OpenAire is an initiative by the European Commission that nurtures social and technical connections to propel OPEN SCIENCE across Europe and beyond. Through these connections, users can explore millions of publications, tens of thousands of datasets, thousands of repositories, and countless open access journals, most of which are open licensed. These resources result from topics and research projects funded under the Horizon 2020 program, promoting the European Commission's vision of OPEN SCIENCE. This article explores how to search for and utilize open licensed resources on the OpenAire platform.
Steps
Introduction to the OpenAire search page

Go to the OpenAire homepage. Visit the OpenAire homepage at https://www.openaire.eu/. The image shown is a screenshot of the OpenAire homepage captured on 30/04/2017.

Search options on the OpenAire platform. With OpenAire, you have several options for searching:
- General Information Search. On the OpenAire homepage, hover over the SEARCH menu on the navigation bar, then select General Information.
- Data Provider Search. On the OpenAire homepage, hover over the SEARCH menu on the navigation bar, then select Data Provider.
- Publications Search. On the OpenAire homepage, hover over the SEARCH menu on the navigation bar, then select Publications, data, projects….
Components of the general information search page.Search KeywordSEARCH
- Newest First - Shows the most recent results first.
- Oldest First - Displays the oldest results first.
- Most Popular - Shows the most popular results at the top.
- Alphabetical - Sorts results alphabetically.
- Category - Sorts results by category.
- Knowledge Base - Knowledge repository.
- Search Events - Search for events.
- Newsletters - Newsletters.
- Documents - Documents.
- Categories - Categories.
- Contacts - Contacts.
- Articles - Articles.
- News Feeds - News feeds.
Components of the search selection page by data provider.OpenAire has 853 compatible data providers.
- Publication Repositories - Publication repositories. With this option, you can further filter by:
- Institutional - Filter by research institutions.
- Thematic - Filter by themes.
- Other – Other types.
- Publication Repositories Aggregators - Publication repository aggregators.
- Data Repositories - Data repositories.
- Data Repositories Aggregators - Data repository aggregators.
- Journals - Journals.
- Journals Aggregators - Journal aggregators.
- CRIS Systems - Current Research Information Systems (CRIS).
- Publication Catalogues - Publication catalogues.

- OpenAIRE Basic (DRIVER OA) - The basic level of OpenAIRE.
- OpenAIRE 2.0 (EC funding) - OpenAIRE 2.0 with European Commission funding.
- OpenAIRE 2.0+ (DRIVER OA, EC funding) - OpenAIRE 2.0+ with DRIVER OA and EC funding.
- OpenAIRE 3.0 (OA, funding) - OpenAIRE 3.0 with Open Access (OA) and funding.
- OpenAIRE Data (funded, referenced datasets) - OpenAIRE data with funded and referenced datasets.
Components of the search selection page for publications, data, and projects. With this option, you have the ability to search for:
Publications
PublicationsSearch
- Articles - Articles. With this option, you will only search for articles.
- Books - Books. With this option, you will only search for books.
- Theses - Theses. With this option, you will only search for theses.
- Reports - Reports. With this option, you will only search for reports.
Document Language
Funder
Publication Year
Access Mode
Data Provider
Communities
Research Data
Projects
People
Organizations
Data Providers
Example of searching for resources on the OpenAire platform
Example of searching for general information.Open ScienceExact PhraseSearch EventsDocumentsSEARCH
Example of searching by data provider.A total of 853 data providers are compatible with OpenAireOpen Library
Example of searching for books and reports through the search for publications on OpenAire.Linked Open Government DataBooksReportsSEARCH
77,004 documents meet the search criteria.
Explore selected resources on OpenAire
Working with the resource window after performing a search.Linked Open Government DataThe Integrative Model of Organizational Trust as a framework for understanding trust in government
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Download the selected resources for use.Calhoun, Institutional Archive of the Naval Postgraduate SchoolNaval Postgraduate SchoolNPS
PDFApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited
CalhounDudley KnoxNPSNPS
Authorized for public release; unrestricted distributionĐược phê chuẩn để phát hành công khai: phân phối không có giới hạn
NPSmã định danh tài nguyên thống nhấtURIUniform Resource Identifier
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Recommendation
- OpenAire is a platform that anyone interested in open science, open access, open data, and possibly even open educational resources from the European Union member countries should explore and use. This is especially relevant for research institutions, research centers, universities, and libraries.
- OpenAire is also a resource where startups can find new ideas for building applications based on open datasets from a variety of fields across EU member countries' societies.
- Check out more related content on open science and open access in the section 'Open Access Resources' of the article: Link to open access resources on Mytour.vn
