Promoting open science in the libraries: The case study of RAS SB SPLST (the initial stage)

Abstract

The author argues that research community is more interested in the open access (OA) initiatives rather than in the open science in general. She points out the insufficient methodological support of the open science research, civil science research ethics, and other components of open scientific knowledge and engagement of social actors. The author relates these factors to the urgency of intensified efforts to promote the ecosystem of open science. The analysis findings enable to suggest three main units to organize library efforts within the framework of open science, i. e. methodological support and education; outreach activities and marketing; law and business information processing. Depending on the library structure and staffing, the functions can be divided between its departments – from methodological and public relations department to technology and innovations support departments, – or, optionally, concentrated in just one. The author illustrates the first steps in promoting open science as a whole with the experience of “The library for open science” platform being designed by the research department of the State Public Scientific Technological Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 2022.