Scholarship in the 21st Century: Expanding the Open Science Paradigm

Open Science aims to make research and its products— from the data collected and methods used, to peer review processes and educational materials— available to all. Despite the name, the principles of open science are not exclusive to scientific research; indeed, many researchers in the humanities and social sciences are already practicing those principles. Open science practices are becoming more inclusive across disciplines, including the development and acceptance of open scholarship and open research as new representative terms for the paradigm, and they are expanding beyond academia to engage with citizens, industry, and policymakers on a global scale. Those changes inevitably intersect with other systems surrounding academic research processes, such as funding and publishing. The challenges presented by this rapidly-evolving ecosystem afford new and exciting opportunities for scholars willing to engage with open science. Registration is encouraged. To request an interpreter, please visit myaccess.rit.edu

Speakers:

Moriana Garcia is the Scholarly Communication Librarian at River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester, in Rochester, New York. She has a PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and a Master of Library and Information Science from Kent State University, Ohio. At Rochester, she supports the university community on topics from across the scholarly communication landscape with a special focus on open scholarship. She recently completed a one-year appointment as VPO for Open Models for SPARC, the main advocacy organization for open access in the US. She is committed to increasing academics understanding and acceptance of publishing funding models that provide equitable open access without relying on article processing charges.

Jonathan Grunert is the Scholarly Publishing Librarian at the University at Buffalo. He holds a PhD in Science and Technology Studies and an MA in History from Virginia Tech, as well as a MSLS from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He is working to develop a sustainable library publishing program at the University at Buffalo, and he works with researchers to understand various publishing venues, open access publishing, and predatory publishing. His research on consensus studies touches climate change research, museum taxidermy techniques, and open access, and he has worked extensively with FSCI (FORCE11 Scholarly Communication Institute) to increase visibility and expertise among librarians and researchers of all disciplines.

Moderator:

André Hudson, Dean of College of Science, Rochester Institute of Technology