Otwarte zasoby wiedzy na przykładzie łódzkich jednostek naukowych ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to discuss the issue of open resources of knowledge that are made available by scientific institutions in Lodz. The paper comprises characterisation of Open Access resources including scientific periodicals, scientific repositories (already existing ones such as ECNIS and those in the process of being set up, e.g. the repositories of Lodz University and the Technical University of Lodz), digital libraries and other databases offering on-line access to their resources. Other issues presented in the article are: the process of creating or modifying periodicals for the purposes of the Open Access model, financing, indexing and solutions for copyrights regarding such resources. The paper also includes the results of a survey done at the University of Lodz, the purpose of which was to demonstrate how much the university’s research and academic staff know about the subject of Open Access. The article will also discuss the institutional repository which is being created by the University of Lodz and the Library of the University of Lodz, and whose function will be to collect and store scientific publications and didactic materials by employees of Lodz University. The article will also present characterisation of scientific Open Access periodicals edited and created by scientific institutions in Lodz, inter alia the University of Lodz, the Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres, the Institute of Paediatrics (the Medical University of Lodz), the Military Teaching Hospital, and the Medical University of Lodz. The main purpose of the article is to demonstrate the development of Open Access-based resources of knowledge, especially in the scientific community of Lodz.