In 2018, we will organise a series of Focus On Open Science events in Rome, Barcelona, Ljubljana, Gdansk, Belgrade, Budapest, Vienna and Dublin.

All dates to be announced soon. 

Our team is happy to announce a Steering Committee that will help us select the annual topics, the invited speakers and advise on best practices for delivering successful events.

The members of Open Science Workshops Steering Committee are:

- Dr. Paul Ayris, Pro-Vice- Provost (UCL Library Services), Chief Executive, UCL Press, co-Chair of the LERU INFO Community (League of European Research Universities), Adviser to the LIBER Board.

- Frank Manista, European Open Science Manager, Jisc, UK.

- Jeannette Frey, Director of BCU Lausanne and Vice-President of LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries).

- Colleen Campbell, Open Access 2020 Initiative, Max Planck Digital Library.

- Dr. Ignasi Labastida i Juan, Head of the Research and Innovation Unit of the CRAI at the University of Barcelona

- Dr. Tiberius Ignat, Director of Scientific Knowledge Services

Additionally, our local partners will be able to delegate a member to join our Steering Committee with reference to the respective event that will take place in their country.

May 17th 2018,  in Rome.

In cooperation with Sistema Bibliotecario Sapienza (SBS) - Sapienza Library System.

June 20th 2018,  in Barcelona.

In cooperation with Barcelona Knowledge Hub of the Acadaemia Europea.

September 11th 2018,  in Ljubljana.

In cooperation with Central Technological Library at the University of Ljubljana (CTK) and University of Maribor

September 25th 2018,  in Gdansk

In cooperation with Gdańsk University of Technology

November 16th 2018,  in Vienna.

In cooperation with  Technical University of Vienna

November 20th 2017,  in Vienna.

In cooperation with The Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research

November 22nd 2017,  in Budapest

In cooperation with EISZ (The Library of Hungarian Academy of Sciences) and Central European University.

November 24th 2017,  in Ljubljana.

In cooperation with CTK Ljubljana and with the support of Slovenian Ministry of Education, Science and Sport.

November 8th 2017, in Sofia.

Springer Nature, Scientific Knowledge Services and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences cordially invite you to the a 1-day event that discusses the status of the Bulgarian research and its scholarly communication component.

March 30th 2017, in Budapest.

The Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Taylor and Francis (represented by Scientific Knowledge Services) cordially invite you to the information day organised by Electronic Information Service National Programme in Hungary.

 March 23rd 2017,  in Budapest

The Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Wiley (represented by Scientific Knowledge Services) cordially invite you to the information day organised by Electronic Information Service National Programme in Hungary.

September 14th 2016,  in Ljubljana

In cooperation with LIBER, CTK Ljubljana and the Faculty of Economics of the University of Ljubljana

This workshop brings you clear presentations of LIBER's strategic directions. According to LIBER strategy, one of the key areas should be the development of CEE libraries in order to align with the progresses made in UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Scandinavian countries. LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche – Association of European Research Libraries) is the main network for research libraries in Europe. Founded in 1971, the association (a Foundation or Stitching under the Dutch law from 2009) has grown steadily to include more than 400 national, university and other libraries from over 40 countries. They act to represent the interests of European research libraries, their universities and their researchers in several key areas. 

September 15th 2016,  in Ljubljana

In cooperation with Central Technological Library at the University of Ljubljana

Part of 6th Convention of Slovenian Consortia for International Scientific Literature, this event focuses on outcomes and return on investment of academic aibraries in a changing digital landscape 

 This one-day seminar will approach two critical topics:

- Managing electronic resources during the transition to open access 

- Economic aspects of using information resources and publishing in new circumstances

September 12th 2016, in Budapest

In cooperation with the  Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

This 1-day seminar have approached two main topics:

- Using collections at their fullest potential

- Libraries' role in facilitating and generating new scientific content

September 15th 2016,  in Ljubljana

In cooperation with the Central Technological Library at the University of Ljubljana

Gold Route? Green Route? How will these routes affect your overall journey? What are the milestones along these routes? How to plan your journey and flag your institution on the new map of scientific partnerships, using OA?

Modern Procurement Techniques for e-Content will deal with tips on how to better negotiate licenses with publishers.