Interview: How Open Science is changing the Landscape of Academic Libraries | ZBW MediaTalk

"How important is open science for academic libraries? How should they behave in the face of the open science movement? Dr Thomas Gerdes examined position papers on open science and its development perspectives in his master thesis in order to answer these questions.

In his master thesis Dr Thomas Gerdes dealt with the topic “The Open Science Movement and its significance for the academic libraries – An Analysis of Position Papers and Development Perspectives” (link in German). The focus was on a target-actual comparison and the development perspectives for open science in academic libraries. We asked him about it.

How did you proceed in your master thesis?

The term “open science” sums up heterogeneous aspirations for a more open science. What open science means for academic libraries is discussed in a variety of position papers and other publications. My work compares the target state formulated there with the current state of the library landscape. Furthermore, opportunities for the further development of open science in academic libraries are pointed out. I was very pleased that I was able to win several German and European open science experts as interview partners for my work...."