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…Making Knowledge Available: 

…Making Knowledge Available Professor Rune Nilsen Centre for International Health University of Bergen, Norway

Public good: 

Public good Nature Research Knowledge Threatened by: Competitive Capital and Market Forces Ignorance; also among researchers Conservatism in the research communities

Background: 

Background Professor, Centre for International Health (1988-) Demand for publications and citations Partners in Africa and Asia: Marginalized in the Global knowledge society Deputy Rector (VC)2000-2005) Evaluations--- “Lack of citations and available publication “ Budget process: revealed the dramatic situation of journals National initiative for Open Access, journals and archives (OAI) Parliament White paper Council for higher education “The University Library- “The Knowledge Management unit of UiB”” Director Nile Basin Research programme (2006-): for the 10 Nile state governments

10/90 Dilemma in health science: 

10/90 Dilemma in health science The dilemma is the central problem in health research. Every year the world spends $50-60 billion for health research and development. Only 10% of this is used for research on the health problems of 90% of the world’s people. The 10/90 Report on Health Research, 1999 Global Forum for Health Research 10/90 dilemma: --A dilemma for all fields: Social sciences, arts, law, environment, technology............. and access to knowledge and research literature

Nile Basin Research Program, April 2006: 

Nile Basin Research Program, April 2006 10 Countries around the Nile: --Politics, history, climate, health, technology-- WB and all governments and regional universities + Norway Dramatic situation: level of water, droughts, floods, food diseases, conflicts and war……. “We found so many publications and theses piled in a room of our library. How can we make it available to the Nile challenges? And to the research community?” Professor in the Nile region, 2006 UiB will facilitate Open Archive Initiative

Nile Basin Research programme, April 2006: 

Nile Basin Research programme, April 2006 Difficult to get research knowledge “Out”: The academic problems in developing countries are not considered interesting by many journals Theses not made available: “Rooms filled up” The price of journals: not affordable Conservatism towards the concepts of “OA/OAI” ---supported by “Northern” partners Enthusiasm for the OAI initiative in NBRP

Slide7: 

“..the results of most studies conducted in the country lies in the bookshelves instead of being utilized in solving the problems that were addressed by those studies..” ..the government.. has not given priority to the utilization of research findings in its development plans.. Professor Kikula University of Dar Es Salaam1997

Slide8: 

Research and higher learning are together the motors in the Knowledge Revolution for Equity and Development Research and higher learning in a global perspective will become the core of ordinary research and higher learning institutions Peril and Promise” Task force for higher education: (World Bank 2000)

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS: 

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS We are employed to research, and to make the knowledge available and used by the global research community, e.g for “Research impact” We shall publish in Peer Review, quality journals: 24000 peer-reviewed 2500000 art +++ pr. Year We do not have access to the journals…… Example: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development We publish for “Research impact” and not for royalties. “

Knowledge management– a core function of a Research University…some observations:: 

Knowledge management– a core function of a Research University…some observations: ”The digital shift of paradigm for publications” Often not fronted by Institutional academic leadership. Not pushed by the researchers and .. The libraries pushed, but had not mandate and power The Library system is the body for dynamic Knowledge management and keeping an institutional memory of knowledge Very few universities have a real and prioritized Knowledge management unit as an important part of the institutional academic leadership

Institutional memory of knowledge: 

Institutional memory of knowledge To visualize the institutional knowledge To enable access to the publications when access to the databases of the journals no longer is paid To secure a culture among the researchers through self archiving through the Institutional Archive If not active self archiving: we can loose access to our own institutions publications

Open Access and Open Institutional ArchivesStatus at University of Bergen: 

Open Access and Open Institutional Archives Status at University of Bergen Established and anchored in the University strategy (2005-) As a tool for better academic impact As a tool for Global Public Good The university library has the overall responsibility Has played the key role for Bergen Open Research Archive Manage the BORA and the parallel Thesis archive Some departments and Faculties implement the concept A few of the very best research groups are active Many researchers has not “discovered” BORA Many of the research leaders has not taken “ownership” Lack of “Public Good” perspective?? Lack of understanding of the power of OA/OIA?? …..

Open Access and Open Institutional Archives: 

Open Access and Open Institutional Archives Fundamental in reaching the RESEARCH GOALS: Excellence Availability Academic impact Academic relevance Important to strengthen COMPETITIVENESS for the research groups and in higher learning A main tool to combat ”Scientific apartheid” Ismail Serageldins, President Library in Alexandria World summit on sustainable development in Johannesburg

…Making Knowledge Available: 

…Making Knowledge Available This workshop is timely set and important