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A tale of two 'opens': intersections between Free and Open Source Software and Open Scholarship
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10.34657/5085
Autor
Tennant, Jonathan P.
Agrawal, Ritwik
Baždarić, Ksenija
Brassard, David
Crick, Tom
Dunleavy, Daniel J.
Rhys Evans, Thomas
Gardner, Nicholas
Gonzalez-Marquez, Monica
Graziotin, Daniel
Greshake Tzovaras, Bastian
Gunnarson, Daniel
Havemann, Johanna
Hosseini, Mohammad
Katz, Daniel S.
Knöchelmann, Marcel
Lahti, Leo
Madan, Christopher R.
Manghi, Paolo
Marocchino, Alberto
Masuzzo, Paola
Murray-Rust, Peter
Narayanaswamy, Sanjay
Nilsonne, Gustav
Pacheco-Mendoza, Josmel
Penders, Bart
Pourret, Olivier
Rera, Michael
Samue, John
Steiner, Tobias
Stojanovski, Jadranka
Uribe Tirado, Alejandro
Vos, Rutger
Worthington, Simon
Yarkoni, Tal
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Resumen
ABSTRACT: there is no clear-cut boundary between Free and Open Source Software and Open Scholarship, and
the histories, practices, and fundamental principles between the two remain complex. In this study, we critically appraise the intersections and differences between the two movements. Based on our thematic comparison here, we conclude several key things. First, there is substantial scope for new communities of practice to form within scholarly communities that place sharing and collaboration/open participation at their focus. Second, Both the principles and practices of FOSS can be more deeply ingrained within scholarship, asserting a balance between pragmatism and social ideology. Third, at the present, Open Scholarship risks being subverted and compromised by commercial players. Fourth, the shift and acceleration towards a system of Open Scholarship will be greatly enhanced by a concurrent shift in recognising a broader range of practices and outputs beyond traditional peer review and research articles. In order to achieve this, we propose the formulation of a new type of institutional mandate. We believe that there is substantial need for research funders to invest in sustainable open scholarly infrastructure, and the communities that support them, to avoid the capture and enclosure of key research services that would prevent optimal researcher behaviours. Such a shift could ultimately lead to a healthier scientific culture, and a system where competition is replaced by collaboration, resources (including time and people) are shared and acknowledged more efficiently, and the research becomes inherently more rigorous, verified, and reproducible. Abstract
Introduction
Understanding notions of ‘openness’ in software and scholarship
A brief history of the Free Software and Open Source movements
The interwoven histories of Open Access and Open Scholarship
A resurgence in ‘open research practices’
Contested understandings of Open Scholarship (and ‘Open Science’)
What aspects can be transferred between FOSS and Open Scholarship
FOSS and Open Scholarship as communities of practice around collaboration and sharing
Integrating FOSS practices into scholarly workflows
Integrating FOSS principles and values into scholarly communities
The role of commercial players
Systems of valuation in openness
What elements of scholarship are currently most-valued?
Alternative metrics: the alternative to what?
Creating a new prestige economy based on open principles
Reproducibility and data sharing
Limitations and future research
Conclusions
The solution: A fully-open mandate
Author contributions
Acknowledgements
Conflicts of Interest
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