Role of Libraries from Latin America to Implementation of Open Science: Analysis and Recommendations

Abstract

Open science and their processes are in focus of global attention and are part of agendas of Governments and Institutions with purpose of foster implement said movement. To open science collaboration of various actors is relevant, therefore it is raised libraries are actors that develop many ways to access information; and open science is an action that promotes free circulation of data and results derived from scientific activity; then it can be raised that in said relationship is linked by common objectives, due to both the actor and the action contribute to satisfy information needs. Aim of this poster is shows the study about relationship between open science and academic and research libraries in Latin America. Study is carried out with a mixed investigation methodology, in which factors of open science are analyzed and to verify assumptions made an exploratory study is carried out with defined variables on actions of opening science that academic libraries from Latin America based on consulting Web portals of library entities and specialized data sources. Findings obtained about raised link between open science with academic libraries are proved with a proposal model about how functions libraries are compatible and useful to openness of science. A general conclusion is that academic libraries from Latin America are laboratories that contributes to paradigm shift that scholarly communication system requires. Keywords: Academic and Research Libraries; Latin America; Open Science; Research Data Management; Inclusiveness.