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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.
From raw data into FAIR – The journey of data at a SMEAR station, from instrument to the end user
”You should act like every measurement you start is going to continue forever, but the people in charge of the measurements and data flow would move on to different tasks the next week,” says Pasi Kolari, university researcher at the University of Helsinki. In this blog interview, Kolari, who works as a data liaison for SMEAR stations (Station for Measuring Ecosystem-Atmosphere Relations), sheds light on the real life challenges of collecting, processing and opening data. The article is part of the Think Open article series on open science research infrastructures.
Raakadatasta FAIR-dataksi – SMEAR-asemien datan matka instrumentilta loppukäyttäjälle
”Pitäisi toimia kuin jokainen aloitettu mittaus jatkuisi ikuisesti mutta mittausten aloittajat ja datavirran ylläpitäjät siirtyisivät muihin töihin seuraavalla viikolla”, havainnollistaa yliopistotutkija Pasi Kolari datanhallinnan lähtökohtaa. Ilmakehätieteiden tutkimuksen SMEAR-asemien datayhdyshenkilönä toimiva Kolari valottaa blogihaastattelussa käytännönläheisesti datan keräämiseen, käsittelyyn ja avaamiseen liittyviä haasteita. Artikkeli on toinen osa Think Open -blogin avoimen tieteen tutkimusinfrastruktuureja esittelevässä sarjassa.
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.
Jatka lukemista ”Avoin tiede koronan aikaan – katsaus avoimuuden ilmentymiin poikkeustilanteessa”
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.
Jatka lukemista ”Mobilising data for research and decision-making – interview with Kari Lahti”
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.
Jatka lukemista ”The beauty of the unknown – why open your research data?”
Researcher, take part in Open Science Workshop in March!
On March 17, the Open Science Coordination in Finland will organize a workshop for researchers on the role of researchers in national cooperation. The Open Science Workshop takes place at the House of Science and Letters (Tieteiden talo), and the registration is open until March 8. Researchers are also welcomed to the Open Science Spring Workshop Day on the same day.
Jatka lukemista ”Researcher, take part in Open Science Workshop in March!”
Remove unnecessary files and organize data better on separate devices – Anu Lahtinen’s Data Cleaning Week challenge
University of Helsinki researcher and teacher Anu Lahtinen challenges all docents at the Faculty of Arts to organize their files and folders and remove unnecessary data during the Data Cleaning Week. UH Data Support’s Data Cleaning Week will be held from 16th to 20th December 2019.
Data Cleaning Week has begun – check out the cleaning challenges and choose your own!
Are you having problems with data that has accumulated on your hard drive? Does your folder structure or file naming system need updating? Data Cleaning Week 16–20 December aims to draw attention to good data management routines and its benefits. In this blog article, you can read about UH staff’s data cleaning challenges and consider what your own challenge might be. All UH researchers, staff members and students can participate in the Data Cleaning Week on Twitter by using the hashtag #5sdata.