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Public Debate is Good for Science
In the age of the internet, there's no such thing as a private debate. But is that bad for science?
Connected Research: The Potential of the PID Graph
Persistent identifiers (PIDs) provide unique and long-lasting references to entities. They enable unique identification persistently over time and hence play a crucial role in supporting the FAIR principles.
Imagining a Transformed Scientific Publication Landscape
Open Science is not a finish line, but a means to an end. Widespread adoption of Open Science policies would improve the transparency, reusability and connectivity of scientific outputs.
European Open Science Cloud Enhance Webinar
Discover the new functionalities of the EOSC Portal for new users: 14 and 21 January, 11-12:00 CET
Digital Open Science Tools: How to Achieve More Openness Through an Inclusive Design
In Biology Publishing Shakeup, ELife Will Require Submissions to Be Posted As Preprints
In Biology Publishing Shakeup, ELife Will Require Submissions to Be Posted As Preprints
Fast, Citable Feedback: Peer Reviews for Preprints and Other Content Types
Aligning the Research Organization Registry Community with the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure
Aligning the Research Organization Registry Community with the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure
Redesign Open Science for Asia, Africa and Latin America
Researchers in many countries need custom-built systems to do robust and transparent science.
UNESCO, WHO and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Call for "Open Science"
UNESCO, WHO and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Call for "Open Science"
The first draft text of the UNECSO Open Science Recommendation is currently open for comments.
Scoping the Open Science Infrastructure Landscape in Europe
Scoping the Open Science Infrastructure Landscape in Europe
"We see a diverse, interconnected, open, professional and viable, developing OS ecosystem in Europe on solid ground; one that is worth investing in. At the same time, this developing ecosystem faces a range of issues that challenge its path to a more open and sustainable future." This is a core conclusion of this new SPARC Europe report.
Final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing
The extraordinary effort to speed the development of treatments and vaccines in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has put into sharp relief the need for the global science community to share scientific data openly.
Recommendations for a National Open Science Strategy in Austria
A look at international activities on Open Science reveals a broad spectrum from individual institutional policies to national action plans. The present Recommendations for a National Open Science Strategy in Austria are based on these international initiatives and present practical considerations for their coordinated implementation with regard to strategic developments in research, technology and innovation (RTI) in Austria until 2030. The recommendation paper was developed from 2018 to 2020 by the OANA working group "Open Science Strategy" and published for the first time in spring 2020 for a public consultation. The now available final version of the recommendation document, which contains feedback and comments from the consultation, is intended to provide an impetus for further discussion and implementation of Open Science in Austria and serves as a contribution and basis for a potential national Open Science Strategy in Austria. The document builds on the diverse expertise of the authors (academia, administration, library and archive, information technology, science policy, funding system, etc.) and reflects their personal experiences and opinions.
Institutions Can Retool to Make Research More Rigorous
Big moves to rebuild the scientific infrastructure are possible, argues Ulrich Dirnagl.
#bropenscience is Broken Science
Kirstie Whitaker and Olivia Guest ask how open ‘open science’ really is.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Illustrates the Need for Open Science
We need more transparency in how scientific knowledge is created and communicated, especially in the context of a pandemic where science should guide important decisions affecting millions of people.
Wikimedia 2030: Together with Libraries to the Largest Knowledge Infrastructure in the World
Wikimedia 2030: Together with Libraries to the Largest Knowledge Infrastructure in the World
The international Wikimedia movement, best known for its community-based online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, marked its 15th anniversary by setting its sights on the year 2030 and defined strategies, values and goals in an open process. Wikimedia Germany’s Nicole Ebber and Holger Plickert have answered some questions about the transformation, how Wikimedia wants to become the largest knowledge infrastructure in the world and what connections they see to libraries.
Initiative for Open Abstracts - COKI
COKI Project Co-lead Professor Cameron Neylon outlines why he is supporting a campaign calling for all abstracts to be made open access.
The Two Cultures of Science: the Movement for Reproducibility and the Movement for Open Science
The Two Cultures of Science: the Movement for Reproducibility and the Movement for Open Science
In the world of scientific research today, there’s a revolution going on – over the last decade or so, scientists across many disciplines have been seeking to improve the workings of science and its methods. To do this, scientists are largely following one of two paths: the movement for reproducibility and the movement for open science. Both movements aim to create centralized archives for data, computer code and other resources, but from there, the paths diverge.
Open Science, Communal Culture, and Women's Participation in the Movement to Improve Science
Open Science, Communal Culture, and Women's Participation in the Movement to Improve Science
Exploring the structure, cultural frames of collaboration, and representation of women in the open science and reproducibility literatures.
The New Age of Preprints: Enhanced, Reproducible, and Reusable
Invest in Open Infrastructure receives initial funding to launch and hire a Director.
Articles Are the Fundamental Unit of Data Sharing - The Scholarly Kitchen
Articles Are the Fundamental Unit of Data Sharing - The Scholarly Kitchen
The FAIR principles answer the 'How' question for sharing research data, but we also need consensus on the 'What' question.
Unsub Gives Libraries Powerful Evidence to Walk Away from Big Deals
Unsub Gives Libraries Powerful Evidence to Walk Away from Big Deals
“The point of Unsub is to take away much of the uncertainty of doubt around cutting journals,” says Jason Priem, one of the co-founder of the non-profit oranization Our Research.
It's Time to Eliminate Patents in Universities
With a poor return of value, and a huge overhead for research, patents are a bad investment for the academy, this article argues.
Open Science Saves Lives: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
How have Open Science principles fared in times of COVID-19?
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