Training Program: 'Current Framework of Open Science and BUSC Resources for Its Promotion'

This seminar has a double objective: to raise awareness of the implications of European and national Open Science policies on the career of research staff at USC and, at the same time, the resources and services that BUSC offers to teaching and research staff to develop their research within this framework.

In the first part of the talk, we will focus on presenting the current framework of Open Science at Spanish universities and the policies and requirements in Spain and Europe regarding the publication of research results funded by public funds. Subsequently, we will explain the resources and services that BUSC makes available to PDI for the development of their research, including those related to self-archiving in the institutional repository Minerva and those that enhance the visibility and impact of research.

About Mabela Casal

Graduated in Hispanic Philology from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC). She joined as a library assistant at the University of Santiago in 1994, and since 2008 she has been a faculty member of the USC library scale. She has held the position of Director of the University Library of Santiago de Compostela since May 2008 and in that same year she obtained the Administration Management Diploma from the Xunta de Galicia (DOG88).

She has also received training in the field of management and professional career and has provided training in various areas, notably in aspects related to open science and bibliographic heritage. She was the executive secretary of the Spanish Network of University Libraries (REBIUN) from 2016 to 2020.

Since 2022, she has been part of the Cooperation Commission of Libraries of Galicia and represents the university libraries. From 2016 to 2021, she also was part of the state Library Cooperation Council.
Currently, she is part of Line 2 of REBIUN dedicated to promoting the role of university libraries as key agents in the promotion of open science, coordinating a working group focused on analyzing and proposing policies and strategies for the development of open science at Spanish universities.

About Carmen Posse

Graduated in Documentation from the University of Salamanca and specialist in information management in the digital environment. Since 2023 she has been responsible for the administration of the Minerva institutional repository (USC) and the management of transformative agreements for open access publication. In addition, she is a member of the REBIUN Repository Working Group, developing and implementing strategies to position institutional repositories as key infrastructure in promoting Open Science.