[BOAI] Enhanced publication: from experiment to practice

[Peter Suber]

[Forwarding from Annemiek van der Kuil.  --Peter Suber.]


*Enhanced publication: from experiment to practice*****

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*Utrecht, 20 October 2011 –* Researchers at a number of universities and
research institutions gained experience in 2011 with enhancing publications
during six projects financed by SURFfoundation. The emphasis in previous
projects was mainly on developing the technical facilities for creating
enhanced publications. This year, it was the turn of the researchers
themselves to enhance their publications and to present them in context.
Enhanced publication is a new type of scientific/scholarly publication
whereby researchers make publications available on the Internet in
combination with related research data.****

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*Vision for the future*

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In the future, it will become increasingly rare for research results to be
presented merely one-dimensionally. It is precisely the significant
relationship between the publication itself, the underlying research data,
references, illustrations, etc. that creates cross-fertilisation between
research, researchers, and research fields. This increases the likelihood of
research breakthroughs and perhaps also of new ways for researchers to
collaborate. ****

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*Removing the barrier*

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The many technical possibilities offered by the semantic web, xml and rdf
(rich data format) mean that it is often no easy matter for researchers to
publish their research as an enhanced version. That barrier can be removed
if they receive proper support and cooperation from ICT departments and
support staff. Researchers who have overcome that barrier are enthusiastic
about the potential of enhanced publication. ****

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Researchers with little ICT know-how also see the advantages even if they do
not understand the ‘inner workings’of an enhanced publication. A pdf that
has been enhanced with relevant supplementary or supporting information is a
more attractive way of presenting research results. Enhanced publication
also makes it easier for interested colleagues to discover the research work
concerned. ****

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*What researchers say*

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Prof. Nick Jankowski of the eHumanities Group at the Royal Netherlands
Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) is enthusiastic about the possibilities
opened up by enhanced publications: “They provide the opportunity for new
insights, new knowledge, and for sharing the knowledge with other scholars
and a wider public.” In a short video – Enhanced Publications: from
experiment to practice <http://youtu.be/FHI4J94YUUk> – Prof. Jankowski and
five colleagues talk about the value of enhancement and their experience
during the project. ****

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[image: VPprojecten_filmpje] <http://youtu.be/FHI4J94YUUk>****

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*Five **disciplines***

Enhanced publication has proved valuable in a number of disciplines and can
be applied in various different ways, making it very versatile. ****

**·         **Economics: Open Data and
Publications<http://www.surffoundation.nl/nl/projecten/Pages/OpenDataandPublications.aspx>
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**·         **Linguistics: Lenguas de
Bolivia<http://www.surffoundation.nl/nl/projecten/Pages/LenguasdeBolivia.aspx>and
Enhanced
NIAS Publications<http://www.surffoundation.nl/nl/projecten/Pages/EnhancedNIASpublications.aspx>
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**·         **Musicology: The Other
Josquin<http://www.surffoundation.nl/nl/projecten/Pages/TheOtherJosquin.aspx>
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**·         **Communication sciences: Enhancing Scholarly Publishing in the
Humanities and Social
Sciences<http://www.surffoundation.nl/nl/projecten/Pages/enhancingscholarlypublishing.aspx>
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**·         **Geosciences:
VPcross<http://www.surffoundation.nl/nl/projecten/Pages/VP-Cross.aspx>
.****

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*Lessons learned*

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Enhanced publication has enormous potential. However, the experience gained
during the project shows that there is still a lot to be learned about how
to enhance publications and how to make use of the semantic web. The various
tools that have been developed for this new way of publishing research
results are not yet “ready for immediate use” by researchers. Enhancement
still involves collaboration between researchers and ICT staff. The lessons
learned will be used for further development.****

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*More information*

**·         **Enhanced
Publications<http://www.surffoundation.nl/enhancedpublications>
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**[image: Het SURFshare programma]***About the SURFshare programme*

The aim of SURFshare is to provide better access to high-quality scientific
and scholarly knowledge using the very latest ICT technology. This is
possible because ICT not only speeds up standard communication processes but
changes the nature of the knowledge chain itself. The growing number of
facilities for knowledge sharing and dissemination mean that traditional
publications, tools (models, algorithms, visualisations) and research data
are increasingly interwoven. ****

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SURFfoundation’s intention in the SURFshare
programme<http://www.surffoundation.nl/download/SURFshare-programma_20072010.pdf>is
to create a common infrastructure that will facilitate access to
research
information and make it possible for researchers to share scientific and
scholarly information. ****

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Kind regards,****

Annemiek van der Kuil****

Annemiek van der Kuil | community manager SURFshare | ICT & Research |
SURFfoundation | Graadt van Roggenweg 340 | P.O.Box 2290 | 3500 GG Utrecht |
T + 31 30 234 66 42 | E vanderkuil at surf.nl W www.surffoundation.nl/SURFshare
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[image: logo Open 2011 (klein)_22092011]*Open
2011<http://www.surfsites.nl/open2011>:
twee weken vol activiteiten rondom open toegang tot onderwijs en onderzoek.*
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