OSFair2017 Training | What is Open Science and why should I care?

What is Open Science and why should I care?
Dr. Nancy Pontika
Open Access Aggregation Officer
CORE
Twitter: @nancypontika

What is Open Science?
The movement to make scientific research, data and dissemination
accessible to all levels of an inquiring society.
[FOSTER, Open Science Definition https://www.fosteropenscience.eu/taxonomy/term/7]
Scope:
• Transparency in experimental methodology, observation, and collection
of data
• Public availability and reusability of scientific data
• Public accessibility and transparency of scientific communication
• Using web-based tools to facilitate scientific collaboration
[The OpenScience Project, What exactly is open science http://www.openscience.org/blog/?p=269]

Research Lifecycle: as simple as it gets
Idea
Methodology
Data
Collection
Analysis
Publish

Idea
Methodology
Data
Collection
Analysis
Publish
Journal article,
Dissertation,
Book, Source
Code, etc.
Experiments,
Interviews,
Observations, etc.
Numbers,
Code, Text,
Images, sound
records, etc.
Statistics,
processes,
analysis,
documentation,
etc.
Research Lifecycle: focus on the steps

Idea
Methodology
Data
Collection
Analysis
Publish
Experiments,
Interviews,
Observations, etc.
Numbers,
Code, Text,
Images, sound
records, etc.
Statistics,
processes,
analysis,
documentation,
etc.
Journal article,
Dissertation,
Book, Source
Code, etc.
ResearchLifecycle: focus on the publications

Open Science can Multiply Serendipity in
research …

Opening up the research life cycle
Idea
Methodology
Data
Collection
Analysis
Publish
Experiments,
Interviews,
Observations, etc.
Numbers,
Code, Text,
Images, sound
records, etc.
Statistics,
processes,
analysis,
documentation,
etc.
Journal article,
Dissertation,
Book, Source
Code, etc.
Versioning
control, Storage &
Management
Workflow
Management
Systems
Interactive
computing
Wikis, Blogs,
Social Media

Source: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v461/n7261/index.html
”If we wait 5 years for (Arctic) data to be released,
the Arctic is going to be a very different place”
Parsons, Arctic Research Scientist

Open Science taxonomy
Paper available at http://oro.open.ac.uk/44719/. Image available at http://oro.open.ac.uk/47806/

Topics: adoption and gaps
Image available at https://www.fosteropenscience.eu/resources

Is it a wrap rage?
Image from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrap_rage

Open Science is now a requirement
Research results:
“each beneficiary must ensure open access to all peer-
reviewed scientific publications” (page 4)
Research data:
“A new feature of Horizon 2020 is the Open Research
Data Pilot (ORD Pilot), designed to improve and
maximise access to and reuse of research data
generated by projects… The Pilot on Open
Research Data will be monitored throughout Horizon
2020 with a view to further developing Commission
policy on open research.” (page 7)
Report URL:
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/grants_manual/hi/oa_pilot/h2020-hi-oa-pilot-guide_en.pdf

Research and Social Impact
Research Excellence Framework (REF)
65%
20%
15%
Excellence – Impact - Implementation
Quality Research
Outputs
Impact
Research
Environment
[Source: http://www.ref.ac.uk/panels/assessmentcriteriaandleveldefinitions/]

General benefits
• Increases research efficiency
• Promotes scholarly rigour and enhances research quality
• Enhances visibility and engagement
• Enables the creation of new research questions
• Enhances collaboration and community building
[Source: Open To All? Case studies of openness in Research
http://www.rin.ac.uk/system/files/attachments/NESTA-RIN_Open_Science_V01_0.pdf]

Benefits for early career researchers
• Become pioneers
• Have gained valuable experience
• Distinguish from the crowd
• Plan successful research proposals
• Receive higher citations
• Know how to comply with funders’ policies
• Comply with funders’ policies
• Demonstrate research and societal impact
[Note: see also benefits of open access for early career researchers
http://oro.open.ac.uk/44720/]

Benefits to research consumers
Source: https://core.ac.uk/

Benefits to Text and Data Miners
Open content enables the collection of a large corpus
and promotes the use of TDM.
• Unlocks hidden information and develops new
knowledge
• Explores new horizons
• Improves research and evidence base
• Improves research process quality

Research Reproducibility
• greater visibility and impact for authors & projects
• makes research networked & interconnected
• networked research generates serendipity by default
• speeds up innovation & discovery, takes ideas to the market
& solutions to societal challenges

Source: Houghton, J., Swan, A. & Brown, S. Access to research and technical
information in Denmark. (2011) http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/272603
19% of the processes
developed would have been
delayed or abandoned
without access to research
a 2.2 years delay would cost
around EUR 5 million per
firm in lost sales
Open Science contributes to Economic Growth

Other benefits
• Media coverage
• Receive more citations for your data
• Open licenses allow reuse
• Discover projects and collaborators
• Open peer review

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