Science 2.0
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Big Science
• Hundreds of researchers• Closed• Top-down, hierarchical• Centralised• Expensive• Long-term• Experimentation & Instrumentation
Team Science
• Bottom-up• Multi-disciplinary• Multiple organisations• Geographically distributed• Closed• Specific investigations, e.g. LHC
Networked Science
• Bottom-up• Multi-disciplinary• Multiple organisations• Geographically distributed• Virtual communities• Open
Where is the web headed?
Web 1.0• Encyclopedia Britannica• Directories/Folders• Personal websites
Web 2.0• Wikipedia• Tagging• Blogs
Where is Science headed?
Science• Paper lab notebook• Subscription-based journal• Scheduled printing• Peer-review• Closed
Science 2.0• Electronic notebook• Open access journal• Continuous release articles• Search engines• Open
CITIZEN SCIENCEpublic working with scientists
PROS• Opens science to public• Wider geographical area • More people means more
data
CONS• Reliability of information
gathered• Validity of the results
OPEN ACCESS JOURNALSOpen Access
• Freely accessible • Author retains copyright• Fast publication times • Peer review by experts• Reduced time to print • Worldwide coverage
• Capital from Publication• Publications purchased• Limited audience• Lengthy time to publication• Selective audience
Open Notebook Science
Positive Aspects Detrimental Aspects
• Improves communication of science
• Increased rate of research
• More effective collaboration
• Data theft
• Constitutes prior publication
• Data deluge
Making the entire primary record of a research projectpublicly available online as it is recorded.