Open Access and Repository

Open Access

The Swiss Ornithological Institute actively supports the storage, accessibility and dissemination of digital objects in the spirit of Open Access. Its Open Access policy aims to ensure long-term public access to digital contributions of the Swiss Ornithological Institute free of charge, in particular for the purpose of research and education.

Furthermore, the Swiss Ornithological Institute follows the objectives established by the Swiss National Strategy on Open Access and other major funders, such as the Swiss National Science Foundation, to make all published and publicly funded scientific work openly accessible.

Repository

The vogelwarte.ch Open Repository and Archive is the repository of the Swiss Ornithological Institute. It serves to ensure long-term and worldwide public access to digital contributions of the Swiss Ornithological Institute.

The regulations concerning the use of vogelwarte.ch Open Repository and Archive can be found in the "Terms and Conditions of Use" (as of 14 May 2020).