The symposium will explore what difference the huge growth in open access to electronic theses and dissertations is making for authors, other researchers and for social and economic development.

The conference will emphasizes in access, collection development, consortia, data, digital preservation, ebooks, future and emerging technologies, policies and strategies, innovation, legal aspects, research infrastructures and research data.

The ultimate goal is thus to foster collaborative, interdisciplinary marine research that addresses human-natural marine science issues in the Anthropocene, towards evidence-based solutions and options related to marine issues at local, regional and global levels; and to provide guidance for decision makers, managers and communities towards marine sustainability.

Ofrecerá una plataforma multidisciplinaria para la presentación de la investigación transnacional de vanguardia e innovadora, con un especial enfoque en la comunicación dinámica y la interacción de la comunidad investigadora, la solidez social de la investigación, la excelencia y la integridad científica, la participación del público en investigación, y la promoción de la cultura científica y la ciudadanía.