UNICA Seminar Trends in education and research: developing skills and communication across Europe MAKING THE STRATEGIC CASE FOR INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES IN UNIVERSITIES Antonio Fantoni

EUROPE, THE OLD FASHIONED GIRL Too much traditional culture Too little innovation and technology Rigid academies blocked by aged scholars

CULTURAL EVOLUTION variability of information (no selection) mutation of inherited culture crossing over and extended, unbiased communication productive advantage (selection) problems arising from envinronment (including society) new cultural approaches, innovation and new skills competition between solutions neutral information and concerted evolution

MISSION OF SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES Preservation of cultural heritage Advancement of science Release of learned information Evaluation of learning (quantity? quality?’ new skills?)

YES, BUT ALSO The development of cultural capacities integrated information innovative thinking solution of arising problems

A COMMUN METHOD FOR LEARNING AND RESEARCH The steps for efficient, long lasting learning and for rewarding research Curiosity search strategy assessment evaluation self esteem curiosity

LIBRARIES AS TEACHING LABS Traditional versus digital libraries TRADITIONAL - Assisted search – slow process – limited confrontation DIGITAL- lonely search – fast process – immense confrontation

THE MIRACLE OF OPEN ACCESS If or when …. Every cultural and scientific product Is published by every scientific institution Then every citizen of the world Will freely acquire science and culture

OPEN ISSUES ON OPEN ACCESS Cost of producing science Property of scientific information Cost of refereeing and editing Cost of online publishing Paying for re-acquiring the product of one’s own science

Quality Control Open access publication NOGray literature NOPre-prints not followed by certified publication YESPhD dissertations YESPost-print YESUniversity press on line journals CONTENT OF UNIVERSITY SCIENTIFIC REPOSITORIES

CONTENT OF UNIVERSITY TEACHING REPOSITORIES NOT e-learning Individual courses Disciplinary modules Progressive thesaurus

OPEN ACCESS REPOSITORIES: YES, BUT Student dissertations are successful Gray literature is relatively abundant Scared scientist object to pre-print publishing Lazy scientists disregard post-print publishing Need of incentives?

CULTURAL EVOLUTION variability of information (no selection) mutation of inherited culture crossing over and extended, unbiased communication productive advantage (selection) problems arising from envinronment (including society) new cultural approaches, innovation and new skills competition between solutions neutral information and concerted evolution