The buzz around the word OPEN is getting louder …...2016/10/27 · Open access …. Open Data…...
Transcript of The buzz around the word OPEN is getting louder …...2016/10/27 · Open access …. Open Data…...
ThebuzzaroundthewordOPENisgettinglouder
Openaccess…. OpenData… OpenScience… OpenEducation…
Iamverypleased tobeheretodaytotalkabouttheCanadianlandscapeandsomeofthewayslibrariesaregettinginvolvedinaboutopenaccessanddatasharingandwhatwearedoinghereatMcGillLibraries.
BeforeIstartmypresentation,IwanttoaskyouifthenameScottS.Reubenringsabell?
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ScottSReubenislistedontheRetractionwatchleaderboardlist.
HewasonceheldinhighesteemforresearchheconductedwhileemployedasaprofessoratTuftsUniversityonanesthesiologyandpainmedicine.
In2009hewasconvictedforfabricatingdatain21majorpublicationsoveraperiodof15 years.(Shafer2009)
Reuben’sworkwasandstilliswidelyquoted.Atthetimeofthescandal,hehadbeencitednearly1200timesandhisworkwasreferredtoinseveralguidelinesandsystematicreviews.(Rittner etal.2009).Withhisnow25retractions,heisnotevenclosetobeingatthetopoftheRetractionwatchleaderboardlist.
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ThenumberonespotbelongstoYoshitakaFujii withmorethan180retractions.
LikeReubenandFijii,theothersontheretractionwatchlistwerewidelyrespectedresearchers
• Theypublishprolifically• Gothire, promotedandreceivedawards;and• Theyreceivedmoregrantfundingandspeakingengagements.
Thatis….untilsomeonetookalookattheirdata.
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Thenumberofretractedarticlesseemtobeincreasing.Morethan2000papersarecurrentlyindexedasretractedinPubMed.
AccordingtoaresearchernamedFang,thepotentialreasonsforretractionsareerrors,duplicatepublicationandplagiarism;morethan40 %ofretractions,however,areattributedtofraud(Fangetal.2012)
Indrugtherapystudiesthisproportionisinexcessof70 %(Samp etal.2012).
Newthinkingisreferringtothearticleasjustthe advertisingoftheresearchdata.Basically, ifwewanttotrustadiscovery,weneed:• Asummaryofthefindings(thepeerreviewedarticle);• Thedata;and• Thecode
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Therearemanyargumentsforwhysharingisagoodthing
Forscience• IsmeansValidation• replication• re-analysis• newanalysis• re-interpretationor• inclusionintometa-analyses
Others arguethattransparencybenefitssocietyAndTaxpayersfeelthattheypaidfortheproductsofresearchandassuchoughttohavetherighttoaccess andre-usethat samedataovertime.
Andintermsofcompliance:• Somescientificpublicationsrequirethatdatabeavailableat
thesametimeassubmission;and• Moreandmorefundingagenciesrequirethatdatabe
depositedinapublicarchive
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InCanada,aselsewhere,datasharingpracticesareverydisciplinespecific.Insomefields- suchasgenomicsandproteomics,dataarchivingandsharingisthenorm.Inotherfieldsnosuchtraditionsexist.Regardlessifthedisciplinethereis,agrowingawarenessacrossthescholarlycommunitythattherearesignificantpotentialbenefitsinmakingresearchdataavailableforre-use.
In2004,CanadaadoptedtheOECDDeclarationonAccesstoResearchDataFromPublicFunding.Itdeclaredpublicly-fundedresearchdataasapublicgoodthatshouldbeopenlyavailable.
- Canadadidnottakeanyrealactionatthetimebutotherpoliciesgoverningvariousaspectofthemanagementofresearchdatabegantoappear.(listedabove)
MostrecentlytheTriAgencyStatementofPrinciplesonDDM~~~~~~~~~AroundthesametimeasthisStatementwasprobablybeingdrafted.Librariesstatedpayingattentiontothetrendandin2014,theCanadianAssociationofResearchLibraries, launchedPortage.Portageisanetworkthatworkwithinthelibrarycommunitytocoordinateexpertise,services,andtechnologyinresearchdatamanagement,seekingtocollaboratewith
otherresearchdatamanagementstakeholders.
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ThePortagewebsitecontains contentandresourcesforresearchers,librarians,anddatastewards.
IwillcomebacktotheDMPassistantinanotherslide.(theorangebit)
soIwanttofocusquicklyontherecentNEWSontheportagewebsite.
OnOctober24th,Portageannounced thattheyhavejoinedforceswithComputeCanadatobuildanationalresearchdataplatform.Itwillhavethreecomponents:repository,preservationsystem,anddiscoveryengine.
TheTriAgencydocumentationsuggeststhatPoliciesthatrequiredatasharingwillnotbeimplementedwithoutcorrespondinginfrastructuresandothersupportmechanismsbeinginplacefirst.
Therearesomelargescaleinternationaldatarepositoriesincertainfields,suchasPubChem,GenBank,ProteinDataBank,BUTRepositoriesdonotexistforallsubjectareas,andthevastmajorityofresearchdatastillrestsonresearchers’harddrivesorlockedincabinets. ThisisgoodnewsforCanadianresearcherswhodonothaveaeasysolutionforarchivingtheirdata.
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OntheMcGillcampus,wehavealotofworktodotogetreadyforanypotentialdatasharingpoliciesfromfundingagencies.
Itisgoingtotakeavillage.Itisgoingtotakethedevelopmentbestpractices,workflowsandthedeepeningofrelationships.
TheLibraryisengagedinmakingsurewedooutpartingettingready
Ourcurrentstrategyfocuseson:
1. UpskillingLibrarian/Staff2. Relationshipbuilding(peopleinthecircleabove)3. ProvidingResearchersupport,advocacy,outreach,promotion
andeducationabouttheRDMlifecycleand4. connectingacoresuiteofresearchdataservicesinoneplace…
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EnterthenewpageonthelibrarywebsiteforLibraryResearchDataServices
Thelibraryhaslonghistoryofofferingservicesthatprovideaccesstodatahousedelsewhere(e.g.,StatisticsCanadadata)throughresearchdatacentres,(thebrownandgreenbits)
Forthemostpartthough,datamanagementanddatasharingsupportthroughthelibraryisinitsinfancy. (theblueandredbits)
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Weareputtingactionintoplacesothatlibrarianscanassistresearchersin
• Planningfordatamanagement• Preparingdata• Documentingdata- METADATA!!
describingdatasootherscanunderstand&useit• Archivingdata–PRESERVATION!!
findinganappropriaterepositoryorarchive
• Makingdatadiscoverable– DISCOVERY!!promotingopenaccess,indexing,helpingassignaDOI
Inthespring,thelibrarybuiltacustomized versionofthePortageNetworkDMPAssistant.
DMPAssistant isatoolthatwillguidearesearcherorresearchteamthroughaseriesofquestionsthatneedtobethoughtfullyansweredforadatamanagementplan.McGillresearcherscansigninwiththeirMcGillcredentialsandgetstartedoncreatingaDMP.
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Ifdatasharingissomethingyouwishtoapplytoyourresearch,Iencourageyoutotakethefollowingsteps:
1. incorporatedatamanagementbestpracticesintoyourresearch2. developdatamanagementplanstoguideyouthroughouttheentire
lifecycleofaresearchprojectandbeyond3. followtherequirementsofyourfundingagencypoliciesand
disciplinarystandards4. acknowledgeandcitedatasetsthatcontributetoyourresearch
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Ifyouwanttotakeastance…considercreatingapledgeliketheoneErinMcKiernantookwhenshewasanearlycareerresearchandapostdoc.
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Ifmorepeopletakepledgelikehers,wemay seefewersituationslikeReuben.
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Sourcesandlinksabove,..Mydata;-)
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