WK 17 - Getting to Know Open Science: How to Engage and Flourish in the Growing Open Science Community

Session Description: Open science is “a movement that aims to ensure the free availability and usability of scholarly outputs including publications, the data that result from scholarly research, and the methodologies, including code or algorithms, that were used to generate those data”¹. This movement is gaining traction in scientific communities globally. The widespread adoption of open science practices provides unprecedented opportunities for the advancement of scientific inclusion, insights, and societal benefits. To seize these opportunities, ecologists will need to adjust their mindsets, software, and workflows. This workshop introduces ecologists (at all career levels) to the basic principles of open science, existing open science communities, and how to engage in open science. In this workshop, we will walk attendees through the main stages of the research life cycle (ideation, data collection and analysis, publication, and knowledge mobilization). Then, attendees will apply this knowledge to their own work by using open-source tools to improve the openness of their research outputs (data, publication, or presentation) with hands-on activities. After this workshop, attendees will have the tools and resources they need to continue pursuing their open science journey and will walk away with at least one open research product.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Open Science by

Design: Realizing a Vision for 21st Century Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25116