Critical aspects in research infrastructure management

Καθώς οι όροι διεξαγωγής και επικοινωνίας της έρευνας εξελίσσονται διαρκώς, καθίσταται αναγκαία η ανάπτυξη ενός οικοσυστήματος υποδομών για την υποστήριξη των ψηφιακά προσανατολισμένων ερευνητικών πρακτικών. Η παρούσα εργασία αποτελεί μία πρώτη συμβολή προς την ανάπτυξη βιώσιμων επιχειρησιακών μοντέλων για τις υποδομές έρευνας, περιγράφοντας τέσσερις βασικές αρχές λειτουργίας και τους μεταξύ τους συσχετισμούς.As the scholarly communication landscape is constantly evolving, the development of an ecosystem of infrastructures supporting digitally-oriented research practices becomes a necessity. This paper is a contribution to the ongoing discussion on the sustainability of digital research infrastructures∙ it describes four key operating principles and their interrelationships

Draft Methodology for FAIR-by-Design Learning Materials

This document describes a methodology for FAIR-by-design production of learning materials based on the backward instructional process that is extended with additional activities focusing on the implementation of the FAIR guiding principles. A general discussion on important aspect of implementation such as granularity, scope, metadata schema, interoperability and publication in relevant repositories is provided together with a step by step six stage workflow and checklists that help implement the FAIR-by-design process. The outlined methodology will be used as a blueprint for a train-the-trainer course aiming to present the practical FAIR-by-design instructional design

IPSP Scoping Report

In the transition towards Open Access (OA), institutional publishing is challenged by fragmentation and varying service quality, visibility, and sustainability. To address this issue, DIAMAS gathers 23 organisations from 12 European countries, well-versed in OA academic publishing and scholarly communication. The project will: 1. Map the current landscape of Institutional Publishing Service Providers (IPSPs) in 25 countries of the ERA with special attention for IPSPs that do not charge fees for publishing or reading. This will yield a taxonomy of IPSPs and an IPSP landscape report, a basis for the rest of the project. 2. Coordinate and improve the efficiency and quality of IPSPs by developing an Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP). This quality standard will professionalise, strengthen, and reduce the fragmentation of institutional publishing in Europe. EQSIP will serve as a benchmark for a gap analysis of the data

D2.2 Methodology for FAIR-by-Design Training Materials

This document describes a methodology for FAIR-by-design production of learning materials based on the backward instructional process that is extended with additional activities focusing on the implementation of the FAIR guiding principles. A general discussion on important aspects of implementation such as granularity, scope, metadata schema, interoperability and publication in relevant repositories is provided together with a step by step six stage workflow and checklists that help implement the FAIR-by-design process. The outlined methodology will be used as a blueprint for a train-the-trainer course aiming to present the practical FAIR-by-design instructional design

"Greek" Egypt as a site of history and memory

This thesis identifies the main aspects of the Greek identity, as this has been articulated and reproduced within the diasporic context. Using the Greek colony in Egypt as a case study, it examines how these aspects have been diachronically projected into the social space (referred to as “Greek Egypt”) and the official discourse of the local Greek communities, while tracing their impact on individuals' memory and life narratives. The thesis argues that, under the influence of persistent cultural and social stereotypes that initially emerged in the early 20th century, Greeks have produced specific interpretations of their presence and role in modern Egypt. These interpretations, in turn, are intertwined with the imaginary qualities of the Greek collective identity, and currently communicated in a performative manner.Η διατριβή επιδιώκει να αναδείξει τις ιδεολογικές διαστάσεις της «ελληνικότητας» στη διασπορά, εστιάζοντας στον όρο «ελληνική» Αίγυπτος και στο κοινωνικό/πολιτικό πλαίσιο χρήσης του στον λόγο των θεσμικών παραγόντων της ελληνικής παροικίας στην Αίγυπτο και, μεταγενέστερα, στις αφηγήσεις των Αιγυπτιωτών. Τα επιμέρους κεφάλαια αναλύουν τις σύνθετες σχέσεις που διαμορφώθηκαν μέσα και γύρω από τον μικρόκοσμο της παροικίας και το αποτύπωμά τους στο σχήμα της «ελληνικής» Αιγύπτου, με σημείο αναφοράς έννοιες και χαρακτηρισμούς που οι Αιγυπτιώτες χρησιμοποίησαν για να επενδύσουν νοηματικά την παρουσία τους στη χώρα, τη σχέση τους με τους Αιγύπτιους, αλλά και τους δεσμούς με την Ελλάδα

EKT Open Book Press: A case study for a successful institutional publishing initiative

International audienceThe aim of this paper is to present Open Book Press (OBP), an electronic publishing platform for monographs, developed by the National Documentation Centre (EKT). Focus is placed on OBP’s open access business model and services that enable the wide dissemination of high quality scientific output in Greek

D6.3 – Recommendations for improving aspects of institutional publishing platforms

Souyioultzoglou I, Czerniak A, Schirrwagen J, Vieira A. D6.3 – Recommendations for improving aspects of institutional publishing platforms.; 2019

OPERAS White Paper: Open Access Business Models

The white paper on Business Models for Open Access proposes that there is no single ideal business model for Open Access that can be adopted as standard. It describes the current landscape in which there are multiple approaches to OA publishing, many of which are adopted by OPERAS members to suit their particular circumstances, although the APC and BPC models still predominate especially among commercial publishers. The paper describes the business models adopted by members both from the point of view of publishers, and of service providers such as Knowledge Unlatched, as well as looking at models emerging elsewhere such as in the USA and at national level in some European countries, where interesting collaborative approaches are being undertaken. The paper analyses the pros and cons of different models, and concludes with some suggestions for ways of bringing greater stability and sustainability to Open Access publishing models