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Outreach & Impactwith Open Science#OSfestNL
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Hello!I am Paola MasuzzoI am here because I (open) science
You can find me at @pcmasuzzo
Who are you?● PhD students?● PostDocs?● Faculty?● Librarians?● Others?
“We need Science to build a
sustainable future
“We need Open Science to build
a sustainable future
https://blog.frontiersin.org/2016/09/30/open-science-for-sustainability/, http://www.sdgfund.org/
Today we’ll be looking at 3 key ways in which open science can help boost your outreach and impact
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Post Preprints
There is more than traditional publishing
Engage Online
Are you working with your door
open?
Track Your Impact
You are more than your h-index
Are you pre-printing?I hope for you you all are...
Preprints are manuscripts shared online before the completion of journal-organized peer review
http://asapbio.org/, http://asapbio.org/prereviewers, Illustration by David Parkins, Daniela Saderi, CC-0 license
Daniela Saderi, CC-0 license
Why should you be posting pre-prints?
- they are open access, and as such increase your visibility, and your chance to make an impact
Daniela Saderi, CC-0 license, http://asapbio.org/funder-policies
Why should you be posting pre-prints?
- they are open access, and as such increase your visibility, and your chance to make an impact
- as a consequence, they help you advance in your career
Daniela Saderi, CC-0 license
Why should you be posting pre-prints?
- they are open access, and as such increase your visibility, and your chance to make an impact
- as a consequence, they help you advance in your career
- they allow for community feedback, meaning your peers can tell you whether or not they think your work is ready to be submitted to a journal
http://whyopenresearch.org/, CC-BY license
Why should you be posting pre-prints?
- they are open access, and as such increase your visibility, and your chance to make an impact
- as a consequence, they help you advance in your career
- they allow for community feedback, meaning your peers can tell you whether or not they think your work is ready to be submitted to a journal
- you can cite your preprint and the feedback it received in your cover letter when you actually submit to a journal
GET THAT PROMOTION!
What if the journal I want to submit my article to does not allow for preprints?
What if the journal I want to submit my article to does not allow for preprints?
Your turn!
http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/
http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/index.php
Exercise 1 → explore RoMEO + understand archiving policy
& associated licenses
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
http://asapbio.org/licensing-faq/licensing-diagram-2018-10-04
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_academic_journals_by_preprint_policy
Search for “your” journal in RoMEO
How strong is your online research presence?Nope, I am not talking about your cute cat’s pics on Instagram...
“ Nothing in science has any value to society if it is not
communicated, and scientists are beginning to learn their
social obligationsAnne Roe
The Making of a Scientist (1953)
“ [...] he who works with the door open gets all kinds of interruptions,
but he also occasionally gets clues as to what the world is and what
might be important
Richard HammingYou and Your Research (1986)
Inspired by Esther De Smet; image by http://whyopenresearch.org/
How can you improve your online visibility?- first, you need to assess your digital footprint (yes, you have to Google
yourself once in a while…)- second, figure out your motivations & your goals (being present online
requires a time commitment, and outdated profiles look bad...)- once you identify your tool(s), start communicating and engaging
(broadcasting is not enough…)
How can you improve your online visibility?- first, you need to assess your digital footprint (yes, you have to Google
yourself once in a while…)- second, figure out your motivations & your goals (being present online
requires a time commitment, and outdated profiles look bad...)- once you identify your tool(s), start communicating and engaging
(broadcasting is not enough…)
More practically?- if you don't’ have one yet, create a ORCID profile- join an academic social network (or not?)- blog about your research projects, ideas, articles…- join Twitter and start engaging with the scientific community
A social networkingsite is not anopen access repository
https://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/2015/12/a-social-networking-site-is-not-an-open-access-repository/
A social networkingsite is not anopen access repository
https://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/2015/12/a-social-networking-site-is-not-an-open-access-repository/
With Twitter you can
● disseminate your research far & wide● increase the chances of your work to be cited● virtually join conferences & events all around the
world● find out the most recent literature in your domain● exchange ideas and feedback● initiate collaborations● engage with academics you might not otherwise
“meet”
Twitter, open data and open code for the win
Twitter, open data and open code for the win
Don’t fall in the negativity trap
Adapted from Bik and Goldstein, An Introduction to Social Media for Scientists
work with public information officers to be aware of funding
agency or institution rules beforehand
what if I am wrong?
it’s like in #reallife, you admit it and make a
correction
what if everybody ignores me or yells at me?
being part of the community is the best way to build attention
and support
what if I violate institutional rules or norms?
work with public information officers to be aware of funding
agency or institution rules beforehand
what if I am wrong?
it’s like in #reallife, you admit it and make a
correction
what if everybody ignores me or yells at me?
being part of the community is the best way to build attention
and support
what if I violate institutional rules or norms?
● Find you own identity, your distinctive voice and the audience you want to reach
● Only then, choose the most appropriate tool● Don’t be afraid to try out new platforms and
ditch them if they don’t work for you● Separate personal from professional
Join the conversation and have fun!
Adapted from Bik and Goldstein, An Introduction to Social Media for Scientists
Is your research making an impact?Besides your number of citations and your h-index...
Altmetrics consider how people interact with your research output in both traditional media (newspapers, tv news, journal websites) and social media (Twitter, Github, etc.)
● If your research is being widely read, discussed, and shared it is an indication that your research is making a significant impact
● You can use Altmetrics to demonstrate the influence of your work to funders and evaluation committees
https://www.altmetric.com/about-altmetrics/what-are-altmetrics/
Impactstory is an open-source website that helps you explore and share the online impact of your research
https://profiles.impactstory.org/
Your turn!
Exercise 2 → create an ORCID profile + assess your research
visibility online
Goal: make ‘Open’ the default setting for all global research We want to help create a welcoming and supporting community, with good tools, teachers, and role-models, and built upon a solid values-based foundation of freedom and equitable access to research.
https://opensciencemooc.eu/, https://github.com/OpenScienceMOOC
● project currently in development● 225 Slack community members● 3000 Twitter followers● 45 strategic partnerships● agile development + iterative
feedback
Goal: make ‘Open’ the default setting for all global research We want to help create a welcoming and supporting community, with good tools, teachers, and role-models, and built upon a solid values-based foundation of freedom and equitable access to research.
https://opensciencemooc.eu/, https://github.com/OpenScienceMOOC
● project currently in development● 225 Slack community members● 3000 Twitter followers● 45 strategic partnerships● agile development + iterative
feedback
Your turn!
Exercise 3 → create a
GitHub repo + make your
code citable via Zenodo
https://goo.gl/1vFACN
Thanks!Follow up? Feedback? Questions?You can find me at @pcmasuzzo & [email protected]