Good Data in Bad Times: Advocating Open Science Practices for the Current Research Environment | 8 October | Southeast Data Librarian Symposium 2025

Session: "Good Data in Bad Times: Advocating Open Science Practices for the Current Research Environment Isaac Wink (University of Kentucky). Abstract: Data librarians in the United States are currently in the tenuous position of advocating for open science practices (such as data sharing and reproducible analyses) to researchers whose work is being maligned, defunded, and scrutinized to a new degree. While it remains possible and vital to promote open science principles, librarians must be frank about the challenges facing researchers and communicate in a manner that takes their concerns seriously. Analyzing past studies on why researchers do not share data alongside current challenges, this presentation will discuss three distinct reasons researchers may be hesitant to share data—insufficient time or funds, fear of misrepresentation, and concern for misuse—and provide suggestions on how librarians of all levels can effectively engage with these concerns in outreach to researchers...."