Newsletter 13.2021
1. We value your opinion! A brief survey of the University Library
At the end of April, a new technology (RFID) was introduced in the University Library, which enables self-checkout of media (lending and return). The introduction of significantly extended opening hours, which the library has been offering since the beginning of July, should also be seen in this context. We would now like to find out how these services are received by you and have therefore launched a brief survey (duration: approx. one minute). We ask you to answer three questions completely anonymously and are very much looking forward to your feedback.
2. News about Open Access
International Open Access Week 2021
Under the motto »It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity« the International Open Access Week will take place Oct. 25-31, 2021. We cordially invite all interested parties to the following free and open access events:
Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, 7 p.m.
Scholar-led, and community paid? A panel discussion on the state of scholar-led publishing
In-person event at HIIG and livestream on the following websites:
Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG)
Open Access Blog Berlin
Wednesday, 27.10.2021, 3 p.m.
Open Access Publishing - Zooming in on Copyright and CC Licenses
Online seminar organized by the Helmholtz Open Science Office. Duration: 90 minutes. Language: English. Pre-registration required
Thursday, 28.10.2021, 2 p.m.
Open Access Talk »Preprints: Communicating Research Results Quickly and Openly«
Online talk organized by open-access.network. No registration required
On open-access.network, an overview of various online events in the individual federal states is offered, which all interested parties can attend. This list is constantly being expanded.
New Publication in the IfEU.OPEN Series
In the Open Access series IfEU.OPEN the fourth publication in OPUS Weimar was released in September 2021: »In Neuer Frische. Die Sommerfrische Schwarzatal als regional selbstbestimmte Form des historischen Phänomens Sommerfrische«, a bachelor thesis by Richard Pantzier. The series IfEU.OPEN of the Institute for European Urban Studies at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar offers the possibility to publish outstanding student theses and thus makes empirical and theoretical contributions of students accessible to a broader public free of charge.
Relaunch of open-access.network
Since the end of September, the open-access.network portal has provided a diverse, cross-disciplinary range of information, training and networking services on open access. Freely accessible, up-to-date and reliable materials and training courses provide expertise on practical, organizational and legal issues. Further information on the relaunch can be found here.
3. Recommended action for handling research data
After the guideline on handling research data was published in spring 2020, there were intensive efforts to supplement this document with a corresponding recommendation for action. After preparation by the Research Data Management staff unit, it was dealt with in several committees of the university. Finally, the recommendation for action was confirmed by the presidium of Bauhaus-Universität Weimar on Oct. 13, 2021. It now serves as a guide for researchers at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar on how to deal with research data according to guidelines from third-party funders and communities. The document itself deals with the different phases of research projects and explains which help and services are available in each case.
4. JECHESKIEL DAVID KIRSZENBAUM - Caricatures of a Bauhäusler on the Weimar Republic
We are pleased to draw your attention to an exhibition at the Volkshochschule Weimar. There, until the end of January 2022, a panel exhibition on a Bauhäusler to be rediscovered can be seen, which is also presented online. Jecheskiel David Kirszenbaum made a name for himself as a painter and caricaturist at the Bauhaus Weimar and in the Berlin art scene of the 1920s. The exhibition catalog, which sheds light on the fate of the Jewish artist and the spirit of the Weimar Republic, can be found at the University Library.
Stefanie Röhl
Sachgebietsleiterin
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