[open-science] [Open-access] [okfn-discuss] Open Data Handbook v1.0

Wed Mar 28 13:35:02 UTC 2012

Hi everyone,

I agree that this is a really great idea with lots of potential. In
particular, I really like the idea of linking up with P2PU.

I have a busy couple of days ahead, and need to do a bit of 'mental
cooking'! In the meantime, I suggest we start brainstorming ideas. I have
booted up an etherpad. Please do add specific content suggestions, useful
resources, links, ideas - anything really!

http://science.okfnpad.org/researchdatahandbook

Jenny and I had discussed creating material for this Handbook at OKFest in
September - but if we can begin earlier, that would be even better!

Great to see so much enthusiasm here, I'm really excited about this concept
:)

All the best,
Laura

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Jenny Molloy <jcmcoppice12 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi All
>
> This sounds like a great idea and I think we need a few more people to get
> it going, I'm happy to help coordinate so I'll add myself to Laura's list :)
>
>
> * Daniel Dietrich (general coord; OKFN Germany)
> * Laura Newman (general coord; OKFN UK)
> * Sridhar Gutam
> * Carolina Odman
> * Paola di Maio
> * Peter Murray-Rust (?)
> * Jenny Molloy
>
> We were discussing making this a sprint project at OKFest with people
> adding to a handbook throughout OKCon, but it definitely wouldn't hurt to
> start work beforehand!
>
> I think it ties nicely into an earlier thread on an early-career guide to
> doing open science (starting here
> http://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/open-science/2012-March/001427.html) and
> a suggestion at the last wg meeting from Jessy Schlinger that we should get
> people using open science tools and generating feedback, writing reviews
> etc as part of an interactive session at OKFest but also more generally.
>
> I've copied Jessy's email about what P2PU are already doing on this front
> and I think we should definitely team up with them.
>
> This could all be tied into one big handbook including reviews of the
> tools available, with some edited highlights for particular groups of
> researchers, including grads and early career researchers if there are
> specific needs to address. With the rate of progress in open science, it
> would need to be frequently updated living document.
>
> Jenny
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jessy Kate Schingler <jessy at jessykate.com>
> Date: Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 5:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [open-science] the early-career guide to doing open science?
> To: Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk>
> Cc: diybio <diybio at googlegroups.com>, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche at pobox.com>,
> open-science at lists.okfn.org
>
>
> hey guys,
>
> this doesn't solve the repository problem, but is in response to the
> original subject line: "early career guide to doing open science."
>
> as some of you know the peer to peer university <http://p2pu.org/> is
> currently experimenting with peer-based learning using teams (study groups,
> courses), challenges, and badges. there's been a lot of discussion around
> open research and open science at, as something that a) p2pu is trying to
> encourage for research done about p2pu initiatives, b) we would like to
> encourage more open research BY p2pu community and others (not necessarily
> about learning) and c) involves but also has some different elements from
> peer-based learning alone.
>
> we've started working on a core set of "open science challenges<http://pad.p2pu.org/p/opensciencecontent>"
> that we would incorporate into the challenges infrastructure at p2pu (or
> anywhere really, it's just what's available :)). my hope is that they could
> capture some of the core processes and activities of basic research,
> provide links to useful tools and initiatives, and incorporate open
> practice in a way that "just makes sense." it would aim to provide a clear
> place to get started practicing open science, based on the experience of
> others, without having to re-derive that process every time. and finally,
> with enough help, we can have some mentorship in that process too.
>
> this would be great, as tom said, for newish grad students and researchers
> - but IMHO also for opening up the actual core elements of the scientific
> process, with the idea that anyone can participate - even the so-called
> #sholarlypoor.
>
> i would love it if people had ideas and suggestions to improve, rip apart,
> clean up, extend, etc. these challenges. i was actually planning to email
> this list as i know that people like carl, peter, cameron etc. are all both
> practitioners and thought leaders in this area.
>
> for example, a great one to add from this discussion would be one on
> repositories and open data. there are currently two relevant challenges
> already started: "develop a documentation plan" and "make your results,
> data available to others" that could really be fleshed out.
>
> i am happy to volunteer to take any raw notes people put in there and
> incorporate them into prose for challenges. and we are also very interested
> in general feedback, ideas and participation
>
> thanks!
> jessy
>
>

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Laura Newman
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