From Flickr by Sean_Marshall




       OPEN SCIENCE                           Open
                                              access ¤ data



  Carly Strasser
                             University of Florida
  California Digital Library
                            Libraries
  University of California Curation Center
          August 2012
notebook
                            science
                            source
                            content
                            access
                            data
From Flickr by cdsessums




                            government
                            repository
                            knowledge
Open Science

       Making
scientific data, 
   research, &
dissemination
                    From Flickr by CapesTreasures.com

available to all
Map of Scientific Collaborations




                            flowingdata.com
Open Science

                           open repository
                             open access
From Flickr by EssjayNZ




                            open notebook 
                             open source
Why participate?




                                               From Flickr by darkuncle
 Reproducibility
 25


 20
                
 15
                                        Good
 10                                     Bad
                                        Ugly
  5


  0

      Trial 1       Trial 2   Trial 3
Why participate?




                    From Flickr by darkuncle
 Reproducibility
   Credibility
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
Why participate?




                    From Flickr by darkuncle
 Reproducibility
   Credibility
 Faster progress
Success Stories
Why participate?




                    From Flickr by darkuncle
 Reproducibility
   Credibility
 Faster progress
    Required
Journals
                                           
                                           Institutions
                                           
                                           Funders
                                           
From Flickr by Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and
Live Music Photographer
But…




                                        From Flickr by jackcheng
“Scientists will be overwhelmed”
“It may be used for evil”
“The public will misunderstand it”

    From Flickr by Candie_N
notebook
                            science
                            source
                            content
                            access
                            data
From Flickr by cdsessums




                            government
                            repository
                            knowledge
From Flickr by PGRsOnline




              Digital ¤         Free ¤     Online
           No price or permission barriers
                             Full content
                      Immediately available
                        Not just publications
Proposal
           writing



Ideas
     Project      Research
            cycle



         Publication
OA is compatible with…

       copyright
      peer review
        revenue
        prestige
         quality
       indexing
OA is cheaper


     Journal
 subscription    4×
   Inflation
         fees
From Flickr by David Hilowitz
OA is cheaper

No…
•  print
•  subscription      •  site licenses
   management
       •  user
•  price                authentication
   negotiation
      •  access blocking
•  fee collection
   •  marketing
Gold OA
                                       2 flavors
OA Journals
                                     of OA
Peer review
e.g., PLOS &
Ecosphere 
                                             Green OA
 From Flickr by TheCulinaryGeek




                                         OA Repositories
                                          No peer review
                                   Can be institutional or
                                       discipline-specific
Gold OA: OA Journals

•  Some charge authors but
   many don’t
•  Waived fees if institution has
   a subscription 
•  Institutions have funds for
   paying fees
Green 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
OA Repositories List
       OpenDOAR
 www.opendoar.org
     University of Nottingham, UK
Are there any   NAY
                    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
2011 Research
   Works Act




From Flickr by Thomas
Hawk
From Flickr by giulia.forsythe




                                  The Cost of
                                  Knowledge
                                  
                                  signed by
                                  >12,000
notebook
                            science
                            source
                            content
                            access
                            data
From Flickr by cdsessums




                            government
                            repository
                            knowledge
Proposal                                      Plan
           writing
                       Analyze
                Collect



                                                       Data
          Project       Research
Ideas
                              Integrate
          Life            Assure
           cycle
                                                       Cycle
                                          Discover
               Describe

                                                      Preserve
         Publication
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
International
 Geophysical




                                       docs.lib.noaa.gov
    Year
 1957-1958#
      
 World Data Centers established 
   “minimize the risk of data loss”
   “maximize data accessibility”
From Flickr by iowa_spirit_walker




                                     Stewardship
                                     Why? Barriers to Data
From Flickr by indigoprime
                                                            Barriers: Cost




                                   From Flickr by kobiz7
C. Strasser
Barriers: Sociocultural
                            From Flickr by freefotouk




  Not the norm
                
Lack of training
   & education
From Flickr by Christina Ann
                    VanMeter




   Missed
   opportunities
                                                                      rights/benefits




From Flickr by pnh
                                                                      Barriers: Fear of lost

                                                           Conflict




                                               From Flickr by tymesynk
                     Misuse
Barriers: Lack of incentives

                                                Time
                                                consuming &
                                                expensive
                                                
From Flickr by bthomso




                                                No
                                                requirements
                                                
                                                Reward
                                                structure
From Flickr by Carly & Art




            Doing Sci
           ence

                              From Flickr by bbaunach
From Flickr by deltaMike




                                            Doing Sci


From Flickr by Marc Sardon
                                           ence
carlystrasser.net
carlystrasser@gmail.com
          @carlystrasser

Open Data & Open Access

  • 1.
    From Flickr bySean_Marshall OPEN SCIENCE Open access ¤ data Carly Strasser University of Florida California Digital Library Libraries University of California Curation Center August 2012
  • 2.
    notebook science source content access data From Flickr by cdsessums government repository knowledge
  • 3.
    Open Science Making scientific data, research, & dissemination From Flickr by CapesTreasures.com available to all
  • 4.
    Map of ScientificCollaborations flowingdata.com
  • 5.
    Open Science open repository open access From Flickr by EssjayNZ open notebook open source
  • 6.
    Why participate? From Flickr by darkuncle Reproducibility 25 20 15 Good 10 Bad Ugly 5 0 Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3
  • 7.
    Why participate? From Flickr by darkuncle Reproducibility Credibility
  • 8.
  • 9.
    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
  • 10.
    Why participate? From Flickr by darkuncle Reproducibility Credibility Faster progress
  • 11.
  • 12.
    Why participate? From Flickr by darkuncle Reproducibility Credibility Faster progress Required
  • 13.
    Journals Institutions Funders From Flickr by Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer
  • 14.
    But… From Flickr by jackcheng “Scientists will be overwhelmed” “It may be used for evil” “The public will misunderstand it” From Flickr by Candie_N
  • 15.
    notebook science source content access data From Flickr by cdsessums government repository knowledge
  • 16.
    From Flickr byPGRsOnline Digital ¤ Free ¤ Online No price or permission barriers Full content Immediately available Not just publications
  • 17.
    Proposal writing Ideas Project Research cycle Publication
  • 18.
    OA is compatiblewith… copyright peer review revenue prestige quality indexing
  • 19.
    OA is cheaper Journal subscription 4× Inflation fees
  • 20.
    From Flickr byDavid Hilowitz OA is cheaper No… •  print •  subscription •  site licenses management •  user •  price authentication negotiation •  access blocking •  fee collection •  marketing
  • 21.
    Gold OA 2 flavors OA Journals of OA Peer review e.g., PLOS & Ecosphere Green OA From Flickr by TheCulinaryGeek OA Repositories No peer review Can be institutional or discipline-specific
  • 22.
    Gold OA: OAJournals •  Some charge authors but many don’t •  Waived fees if institution has a subscription •  Institutions have funds for paying fees
  • 23.
    Green OA: OARepositories •  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
  • 24.
    OA Repositories List OpenDOAR www.opendoar.org University of Nottingham, UK
  • 25.
    Are there any NAY 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
  • 26.
    2011 Research Works Act From Flickr by Thomas Hawk
  • 27.
    From Flickr bygiulia.forsythe The Cost of Knowledge signed by >12,000
  • 28.
    notebook science source content access data From Flickr by cdsessums government repository knowledge
  • 29.
    Proposal Plan writing Analyze Collect Data Project Research Ideas Integrate Life Assure cycle Cycle Discover Describe Preserve Publication
  • 30.
    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
  • 31.
    International Geophysical docs.lib.noaa.gov Year 1957-1958# World Data Centers established “minimize the risk of data loss” “maximize data accessibility”
  • 32.
    From Flickr byiowa_spirit_walker Stewardship Why? Barriers to Data
  • 33.
    From Flickr byindigoprime Barriers: Cost From Flickr by kobiz7 C. Strasser
  • 34.
    Barriers: Sociocultural From Flickr by freefotouk Not the norm Lack of training & education
  • 35.
    From Flickr byChristina Ann VanMeter Missed opportunities rights/benefits From Flickr by pnh Barriers: Fear of lost Conflict From Flickr by tymesynk Misuse
  • 36.
    Barriers: Lack ofincentives Time consuming & expensive From Flickr by bthomso No requirements Reward structure
  • 37.
    From Flickr byCarly & Art Doing Sci ence From Flickr by bbaunach
  • 38.
    From Flickr bydeltaMike Doing Sci From Flickr by Marc Sardon ence
  • 39.