what is open? a primer for early career researchers and graduate students emma molls megan...
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What is Open? A Primer for Early Career Researchers
and Graduate StudentsEmma Molls
Megan O’Donnell
Scholarly Communication
Librarians @ Iowa State Univ.
Library
Outline
• Let’s talk about (open) access.
• Networking meets research.
• Open after grad school.
Megan: Science & Technology Librarian
Emma: Social Science & Humanities Librarian
We’re also the co-chairs of the library’s
Scholarly Communication Team
Scholarly Communication is:
The process of sharing and publishing
research so that it is available to the wider
academic community and beyond. – adapted
from Wikipedia
Who We Are
Who We Are
Find yours on the Library website!
You all have a librarian!
Who pays for all of those journals and books anyway?
Let’s talk about access
Access @ Iowa State
• Access to information is expensive.
• Access is essential.
• Iowa State invests in access so you can produce high quality research.
Access @ Iowa State
While at ISU you get access to millions of dollars worth
of information. Use it.
Access … after Iowa State
Pay-walls: online barriers that are lifted with $
$
Access … after Iowa State
• After graduation you loose your ISU access.
• Access will change depending on where you work.
• You will be asked to pay for access.
Access … after Iowa State
• Libraries and librarians hate paywalls as much as you do (maybe more).
• We’d love to get rid of them.
• What can we do about it?
Access … Open accessOpen Access is a global movement created and supported by researchers, librarians, and students. The goal of open access is to make research available to all – and in many formats.
Access … Open access
• ISU theses and dissertations are open access.
• Your work will reach a broader audience.
• Share more: code, posters, images, papers, data, etc.
Networking meets research
New ways to connect and share usingthe web & open access.
The professional profile
• Professional websites and
profiles
• CV style: long lists of
accomplishments
• Sometimes with a little personal
info…
The (old) professional profile
http://www.kirstensanford.com/
Q: What’s missing?
A: The stuff.
The (new) professional profile
https://impactstory.org/KeithBradnam
The (new) professional profile• Make sure your profiles link
to stuff. Don’t just include a citation.
• Even if it isn’t open, at least readers can find it.
Kim provides links and abstracts to
her papers that are behind paywalls.
http://works.bepress.com/kimberly_anders
on/
The (new) professional profile• Dynamic - links with other accounts.
• Lets the work speak for itself.
• Works best with open access.
+ =
The (new) professional profile• Where’s your stuff?
• Slideshare? GitHub? Google Drive? Figshare?
Dropbox? In a box? In the garage? In the
basement?
• Can people find and access it?
• Want to learn more about Impactstory?
Check out our guide on altmetrics: http://bit.ly/ISUaltmetrics
Open after grad school
How will you get access? How easy is it to go open?
Open after grad school• There are ways to get access
• Check if a there is a copy that’s open (preprint, post-print, etc.)
• Visit a library.
• Contact the author.
• Pay for access.
• It’s not easy – that’s why Open Access is a BIG deal.
Open after grad school
• Not all disciplines embrace open.
• Some are in support of open…
• Others are not sure…
• Do what you can and talk about it.
Open after grad school
• The U.S. government has embraced “open”
research.
• NSF, DOE, NASA, NIH, and are now requiring
publicly funded research is also publicly
accessible.
• Universities are passing open access
policies/mandates.
Open after grad school
Be prepared to share.
Make open the new default!
• Save and improve lives
• Save time
• Save $$
Image credits:Science Magazine's Special Collection on the Eboloa Epidemic, Photo by Blechhy on Wikipedia Commons, “The Color of Money” by Chris Potter
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