Digitaalisista tutkimuspalveluista ja avoimesta tieteestä / About digital research services and open science
The IT Center released the University’s new open-source code principles at the end of 2022. This article answers questions about what open-source code principles and openness mean, to whom the principles apply and where you can find more detailed guidance and information on their application.
Jatka lukemista ”The University’s open-source code principles support transparent software development”
In recent years, open science has progressed in leaps and bounds in both Finland and other countries. In autumn 2022, the University of Helsinki set up an open science coordination group, with representatives from every campus as well as research management and services. The group is tasked with coordinating the development of open science and teaching at the University. In this blog post, the group’s members discuss the work ahead and the related challenges.
Jatka lukemista ”The University of Helsinki has set up a coordination group for open science”
University of Helsinki’s publication service offers a fast and free of charge option to publish textbooks openly. Right now is a good time to think about the openness of the textbooks, as the new curriculum for 2023–2026 is being prepared.
Jatka lukemista ”Open access textbooks through Helda Open Books – bring out your ideas!”
This up-to-date blog post lists all open textbooks published in Helda Open Books during 2019–2023. Among the faculties, the most active HOB publishers have been the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Theology and the Faculty of Educational Sciences. If you are considering the open access publishing of a textbook, read the blog post about HOB publishing. [This article was updated in December 12, 2023.]
Jatka lukemista ”More than 60 open textbooks published in Helda Open Books – here they are!”
As a rule, the University of Helsinki favours open technologies and open-source solutions. In practice, our choices are also steered by other principles and aspects concerning usability, maintenance and cost. Despite all its benefits, open source is not always synonymous with high-quality software engineering. In this blog entry, we discuss the open source policy and the open-source software adopted at the University, as well as considerations related to open source from the organisation’s perspective.
Jatka lukemista ”Open source policy and use at the University of Helsinki”
The University of Helsinki is currently updating its research data policy. In this Think Open blog post, members of the working group responsible for the update share their views regarding the needs and goals of the new data policy. Their responses indicate that the key goal is for the shared data policy to facilitate the work of researchers in a concrete way, taking the special nature of research fields and research datasets into account. The respondents also agree on the need for clear guidelines and the definition of responsibilities. The importance of services as part of the guidelines is also noted. The UH policy draft is now opened for commentary.
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Jatka lukemista ”How to communicate Open Science? Answer the blog survey”
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.
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