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Open Science

This guide defines open science in a higher education setting and provides recommendations on how to implement open science

Defining Sustainability

 

Sustainability is focused on the long-term development of open science after the necessary infrastructure and framework is established. Open science has become deeply interconnected with the Internet, and new tools are constantly developed to improve the implementation of open science. As a movement, it is vital for open science to keep itself updated on new challenges and solutions.

UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science (2021):

"Sustainability: to be as efficient and impactful as possible, open science should build on long-term practices, services, infrastructures and funding models that ensure the equal participation of scientific producers from less privileged institutions and countries. Open science infrastructures should be organized and financed upon an essentially not-for-profit and long-term vision, which enhance open science practices and guarantee permanent and unrestricted access to all, to the largest extent possible."

Examples of Sustainability:

  1. Providing adequate training that prepares librarians and information professionals on the constantly changing nature of open science.
  2. Maintaining and updating data repositories such as collections and archives.
  3. Gradually transition from paid, academic journals to free, open access journals.