Helsingin yliopisto
Helsinki University Library organises a webinar, which will introduce UH researchers to the characteristic features of predatory publishers and journals and explain by which criteria one can tell the good journals from the predatory journals. In addition to this, library welcomes all University of Helsinki researchers, students and staff to virtual Open Science Café every Tuesday at 2–3 pm until the end of May.
Open science during coronavirus outbreak – an overview of the manifestations of openness
While states have closed their borders in response to the coronavirus outbreak, science has opened up in a unique way. Researchers have been openly sharing their outputs and making research available across disciplines, publishers have broken down their paywalls, and new ways of creating and disseminating scientific knowledge have been developed. This blog article provides an overview of the manifestations and features of open science over the past few months.
Avoin tiede koronan aikaan – katsaus avoimuuden ilmentymiin poikkeustilanteessa
Samalla, kun valtiot ovat sulkeutuneet koronaviruspandemian aikana, tiede on avautunut ainutlaatuisella tavalla. Tutkijat jakavat aineistojaan avoimesti muiden saataville ja tekevät tutkimusta yli tieteenalarajojen, kustantajat purkavat maksumuurejaan ja uusia tapoja tieteellisen tiedon luomiseksi ja välittämiseksi kehitetään. Tässä blogiartikkelissa luodaan yleiskatsaus avoimen tieteen ja tiedon avoimuuden ilmentymiin ja teemoihin viimeisen kolmen kuukauden aikana.
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Open access as a dream which came true
This is a story how open access gave a new life for our book on research ethics. As everyone knows, open science and open access, in particular, is in fashion in recent research policy. However sometimes it seems that there is a lot of talk and discussion on it but not so much real doing. We will tell our about a fortunate case when we were in the right place at the right time.
Mobilising data for research and decision-making – interview with Kari Lahti
”I wish that the funding bodies and publishers would not only demand for research data to be dumped in an open repository as it is, but it should be required that the data is stored in an open access repository in a standard data format(s), so that it can be found and reused”, says Kari Lahti, a director of Biodiversity Informatics Unit at the Luomus. Lahti is one of the speakers at the webinar event ”What it takes: Open your research data” that takes place on 25 March 2021.
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Open education tips for teachers
The online journal brings together interesting articles and useful services related to open education and open educational resources. The Open Education issue is specifically aimed at university teachers.
The beauty of the unknown – why open your research data?
There are several reasons and benefits to open data for both researchers as well as for society. However, when the demand for opening data has grown rapidly, researchers might feel left alone with the problems, that is, how, where and what to open. This article describes the obstacles and opportunities for opening data – including the beautiful example of the the Carte du Ciel project.
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The open science annual review summarizes the main topics for 2019
Plan S, national open science coordination, EOSC… Last year was an eventful time in open science. Think Open blog’s annual open science review 2019 brings together the highlights, interesting articles and trends of the 2019.
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Avoimen tieteen julistus vuosille 2020–2025 on julkaistu – kansallinen paperi määrittelee kehityksen suunnan
Avoimen tieteen ja tutkimuksen julistus 2020–2025 on kansallinen linjaus, joka määrittelee, mihin suuntaan avointa tiedettä tutkimusyhteisössä viedään. Joulukuussa hyväksytty ja tammikuussa julkaistu julistus linjaa vision, mission ja strategisten päämäärien muodossa kehityksen suunnan. Suomalaiseen tutkimusyhteisöön kuuluvien organisaatioiden on määrä allekirjoittaa julistus helmikuussa.
How and why I self-archive – four researchers report their views
Many reasons are given for self-archiving, and self-archivers follow many different practices. We asked four researchers from different disciplines how and why they self-archive their research results. We also asked the researchers about their views on the promotion of self-archiving. This is the seventh part of the Think Open blog’s article series on self-archiving.
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