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Study on Open Access publication behaviour in engineering sciences

A two-stage survey was conducted among OA experts and engineering scientists.

Results and materials:

• From bottom up to top down O-Bib 6(2), 80-91
• Evaluation results of the expert survey
• Questionnaires for the nationwide survey

Workshops for the development of specific services

Workshops with engineering scientists were held at all three project locations.

The workshop concept was designed for reuse, and is available online:

• Workshop concept
• Presentation

Use and further development of Dissemin

Dissemin finds scientific publications, checks their availability and uploads them to a free repository in just a few clicks.

• Dissemin was further developed technically during the project and prepared for connection to other repositories.
• The interface was translated for German-speaking countries.
• Connection of the EPrints repository TUprints
• Connection in progress: MyCoRe repository (University of Braunschweig)

On 1 January 2025, this service was discontinued by the operator CAPSH.

Open Access services

The concepts developed or adapted in the project are all offered in a service database for reuse.

TU Darmstadt offers:

• Secondary publication service
• OA check
• Dissemin
• Legal framework
• Publication Fund web form
• Creative Commons licences – knowing, understanding and applying them

You will find further information on the following services:

• Briefing for newly appointed professors
• Professors' round table
• Support for project proposals or funding applications
• Focus on the departments' target agreements
• Thesis signature service
• Offerings for administrative staff
• OA Pitch

Development of communication concepts and information materials

The materials for increasing the awareness of OA/OER are available for reuse in the service database.

• OA/OER folder
• Dissemin postcard
• Service ideas postcard
• OA check presentation template

1.1.2018 – 30.4.2020

Staff in the project libraries will be pleased to help you with any questions:

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