February 2025 - lmu-osc

Meta-research summer school June 15-20
by LMU Open Science Center News Feb. 27, 2025

Feb. 27, 2025

From our colleagues at the QUEST Center in Berlin Meta-research Summer School Concerned about the quality, reproducibility and transparency of research? Interested in learning how to use “research on research” to improve research in your field? Apply for the Meta-research Summer School (deadline March 21) to get hands-on experience, while collaborating with researchers from different fields and countries. Meta-research studies the research process and tests interventions to improve research quality, culture and practice. During this week-long school (June 15-20, near Frankfurt, Germany), participants will work in small groups with experienced meta-researchers to design and start meta-research, or science of science, studies. Participants may continue working after the summer school to finish and publish the project. The school is open to researchers from any field. Instructors include Tracey Weissgerber, Malcolm Macleod, Anita Bandrowski, Malte Elson, Rachel Heyard, Vladislav Nachev and Ian Hussey. https://www.bihealth.org/en/notices/meta-science-summer-school-designing-an… -- Dr. Malika Ihle (she/her) (pronounciation<https://namedrop.io/malikaihle>) LMU Open Science Center Coordinator Website: https://www.osc.lmu.de<https://www.osc.lmu.de/> Mailing list: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc Computing skill self-paced tutorials: https://github.com/lmu-osc Workshops material: https://osf.io/zjrhu/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lmu-osc.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lmu-open-science-center Mastodon: https://scicomm.xyz/@lmu_osc

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action needed: scheduling various meetings
by LMU Open Science Center News Feb. 24, 2025

Feb. 24, 2025

Dear OSC Board members and Sarah This is the dreaded quarterly email with several schedulers! Please fill them out before Monday March 3rd! Our currently scheduled meetings are: * Board meeting Tuesday March 18, 14:00, online - with Sarah as chair to brainstorm implementation strategies of a Train the Trainer programme for formal educators to teach BSc/MSc students * Board meeting Friday April 11, 12:30, online * Open Access event, Monday May 12, 17:00-19:00, in person The meetings to schedule are: * Celebratory dinner and in-person get-to-know Sarah, in March (suggested location: Viet Village Restaurant in Pasing): https://terminplaner6.dfn.de/p/89fdfffdb6e2c16184b16ad04b78bbfb-1110690 * 2 Board meetings and 1 Advisory Board meeting in May-June, online. Note that Chelle is in LA time, hence the calendars go a bit later in our evenings. May: https://www.when2meet.com/?29209275-dZyrN June: https://www.when2meet.com/?29209285-U3vEo * 1 Board meeting in July, online: https://www.when2meet.com/?29209302-OQsVf Once contact with the new president has been made, we can try to schedule with him our members meeting in July and let him decide of the date I suppose. Best wishes Malika -- Dr. Malika Ihle (she/her) (pronounciation<https://namedrop.io/malikaihle>) LMU Open Science Center Coordinator Website: https://www.osc.lmu.de<https://www.osc.lmu.de/> Mailing list: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc Computing skill self-paced tutorials: https://github.com/lmu-osc Workshops material: https://osf.io/zjrhu/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lmu-osc.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lmu-open-science-center Mastodon: https://scicomm.xyz/@lmu_osc

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call for application for several OSC HiWi
by LMU Open Science Center News Feb. 19, 2025

Feb. 19, 2025

Dear open science supporters, The LMU Open Science Center is looking to hire two or three student assistants (HiWi) for our growing team and new projects. Please do circulate the announcement in attachment to bachelor or masters students (from LMU or elsewhere in Germany) who may be interested in working with us! Deadline to apply: March 10. Thanks and best wishes Malika -- Dr. Malika Ihle (she/her) (pronounciation<https://namedrop.io/malikaihle>) LMU Open Science Center Coordinator Website: https://www.osc.lmu.de<https://www.osc.lmu.de/> Mailing list: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc Computing skill self-paced tutorials: https://github.com/lmu-osc Workshops material: https://osf.io/zjrhu/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lmu-osc.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lmu-open-science-center Mastodon: https://scicomm.xyz/@lmu_osc

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AI & Open Science, March 11-12, apply before Feb 28
by LMU Open Science Center News Feb. 18, 2025

Feb. 18, 2025

Dear colleagues, With the Open Science Retreat (OSR) the ZBW brings together international Open Science supporters from different stakeholder groups. Again, we are planning two sessions where we will dive deeply into the topics that are of burning interest to us all. We cordially invite you to join our 8th Open Science Retreat that will be held virtually on 11 & 12 March 2025, 09:00-11:00 CET. It is dedicated to the theme Artificial Intelligence and Open Science. Applying AI in the research process and still complying with the principles of Open science presents challenges such as ensuring transparency and reproducibility in AI models, which often function as "black boxes". On the other hand, for instance, AI has the potential to revolutionize science communication by simplifying complex scientific concepts and tailoring explanations to diverse audiences through natural language processing. In this retreat, from the viewpoint of Open Science principles such as transparency, accessibility, reproducibility, and reusability, we would like to explore which effects the application of AI tools - in particular Large Language Models (LLM) - has and how possible solution paths could look like to overcome current challenges. The OSR will kick off with insightful keynote statements of distinguished experts and will continue with interactive discussions focussing on sharing experiences, best practices and lessons learnt. To guide our discussions, we propose the following questions: * What can the contribution of 'Explainable AI' be to solving these challenges? * What are effective strategies, recommendations, best practices or lessons-learnt to applying AI in a responsible manner for upholding the Open Science principles? * What (science policy) framework conditions are needed for Open Science and AI to reconcile? Don't miss out on this opportunity and apply now for free for this unique networking event: openscienceretreat.zbw.eu<https://openscienceretreat.zbw.eu/> Deadline for application: 28 February 2025 The Open Science Retreat is an interactive event. Participants are expected to commit to active contribution during the entire retreat. The number of participants is limited (random selection, however, balanced with regard to geographical distribution and diversity aspects). We are looking forward to an exciting #OpenScienceRetreat - be part of it! Best regards, Guido (for the Open Science Retreat team) ......................................................................................................................................... People's gender identity cannot be reliably deduced from either their appearance or their name. Let me know how you would like to be addressed. DR. GUIDO SCHERP Head of Open Science Transfer Pronouns: he/him ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics Düsternbrooker Weg 120 24105 Kiel Germany T: +49 431 8814-456 F: +49 431 8814-520 E: g.scherp(a)zbw.eu<mailto:g.scherp@zbw.eu> ......................................................................................................................................... The Open Economics Guide provides you with practical tips, methods, and tools for Open Science in economics: https://openeconomics.zbw.eu/ .........................................................................................................................................

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Love Methods Week on Feb 24-28 online
by LMU Open Science Center News Feb. 13, 2025

Feb. 13, 2025

Dear open methods enthusiasts, Our colleagues from the Berlin QUEST Center and other groups (e.g. Reproducibility4everyone, Center of Open Science, NC3R, protocols.io) are organising an online Love Methods Week on Feb 24-28 with lots of workshops on how to write and share reusable protocols. Registration is open to anyone: https://www.bihealth.org/de/aktuell/love-methods-week-1 Why are methods so important? * Methods are one of the most valuable outputs that researchers create. In many ﬁelds, others may be more likely to reuse and cite your methods than your data. * Reproducibility starts with methods. If others don’t know what you did, they can’t reproduce your research. * We can’t reuse open or FAIR data responsibly if we don’t know how they were generated. We need to share methods along with data to facilitate reuse. Why should you join the "Love Methods Week 2025"? Learn how to: * Write and deposit a reusable, step-by-step protocol in a public repository * Peer-review a method section in a manuscript * Design an in vivo study protocol for the preclinic * Pre-register a preclinical in in vivo or in vitro study * Write up protocols for peer-reviewed publications that editors will like * Share reproducible methods * Cite your reusable step-by-step protocol, study design protocol or pre-registration in your research paper * Use a lab notebook to produce a reproducible protocol * Use reporting and PRO-MaP guidelines to improve your methods reporting * Use research resource identiﬁers (RRIDs) to tell others exactly what materials you used * Use methodological shortcut citations responsibly * Cite your protocols and describe your methods when sharing your data * Apply and report methods to reduce experimental bias Best wishes Malika -- Dr. Malika Ihle (she/her) (pronounciation<https://namedrop.io/malikaihle>) LMU Open Science Center Coordinator Website: https://www.osc.lmu.de<https://www.osc.lmu.de/> Mailing list: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc Computing skill self-paced tutorials: https://github.com/lmu-osc Workshops material: https://osf.io/zjrhu/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lmu-osc.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lmu-open-science-center Mastodon: https://scicomm.xyz/@lmu_osc

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Open Science in the Light of Geopolitical Polarization - Nov 10-11
by LMU Open Science Center News Feb. 10, 2025

Feb. 10, 2025

Save the Date: MPDL Open Science Days 2025, November 10-11 The Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) cordially invites you to participate in the Open Science Days 2025. The conference will extend over one and a half days (November 10-11) and take place at the Harnack House in Berlin (incl. livestream). This year's Open Science Days have the theme: "Open Science in the Light of Geopolitical Polarization" As the global scientific community grapples with the implications of rising geopolitical tensions, we invite you to join us for a timely and thought-provoking discussion on the future of Open Science. The conference language will be English. Program and speakers as well as concrete information about registration will be announced in good time before the conference. For further information please visit: https://osip.mpdl.mpg.de/open-science-days/ Or check-out our blog post: https://osip.mpdl.mpg.de/2025/02/03/osd25-save-the-date/ -- Dr. Malika Ihle (she/her) (pronounciation<https://namedrop.io/malikaihle>) LMU Open Science Center Coordinator Website: https://www.osc.lmu.de<https://www.osc.lmu.de/> Mailing list: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc Computing skill self-paced tutorials: https://github.com/lmu-osc Workshops material: https://osf.io/zjrhu/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lmu-osc.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lmu-open-science-center Mastodon: https://scicomm.xyz/@lmu_osc

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Love Data Week events 10.-14.02.
by LMU Open Science Center News Feb. 3, 2025

Feb. 3, 2025

See English Version below. Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, das Thema "Forschungsdatenmanagement" (FDM) ist in vielen Bereichen des wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens präsent. National und international setzen Initiativen wie die "European Open Science Cloud" (EOS) oder die "Nationale Forschungsdateninfrastruktur" (NFDI) wichtige Impulse. Seit ein paar Jahren wird mit der "Love Data Week" (LDW) weltweit auf aktuelle Entwicklungen rund um Forschungsdaten und deren Management aufmerksam gemacht. Ein wichtiger Bestandteil dieser Themenwoche sind auch die Durchführung von Informations- und Weiterbildungsveranstaltungen. Die Love Data Week findet in diesem Jahr vom 10. - 14. Februar unter dem Motto "Whose Data Is It, Anyway?" statt. Die Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München beteiligt sich auch dieses Jahr wieder mit einem umfangreichen Programm: Montag, 10.02.2025, 15:15-16:15 Uhr: Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten - effiziente Recherche und strukturiertes Datenmanagement (durchgeführt von: Universitätsbibliothek der LMU München; Zielgruppe: Studierende) Anmeldung: https://lmu-munich.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/u5Ysfuuqrz8pGtbDJsIvdOfY3FLC4… Dienstag, 11.02.2025, 14:00-14:45 Uhr: Open Data und das Portal open.bydata: Mit offenen Daten neue Erkenntnisse gewinnen (durchgeführt von: open bydata competence center; Zielgruppe: Studierende, Forschende, Lehrende, Mitarbeitende) Anmeldung: https://form.typeform.com/to/x3JBh2jO Mittwoch, 12.02.2025, 13:00-13:30 Uhr: Research Data LMU - Ein Portal zu den FDM-Angeboten an der LMU München (durchgeführt von: Universitätsbibliothek der LMU München; Zielgruppe: Studierende, Forschende, Lehrende, Mitarbeitende) Anmeldung: https://lmu-munich.zoom.us/meeting/register/W1aCMlYwRJKEYP8EgbTjBA Donnerstag, 13.02.2025, 14:00-15:00 Uhr: FAIR Data Management: A Workshop OER for Flexible Learning Environments (durchgeführt von: Max Planck Digital Library und Universitätsbibliothek der LMU München; Zielgruppe: Data Stewards, Forschende, Lehrende, Mitarbeitende) Anmeldung: https://lmu-munich.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/TuKPcAH_SRyMluFxqkRQlg Darüber hinaus wird es dieses Jahr bei der Love Data Week zusammen mit den Universitätsbibliotheken der University of Liverpool (UOL) und der University of Georgia, Athens (UGA) erstmalige eine Reihe mit internationalen Vorträgen geben, an der sich von Seiten der LMU München die IT-Gruppe Geisteswissenschaften (ITG) und die Universitätsbibliothek beteiligen. Das Programm des internationalen Teils ist hier zu finden: Montag, 10.02.2025, 16:30-17:30 Uhr: Finding (Open) Data for research in the US, UK, and Germany (durchgeführt von: UB der LMU München, UGA, UOL; Zielgruppe: Studierende, Forschende, Lehrende, Mitarbeitende) Anmeldung: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/a5KSoQEoT0a15WqTfurPNQ Dienstag, 11.02.2025, 15:00-16:00 Uhr: Data about Data - Open Science Indicators (durchgeführt von: UOL; Zielgruppe: Forschende) Anmeldung: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/3lxn6hOgRKug221jJXMMRQ Dienstag, 11.02.2025, 16:00-17:00 Uhr: Research Data Management Planning (durchgeführt von: UGA; Zielgruppe: Studierende, Forschende, Mitarbeitende) Anmeldung: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/dIFZ6WnQSOKtywaw49795g Mittwoch, 12.02.2025, 15:00-16:00 Uhr: Open Practices for Text Analytics (durchgeführt von: Universitätsbibliothek der LMU München, Zielgruppe: Studierende, Forschende, Lehrende, Mitarbeitende) Anmeldung: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/nN9f32JfSK6lmUMtz6ZYxA Donnerstag, 13.02.2025, 15:00-16:00 Uhr: How to Make your Data FAIR (durchgeführt von ITG, UGA, UOL; Zielgruppe: Data Stewards, Forschende, Mitarbeitende) Anmeldung: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/AmbieqTSRV-L0EdyUCwBRg Freitag, 14.02.2025, 15:00-16:00 Uhr: (Library) Collections as Data/Ethical Uses of Library Data (durchgeführt von: LMU, UGA, UOL; Zielgruppe: Studierende, Forschende, Mitarbeitende) Anmeldung: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/cGHK3HyfTMeniS2jQyxylw Ein erweitertes Programm mit Veranstaltungen aus ganz Bayern finden Sie hier: https://www.fdm-bayern.org/projekte/ehumanities-interdisziplinaer/love-data… Darüber hinaus möchten wir die Gelegenheit nutzen, noch einmal auf das neue Informations-Portal "Research Data LMU" hinzuweisen, welches seit Januar 2025 online ist: https://fdm.ub.lmu.de/ Wir hoffen, Sie bei der ein oder anderen Veranstaltung begrüßen zu dürfen. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Das Team der FDM-Beratung der Universitätsbibliothek der LMU München forschungsdaten(a)ub.uni-muenchen.de<mailto:forschungsdaten@ub.uni-muenchen.de> Dear Madam or Sir, The topic of "research data management" (RDM) is present in many areas of scientific work. Nationally and internationally, initiatives such as the "European Open Science Cloud" (EOSC) or the "National Research Data Infrastructure" (NFDI) are providing important impetus. For a few years now, the "Love Data Week" has been drawing worldwide attention to current developments around research data and its management. An important part of this theme week is also the organization of information and training events. This year, Love Data Week will take place from February 10th - 14th under the motto "Whose Data Is It, Anyway?". Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) is participating with an extensive program: Monday, 10.02.2025, 15:15-16:15 CET: Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten - effiziente Recherche und strukturiertes Datenmanagement (in German only! Conducted by the University Library of LMU Munich; target group: students) Registration: https://lmu-munich.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/u5Ysfuuqrz8pGtbDJsIvdOfY3FLC4… Tuesday, 11.02.2025, 14:00-14:45 CET: Open Data und das Portal open.bydata: Mit offenen Daten neue Erkenntnisse gewinnen (in German only! Conducted by open bydata competence center; target group: students, researchers, instructors, employees) Registration: https://form.typeform.com/to/x3JBh2jO Wednesday, 12.02.2025, 13:00-13:30 CET: Research Data LMU - Ein Portal zu den FDM-Angeboten an der LMU München (in German only! Conducted by the University Library of LMU Munich; target group: students, researchers, instructors, employees) Registration: https://lmu-munich.zoom.us/meeting/register/W1aCMlYwRJKEYP8EgbTjBA Thursday, 13.02.2025, 14:00-15:00 CET: FAIR Data Management: A Workshop OER for Flexible Learning Environments (conducted by Max Planck Digital Library and the University Library of LMU Munich; target group: Data Stewards, researchers, instructors, employees) Registration: https://lmu-munich.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/TuKPcAH_SRyMluFxqkRQlg Furthermore, this year the University Library of LMU Munich and the Competence and Data Center for the Digital Humanities (IT-Gruppe Geisteswissenschaften, ITG) for the first time will conduct a series of international lectures in cooperation with the University Library of the University of Liverpool (UOL) and the University Library of the University of Georgia, Athens (UAG). The international program can be found here: Monday, 10.02.2025, 16:30-17:30 CET: Finding (Open) Data for research in the US, UK, and Germany (conducted by the University Library of LMU Munich, UGA, UOL; target group: students, researchers, instructors, employees) Registration: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/a5KSoQEoT0a15WqTfurPNQ Tuesday, 11.02.2025, 15:00-16:00 CET: Data about Data - Open Science Indicators (conducted by UOL; target group: researchers) Registration: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/3lxn6hOgRKug221jJXMMRQ Tuesday, 11.02.2025, 16:00-17:00 CET: Research Data Management Planning (conducted by UGA, target group: students, researchers, employees) Registration: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/dIFZ6WnQSOKtywaw49795g Wednesday, 12.02.2025, 15:00-16:00 CET: Open Practices for Text Analytics (conducted by the University Library of LMU Munich, target group: students, researchers, instructors, employees) Registration: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/nN9f32JfSK6lmUMtz6ZYxA Thursday, 13.02.2025, 15:00-16:00 CET: How to Make Data FAIR (conducted by ITG, UGA, UOL; target group: Data Stewards, researchers, employees) Registration: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/AmbieqTSRV-L0EdyUCwBRg Friday, 14.02.2025, 15:00-16:00 CET: (Library) Collections as Data/Ethical Uses of Library Data (conducted by LMU, UGA, UOL; target group: students, researchers, employees) Registration: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/cGHK3HyfTMeniS2jQyxylw The full program - with other events hosted in Bavaria and registration links - can be found here: https://www.fdm-bayern.org/projekte/ehumanities-interdisziplinaer/love-data… Furthermore, we would like to take the opportunity to once again draw attention to the new information portal "Research Data LMU", which is online since January 2025: https://fdm.ub.lmu.de/ Best regards, The team of RDM Information of the University Library of LMU Munich researchdata(a)ub.uni-muenchen.de<mailto:researchdata@ub.uni-muenchen.de> -- Dr. Malika Ihle (she/her) (pronounciation<https://namedrop.io/malikaihle>) LMU Open Science Center Coordinator Website: https://www.osc.lmu.de<https://www.osc.lmu.de/> Mailing list: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc Computing skill self-paced tutorials: https://github.com/lmu-osc Workshops material: https://osf.io/zjrhu/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lmu-osc.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lmu-open-science-center Mastodon: https://scicomm.xyz/@lmu_osc

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