Opportunities to
Improve Academic
Research Through Open
Research Practices
Devin R. Berg
University of Wisconsin–Stout
www.devinberg.com
@devinberg
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6291668
June 4–6, 2018
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Who am I?
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Design, robotics, medical devices
Engineering education and practice
Open engineering
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WHAT
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What is open research?
The rules are simple
Make the work accessible
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What do you mean accessible?
Accessible is obtainable
Accessible is understandable
Accessible is reproducible
Accessible is inclusive
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As open as desired
There is no wrong way to be open
Find the level of open that works
There is a community out there
willing to help!
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WHY
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DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/K54UV
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To have an impact!
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People can't access the work
Many institutions do not have
subscriptions
Non-academics can’t understand
the work
Motivated individuals can’t recreate
the work
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Everyone has the right freely to
participate in the cultural life of the
community, to enjoy the arts and to
share in scientific advancement and
its benefits.
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 27 section 1
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...to aid in diffusing
among the people of the
United States useful and,
practical information...
Morrill Land-Grant Act, 1862; Smith–Lever Act, 1914
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HOW
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How to be open
Make the work obtainable
Make the work understandable
Make the work reproducible
Make the work inclusive
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To do this
Preprint and self-archive, publish OA
Use accessible language
Use reproducible workflows
Include diverse perspectives
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There are many
resources available
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Examples
Open practices can lead to some
amazing outcomes
Everything from hardware to
software to workflows.
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The Story of Pat Delany, Open Source Machine Tools Advocate
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Joshua Pearce: Open hardware
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GliaX Stethoscope; Image
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But what about patents?1
Of course the rules of prior art still
apply
In the US, preprinting may help
establish priority
Is patenting the best route to having
an impact?
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1I am not an attorney and this is not legal advise.
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Barriers to adoption
Need for training and updated
workflows
Career reward structures
Pressures of capitalism
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Opportunities to support open
(broadly)
Create an institutional mandate
Use tech transfer offices to push for
greater impact
Empower and fund university
libraries to help
Support training in open practices
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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.14593.1
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Opportunities to support open
(specifically)
Consider accessibility and impact of
research products in T&P guidelines
Recognize contributions of software
and data alongside publications
Reduce importance of “traditional”
venues
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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.14593.1
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Guiding Principles
Budapest Open Access Initiative
Declaration on Research
Assessment
FAIR Data Principles
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