Working Group "Open Access"
Learn more about the working group "Open Access" at the University of Bonn.
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What is the Working Group "Open Access"?
The "Open Access" working group is a strategic committee consisting of the university management, faculties and University and State Library of the University of Bonn. The working group, which meets regularly, serves to strategically address the changing conditions of academic publishing due to Open access.
Members of the working group
- Prof. Dr. Ilona Grunwald (Vice Rector for Research and Career Development)
- Prof. Dr. Hermut Löhr (Dean, Faculty of Protestant Theology)
- Prof. Dr. Dr. Jochen Sautermeister (Dean, Faculty of Catholic Theology)
- Representative in the OA Working Group: Prof. Dr. Judith Hahn (Vice Dean for Research and International Affairs)
- Prof. Dr. Heiko Schoof (Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Nutrition and Engineering Sciences)
- Representative in the OA Working Group: Prof. Dr. Niklas Möhring (Vice Dean for Research and Career Development)
- Prof. Dr. Walter Witke (Dean, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences)
- Prof. Dr. med. Bernd Weber (Dean, Faculty of Medicine)
- Prof. Dr. Stephan Conermann (Dean, Faculty of Arts)
- Prof. Dr. Martin Böse (Dean, Faculty of Law and Economics)
- Dr. Holger Impekoven (Representative of the Chancellor)
- Dr. Ulrich Meyer-Doerpinghaus (Director, Bonn University and State Library)
- Jan Kenter (Head of Division for Research-Related Services / Bonn University and State Library)
- Open Access Service Unit, Bonn University and State Library
What are the goals of the working group?
In the context of academic policy frameworks, the working group intends to collaborate on the strategic concerns and structural requirements of the Open Access transformation and to implement them across the university.
- Establish the strategic direction for activities supporting open publication infrastructures within the university.
- Ensure the University's policy framework for Open access to publications.
- Effectively implement future University policies on Open access.
- Oversee the distribution and centralized management of financial resources to support the Open access transformation.
- Discuss ongoing and current developments at both national and international levels in the area of Open Access.
- Ensuring and facilitating close collaboration among all university stakeholders in support of open publication infrastructures.
- Steering the university's communication on Open access.