1. UNICA Librarian Seminar Helsinki Discussion Groups Breakout Group 1 19 May 2006

2. Participants Breakout Group 1 Chair: Ayris Paul (University College London) Rapporteur: Vanouplines Patrick (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Members: Absalon Michèle (Université Pierre & Marie Curie) Forsman Maria (University of Helsinki) Frey Jeannette (Université de Lausanne) Geerlings Paul (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Kaiponen Pälvi (University of Helsinki) Magarotto Adriana (Università di Roma “La Sapienza”) Neuvonen Ulla (University of Helsinki) Petrakj Jelka (University of Zagreb) Petrauskiene Zibute (Vilnius University) Seissl Maria (Vienna University)

3. Discussion Item: Policy Some organizations and research funders have made it obligatory or mandated depositing scholarly publications in repositories. What are the problems and opportunities for mandating deposit?

4. Mandates – feasible ? Mandating is difficult (but not impossible) … For universities it is not the first step Only 10% of research is externally funded (let’s start wit that) We need to put incentives in place: –Greater visibility –Explicit marketing strategies –Target opinion leaders

5. Mandates – how ? Mandates need to sit within a strategy Infrastructure in place Ease of use Service provision Copyright advice (keep copyright with the author) Benefits to researchers need to be clear Esteem Choose small targeted areas, eg: many universities start with PhD theses