Opening Influenza Research | Introduction to Open Science

Introduction to Open Science

Training workshop slides from the Opening Influenza Research Fellowship and the pilot Open Science Community Trainer Certification Program:

Introduction to Open Science

How to Organize Research Collaborations

Data Management Kickstarter

Pedagogical Best Practices

A Guide to Supporting Early Career Researchers in Education (Video)

Open Science Framework (OSF) Refreshers

The Open Science Framework (OSF) is a free, open source project management and collaboration tool that supports researchers throughout the entire research lifecycle - from planning, to conducting, to reporting, and discovering research. OSF is part of the NIH Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative (GREI).

OSF connects the valuable research tools you already use, so you can effectively share the story of your research project and eliminate data silos and information gaps. The OSF allows all of those tools to work together, removing barriers to collaboration and knowledge. Add-ons are trusted third-party software that is compatible with the OSF. These add-ons are highly popular with users as the add-ons are often programs users are already personally using. Please see our types of add-ons below along with exploring the capabilities of OSF’s open API.

Citation Add-Ons: Citation software is an excellent way to collect and manage references within a research study. The OSF is compatible with Mendeley and Zotero.

Storage Add-Ons: Storage applications are a great way to store material on the OSF and even get around some OSF Storage caps. Please explore this section about the different storage add-ons that are compatible with the OSF.

API Integration: The OSF hosts an Open Application Programming Interface (API). With this API you can access users, projects, components, logs, and files from the Open Science Framework. The Open Science Framework (OSF) is a free, open-source service maintained by the Center for Open Science. To learn more about our API tool please visit this help guide section.

Presentations from Fellows and Community Trainers

Lessons from the Open Science Framework (OSF) - Rosemary Blake

The Fundamentals of Open Science - Ayoola Ojewusi

Avian Surveillance Analysis and Open Science - Walter Harrington

Exploring the Etiology of ALRI Hospitalizations Among Infants and Incorporating Open Science into Late-Stage Projects - John Kubale

NASA Transform to Open Science (TOPS) Curriculum

The curriculum is available on the NASA TOPS Github site and can be taken as a massive open online course (MOOC) here. NASA TOPS Open Science 101 was developed by the global open science community to help everyone learn the key practical skills and useful tools that help us all work openly together. The curriculum is designed to be completed either independently, through a MOOC or in a group, at in-person or online workshops. The NASA TOPS site has more information about other modes for taking the curriculum. The time commitment to complete all five modules is about 3 - 12 hours, depending on your knowledge of open science.

Upon completion of all five modules, you will earn a NASA Open Science digital badge! The NASA Open Science badge is issued through Credly and is linked to your ORCID account.

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