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Foundations for Open Scholarship Strategy Development
Jonathan P. Tennant 
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Jennifer E. Beamer ,
Jeroen Bosman ,
Björn Brembs ,
Neo Christopher Chung ,
Gail Clement ,
Tom Crick ,
Jonathan Dugan ,
Alastair Dunning ,
David Eccles ,
Asura Enkhbayar ,
Daniel Graziotin ,
Rachel Harding ,
Johanna Havermann ,
Daniel S. Katz ,
Kshitiz Khanal ,
Jesper Norgaard Kjaer ,
Tim Koder ,
Paul Macklin ,
Christopher R. Madan ,
Paola Masuzzo ,
Lisa Matthias ,
Katja Mayer ,
David M. Nichols ,
Elli Papadopoulou ,
Thomas Pasquier ,
Tony Ross-Hellauer ,
Michael Schulte-Mecklenbeck ,
Dan Scholler,
Tobias Steiner ,
Pawel Szczesny ,
Andy Turner
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Jennifer E. Beamer ,
Jeroen Bosman ,
Björn Brembs ,
Neo Christopher Chung ,
Gail Clement ,
Tom Crick ,
Jonathan Dugan ,
Alastair Dunning ,
David Eccles ,
Asura Enkhbayar ,
Daniel Graziotin ,
Rachel Harding ,
Johanna Havermann ,
Daniel S. Katz ,
Kshitiz Khanal ,
Jesper Norgaard Kjaer ,
Tim Koder ,
Paul Macklin ,
Christopher R. Madan ,
Paola Masuzzo ,
Lisa Matthias ,
Katja Mayer ,
David M. Nichols ,
Elli Papadopoulou ,
Thomas Pasquier ,
Tony Ross-Hellauer ,
Michael Schulte-Mecklenbeck ,
Dan Scholler,
Tobias Steiner ,
Pawel Szczesny ,
Andy Turner
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Abstract
This document aims to agree on a broad, international strategy for the implementation of open scholarship that meets the needs of different national and regional communities but works globally.Scholarly research can be idealised as an inspirational process for advancing our collective knowledge to t...
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The Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences
2019
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https://osf.io/preprints/bitss/b4v8p |
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This document aims to agree on a broad, international strategy for the implementation of open scholarship that meets the needs of different national and regional communities but works globally.Scholarly research can be idealised as an inspirational process for advancing our collective knowledge to the benefit of all humankind. However, current research practices often struggle with a range of tensions, in part due to the fact that this collective (or “commons”) ideal conflicts with the competitive system in which most scholars work, and in part because much of the infrastructure of the scholarly world is becoming largely digital. What is broadly termed as Open Scholarship is an attempt to realign modern research practices with this ideal. We do not propose a definition of Open Scholarship, but recognise that it is a holistic term that encompasses many disciplines, practices, and principles, sometimes also referred to as Open Science or Open Research. We choose the term Open Scholarship to be more inclusive of these other terms. When we refer to science in this document, we do so historically and use it as shorthand for more general scholarship.The purpose of this document is to provide a concise analysis of where the global Open Scholarship movement currently stands: what the common threads and strengths are, where the greatest opportunities and challenges lie, and how we can more effectively work together as a global community to recognise and address the top strategic priorities. This document was inspired by the Foundations for OER Strategy Development and work in the FORCE11 Scholarly Commons Working Group, and developed by an open contribution working group.Our hope is that this document will serve as a foundational resource for continuing discussions and initiatives about implementing effective strategies to help streamline the integration of Open Scholarship practices into a modern, digital research culture. Through this, we hope to extend the reach and impact of Open Scholarship into a global context, making sure that it is truly open for all. We also hope that this document will evolve as the conversations around Open Scholarship progress, and help to provide useful insight for both global co-ordination and local action. We believe this is a step forward in making Open Scholarship the norm.Ultimately, we expect the impact of widespread adoption of Open Scholarship to be diverse. We expect novel research practices to accelerate the pace of innovation, and therefore stimulate critical industries around the world. We could also expect to see an increase in public trust of science and scholarship, as transparency becomes more normative. As such, we expect interest in Open Scholarship to increase at multiple levels, due to its inherent influence on society and global economics. |
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| Keywords: |
Open scholarship, open science, open research, open educational practice |
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |