Two posters have been produced as a result of collaborative work with HAL ambassadors to present HAL and highlight its advantages for the scientific community.
These resources are available under a free licence and come in print-ready PDF versions. They can be used by researchers, research support services or anyone wishing to raise awareness of HAL.
Two resources designed by researchers for researchers
On October 3 and 4, 2024, the CCSD welcomed members of the HAL ambassador program to Lyon. Researchers and doctoral students involved in this program gathered for two days of workshops and discussions on open archives and support for open science.
On this occasion, the ambassadors started designing two educational materials based on academic standards for scientific posters. Created by scientists who use HAL to disseminate their research, these materials are intended for both researchers and research support services.
The materials aim to promote HAL, facilitate understanding of its role and uses, and encourage its adoption by scientific communities. The arguments presented in these posters were developed by scientists for scientists in order to respond as closely as possible to their needs and concerns. This work drew on the diverse perspectives of ambassadors with varied practices and experiences, ranging from modeling in biology to architectural design, from educational sciences to Indian studies.
« It is the HALy Grail ! »
The first poster provides an overview of everything there is to know about HAL, including its history, its role within the research community and its position within the scientific landscape in France and internationally. It emphasises the diversity of its services and the archive’s interactions with other open science stakeholders, highlighting its central role in disseminating knowledge. By presenting its role and connections, the poster contextualises HAL and demonstrates why it is an essential research tool.
Design :
- Frédéric Bousefsaf, Lecturer in Industrial Computing, Signal and Image Processing at the Laboratory for System Design, Optimisation and Modelling (LCOMS) at the University of Lorraine.
- Clara Galliano, PhD student in Information and Communication Sciences at the IMSIC UTLN-AMU laboratory and a full-time assistant professor at the Ingémédia faculty of the University of Toulon.
- Raphaël Muñoz-Tamayo, research director at the MoSAR (Systemic Modeling Applied to Ruminants) joint research unit, Paris-Saclay University, INRAE, AgroParisTech
« LocHAL action, globHAL effect »
The second poster takes a different perspective: it explores the concrete benefits of depositing in HAL, from the individual interest for researchers to the collective contribution to knowledge as a common good. This reflection, supported by a selection of bibliographic references, highlights the diversity of uses and contributions of the open archive. Supported by scientific literature, this poster is a valuable tool for raising awareness of the importance of HAL and strengthening its adoption by scientific communities.
Design:
- Sophie Charles, lecturer and researcher in educational sciences at the BONHEURS laboratory at CY Cergy Paris University.
- Stéphane Greff, chemical engineer specialising in metabolomics by mass spectrometry at the Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity and Ecology (IMBE) in Marseille.
- Nicolas Tixier, professor of architectural and urban design theory and practice at the Grenoble National School of Architecture, director of Cresson and the deputy director of the Ambiances, Architectures, Urbanités joint research unit at Grenoble Alpes University.
- Amandine Wattelier-Bricout, PhD in Indian Studies; Research Fellow in the ERC-DHARMA project at Humboldt University, Berlin; Manager of the HAL-GREI collection.
These posters were created using the ambassadors’ skills and ideas, and they defined their design and structure. The CCSD then collaborated with the ambassadors to develop the content, provide bibliographic support and format the posters.
To ensure the posters’ scientific rigour and clarity, Chérifa Boukacem-Zeghmouri (Professor of Information and Communication Sciences at Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University) and Candice Fillaud (Research Engineer at the ELICO research unit, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University) proofread them.