The Rio Framework for Open Science
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Tools and Resources
- The BBB Declarations
- Open Access (Literature) Background
- Open Access Software and Technology
- Guides and Compiled Resources
- Contracts
- Policies
- Evidence and Argument
- Case Studies
Implementing countries
- Open Science Colombia Carolina Botero
- Open Science South Africa Heather Ford
About the Framework for Open Science
- This Framework is a living, evolving entity that will be maintained on the iCommons wiki.
- Initial moderators are Heather Ford and John Wilbanks.
- Snapshots of the Framework will be taken on a regular basis for distribution on various forms of media.
- Where applicable - i.e., where the rights to redistribute content are explicitly granted - the content may be burned onto DVD so that it can be distributed in areas where network access is a concern.
Why a Framework for Open Science?
The goal of this Framework is to provide a seedbed of resources for those interested in Open Science, from the background information to examples of institutional policy, from arguments and evidence to the tools needed to implement various elements of Open Science.
This Framework serves as a guide to those resources. It is intended for universities, funders of research, individual scientists, scholarly publishers - but it is open to all, to consume or contribute. In the wiki spirit, we welcome edits, annotations, additions, and comments from the community.
A note on contributing
When implementing projects that use information in the framework, please contemplate the SPUR concept.
- Standardize: use standard contracts and technology standards.
- Prioritize: information reuse.
- Utilize: existing technologies, policies, and legal regimes.
- Recontribute: document your experiences as case studies on this wiki.
Unleashing the Scientific Research Cycle
There are many entry points to the research cycle. This Framework focuses on three key elements: policy, law, and technology.
Policy
Institutions as varied as funders of research, universities, and scholarly publications have begun to implement policies that incentivise or require elements of open science. We have collected a set of those here as a starting point for other institutions examining such policies.
Law
Copyrights, particularly the transfer of copyrights to publishers by authors, can create barriers - both legal and cultural. We have collected here both links to open licensing regimes by Creative Commons and the Free Software Foundation, as well as links to analyses of open licensing regimes and a study of the issues around implementation.
Technology
There is a significant body of technology available under FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) licensing terms. If you are looking to set up a database, or an archive of papers, or find software to create documents, edit images, annotate articles on the web, publish an open access journal, search for public domain works, publish and find free educational curricula, or collaboratively filter knowledge with other scientists, you can do that from these links.
