Open Science Basics (FOSTER Open Science)

Level: Introductory Status: Stable

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About this Resource

A modular, self-paced introduction to Open Science covering open access, open data, open methods, reproducibility, research integrity, and citizen science. Designed for researchers and research support professionals, with openly licensed learning objects.

Learning Objectives

  • Define Open Science and its core components.
  • Explain benefits and challenges of open research practices.
  • Identify roles for libraries and support units in Open Science.
  • Recognize how openness applies across the research lifecycle.

Keywords

open scienceopen accessopen datareproducibilityresearch integrity

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Why Teach This?

This course provides one of the clearest and most reusable introductions to Open Science concepts available. It gives librarians shared vocabulary and conceptual grounding for instruction, consultation, and infrastructure discussions.

Instructor Specs
  • Duration: 3–6h (modular, self-paced)
  • Level: Introductory
  • License: CC-BY 4.0
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Authors

FOSTER Open Science Community
FOSTER Open Science Community