The Centre, research and open science
From its inception, the Centre de recherche (CRCV) has sought to make freely available the fruits of its studies and varied research, following the lead of the open science movement. Initially on an experimental basis, the CRCV has published digital resources online through various means (website, online journal, databases, etc.) in line with the principles governing FAIR data.
HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne)
HAL is a platform for the deposit and dissemination of open access scientific articles. It allows researchers from around the world to share their research work in all fields of knowledge. HAL is managed by the Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe (CCSD) and acts as a multidisciplinary open archive.
With the aim of fostering the dissemination and exchange of knowledge, the CRCV encourages its researchers and all those producing data in collaboration with it to submit the reference and, if possible, the file and/or the access on HAL.
The structure “Centre de recherche du château de Versailles” (542257) in auréHAL (the reference data management platform used by HAL) is directly managed by the CRCV to allow for standardised use of this reference as author affiliation during deposits.
La collection HAL du CRCV
The collections in HAL encompass a vast range of scientific documents. They include journal articles, conference papers, theses, research reports, publications, book chapters, and much more. Each collection is specific to a domain or individual institution, which facilitates searches and consultation of relevant scientific works. Researchers can explore the different collections according to their interests and needs.
In order to bring together all of the productions deposited in HAL in connection with the Centre de recherche, a collection has been created under the name: “CRCV”.
In July 2023, it comprised 97 references the number of which continues to grow as both new and old productions are deposited.
Le choix d’OpenEdition Journals
Fostering the dissemination and sharing of knowledge quickly and efficiently, the CRCV encourages the online publication of research findings (research programmes, symposia and study days, etc.) through its open access scientific e-journal: Bulletin du Centre de recherche du château de Versailles.
Articles are published in it using an open licence CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
Data sharing
Insofar as possible, the CRCV actively promotes the sharing of research data. This encourages the reproducibility of results and the possibility of additional analyses.
As such, it has actively participated since 2016 in the creation and online publication of a historical repository of France under the Ancien Régime through the sharing of the indexes in its base biographique (project coordination by the Institut de recherche de musicologie [IReMus – UMR 8223 du CNRS] in collaboration with the Centre de recherche du château de Versailles).
Use of open-source software tools
Where possible, the CRCV uses open-source software tools for its applied research projects. This policy has many advantages, such as transparency, reproducibility and adaptability. This approach upholds the principles of innovation and knowledge sharing, thus reinforcing the contribution of CRCV to the scientific community.
As an example, the project Immersailles on the historical and spatial identification of figures from the Ancien Régime on original plans of the Palace of Versailles uses Leaflet, an open-source JavaScript code for interactive maps.
Publication
Learn about the contribution of the Centre de recherche in issue 144 of the journal Culture et Recherche (published by the Ministry of Culture), dedicated to open science: Mathieu da Vinha & Benjamin Ringot, « Le cercle vertueux des ressources documentaires du Centre de recherche du château de Versailles : l’exemple du projet VERSPERA » (in French) (hal-04139528v1).
CRCV open science specialist
Benjamin Ringot, research coordinator.
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