Items tagged by agcyb in Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) https://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/user/agcyb TagTeam social RSS aggregrator Switzerland has enacted the "Federal Law on the Use of Electronic Means for the Fulfilment of Governmental Tasks" (EMBAG), establishing a mandatory requirement for open source software within public sector bodies. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:44:00 -0400 https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/new-open-source-law-switzerland oa.new oa.software oa.floss oa.legislation oa.switzerland Abstract:  Open Science (OS) aims, in part, to drive greater societal impact of academic research. Government, funder and institutional policies state that it should further democratize research and increase learning and awareness, evidence-based policy-making, the relevance of research to society's problems, and public trust in research. Yet, measuring the societal impact of OS has proven challenging and synthesized evidence of it is lacking. This study fills this gap by systematically scoping the existing evidence of societal impact driven by OS and its various aspects, including Citizen Science (CS), Open Access (OA), Open/FAIR Data (OFD), Open Code/Software and others. Using the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews and searches conducted in Web of Science, Scopus and relevant grey literature, we identified 196 studies that contain evidence of societal impact. The majority concern CS, with some focused on OA, and only a few addressing other aspects. Key areas of impact found are education and awareness, climate and environment, and social engagement. We found no literature documenting evidence of the societal impact of OFD and limited evidence of societal impact in terms of policy, health, and trust in academic research. Our findings demonstrate a critical need for additional evidence and suggest practical and policy implications. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 23:07:00 -0400 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.240286 oa.citizen_science oa.climate oa.data oa.new oa.open_science oa.impact A new version of the Repository of Open Scientific Publications - OPEN. Enables researchers to openly share their scientific texts. Wed, 19 Jun 2024 01:24:00 -0400 https://www.openaire.eu/blogs/open-repository-pl oa.new oa.poland oa.repositories oa.u.warsaw oa.green oa.platforms oa.infrastructure The paper aims to investigate image data sharing within social science and humanities. While data sharing is encouraged as a part of the open science movement, little is known about the approaches and factors influencing the sharing of image data. This information is evident as the use of image data in these fields of research is increasing, and data sharing is context dependent. The findings show that image data sharing is not an established research practice, and when it happens it is mostly done via informal means by sharing data through personal contacts. Supporting the scientific community, the open science agenda and fulfilling research funders’ requirements motivate scholars to share their data. Impeding factors relate to the qualities of data, ownership of data, data stewardship, and research integrity. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:42:00 -0400 https://informationr.net/infres/article/view/834 oa.ssh oa.attitudes oa.interviews oa.people oa.new oa.data oa.images Have dangerous, exotic Hyalomma ticks reached Poland? This is a question the scientists from the University of Warsaw, Poland, want to find an answer to with the engagement and help of the community. Everyone can contribute! The goal of the project is to check and map the presence of Hyalomma ticks, also known as "Monster ticks," in Poland. The project allows for sharing observations of unusual ticks with scientists and sending them for research at our center. Knowledge of the presence of Hyalomma ticks will help prevent diseases transmitted by these ticks. The project is a citizen science project: it relies on the support of the community and shares the gathered knowledge with the community.   Fri, 17 May 2024 03:56:00 -0400 oa.new oa.europe oa.poland oa.citizen_science oa.biology