Strategies for Preservation of and Open Access to Digital Scientific Information Resources in China: Opportunities and Challenges

国际科学理事会（ICSU）下属的美国科学技术数据委员会（CODATA）全国委员会（USNC）将召开“中国数字科学信息资源保存与开放获取策略：机遇与挑战”研讨会。本次讲习班是与中国科学院CODATA全国委员会和CODATA发展中国家科技数据保存和存档工作组合作举办的。研讨会将于2004年6月在北京举行。拟议的讲习班旨在确定需要最优先关注的数据和信息资源问题，以便发展长期保存和开放获取管理。研讨会旨在(a)探索开放数字档案的各种选择，这些选择可能在现实和可持续的基础上被采用或适应中国的环境；(b)提供跨学科的分析和方法，以改善中国的这些活动。已经确定了可能初步考虑的四个领域：科学、技术和医学期刊；地球与环境科学数据；生物医学数据；以及实验室物理科学数据。预计该研讨会将汇集科学和数字档案专家、国家科学政策和资助官员以及公共和私人捐助者和发展组织的代表，他们将能够将该项目的成果纳入其未来规划。因此，中国对STM数据和信息资源的获取可能会得到改善，这种改善的获取可能会促进中美两国研究人员未来的科学合作。在研讨会期间确定和讨论的问题也可能对其他发展中国家有更广泛的应用，为此目的，USNC/CODATA和国际CODATA工作组将在考虑在其他发展中地区和国家组织类似活动时考虑其结果。

The U.S. National Committee (USNC) for the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) (of the International Council for Science (ICSU)) will convene a workshop on "Strategies for Preservation of and Open Access to Digital Scientific Information Resources in China: Opportunities and Challenges". This workshop is being organized in cooperation with the Chinese National Committee for CODATA (of the Chinese Academy of Sciences) and with the CODATA Task Group on Preservation and Archiving of Scientific and Technical Data in Developing Countries. The workshop will be held in Beijing in June 2004. The proposed workshop is intended to identify the data and information resources issues that require the highest priority attention in order to develop long-term preservation and open access management. The workshop is intended to (a) explore various options for open digital archiving that might be adopted or adapted for use within the Chinese context on a realistic and sustainable basis and (b) provide an interdisciplinary analysis and methodology to improving those activities in China. Four areas have been identified for possible initial consideration: scientific, technological and medical (STM) journals; earth and environmental science data; biomedical science data; and laboratory physical sciences data. The workshop is expected to bring together scientific and digital archiving experts, national science policy and funding officials, and representatives of public and private donor and development organizations who will be able to integrate the results of this project into their future planning. As a result, access to STM data and information resources in China might be improved and future scientific cooperation between Chinese and U.S. researchers might be facilitated by such improved access. The issues identified and discussed during the course of the workshop may also have broader application for other developing countries and, to this end, the results will be considered by the USNC/CODATA and the international CODATA Task Group in considering the organization of similar activities in other developing regions and countries.