In this EELISA Knowledge Bite session, Burcu Bulut and Atakan Ege Savaş from İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi and Esteban Gonzalez from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid will talk about the EELISA Open Science Community (OSC) and what opportunities it offers for students all across EELISA. Participants will also hear the stories of two student members of the…
“An invaluable chance to combine the global momentum for the open sharing of information with the advancement of policy changes and the importance of social issues affecting people around the world”, is the fundamental statement that describes the International Open Access Week (IOAW). The IOAW has been celebrated by individuals, institutions, and organizations around the…
As an approach to the scientific process that focuses on spreading knowledge as soon as it is available using digital and collaborative technology, Open Science (OS) is transforming the way we access knowledge and foster collaboration. The European Commission website reads: “Open science is a policy priority for the European Commission and the standard method of…
As an Alliance meant to foster real change within the European Higher Education, bottom-up processes are essential for EELISA. One example of these actions is the “EELISA Librarians Team” formed to give support to EELISA regarding best practices in Open Science. In the words of Burcu Bulut, technical services librarian at the Istanbul Technical University:…