Open Access in the Geosciences

Thursday, February 13, 2025, 13:00 to 18:15
UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern, room A003

Registration 
(no conference fee)

Program

12:30

Arrival and registration

 

13:00

Welcome address

Dr. Sonia Abun-Nasr, Director of the University Library Bern

13:15

Open Access in Geosciences – Facts and Figures  

Dr. Christophe Schneble, Research Management Office, University of Bern; Dr. Eri Amsler, University Library Bern 

13:45

Open Access? Do I Have to? (It Depends, but Yes.) 

Dr. Elio Pellin, University Library Bern 

14:15

Publishing Papers, Data and Code in Geosciences: Insights for Early Career Scientists 

Prof. Stefan Brönnimann, Institute of Geography, University of Bern

14:45

Open Access Publishing in Geography: The Journal Geographica Helvetica and OA Books 

Dr. Alexander Vorbrugg, Institute of Geography, University of Bern

15:15

Coffee break and Open Science Desk  

15:45

Creating and Running a Community-Based Diamond Open Access Journal in Geosciences: The Case of Sedimentologika 

Dr. Camille Thomas, Prof. Katrina Kremer, Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern

16:15

Open Access and the North-South Divide in Science: Some Insights 

Dr. Anne Zimmermann, Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern

16:45

Building a Coalition for #BetterPublishing: PEEER (Publishing for an Ethical and Equitable Environment in Research) 

Prof. Michael N Dawson, Life & Environmental Sciences, University of California

17:15

Discussion  

17:45

Apéro

Contact

openaccess@unibe.ch

Im Rahmen dieses Open-Access-Tages organisieren auch andere Universitätsbibliotheken eigene Veranstaltungen, auf die wir hinweisen möchten:

Lausanne, 11. Feb. 2025

Workshop and Roundtable

Navigating Open Access: finding practical solutions to align publishing ethics with career goals

Link zu Programm & Registrierung, 13:00-15:30, UNIL Amphipôle

 

Zürich, 20. Feb. 2025

Lunch & Learn Open Science:

Evolving the Publishing Ecosystem: A brief history of scientific publications and a coalition for #BetterPublishing

Link zu Programm & Registrierung, 12:00-13:00, online

 

Paneldiskussion:

Are Community-Driven Initiatives the Key for Better Publishing?

Link zu Programm & Registrierung, 17:00-19:00, Campus Irchel oder online