Presentation at the “Open Science: connecting the actors” event on the 21st of November 2022: Share best practices, foster community, and encourage knowledge-sharing on Open Science. At the heart of the Open Access Belgium community is the ambition to open up the way we organize and conduct scientific research. The Open Science teams of the Belgian universities have developed and tested a wide range of training methods, training materials, networking activities and data solutions to facilitate and foster Open Science. Achievements, tools and lessons learned by different institutions will be shared in this networking event. Programme can be found here: https://openaccess.be/2022/10/04/open-science-connecting-the-actors/

1. Open Access Support
KU Leuven
21 November 2022
Hanne Heirman

2. Research Support for
Scholarly Communication
4 helpdesks as gateway point for practical advice
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Open Science
Open Access
RDM
Copyright

3. Helpdesks
• FAQ
• Hand (direction to) correct information
• Cooperate with various experts within and outside library
• Forward to experts if necessary, e.g. domain specific advice
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4. Open Access Helpdesk
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Deposit obligation
First point of contact
for OA questions

5. OA Helpdesk – deposit obligation policy
Full text deposit in Lirias (institutional repository) for
• Journal articles
• Book chapters
• Conference proceedings
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6. OA Helpdesk – deposit obligation policy
• Check all uploaded files in Lirias
for file version and accessibility
(almost 21 000 files in 2021)
• Monthly reminders to researchers
with 3+ journal articles/book chapters/
conference proceedings awaiting deposit
6 cartoon: © KU Leuven ‫׀‬Joris Snaet

7. OA Helpdesk
• 70% questions from researchers
• Questions such as:
• Editing/removing (accessibility) deposits in Lirias
• Deposit obligation policy
• Copyright regarding OA publications
• KU Leuven Fund for Fair Open Access
• Funder requirements
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8. Contact
• hanneheirman@kuleuven.be
• openscience@kuleuven.be
• open_access@kuleuven.be
• rdm@kuleuven.be
• copyright@kuleuven.be
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