Annual report on open access in SwedenAs part of its mandate to coordinate, monitor, and promote collaboration in the work for open access to scholarly publications, the National Library of Sweden ( Kungliga biblioteket , KB) today publishes a report highlighting the development of open access in Sweden.
Costs of scholarly publishing 2023The National Library of Sweden compiles Swedish higher education institutions’ expenditures for scholarly publishing, which includes costs for subscriptions, publishing research articles, and purchasing scholarly literature. For 2023, these expenses amounted to SEK 799 million, which represents an increase of 8.2 per cent from the previous year.
The Bibsam Consortium’s new action planBased on the recommendation of the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions (SUHF) regarding charting Sweden's path beyond the transformative agreements and the national guidelines for open science, the Bibsam Consortium Steering Committee has adopted a new action plan.
National guidelines for promoting open science in SwedenOn behalf of the Swedish government, the National Library of Sweden (Kungliga biblioteket, KB) has developed national guidelines for open science. The guidelines are intended to provide support and guidance to actors in Sweden who have an important role to play in the transition to open science.
