This year`s Staff training days at the University of Ljubljana took place between 15 and 18 May 2017 at the Rectorate of the University of Ljubljana (Kongresni trg 12, Ljubljana). Staff training days were dedicated to academic library staff interested in Open Science, with the title Academic libraries' support for open science in the European Research Area. Working language was English. We hosted 21 participants from 11 European countries. Final programme is available below.

The final programme
The presentations:

1. Welcome address and presentation of the University of Ljubljana, Prof Dr Ivan Svetlik, Rector
2. Open science in the European Research Area, Dr Mojca Kotar, University Office of Library Services
3. National Strategy of Open Access to Scientific Publications and Research Data in Slovenia 2015−2020 and the action plan, Dr Meta Dobnikar, Ministry of Education, Science and Sport
4. Infrastructure for open science in Slovenia, Dr Mojca Kotar, University Office of Library Services
5. Analysis of open access articles published in peer-reviewed journals by Slovenian researchers in 2015: economics and quality, Miro Pušnik, MSc, Central Technological Library at the University of Ljubljana
6. Will my article be cited if open access? Mirjam Kotar, MA, Faculty of Social Sciences, Central Social Sciences Library
7. Support for researchers in non-ethical scientific publishing, Mira Vončina, Faculty of Social Sciences, Central Social Sciences Library
8. Researchers' opinion about open access and the support of Central Medical Library, Anamarija Rožić, MSc, Faculty of Medicine, Central Medical Library
9. The role of librarians in the research data lifecycle, Dr Sonja Bezjak, Social Science Data Archives
10. Digital preservation challenges in libraries, Dr Alenka Kavčič Čolić, National and University Library

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