Luxembourg, 15 July 2011

(by Ton Zijlstra)

On May 30th a public hearing took place at the European Commission in Luxembourg on the access to and preservation of Scientific Information. The minutes and presentations have now been published:

The hearing will contribute towards the preparation of the Communication and Recommendation on access to and reservation of digital scientific information the European Commission intends to adopt in 2011.

The hearing was organised in three panels:

• PANEL 1 - Research evaluation systems
• PANEL 2 - Preservation of scientific outputs
• PANEL 3 - Access to scientific information (including Open Access)

Agenda

Final Notes of the Hearing

Presentations :

• Dr. Alicia Wise
• Mr. David Carr
• Ms. Elena Giglia
• Drs. Saskia C.J. de Vries
• Mr. Michael Mabe
• Recommendations of Belgian experts

The public hearing is now followed by a public consultation until 9 September 2011.