Our latest newsletter including the final report from our study 'Publishing Reproducible Research Outputs', an update from our work on 'PID's: Risks and Trust', details of two activities for 2022 and more!
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Welcome to the final Knowledge Exchange (KE) newsletter of 2021.
During 2021, like everyone, we have continued to work despite the coronavirus pandemic and with the challenges of only meeting each other virtually. The hard work from our Experts and everyone involved in Knowledge Exchange has enabled us to publish our final report from our work around Publishing Reproducible Research Outputs, as well as starting several new explorative activities this year.
In this newsletter we also bring you an update on our work around PID's: Risks and Trust and the Openness Profile, introduce you to our new activities on FAIR Data & Software and Alternative Publishing Platforms, and more!
Recently Published
The Art of Publishing Reproducible Research Outputs - Supporting Emerging Practices Through Cultural & Technological Innovation
Image: The Alchemist, 1663, Cornelis Bega. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
In this activity, we explored current practices and barriers around research reproducibility, with a focus on the publication and dissemination stage. We wanted to determine how technical and social infrastructures can support future developments in this area and defined research reproducibility as cases where data and procedures shared by the authors of a study are used to obtain the same results as in their original work.
Working with consultants Research Consulting, we completed a comprehensive literature review, a series of interviews and focus group discussions with a total of 51 contributors from research funding organisations, research performing organisations, learned societies, researchers, academic publishers and infrastructure and service providers.
This 12-month project has culminated in the publication of our final report ‘The art of publishing reproducible research outputs - Supporting emerging practices through cultural and technological innovation’ as well as an Executive Summary, Slide Deck, Blog post ‘Five things you need to know to support reproducible publication practices’ and other project materials.
We have recently presented the work via an interactive workshop with the Jisc Digital Research Community Group and a Poster presentation at FORCE 2021.
Current Activities
Risks and trust in pursuit of a well-functioning Persistent Identifier infrastructure for research
Image: PID Hourglass Model. Common Patterns in Revolutionary Infrastructures and Data, Peter Wittenburg & George Strawn, February 2018
Together with experts of the Task & Finish Group for PIDs Risk and Trust, we have commissioned a team of consultants to work with us to identify 'the best possible strategic and operational paths to achieve a well-functioning PID infrastructure for Knowledge Exchange member states and beyond.'
The role of Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) will be explored, making use of the KE Open Scholarship Framework and the notions of Risk and Trust. The study will include a literature review on the main characteristics of PIDs and an analysis of interviews with a variety of actors, ranging from PID Managers, Owners and Users to PID Authorities and Providers.
From this work, our expected results are increased understanding of the PID landscape, a set of use cases, and recommendations to improve the PID infrastructure.
The Task & Finish Group for this activity consists of experts from across each of the six KE partner countries:
- Frank Manista (KE Lead), Jisc, UK
- Josefine Nordling (KE Co-Lead), CSC, Finland
- Rene Belsø (Expert Lead), DeiC, Denmark
- Martin Matthiesen (Expert Co-lead), CSC, Finland
- Pascal Aventurier, IRD, France
- Jessica Parland-von Essen, CSC, Finland
- Clifford Tatum, CWTS, Netherlands
- Laurents Sesink, Leiden University, Netherlands
- Nathalie Fargier, CNRS, France
- Gaëlle Béquet, ISSN, France
- Stephanie Palek, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Germany
- Jürgen Kett, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Germany
- Britta Dreyer, Technische Informationsbibliothek, Germany
The team of consultants who will work with us are:
- Ulrich Herb (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3500-3119)
- Pablo de Castro (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6300-1033)
- Laura Rothfritz (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7525-0635)
- Joachim Schöpfel (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4000-807X)
Two new activities for 2022!
During 2021 we completed work on Publishing Reproducible Research Output and Research Evaluation for Open Scholarship (Openness Profile). For 2022, alongside our other current activities around PID'S: Risks & Trust and Small Publishers & the Transition to Open Access, we will start work on two new activities: FAIR Data and Software and Alternative Publishing Platforms!
FAIR Data & Software
As part of our work on Open Science and identified as one of our strategic priorities by the Knowledge Exchange partners, KE will embark on work exploring the role of FAIR data and software in supporting reproducible research.
A Task and Finish Group for this activity has been formed and includes Experts from all KE Countries:
- Anna Mette Morthorst (KE Lead), DeiC, Denmark
- Jean-Francois Nomine (KE Co-lead), CNRS, France
- Laurents Sesink, Leiden University Library, The Netherlands
- Birte Christensen Dalsgaard, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Karsten Kryger Hansen, Aalborg University, Denmark
- Daniel Röwenstrunk, University Paderborn, Germany
- Gerrie Coen, DANS, The Netherlands
- Stefanie Mewes, DFG, Germany
- Laurent Romary, INRIA, France
- Stéphanie Cheviron, Strasbourg University, France
- Verena Heise, Independent Open Science researcher, trainer and consultant, UK
- Matt Jaquiery, University of Oxford, UK
- Tuomas Alaterä, Finnish Social Science Data Archive, Finland
- Leo Lahti, University of Turku, Finland
The Task & Finish Group have started work to scope this activity and we look forward to sharing further details on the aims of the work next year.
Alternative Publishing Platforms
In early 2021 our Open Access Expert Group identified the need to explore the impact that alternative publishing platforms have on the publication landscape and wider research communities.
This work is currently being scoped and this is expected to be finalised in early 2022. A Task and Finish Group has been formed and will meet in early January to agree the scope of the activity and start work.
Members of the Task & Finish Group include:
- Anna Mette Morthorst (KE Lead), DeiC, Denmark
- Karin van Grieken (KE Co-lead), SURF, The Netherlands
- Daniel Beucke, Goettingen State and University Library, Germany
- Xenia van Edig, German National Library of Science and Technology, Germany
- Serge Bauin, CNRS, France
- Jean-Francois Lutz, University of Lorraine, France
- Mafalda Marques, Jisc, UK
- Alexandra Freeman, University of Cambridge, UK
- Janne-Tuomas Seppänen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
- Rasmus Rindum Riise, Copenhagen University Library/Royal Danish Library, Denmark
- Claus Rosenkrantz Hansen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
- Saskia Woutersen-Windhouwer, Leiden University Library, The Netherlands
- Bianca Kramer, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
- Jeroen Sondervan, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
We shall keep you updated with further developments on this work throughout 2022
Openness Profile: Modelling research evaluation for open scholarship
Publication of our final report ‘Openness Profile: Modelling research evaluation for open scholarship’ (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4581490) in late March 2021 concluded our work on the Openness Profile. Since then, we have continued to disseminate and share our findings, most recently through presentations at the Educause Annual Conference 2021, to colleagues at CNRS (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5782981) to the French Cancer Institute's working group on evaluation and assessment. We will continue to promote and share the work in 2022.
Other News
A new KE Collaboration Agreement: 2022 - 2025
We’re very happy to share that all Knowledge Exchange Partners have signed a new collaboration agreement for 2022 – 2025.
Knowledge Exchange Partners have previously renewed their agreements for collaboration every three years, however the 2022 – 2025 agreement covers a period of four years.
This longer agreement is a testament to the strong and trusted relationship between the six partners and provides further security that the partners are committed to keep working together on Knowledge Exchange activities until at least the start of 2026.
Changes within Knowledge Exchange
We’re sad to say goodbye to Juliane Kant (DFG) after serving in the KE Group as representative for Germany for four years. DFG are currently in the process of recruiting a replacement for Juliane and intend to confirm who will permanently take over the role in early 2022. In the meantime, DFG Steering Group member Kathrin Winkler will represent DFG at KE Group level.
Thank you to Juliane for all your work in Knowledge Exchange and best of luck in your new role!
Take care, stay safe, enjoy the winter holidays and happy 2022!
On behalf of the Knowledge Exchange team,
Bas Cordewener Knowledge Exchange Coordinator
The purpose of Knowledge Exchange is to exchange knowledge, build expert networks and cooperate between partners, with special a focus on Open Access and Open Science.
KE has an open eye for emerging opportunities to enhance and support an open higher education and research infrastructure.
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