[InetBib] OPERAS Konferenz 2.-4. November, virtuell, “Opening up Social Sciences and Humanities in Europe: From Promises to Reality”

[Judith Schulte via InetBib <inetbib@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,

wir möchten Sie herzlich zur virtuellen Konferenz “Opening up Social Sciences 
and Humanities in Europe: From Promises to Reality” der 
Wissenschaftsinfrastruktur OPERAS vom 2. bis 4. November einladen. Registrieren 
können Sie sich unter www.operas2020.com<http://www.operas2020.com>
Neben verschiedenen Workshops und Panels zur offener Wissenschaftskommunikation 
und einem Panel, bei dem sich die Wissenschaftsinfrastruktur OPERAS vorstellt 
(3. November 11.00-12.30 Uhr), haben wir auch eine Workshop mit Vertretern von 
DOAB und OAPEN im Programm: „An Open Infrastructure for the Open Access Book: 
Needs & Challenges from a Library Perspective“ (4. November 10:00-11:30 Uhr).

Wir würden uns sehr freuen, den ein oder anderen begrüßen zu können und gerade 
in den virtuellen Pausen ins Gespräch zu kommen. Mehr Informationen finden Sie 
in dieser E-Mail und unter operas2020.com.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Judith Schulte



The OPERAS Conference “Opening up Social Sciences and Humanities in Europe: 
From Promises to Reality” will be fully digital this year and will take place 
from 2–4 November 2020 virtually.

Open Science is gaining momentum in Europe with the creation of the European 
Open Science Cloud (EOSC). In the EOSC Declaration it says “no disciplines 
[...] must be left behind”. Are the social sciences and humanities ready for 
the EOSC? To what extent are Open Science and FAIR practices already in place? 
What role can research infrastructures and disciplinary communities play to 
support an effective shift towards Open Science?

The OPERAS conference aims at being a discussion hub in which different players 
such as researchers, decision makers, publishers and librarians e.g. can share 
and compare their take on the current scholarly communication system and their 
vision for a sustainable future.

The workshops and panels at the conference will address the following issues:
What are researchers' needs and visions regarding research infrastructures, 
services and policies?
What role can Open Infrastructures play in supporting the shift towards 
openness and in offering the services and tools the community really needs?
What are the challenges preventing social sciences and humanities researchers 
from adopting openness as default scholarly communication practice?
What is needed for Open Science policies and frameworks such as Plan S and EOSC 
to be adopted by social sciences and humanities communities?
What’s the future for books, and what about sustainable business models in 
publishing?

We are looking forward to the keynote presentation “Scientific communities and 
infrastructures: a personal perspective” by Johan Rooryck (professor at Leiden 
University, Executive Director of cOAlition S), as well as interesting 
workshops and panels on the European Open Science Cloud and future OPERAS 
services, and discussing policies of Open Science amongst others with Kostas 
Glinos (Head of Unit for Open Science at European Commission), Angela 
Liberatore (Head of Unit on Social Sciences and Humanities at the European 
Research Council Executive Agency), Jennifer Edmond (President of the Board of 
Directors in DARIAH EU).

Please find the full program and register at www.operas2020.com

Follow #OPERAS2020 on Twitter.

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About OPERAS:
OPERAS is the Research Infrastructure supporting open scholarly communication 
in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) in the European Research Area. Its 
mission is to coordinate and federate resources in Europe to efficiently 
address the scholarly communication needs of European researchers in the field 
of SSH.

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For more information, please contact Judith Schulte, communication@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



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Dr. Judith Schulte
OPERAS Communication Officer
Digital Humanities Officer
Max Weber Foundation – German Humanities Institutes Abroad
Rheinallee 6, 53173 Bonn
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