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Open Access.Open Access.International Movement for Open AccessInternational Movement for Open Access

Open (free) access (Open access - OA) is a free Open (free) access (Open access - OA) is a free online availability of digital content. Best known online availability of digital content. Best known and most relevant is for public review, review of and most relevant is for public review, review of scientific papers, which scientists and scientific papers, which scientists and researchers publish in journals without expecting researchers publish in journals without expecting payment. payment.

International Movement for Open Access is an International Movement for Open Access is an initiative for immediate and free access to online initiative for immediate and free access to online resources without restrictions on access and resources without restrictions on access and frequency of use imposed by copyright law and frequency of use imposed by copyright law and agreements with publishers. agreements with publishers.

Now the world has over 1766 open access Now the world has over 1766 open access archives in various scientific fields. archives in various scientific fields.

Initiatives and projects for open and free access Initiatives and projects for open and free access to information opens up new opportunities for to information opens up new opportunities for providing information on universities and providing information on universities and research libraries.research libraries.

Good practices, guidelines and models for Good practices, guidelines and models for implemention of implemention of

Open AccessOpen Access The portal titled “Practical steps for implementing Open The portal titled “Practical steps for implementing Open

AccessAccess” (OASIS – Practical Steps for Implementing Open ” (OASIS – Practical Steps for Implementing Open Access: http://www.openoasis.org/)Access: http://www.openoasis.org/)

The website ofThe website of Еnabling Open Scholarship (EOS) Еnabling Open Scholarship (EOS) http://www.openscholarship.org - http://www.openscholarship.org - organization of organization of universities and researchers from around the world for universities and researchers from around the world for open research and educational spaceopen research and educational space

Scholar Electronic RepositoryScholar Electronic Repositoryby New Bulgarian Universityby New Bulgarian University

NBU is the first Bulgarian university, that joined in NBU is the first Bulgarian university, that joined in 2005 the International Movement for Open Access. 2005 the International Movement for Open Access. Today the scholar electronic repository provides open Today the scholar electronic repository provides open access to over 300 scientific publications of lecturers access to over 300 scientific publications of lecturers and graduate students. and graduate students.

There are posts of professors and PhD students of the There are posts of professors and PhD students of the universityuniversity. .

Its purpose is to expand the influence and increase the Its purpose is to expand the influence and increase the image of the university in Bulgaria and abroad.image of the university in Bulgaria and abroad.

The idea is that the free use will lead to an increase in The idea is that the free use will lead to an increase in quoting of publications of lecturers and doctoral quoting of publications of lecturers and doctoral students at the university.students at the university.

SERSER allows the formation of culture among academics allows the formation of culture among academics and Ph.D. students to build their own scientific archive.and Ph.D. students to build their own scientific archive.

History of SERHistory of SER

In 2005 a project was won and implemented by HESP In 2005 a project was won and implemented by HESP Program of Institute "Open Society“; a server was Program of Institute "Open Society“; a server was purchased and a seminar was held for the team that purchased and a seminar was held for the team that created the archive.created the archive.

In 2006 was installed, selected by the NBU, open source In 2006 was installed, selected by the NBU, open source software (Eprints); the rules are developed for deposit and software (Eprints); the rules are developed for deposit and deposit agreement, signed electronically between the NBU deposit agreement, signed electronically between the NBU and the author.and the author.

Manual for faculty and graduate students at the university Manual for faculty and graduate students at the university was developed in 2007, the same year began was developed in 2007, the same year began experimentally depositing materials in the archive, experimentally depositing materials in the archive, resulting in the first 25 available publications.resulting in the first 25 available publications.

It was installed a new version of software - EPrints 3.0 in It was installed a new version of software - EPrints 3.0 in 2008. Print and electronic information materials for the 2008. Print and electronic information materials for the university faculty have been developed .university faculty have been developed .

Since then has been working on the development and Since then has been working on the development and improvement of the archive, and analyzing visits to it by improvement of the archive, and analyzing visits to it by monitoring the statistics.monitoring the statistics.

Search in Research electronic archiveSearch in Research electronic archive Apart from menu "Browse" in the archive can be Apart from menu "Browse" in the archive can be

searched during the "Search“.searched during the "Search“. Demand can be simply set in a word or words with an Demand can be simply set in a word or words with an

option for ordering the results by year of publication, name option for ordering the results by year of publication, name of author or title.of author or title.

The search can be complicated, as the search The search can be complicated, as the search criteria here are many, starting from the full text, that can criteria here are many, starting from the full text, that can be searched, keyword, area of  knowledge, type be searched, keyword, area of  knowledge, type of document.of document.

NEA todayNEA today

As of July 2011 the As of July 2011 the archive have 415 documents, scientific archive have 415 documents, scientific studies of teachers (full time and part-time) studies of teachers (full time and part-time) and doctoral students of the NBU.and doctoral students of the NBU.

They are in the fields of art, computer They are in the fields of art, computer science, earth sciences, economics, science, earth sciences, economics, education, history education, history and archeology, languages , philology and archeology, languages , philology and literature, mass communications, and literature, mass communications, mathematics, medicine, biology, political mathematics, medicine, biology, political science, religion and others.science, religion and others.

Developments have been made since Developments have been made since 1996 until today.1996 until today.

The free access Week 2010 in BulgariaThe free access Week 2010 in Bulgaria

In Bulgaria, the National Information Day on the occasion of the In Bulgaria, the National Information Day on the occasion of the Open Access Week was held on October 22, 2010, organized Open Access Week was held on October 22, 2010, organized by Institute of mathematics and Informatics of BAN. Open access to by Institute of mathematics and Informatics of BAN. Open access to scientific information was presented in the context of European scientific information was presented in the context of European projects:projects:

Open AIRE (http://www.openaire.eu/bg.html) - aiming at providing open Open AIRE (http://www.openaire.eu/bg.html) - aiming at providing open access to the European level.access to the European level.

EuDML (http://www.eudml.eu) - focused EuDML (http://www.eudml.eu) - focused on organizing virtual collections of considerable part of European on organizing virtual collections of considerable part of European Heritage dispersion of mathematical literature;Heritage dispersion of mathematical literature;

ATLAS (www.atlasproject.eu) - designed to support the development ATLAS (www.atlasproject.eu) - designed to support the development and management of multilingual web content, especially concerning the and management of multilingual web content, especially concerning the authorship, editing and maintenance of multilingual Web sites;authorship, editing and maintenance of multilingual Web sites;

Open Scout (http://www.openscout.net/) - focused on providing learning Open Scout (http://www.openscout.net/) - focused on providing learning services on the Internet that allow users to easily find, access, use services on the Internet that allow users to easily find, access, use and exchange information on management education and training.and exchange information on management education and training.

The New Bulgarian University participated in The New Bulgarian University participated in the Week to popularization The free access to the electronic archive the Week to popularization The free access to the electronic archive of Scientific NBU (New Bulgarian University Scholar Electronic of Scientific NBU (New Bulgarian University Scholar Electronic Repository)Repository)