building capacity for open science
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kaitlin thaney @kaythaney;@mozilla; @mozillascience23 nov 2016
building capacity for open science
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doing good is part of our code
we empower researchers to do more open, collaborative research on the web.
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our current systems are creating friction.
despite original intentions.
current state of science
articlesdata
patents
some have a firehose
articlesdata
patents
traditions last not because they are excellent, but because influential people are averse to change and because of the sheer burdens of
transition to a better state ...
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“Cass Sunstein
- access to content, data, code, materials.- emergence of “web-native” (open) tools.- rewards for openness, interop, collaboration, sharing.- interdisciplinary, focus on reuse, reproducibility..
“web-enabled research”
research social capital capacity
infrastructure layers for open research
open toolsstandards
best practicesresearch objectsscientific software
repositories
incentivesrecognition / P&Tinterdisciplinarity
collaborationcommunity dialogue
trainingmentorship
professional devnew policiesrecognition
stakeholders: universities, researchers, tool dev, funders, publishers, libraries, policymakers
the idea that the published record is the only useful record
thinking if it’s published, it’s usable(+/or fully discoverable)
Source: Michener, 2006 Ecoinformatics.
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shifting practice towards open
we need to invest in the network (/people) itself
fostering communities of open practice + sustaining activity is hard.
Source: Piwowar, et al. PLOS.
supports needed for“professional development”
putting open into practice(+ paying it forward)
https://commonspace.wordpress.com/2015/07/15/web-literacy-and-leadership/
commitment to openparticipatory by designbuilding with, not for
why Mozilla?
“Reliance on ad-hoc, self-
education about what’s
possible doesn’t scale.”
- Selena Decklemann
service learning: n. hands-on, experiential learning
where people develop skills by working on a project in service of a bigger goal.
http://bit.ly/1JTMBSb
53+ hours, 36 cities, 700+ contributions
rewards, incentives, reputation
Mozilla Fellows
https://science.mozilla.org/
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we have a history of working collaboratively.
(but there’s room for improvement.)
63 nations 10,000 scientists
50,000 participants
can we do the same / better for research on the web?
we need your help.
invest in the network + incentivize lasting participation.
build in/for participation +, collaboration.
design for interoperability.
