{"id":794,"date":"2022-06-15T17:50:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T15:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opencost.de\/?p=794"},"modified":"2023-04-06T11:35:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T09:35:38","slug":"results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opencost.de\/news\/en\/news\/results\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenCost at the German Library Congress: Results of the Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From 31.5. to 2.6.2022, the 8th German Library Congress<\/a> took place in Leipzig, one of the most important trade fair events in the German library sector. Under the motto #CreatingFreeSpaces, a lively exchange of institutions, companies and educational institutions took place. The openCost team was also involved and was able to present the DFG project<\/a> to a larger audience for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the public Hands-on Lab „Strategy to capture the ‚Total Cost of Publishing'“, all seats were completely filled with 64 participants. After a round of welcoming and some introductory words, Dr. Bernhard Mittermaier (FZ J\u00fclich) devoted a short presentation to the topic of „Information Budget“. Therfore, he provided important introductory impulses for the workshop. The participants showed great interest in the project and subsequently had a lively exchange with the moderators Bianca Schweighofer (UB Regensburg) and Dr. Martin K\u00f6hler (DESY) about the necessary data for complete transparency of payments to publication bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Results of the group work on cost recording<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addition to presenting the project, the Hands-on Lab also served as a joint exchange of information and ideas with the community. In five small groups, the attendees worked on the following questions and topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n