The challenges – as well as the opportunities – of open data are affecting more and more researchers, and regardless of the discipline, the same questions come up again and again: Can I open the research data I have collected? What does it require? How to deal with sensitive material? In March 2021, the University of Helsinki’s Data Support, in cooperation with data repositories, organized a webinar that brought together researchers and data management experts from various fields. The webinar focused on what it takes to open data and how open materials can be used. This blog post sums up the event.
Open data in regular use as part of work – interview with Jouni Tikkanen
After Laji.fi portal was opened in 2015, it has become a weekly tool for biologist and journalist Jouni Tikkanen as he searches for basic information on the Finnish species. Tikkanen hopes that also Finnish National Forest Inventory (VMI) data will also be opened up, as it would offer great opportunities for non-researchers as well: ”With that data as a groundwork I could build both magazine articles, podcast series and books.”
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How is an open science research infrastructure created? The award-winning Luomus and Laji.fi sets an example
Careful preparation of common guidelines, selection of an appropriate implementation strategy and commitment of the entire work community are key things when building an open science research infrastructure. Aino Juslén, Director of the Finnish Museum of Natural History (Luomus) tells in this interview how openness of science is implemented in different ways (open data, open source code, open education) in Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (FinBIF), coordinated by Luomus.
Miten syntyy avoimen tieteen tutkimusinfrastruktuuri? Tarkastelussa Luomus ja Lajitietokeskus
Avoimen tieteen tutkimusinfrastruktuurin rakentamisessa keskeistä on yhteisten linjausten huolellinen valmistelu, organisaatiolle sopivan toteutusstrategian valinta ja koko työyhteisön sitouttaminen. Näin summaa Aino Juslén Helsingin yliopiston Luonnontieteellisestä keskusmuseosta (Luomus). Luomuksen koordinoimassa Lajitietokeskuksessa tieteen avoimuutta toteutetaan eri tavoin (avoin data, avoin lähdekoodi, avoin opetus). Blogiartikkeli avaa avoimen tieteen infrastruktuureja esittelevän juttusarjan.