Who owns data about your research?
Join us for this Open Science Lunch to get a closer look at the Barcelona Declaration and OpenAlex and to learn more about ongoing initiatives to promote open research information.
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About the topic
Have you ever thought about how much data is generated through research activities, beyond the resulting publications, data or software? And if information holds power, who holds the power of this extended research landscape?
The vast amount of data relating to conduct and communication of research, known as research information, describes the framework from which research results are produced. For example, metadata related to scientific publications, detailed information about samples, instruments, and software used in the research, information about grants and funding, and about organisations and contributors.
Traditionally, research information has been found in closed databases and archives, requiring funds or institutional affiliation to access the data. Open research information, on the other hand, is free to access and free of restrictions for reuse. The Barcelona declaration is an initiative to advocate this aim, where signatories commit to taking a lead in the way research information is used and produced.
One year after publication, we invite for an Open Science Lunch where the Barcelona declaration is presented by one of the key initiators, Ludo Waltman from the CWTS in Leiden. University of Bergen Library will also show preliminary results from an ongoing project at looking at OpenAlex, an open resource for data about scholarly works.
Bring your ‘matpakke’ and join us!
How to join
The event is open to everybody and you can join online on Zoom (Zoom link here).
