Subsídio para a criação de política de acesso aberto a informação científica nas Instituições de Ensino Superior em Moçambique

Abstract

With the purpose of discussing (or even stimulating) the production and dissemination of scientific information in Higher Education Institutions in Mozambique (HEIs) in Mozambique, the present work aims to subsidize the creation of a policy of open access to scientific information. Specifically, it aims to identify the institutional initiatives necessary to support the creation of an open access policy; mapping, based on documentary research, the existing policies of open access to scientific information; describe the challenges faced in creating a policy of open access to scientific information in Mozambique; guidelines for the creation of a policy for open access to scientific information in Mozambique. The present study is descriptive-exploratory with a qualitative approach and focuses on a review of the literature that lists the benefits and tools of Open Science, it also used documentary research, for this purpose, it used official and technical documents collected from the Government of Mozambique, focused on public policies of information, science and technology. As a data collection tool, a questionnaire was carried out directed to 12 information professionals, 6 belonging to the Central Library of the Eduardo Mondlane University, and 6 from the Library of the Pedagogical University of Maputo. The results of the study allow us to infer that the professionals of the HEIs recognize the importance of the creation (or even the existence) of the policy. We note that the Mozambican Government has a fundamental role in the creation of the open access policy and the Mozambican scientific community should assume the role of depositing its publications in the open access infrastructures, contributing to the development of the country's scientific production.