Hylke Annema is head of the Research Support Office of Tilburg University in the Netherlands. After obtaining his Sociology degree he has worked as researcher for the Ministry of the Interior and as policy advisor for the Executive Board of the university. A short break at the magnificent city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch has taught him the ins and outs of regional and national cooperation networks and strategic development. At the Tilburg University Library he is currently responsible for the development of policies in the field of Open Science and Research Data Management. Other activities include general library development, research intelligence and management of the (digital) library collection.