Max Planck Digital Library, Bielefeld University and Bielefeld University Library to cooperate on INTACT – A DFG funded open access infrastructure project

In October 2015, the open access infrastructure project INTACT has started its work. Funded by DFG, INTACT brings together three already existing initiatives which will now collaborate under one roof:

1. The Open APC platform at Bielefeld University Library collects cost information for open access article charges from university and research institutions. The constantly growing dataset is publicly available on a GitHub environment, which is integrated on the INTACT website. Currently it aggregates data with a total volume of more than 8,000,000 € for about 6,300 articles. Open APC demonstrates transparent and reproducible reporting and allows various cost analysis on fee-based open access publishing across institutions and publishers, which will be developed within the project.

2. The working group Open Access Analytics at the “Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies of Science” (I²SoS) at Bielefeld University focuses on bibliometric research. Within the INTACT project, OA Analytics will provide indicators about the development and distribution of open access publishing at universities and research organizations. This is complemented by publication analytics frequently performed in the context of the global open access transformation by the MPDL Big Data Analytics group.  
3. The ESAC initiative at the Max Planck Digital Library was established in 2014 to address the administrative challenges between publishers and libraries related to the management of open access article processing charges. ESAC wants to help shaping the principles and conditions of the apc based business model while partnering with publishers and libraries in order to develop good practices and guidelines.

In following these three fields of action INTACT aims at an improvement of infrastructure which is needed to ensure a transparent and efficient APC market.

“The INTACT project combines three major components which are crucial for making the transition to open access happen. I am convinced that the synergies of the INTACT project will soon speed up progress in open access infrastructure building”, says Frank Sander, General Manager of the Max Planck Digital Library. “We are pleased to further strengthen the collaboration between Bielefeld University, Bielefeld University Library and MPDL as these partners are already today well-recognized in their ability to create and provide both robust services, deep insights and advanced library concepts”, he continues.

“We are also looking forward to collaborate with the Max Planck Digital Library on this important project” states Dirk Pieper, Deputy Director of Bielefeld University Library. “It is important, that universities and research organizations work closely together to foster the ongoing open access transition. The international reputation of the MPDL will help increase the visibility and relevance of our joint project.”

The next steps of INTACT will be an expert workshop on open access offsetting agreements to be held in March at the MPDL and a Bielefeld workshop for Open APC data suppliers in April. Please find more information on:

http://intact-project.org

GFZ Potsdam updates its 2015 APC expenditures

The Library Wissenschaftspark Albert Einstein has updated GFZ’s APC expenditures for the 2015 period.

Contact person is Roland Bertelmann, Head of Library and Information Services LIS.

Cost Data

The new dataset covers publication fees for 46 articles. Total expenditure amounts to 56 895€ and the average fee is 1 237€.

The following table shows the payments the Library Wissenschaftspark Albert Einstein has made to publishers in 2015.

Overview

With the recent contribution included, the overall APC data for the GFZ Potsdam now looks as follows:

Fees paid per publisher (in EURO)

Average costs per year (in EURO)

Average costs per publisher (in EURO)

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) updates its 2015 APC expenditures

Hamburg University of Technology has updated its APC expenditures. The recent contribution provides data for the 2015 period.

The University Library of Hamburg University of Technology is in charge of the University’s Open Access Publishing Fund, which is supported by the DFG under its Open-Access Publishing Programme.

Contact person is Inken Feldsien-Sudhaus.

Cost Data

The new dataset covers publication fees for 14 articles, which the fund covered in 2015 so far. Total expenditure amounts to 20 878€ and the average fee is 1 491€.

The following table shows the payments the University Library of Hamburg University of Technology has made to publishers in 2015.

Overview

With the recent contributions included, the overall APC data for Hamburg University of Technology now looks as follows:

Fees paid per publisher (in EURO)

Average costs per year (in EURO)

Average costs per publisher (in EURO)