[open-science] Panton Principles Publicity

Wed Jun 22 02:13:57 UTC 2011

How about "Report"?
That is already used in the context of scientific reports, reporting data
etc

Jenny

On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:

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> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 2:36 AM, Vision, Todd J <tjv at bio.unc.edu> wrote:
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>> The poster looks slick!   But I worry that use of the term 'sharing' is
>> not helping to reach out to the unconverted within the scientific community.
>>  Scientists are more likely to recognize common cause with the PP when the
>> issue is framed in terms of bolstering the scientific method, not when when
>> it calls for behavior (altruistic sharing) that run counter to how
>> 'competitive-collaborative' science is conducted.  Most scientists think of
>> 'sharing' data with collaborators only if and when they can advance their
>> own research.   We don't ask scientists to 'share' their manuscripts (an
>> altruistic act), but rather to publish their manuscripts (a professional
>> obligation but one that brings rewards).  So 'Replicate' -> 'Reuse' ->
>> 'Revolutionize' might be closer to a message that would resonate outside of
>> the choir, and convey the sense that 'open data means better science'.
>>  'Replicate' might not be the perfect term either, though it does at least
>> have the virtue of starting with an 'R'!
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> Agreed. "Sharing" will upset some people. "Record" is less likely to be
> objected to.
>
>> cheers,
>> Todd
>>
>> ---
>> Todd Vision
>> Associate Professor of Biology
>> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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>> > See below for a conversation Maria and I have been having regarding
>> > publicity for the Panton Principles (PP from here on in!). It started
>> when I
>> > shared a poster design:
>> > http://tinyurl.com/6gj2e6v
>> >
>> > Since, some very interesting points have come up. As a quick summary for
>> > those who don't want to read the whole conversation:
>> >
>> > - Would a PP logo be a good thing to have? Should we have a design
>> > contest/request ideas and submission?
>> > - Peter came up with a tagline for a web banner of 'Open data means
>> better
>> > science', could a question directly addressing the community be more
>> > engaging for the poster?
>> > - Would a design like this
>> > http://sunnibrown.com/2010/06/03/pbs-this-emotional-life/ be too
>> childish?
>> > - What makes open data in science unique compared to open data in other
>> > fields and how could we incorporate this into our messages/publicity?
>> >
>> > Any comments, opinions, design ideas etc are most welcome!
>> >
>> > Jenny
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