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Contents

  • 1 Open Research across Disciplines
  • 2 Library and Information Science (including Open Education)
    • 2.1 Case Studies
    • 2.2 Examples of open research practices
  • 3 Resources
      • 3.0.1 General Resources
      • 3.0.2 Open Methods
      • 3.0.3 Open Data
      • 3.0.4 Open Outputs

Open Research across Disciplines

How the principles of open research can be applied to your discipline

Library and Information Science (including Open Education)

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Case Studies

University of Reading case study: Annotating for Transparent Inquiry: Making Archival Documents Accessible

University of Bristol case study: Reaching and Engaging Diverse Audiences.

Examples of open research practices

Open Outputs: “Evergreen ILS (https://evergreen-ils.org/) is an open source and free library management software which offers public catalogue interface along with features that help users with the back-end workflow operations.” It allows finding library materials, and helps libraries manage, catalogue, and circulate those materials as well as providing multiple payment options with self-registration and self-checkouts options. It is used by nearly two thousand libraries around the world and is suited for all sizes of libraries from small to large complex library set ups.

Resources

General Resources

  • Chen, M. and Du, Y. (2016). The status of open access library and information science journals in SSCI. The Electronic Library, 34(5), 722-739. https://doi.org/10.1108/EL-05-2015-0070
  • Chilimo, W. L., and Onyancha, O. B. (2018). How open is open access research in Library and Information Science?. South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science, 84(1), 11-19. https://doi.org/10.7553/84-1-1710
  • Passenger Pigeon Manifesto “A call to public galleries, libraries, archives, museums, and their funders to liberate our cultural heritage that has already been digitised.”  https://ppmanifesto.hcommons.org/
  • Intro to open educational resources. https://rmit.libguides.com/openeducationalresources
  • What is Open Education.
    • https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/open-education
    • https://open.ed.ac.uk/what-is-open-education-practice/
  • Coughlan, T. (2020). The use of open data as a material for learning. Educational Technology Research and Development, 68(1), 383-411. Doi: 1007/s11423-019-09706-y
  • Blog on switching to open educational resources. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/transitioning-to-open-educational-resources-andrew-marcinek
  • Santos-Hermosa, G., & Atenas, J. (2022). Building Capacities in Open Knowledge: Recommendations for Library and Information Science Professionals and Schools. Frontiers In Education, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.866049

Open Methods

  • Research methods in LIS open access textbook chapter. https://www.intechopen.com/books/qualitative-versus-quantitative-research/research-methods-in-library-and-information-science

Open Data

  • List of key databases. https://libguides.usc.edu/libsci/databases
  • Open access journals.
    • https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.php/EBLIP/index
    • http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/
  • How to use open data. https://www.fosteropenscience.eu/learning/use-open-data-in-teaching/#/id/5b06ca3ba8216e322da360b6

Open Outputs

  • Preprint repository. http://eprints.rclis.org/
  • Preprint repository. https://osf.io/preprints/lissa
  • Open Access Resources explained. https://salve.libguides.com/OER/OAT
  • List of open access resources. Multidisciplinary Resources – K-12 Open Education Resources (OER) – LibGuides at Appalachian State University (appstate.edu)

 

This page is adapted and extended from: Farran, E. K., Silverstein, P., Ameen, A. A., Misheva, I., & Gilmore, C. (2020, December 15). Open Research: Examples of good practice, and resources across disciplines. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/3r8hb

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