Workshop WP3: “Policy Recommendations for Open Access to Research Data in Europe: Legal and ethical challenges” — 14 March 2014, 09:00 – 17:30, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Agenda

Providing open access to research data implicates a number of potential legal and ethical challenges, including intellectual property rights, privacy and data protection, academic freedom, misappropriation as well as others. In order to fully realise the potential benefits of open access to research data, these legal and ethical challenges must be identified and good practice solutions must be sought.

This workshop examined the legal and ethical challenges and potential solutions associated with providing open access to research data. The workshop was a multi-disciplinary space where a range of different types of stakeholders will provide their perspective on the challenges identified by the research group, suggest additional or alternate challenges and identify and evaluate proposed good practice solutions to address these challenges. Workshop participants added their unique stakeholder and disciplinary perspective to the project’s initial findings in this area. Through their participation in the workshop discussions, participants also provided input into the policy recommendations produced in the RECODE project.

Location: eHumanities Group, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Joan Muyskenweg 25, 1096 CJ, Amsterdam (NL).

Presentations:

Workshop WP2: “Perspectives in understanding open access to research data – infrastructure and technology challenges” — 14 January 2014, Geneva.

Workshop WP1: “Stakeholder values & ecosystems” — 4 September 2013, University of Sheffield.