Research 

The Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) is creating the institutional repository of LSMU electronic documents, eDoc, based on the Open Access strategy and aims to allow “free” use (according to the copyright provisions) of LSMU’s research results and to ensure their visibility, effective use and the University’s researchers citation of publications. Open access to the institution’s scientific research results increases the importance of scientific research, introduces the results to the public, expands the visibility of electronic documents and their citation in the country and the world. The University actively supports the Open Access movement, thereby fulfilling one of the University’s functions – social responsibility towards society. Open access promotes international collaboration, researcher collaboration, new interdisciplinary research, innovation, development, information sharing and advances science. The repository of electronic documents of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (hereinafter referred to as the repository of the LSMU institution) was established in 2013, in order to ensure open access to the University’s scientific production. Scientific publications, books, conference theses, students’ scientific works (bachelor’s, master’s theses and dissertations defended by doctoral students) and other scientific production of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences are stored in the repository of the LSMU Institution. LSMU scientific journals and e-books are freely available.

Open access – digital, free, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions of literature on the Internet (Suber P, 2012).

These can be peer-reviewed journal articles, conference or seminar reports, books, doctoral dissertations, master’s theses, information presented in video and audio format, etc. Open access provides a greater opportunity to disseminate the results of conducted research, as free access to publications of research results on the Internet accelerates their visibility and readability, which encourages and activates new research and the presentation of their results to the public. For authors of publications, open access ensures greater visibility and readability of their works, and at the same time citation of their publications, use of results in other studies. Open access publications are available free of charge to the end user – scientist, researcher, student or any other member of the public; it means removing barriers to access to scientific publications and prior permission of authors to use their works (P. Suber, 2012).

Copyright problems often arise because authors sign contracts in which they transfer all or part of their property rights to publishers, and therefore cannot freely dispose of their works afterwards. When concluding a contract with a publisher, authors are recommended to sign a copyright addendum that guarantees the author’s rights. The SPARC Author Addendum legally replaces the publisher’s contract and allows the author to retain the basic rights.

The abundance of document dissemination opportunities on the Internet significantly increases the possibilities of finding and selecting scientific documents, creates the need to analyse the activity of scientific information and its related user activity, and to publicly announce the results of this activity. Representation of a scientist in the digital space, scientific visibility is important for the formation of a scientific career, financing of scientific research and the dissemination, evaluation and recognition of scientific results (readability, citations, cooperation, etc.).

Scientist identification number – ORCID Open Researcher and Contributor ID provides a permanent digital ID for the researcher’s professional or academic identity, designed to link this identifier with the scientific production created by the author, ensuring proper attribution of publications, solving problems of author names (same or changed surnames, etc.), recognition of the results of scientific work, communication promotion, dissemination of scientific and other related activities.

When registering, it is necessary to specify a personal (institutional) e-mail address, an e-mail address showing affiliation to the LSMU academic community. The ORCID website provides registration instructions in various languages.

In the confirmation request you receive by e-mail, there is a detailed instruction. After registration, a permanent digital ORCID number is created, and the right to manage personal preferences is granted (assign results of scientific activities, add professional information, etc.).

When filling out various documents related to scientific information, do not forget the created permanent identification number.

A general search for scientific publications in subscription and open access resources can be performed using the information search tool Google Scholar . A Google Scholar account allows you to increase the visibility of publications, monitor the citation indicators of publications (number of citations, average number of citations, h-index, etc.), copy the bibliographic description or save it in selected information management tools, etc.