Find out more about the services and resources provided by the Library Open Research team and Open Research practices. Explore key services with respect to data management, open-access publication, and participatory research, along with useful tools to support Open Research in practice. The Library Open Research Service is acts as a central hub for Open Research initiatives at the University. Working alongside grassroots networks (such as ReproducibiliTea), library services (such as the Scholarly Communications and Research Data Service teams), and other institutional services and resources (such as the Institute for Academic Development) we are committed to working towards the 'pillars' of Open Research: Culture Change Future of Scholarly Publishing FAIR Data EOSC Education & Skills Recognition & Rewards Next-generation Metrics Research Integrity Citizen Science & Participatory Research Learn More about Open Research and our plans for the open research service (including our 2024 roadmap) Open Research Conference 2024 In 2024 we came together to ask the question: "How can Open Research contribute to positive Culture Change in Research more broadly?" We had a great day of talks, poster sessions, and networking. All of the slides and posters for the conference are now available on in the conference journal, along with recordings on mediahopper. Download slides and Posters [External Link] Watch the talks on MediaHopper [External Link] Open Research Newsletter The Edinburgh Open Research Newsletter is a bi-monthly newsletter containing news, opinion pieces, events, and more from the Open Research Team. If you have anything you would like to have included in a future issue please email the editor Kerry Miller (kerry.miller@ed.ac.uk) Current Issue Sign-Up to get future issues in your in-box Previous Issues can be found here in the archive Key Services & Resources Making Your Research Open Access Information on Open Access, research funders' policies, including the Wellcome Trust and costs. Research Information Management Systems support for Pure, Worktribe, Research Professional and Equipment.data. This team looks after the system administration, training and reporting for the University's various Research Information Management systems, including Pure, Worktribe, Research Professional and Equipment.data. Edinburgh Diamond Edinburgh Diamond is a service provided by Edinburgh University Library that supports the publication of academic and student-led Open Access books and journals. Library participatory research and citizen science support Learn more about Participatory Research and Citizen Science and discover the resources that the library support service has on offer, including support for project leaders, participants, and students. Edinburgh ReproducibiliTea and Open Research Initiative Learn more about Edinburgh ReproducibiliTea the Edinburgh Open Research Initiative, two grassroots efforts to promote and sustain an Open Research culture at the University. Additional Resources There are numerous additional internal and external resources to support you on your Open Research journey. We are frequently reviewing the services on offer at the University that promote OpenAccess work, and welcome suggestions for new tools that may be of use to researchers at the University. Open Science Framework - free, open platform to support your research and enable collaboration. Open Science Framework (OSF) is an open source project management tool that supports researchers throughout their entire project lifecycle. As a collaboration tool, OSF helps research teams work on projects privately or make the entire project publicly accessible for broad dissemination. As a workflow system, OSF enables connections to the many products researchers already use, streamlining their process and increasing efficiency. Learn more about Open Science Framework RSpace Data Services - an electronic lab notebook The University of Edinburgh-hosted RSpace is an electronic lab notebook that enables researchers to do the following: capture and organize data use as collaboration software for groups to organise and share data use as a management tool for principal investigators to observe and manage lab workflows use as a platform for institutions to capture, publish and archive data use the new sample inventory feature Learn more about RSpace Data Services Noteable - a cloud based computational notebook service Create and share computational notebooks hassle-free for teaching and learning through your VLE. Use any language and environment through a centralised hub. Built from the powerful Jupyter project, Noteable. Learn more about Noteable [External Link] protocols.io - an online platform for the creation, management, and sharing of research protocols or methods The University has a subscription to the protocols.io service and it is available to all staff and students of the University. Users can: Create new protocols within the system Upload existing methods and digitise them Share protocols between group members and external collaborators Publish protocol(s) making them freely available for others to use and cite or keep them private Learn More About Protocols.io [External Link] The Software Sustainability Institute The Software Sustainability Institute cultivates better, more sustainable, research software to enable world-class research. We help people build better software, and we work with researchers, developers, funders and infrastructure providers to identify key issues and best practice in scientific software. Visit the Software Sustainability Institute [External Link] Open Content LibGuide - a library guide bringing together Open Access resources for use in study, teaching and research. The Open Content LibGuide tells you everything you need to know about Open Access and Open Educational Resources. Explore the Open Content LibGuide Expand all Collapse all Stay in Touch Our monthly newsletter summarises current work the Library Open Research team is doing, introduces you to our wonderful colleagues along with important resources for conducting Open Research, and will keep you up to date with the latest Open Research events and activities taking place at the University and beyond. Sign up to the Open Research Newsletter for news and updates [External Site] This article was published on 2024-08-21
