From Flickr by Sean_Marshall

OPEN SCIENCE

Open…
Carly Strasser, PhD
@carlystrasser

California Digital Library

Cal Poly
Oct 2013
From Flickr by Marc Sardon

Why do they pay?
Modified from Cameron Neylon
From Flickr by Be.Futreproof

From Flickr by natematias

From Flickr by Derek K. Miller

Modified from Cameron Neylon
Why do scientists do
science?

Modified from Cameron Neylon
From Flickr by Emilio del Prado

Modified from Cameron Neylon

From Flickr by 401(K) 2013
Doing science is a privilege. 
Not a right.

Modified from Cameron Neylon
Scientists have an
obligation 

ensure reproducibility &
trustworthiness

further scientific progress
How?
From Flickr by cdsessums

notebook
science
source
content
access
data
government
repository
knowledge
From Flickr by cdsessums

notebook
science
source
content
access
data
government
repository
knowledge
Open Science

From Flickr by EssjayNZ

open repository
open access
open notebook 
open source
Open Science
Making
scientific data, 
research, &
dissemination
available to all

From Flickr by CapesTreasures.com
Credibility

From Flickr by darkuncle

Why participate?
www.brutallyhonest.org
From Flickr by Robert Couse-Baker

“Help us identify grants that are wasteful
or that you don’t think are a good use of
taxpayer dollars.” !

Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Nebraska), a member of the House Committee on
Science and Technology
Credibility
Faster progress


From Flickr by darkuncle

Why participate?
Success Stories
Credibility
Faster progress
Required

From Flickr by darkuncle

Why participate?
Journals


Institutions


From Flickr by Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer


Funders
But…

From Flickr by jackcheng

“It’s hard!”
“My work may be used for evil!”
“The public will misunderstand it!”
From Flickr by bbaunach

From Flickr by Candie_N
From Flickr by cdsessums

notebook
science
source
content
access
data
government
repository
knowledge
E-­‐notebooks	
  
Online	
  science	
  	
  	
  
From Flickr by cdsessums

notebook
science
source
content
access
data
government
repository
knowledge
From Flickr by PGRsOnline

Digital ¤

Free ¤

Online

No price or permission barriers
Full content
Immediately available
Not just publications
OA

From Flickr by TheCulinaryGeek

OA Journals
Peer review
e.g., PLOS &
Ecosphere 

2 flavors
of OA

OA

OA Repositories
No peer review
Can be institutional or
discipline-specific
OA: OA Journals
•  Some charge authors but
many don’t
•  Waived fees if institution has
a subscription 
•  Institutions have funds for
paying fees
OA: OA Repositories


•  House articles for authors
•  Articles can be in OA journals or
traditional journals
•  Post-print archiving is…

explicitly allowed by ~60% of journals

allowed by almost all others by request

•  Solves pricing and permission problems

Holdup: Authors aren’t doing it
The policy covers more than 8,000 UC
faculty at all 10 campuses of the
University of California, and as many
as 40,000 publications a year. 
UC is the largest public research
university in the world and its faculty
members receive roughly 8% of all
research funding in the U.S.
OA Repositories List
OpenDOAR
www.opendoar.org
University of Nottingham, UK
NAY
Are there any
SAY
ERS
down sides to OA?
“Publishers are necessary for 
scholarly communication”

•  Important “gatekeeper” role 
•  Maintain scholarly reputation of journal
•  Arrange for peer review
•  Edit and index articles

Association of American Publishers (AAP)
lobbying against open publication
From Flickr by cdsessums

notebook
science
source
content
access
data
government
repository
knowledge
From Flickr by Ninja M.

Open

Data

certain data should be freely available to
everyone to use & republish as they
wish, without restrictions from
copyright, patents or other mechanisms
of control
World Data Centers established 
“minimize the risk of data loss”
“maximize data accessibility”

docs.lib.noaa.gov

International
Geophysical
Year
1957-1958"
From Flickr by Michael Tinkler
Why not? "
Barriers to Open Data
=
Barriers to Data Stewardship
•  Cost
•  Confusion about
standards
•  Lack of training
•  Fear of lost rights
•  No incentives

From Flickr by daquell amanera
From Flickr by twm1340

Culture Shift Required
From	
  Flickr	
  by	
  cdsessums	
  

notebook
science
source
content
access
data
government
repository
knowledge
Open Source Software
•  source code available 
•  licensed so that others can study,
change and distribute the software to
anyone and for any purpose
•  Developed in a public, collaborative
manner
Benefits
Reproduce research
Find & fix bugs
Extend utility: new software
Community effort

tcpermaculture.com

• 
• 
• 
• 
What does this have
to do with science?
From flickr by NS Newsflash
Back in
February: 

… “Federal agencies investing in research
and development (more than $100 million
in annual expenditures) must have clear
and coordinated policies for increasing
public access to research products.”
1.  Maximize free public access
2.  Ensure researchers create data
management plans
3.  Allow costs for data preservation and
access in proposal budgets
4.  Ensure evaluation of data
management plan merits
5.  Ensure researchers comply with their
data management plans
6.  Promote data deposition into public
repositories
7.  Develop approaches for identification
and attribution of datasets
8.  Educate folks about data stewardship

From Flickr by Joe Crimmings Photography
From	
  Flickr	
  by	
  dotpolka	
  

Doing science is a
privilege – not a
right.
My website
Email me
Tweet me
My slides

carlystrasser.net
carlystrasser@gmail.com
@carlystrasser 
slideshare.net/carlystrasser

Cal Poly - An Overview of Open Science

  • 1.
    From Flickr bySean_Marshall OPEN SCIENCE Open… Carly Strasser, PhD @carlystrasser California Digital Library Cal Poly Oct 2013
  • 2.
    From Flickr byMarc Sardon Why do they pay? Modified from Cameron Neylon
  • 3.
    From Flickr byBe.Futreproof From Flickr by natematias From Flickr by Derek K. Miller Modified from Cameron Neylon
  • 4.
    Why do scientistsdo science? Modified from Cameron Neylon
  • 5.
    From Flickr byEmilio del Prado Modified from Cameron Neylon From Flickr by 401(K) 2013
  • 6.
    Doing science isa privilege. Not a right. Modified from Cameron Neylon
  • 7.
    Scientists have an obligation ensure reproducibility & trustworthiness further scientific progress
  • 8.
  • 9.
    From Flickr bycdsessums notebook science source content access data government repository knowledge
  • 10.
    From Flickr bycdsessums notebook science source content access data government repository knowledge
  • 11.
    Open Science From Flickrby EssjayNZ open repository open access open notebook open source
  • 12.
    Open Science Making scientific data, research, & dissemination available to all From Flickr by CapesTreasures.com
  • 13.
    Credibility From Flickr bydarkuncle Why participate?
  • 14.
  • 15.
    From Flickr byRobert Couse-Baker “Help us identify grants that are wasteful or that you don’t think are a good use of taxpayer dollars.” ! Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Nebraska), a member of the House Committee on Science and Technology
  • 16.
    Credibility Faster progress From Flickrby darkuncle Why participate?
  • 17.
  • 18.
  • 19.
    Journals Institutions From Flickr byEva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer Funders
  • 20.
    But… From Flickr byjackcheng “It’s hard!” “My work may be used for evil!” “The public will misunderstand it!”
  • 21.
    From Flickr bybbaunach From Flickr by Candie_N
  • 22.
    From Flickr bycdsessums notebook science source content access data government repository knowledge
  • 23.
  • 25.
    From Flickr bycdsessums notebook science source content access data government repository knowledge
  • 26.
    From Flickr byPGRsOnline Digital ¤ Free ¤ Online No price or permission barriers Full content Immediately available Not just publications
  • 27.
    OA From Flickr byTheCulinaryGeek OA Journals Peer review e.g., PLOS & Ecosphere 2 flavors of OA OA OA Repositories No peer review Can be institutional or discipline-specific
  • 28.
    OA: OA Journals • Some charge authors but many don’t •  Waived fees if institution has a subscription •  Institutions have funds for paying fees
  • 29.
    OA: OA Repositories • House articles for authors •  Articles can be in OA journals or traditional journals •  Post-print archiving is… explicitly allowed by ~60% of journals allowed by almost all others by request •  Solves pricing and permission problems Holdup: Authors aren’t doing it
  • 30.
    The policy coversmore than 8,000 UC faculty at all 10 campuses of the University of California, and as many as 40,000 publications a year. UC is the largest public research university in the world and its faculty members receive roughly 8% of all research funding in the U.S.
  • 31.
  • 32.
    NAY Are there any SAY ERS downsides to OA? “Publishers are necessary for scholarly communication” •  Important “gatekeeper” role •  Maintain scholarly reputation of journal •  Arrange for peer review •  Edit and index articles Association of American Publishers (AAP) lobbying against open publication
  • 33.
    From Flickr bycdsessums notebook science source content access data government repository knowledge
  • 34.
    From Flickr byNinja M. Open Data certain data should be freely available to everyone to use & republish as they wish, without restrictions from copyright, patents or other mechanisms of control
  • 35.
    World Data Centersestablished “minimize the risk of data loss” “maximize data accessibility” docs.lib.noaa.gov International Geophysical Year 1957-1958"
  • 36.
    From Flickr byMichael Tinkler
  • 37.
    Why not? " Barriersto Open Data = Barriers to Data Stewardship •  Cost •  Confusion about standards •  Lack of training •  Fear of lost rights •  No incentives From Flickr by daquell amanera
  • 38.
    From Flickr bytwm1340 Culture Shift Required
  • 39.
    From  Flickr  by  cdsessums   notebook science source content access data government repository knowledge
  • 40.
    Open Source Software • source code available •  licensed so that others can study, change and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose •  Developed in a public, collaborative manner
  • 41.
    Benefits Reproduce research Find &fix bugs Extend utility: new software Community effort tcpermaculture.com •  •  •  • 
  • 42.
    What does thishave to do with science?
  • 45.
    From flickr byNS Newsflash
  • 46.
    Back in February: …“Federal agencies investing in research and development (more than $100 million in annual expenditures) must have clear and coordinated policies for increasing public access to research products.”
  • 47.
    1.  Maximize freepublic access 2.  Ensure researchers create data management plans 3.  Allow costs for data preservation and access in proposal budgets 4.  Ensure evaluation of data management plan merits 5.  Ensure researchers comply with their data management plans 6.  Promote data deposition into public repositories 7.  Develop approaches for identification and attribution of datasets 8.  Educate folks about data stewardship From Flickr by Joe Crimmings Photography
  • 48.
    From  Flickr  by  dotpolka   Doing science is a privilege – not a right.
  • 49.
    My website Email me Tweetme My slides carlystrasser.net [email protected] @carlystrasser slideshare.net/carlystrasser