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Data tracking in research: Aggregation and use or sale of usage data by academic publishers
by LMU Open Science Center News May 27, 2021

May 27, 2021

Dear list, in case you have missed this: The German Research Foundation issued a briefing paper about the digital tracking of researchers (and selling of that data) by academic publishers (see quoted email below). From the report: There is a risk that this shift in the commercial business model towards data analytics will result in the knowledge society becoming privatised, and that ultimately it will no longer be the public sector but increasingly private companies that are privy to knowledge about research content and trends, its institutions and stakeholders. Potentially, research tracking of this kind can fundamentally contradict academic freedom and informational self-determination. It can endanger scientists and hinder the freedom of compe- tition in the field of information provision. For this reason, scholars and academic instituti ons must become aware of the problem and clarify the legal, technical and ethical framework con- ditions of their information supply – not least so as to avoid involuntarily violating applicable law, but also to ensure that academics are appropriately informed and protected. This topic also has been covered in: * a recent comment in the „Frankfurter Allgemeine“ (in German): https://zeitung.faz.net/faz/geisteswissenschaften/2021-05-26/276e8404c41a1b… * a blog post by Renke Siems: https://elephantinthelab.org/when-your-journal-reads-you/ Please consider signing our petition https://stoptrackingscience.eu and join hundreds of other researchers standing up against this threat to academic freedom. Best, Felix --- Prof. Dr. Felix Schönbrodt Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany Managing Director of the LMU Open Science Center | http://www.osc.lmu.de Psychological Methods and Assessment, Department Psychology | https://www.psy.lmu.de/pm/personen/lehrstuhlmitarbeiter/schoenbrodt/index.h… http://www.nicebread.de http://www.researchtransparency.org http://www.shinyapps.org Twitter: @nicebread303<https://twitter.com/nicebread303> ‌‌ ‌ Anfang der weitergeleiteten Nachricht: Allgemeine Information Nr. 43 20. Mai 2021 Datentracking in der Wissenschaft Informationspapier des Ausschusses für Wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken und Informationssysteme ist erschienen Der Ausschuss für Wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken und Informationssysteme (AWBI) der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) hat ein Informationspapier zum Thema „Datentracking in der Wissenschaft“ veröffentlicht. Dieses Informationspapier beschreibt die digitale Nachverfolgung von wissenschaftlichen Aktivitäten. Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler nutzen täglich eine Vielzahl von digitalen Informationsressourcen wie zum Beispiel Literatur- und Volltextdatenbanken. Häufig fallen dabei Nutzungsspuren an, die Aufschluss geben über gesuchte und genutzte Inhalte, Verweildauern und andere Arten der wissenschaftlichen Aktivität. Diese Nutzungsspuren können von den Anbietenden der Informationsressourcen festgehalten, aggregiert und weiterverwendet oder verkauft werden. Das Informationspapier legt die Transformation von Wissenschaftsverlagen hin zu Data Analytics Businesses dar, verweist auf die Konsequenzen daraus für die Wissenschaft und deren Einrichtungen und benennt die zum Einsatz kommenden Typen der Datengewinnung. Damit dient es vor allem der Darstellung gegenwärtiger Praktiken und soll zu Diskussionen über deren Konsequenzen für die Wissenschaft anregen. Es richtet sich an alle Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler sowie alle Akteure in der Wissenschaftslandschaft. Weiterführende Informationen Zum Informationspapier „Datentracking in der Wissenschaft“ des AWBI: www.dfg.de/foerderung/programme/infrastruktur/lis/lis_awbi<http://www.dfg.de/foerderung/programme/infrastruktur/lis/lis_awbi> Das Informationspapier ist auch auf Englisch verfügbar: www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/programmes/infrastructure/lis/awbi<http://www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/programmes/infrastructure/lis/awbi> Ansprechpartnerinnen in der Geschäftsstelle: Dr. Angela Holzer, Tel. +49 228 885-2568, angela.holzer(a)dfg.de<mailto:angela.holzer@dfg.de> Dr. Juliane Kant, Tel. +49 228 885-2009, juliane.kant(a)dfg.de<mailto:juliane.kant@dfg.de>

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June 1-3: Online Conference "Philosophy and Methodology of Medicine"
by LMU Open Science Center News May 14, 2021

May 14, 2021

[News from our website: https://www.osc.uni-muenchen.de/news/online_conference_philo_med/index.html] Online Conference: "Philosophy and Methodology of Medicine" organized by Dr. Jürgen Landes (Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy) and Dr. Michael Wild (University of Kent) 01.06.2021 – 03.06.2021 When: June 1st to June 3rd, 2021 (each day starting around 09:40 ) Where: Online (Registration via e-mail to Jürgen Landes<http://juergen.landes@lrz.uni-muenchen.de/>) Language: English We are incredibly excited to announce an interesting online conference by the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP)<https://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/index.html>: "Philosophy and Methodology of Medicine" Idea & Motivation The claims of medicine have been supported by a wide variety of different methods, ranging from randomized controlled trials to expert judgement and mechanism-based reasoning. Miriam Solomon has therefore aptly characterized medicine in terms of a developing, untidy, methodological pluralism. But can philosophers help with this development? In recent years, philosophers of science have become increasingly interested in assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the various methods employed in medicine. Some have defended the methodological superiority of randomized controlled trials, or at least meta-analyses of such trials. Others have challenged this superiority by on the one hand stressing the weaknesses of such methods in terms of their internal or external validity, and on the other hand emphasising the strengths of alternative methods, including methods involving expert judgement and mechanistic evidence. The online conference will bring together philosophers of science and medical methodologists in an attempt to make progress towards resolving these debates concerning the strengths and weaknesses of the various methods employed in medicine. Among others, the following topics will be covered within the conference: * Foundational issues in statistics in medicine * Bias in medical inference * Medical epistemology * Multi-agent medical epistemology * Mechanisms in medicine * Analogy and extrapolation in medicine * Expert judgement in medicine The conference is organized by Dr. Jürgen Landes<https://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/people/faculty/juergen_landes/…>, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy<https://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/index.html> and member of the LMU Open Science Center (OSC)<https://www.osc.uni-muenchen.de/index.html>, and Dr. Michael Wild<https://www.kent.ac.uk/european-culture-languages/people/1679/wilde-michael>, Admissions Officer for the Department of Philosophy at the University of Kent<https://www.kent.ac.uk/philosophy>. More information about the schedule, all speakers and the presented topics can be found at the website of the conference<https://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/events/workshops/container/met…>. If you are interested in participating, please send an email to juergen.landes(a)lrz.uni-muenchen.de<mailto:%20juergen.landes@lrz.uni-muenchen.de> with the following subject line: "Registration: Philosophy and Methodology of Medicine". A registration covers all three days. Registered participants are not required to attend all talks. ____________________________________________________ [cid:2866B567-570F-4A89-A687-DDE12EE140C1] http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc Unsubscribe<https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc> from the newsletter.

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June 1-2: Workshop “Prediction, Registration, and Replication of Scientific Findings”
by LMU Open Science Center News May 6, 2021

May 6, 2021

Dear colleagues, I am writing to announce a workshop “Prediction, Registration, and Replication of Scientific Findings”, which will take place on June 1-2, in an online format. The workshop is hosted by the Center for Advanced Studies at LMU and co-organized with the LMU Open Science Center. This interdisciplinary workshop aims to bring together researchers from several disciplines to discuss recent developments in the agenda of transparent and reproducible science. Topics discussed in the workshop include, but not limited to: (i) preregistration and pre-analysis plan, (ii) prediction of experimental outcomes, (iii) registered reports, and (iv) peer review and selective reporting. You can see the list of speakers and the schedule here: https://www.taisukeimai.com/cas_workshop_2021/index.html From our OSC, Dr. Felix Schönbrodt and Dr. Sabine Hoffmann kindly agreed to be on board and speak about their recent works. If you are interested in participating, please register from the official workshop website at the CAS (https://www.en.cas.uni-muenchen.de/events/conferences/ws_imai/index.html) Please contact me at taisuke.imai(a)econ.lmu.de<mailto:taisuke.imai@econ.lmu.de> if you have any questions. Kind regards, Taisuke Imai -- Taisuke Imai LMU Munich Department of Economics https://www.taisukeimai.com/ ____________________________________________________ [cid:8765873E-CB66-464D-A3C1-E469A850B588] http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc Unsubscribe<https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc> from the newsletter.

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New slides: Practical tips to make your research more open and reproducible
by LMU Open Science Center News April 27, 2021

April 27, 2021

Dear list, at the LMU Responsible Science Day, there was an OSC talk on "Practical tips to make your research more open and reproducible“. The slides for this 30 min. primer are available on osf.io/dscy7/<http://osf.io/dscy7/>. As always as CC-by, so please reuse at your desire! Best, Felix ____________________________________________________ [cid:A7155CAA-7F5B-4949-98FE-73A5EE5BA833] http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc Unsubscribe<https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc> from the newsletter.

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Stop tracking science
by LMU Open Science Center News April 22, 2021

April 22, 2021

Dear list, the major academic publishers have made collection and trading of data about the research interests of individuals, groups and research institutions their new business model. Data about your scientific activities are collected in real time across the research workflow. The publishers take notes and sell the knowledge about you to third parties. This business model is in direct opposition to academic freedom. We have to stand up against these corporations! Please consider to sign our petition Stop Tracking Science<https://stoptrackingscience.eu>. The website has a lot of background information on the tracking activities. See also this recent blog post that summarizes these activities: https://elephantinthelab.org/when-your-journal-reads-you/ Best, Felix PS: As a reminder: Today 15:00 is our RDM workshop - you can still register! See below. ——— Workshop "Research Data Management & Open Science: Trends, Funding Requirements and Services at LMU" Dear colleagues, the LMU Open Science Center, the Unit for Research Funding and the University Library cordially invite you to participate in our online workshop "Research Data Management & Open Science: Trends, Funding Requirements and Services at LMU". Research data management is becoming increasingly relevant across different scientific disciplines and fields. While more and more researchers actively choose to make their research data open, dedicated strategies for data management are required by funding agencies such as the European Commission, the DFG and BMBF. In the EU's new framework program Horizon Europe, Open Science is mandatory for all projects. In this interactive workshop, the LMU Open Science Center, the Unit for Research Funding and the University Library join forces to present you with an overview on recent trends, funding requirements and services available at LMU. The workshop will be kicked off with a primer on the current discussions surrounding open data by Felix Schönbrodt, followed by a presentation by the Research Funding Unit on the policies of funders such as the German Research Foundation (DFG), BMBF and the European Commission, with a special focus on presenting data management and open data in the application. It will close with a hands-on presentation of online resources and tools that support researchers from creating data management plans to implementing effective data management workflows for their projects, including possible storage and open access strategies by the LMU University Library. Speakers: - Prof. Dr. Felix Schönbrodt, LMU Open Science Center (OSC) - Dr. Florian Schreck, Dr. Veit Schwab, LMU Unit for Research Funding - Laura Meier, Dr. Martin Spenger, LMU University Library Date: Thursday, April 22 2021, 15:00 (st) - 16:30 Remote workshop via Zoom; language: English Registration: https://lmu-munich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUldO6opzMqG9Y1_nAeOsDfaoRhux5… --- Prof. Dr. Felix Schönbrodt Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany Managing Director of the LMU Open Science Center | http://www.osc.lmu.de Psychological Methods and Assessment, Department Psychology | https://www.psy.lmu.de/pm/personen/lehrstuhlmitarbeiter/schoenbrodt/index.h… ____________________________________________________ [cid:FAE32C9F-0550-4F6D-B2CB-5D9F41AE080A] http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc Unsubscribe<https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc> from the newsletter. ‌‌ ‌

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29.04.21 um 15:00: OSIM-Workshop "Publikation von klinischen Studien - Bestandsaufnahme und Wege in die Zukunft"
by LMU Open Science Center News April 16, 2021

April 16, 2021

Liebe KollegInnen, Im Anhang finden Sie den Flyer (samt Zoom-Link) zu unserem OSIM-Workshop über die Veröffentlichung klinischer Studien: "Publikation von klinischen Studien - Bestandsaufnahme und Wege in die Zukunft" Donnerstag 29.04.21 von 15:00 bis 17:30. Die zwei Vortragenden sind: Dr. Till Bruckner, Gründer von TranspariMED Titel: „Research waste and evidence distortion in medicine: Missing clinical trial results in Munich and beyond“ Dr. Anja Baumgartner, Qualitäts- und Studienmanagerin der Med. Klinik III, LMU Klinikum Titel: „Veröffentlichung der Ergebnisse klinischer Prüfungen – Herausforderungen in der Praxis“ Weitere Details sind im Flyer zu finden. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Teilnahme! Herzliche Grüße Christina Nießl, im Namen des OSIM-Teams -- Christina Nießl Working group "Biometry in Molecular Medicine" Department of Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology (IBE) Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich Marchioninistr. 15 D-81377 Munich (Germany) Tel: +49 89 4400-74492 Data protection statement Please find our data protection statement online: https://bignode.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/dse/en.html or download (PDF) from https://bignode.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/dse/ibe-dse-en.pdf In case of any problems we will send our data protection statement by email or mail on request. ____________________________________________________ http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc Unsubscribe<https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc> from the newsletter.

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OSIM-Workshop "Veröffentlichung klinischer Studien" am 29.04 - Save-the-date
by LMU Open Science Center News March 19, 2021

March 19, 2021

Liebe KollegInnen, Die „Open Science Initiative in Medicine“ (OSIM) der LMU lädt Sie gerne zu ihrem nächsten Online-Workshop ein: „Veröffentlichung klinischer Studien“ am Donnerstag 29.04.2021 von 15.00 bis 17.30 mit zwei Vorträgen (siehe die Titel unten) und anschließender Diskussion. Dr. Till Bruckner, Gründer von TranspariMED Titel: „Research waste and evidence distortion in medicine: Missing clinical trial results in Munich and beyond“ Dr. Anja Baumgartner, Qualitäts- und Studienmanagerin der Med. Klinik III, LMU Klinikum Titel: „Veröffentlichung der Ergebnisse klinischer Prüfungen – Herausforderungen in der Praxis“ Weitere Details (genauer Zeitplan, Login-Daten) werden später zugeschickt. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Teilnahme! Mit besten Grüßen Christina Nießl ____________________________________________________ [cid:157BA3C9-F123-419D-A511-1A771709B9F0] http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc Unsubscribe<https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc> from the newsletter.

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German Reproducibility Network launched today
by LMU Open Science Center News Feb. 1, 2021

Feb. 1, 2021

https://twitter.com/GermanR The LMU Open Scinec e The LMU Open Science Center is a founding member of the newly launched German Reproducibility Network<https://reproducibilitynetwork.de>! Here's the full press release. Please like and retweet our announcement<https://twitter.com/GermanRepro/status/1356185051466260481?s=20>, and share the news widely in your networks! Foster trustworthiness and transparency in scientific research The network is open for further members and offers various ways to participate Eight key Open Science actors in Germany founded the German Reproducibility Network. This cross-disciplinary consortium is dedicated to promote reproducible and robust research on a national level. Today, it seems more important than ever that research results are trustworthy and based on robust research. This includes transparency and openness to enable the reproducibility of research results as a key quality indicator in research, which is also in line with established principles of good scientific practice. With this background, the German Reproducibility Network (GRN) was founded in January 2021. This peer-led cross-disciplinary consortium in Germany aims to increase trustworthiness and transparency of scientific research. Therefore, the network focuses on the following activities: * Support researchers in educating themselves about open science practices, and founding local open science communities. * Connecting local or topic-centered Reproducibility Initiatives to a national network, and foster connections between them. * Advise institutions on how to embed open science practices in their work. * Represent the open science community toward other stakeholders in the wider scientific landscape. The GRN is embedded in a growing network of similar initiatives in the UK, Switzerland, Australia, and Slovakia. It is open for further members and offers various ways to participate. The founding members are the following eight Open Science actors in Germany: * Berlin University Alliance * BIH QUEST Center * German Psychological Society (DGPs) * Helmholtz AI * Helmholtz Open Science Office * LMU Open Science Center * NOSI (Network of Open Science Initiatives) * ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics The managing director of the LMU Open Science Center, Professor Felix Schönbrodt, says: “Especially in times when medical and societal challenges require scientifically sound answers, we need an open, cooperative, and credible science. To achieve this goal, the German Reproducibility Network brings together key players in Germany.” ________________________________ Find more information on our website: https://reproducibilitynetwork.de/ How to join the network: https://reproducibilitynetwork.de/join Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GermanRepro --- [PastedGraphic-1.tiff] http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc Unsubscribe<https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc> from the newsletter.

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Vote today for the LMU OSC! "Hochschulperle" ("University Pearl") of the Year 2020
by LMU Open Science Center News Jan. 20, 2021

Jan. 20, 2021

Election of the "Hochschulperle" ("University Pearl") of the Year 2020 by the Stifterverband -- Vote Now for the LMU OSC: Send an SMS with "H02" to 0177 178 22 77 (between Jan 20, 12:00 and Jan 21, 12:00) -- More details: https://www.stifterverband.org/hochschulperle In March 2020, the Open Science Center (OSC) was awarded the title "University Pearl"<https://www.osc.uni-muenchen.de/news/hochschulperle/index.html> by the Stifterverband. Each month another project has been honoured. Now, the Stifterverband awards the title of "University Pearl 2020" together with a prize of 3000€ to support the winning project. There will be an open election for only 24 hours between all twelve monthly winners of 2020. It takes place between January 20th 2021, 12am, and January 21st 2021, 12am. And the good news is: Everyone interested will be able to vote by SMS. All information about the voting can be found at the homepage of the "University Pearl"<https://www.stifterverband.org/hochschulperle>. There you can also find short presentations of all projects awarded the monthly title "University Pearl" within last year’s competitions. In 2020, the award had the overall theme of "Open Science". Interesting institutions and projects were awarded alongside the OSC. Please, show that open science matters and vote for your favorite project! About the LMU Open Science Center The LMU's Open Science Center strengthens the commitment to open, transparent and replicable research. Its interdisciplinarity and breadth of expertise make it the first university center of its kind. If you vote for the OSC you would support its goals and help to keep the members working on the wide range of the following projects which might have gained even more importance during the covid-19-crisis: The OSC was founded at the LMU in 2018 and has since then been working on three main areas: On the one hand, it wants to train young scientists as well as established researchers. Therefore, it organises workshops, conferences, talks and other events on Open Science and sensitize students to the topic. Secondly, it wants to explore the scientific process itself. In doing so, the scientific members are specifically investigating psychological, sociological and statistical-methodological aspects that can lead to distorted or incorrect research results. And finally, the OSC wants to make the incentive structures in the academic system a topic of discussion and to develop recommendations and proposals for relevant bodies. The OSC is particularly interdisciplinary in its approach; its members come from fifteen different disciplines - ranging from sociology to computer science and medicine. Since science is under particular competitive pressure today, it is all the more important to ensure its quality and credibility and to promote transparency - also institutionally. The Open Science Center (OSC) of the LMU Munich pursues this approach and starts right away with the students. "Especially in times when medical and social challenges require particularly scientifically sound answers, we need open, cooperative and credible science. The award of the Stifterverband is a wonderful confirmation of our approach to promote the reproducibility and traceability of scientific results," said Dr. Felix Schönbrodt, managing director of the OSC, after winning the monthly award. The jury of the Stifterverband (Donors' Association for the Promotion of Sciences and Humanities in Germany) stated in its justification for the monthly award as a university pearl: "With its comprehensive approach to Open Science, which ranges from training to incentive structures, the Open Science Center at LMU Munich opens up a large target group of students and researchers. The project promotes Open Science at all levels and also addresses current debates on Open Science and Open Data". The Stifterverband awards the "University Pearl" prize to innovative projects at universities. The OSC and its members would be happy if you decide to give them your vote and help them to improve research and its impact on society! --- [cid:99F259A4-4E40-4697-92BB-3A0A63429C5B] http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc Unsubscribe<https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc> from the newsletter.

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Without science, there is no open science
by LMU Open Science Center News Nov. 12, 2020

Nov. 12, 2020

Dear all, the EU plans to cut the budget for research funding by 33%, from 120B € to 81B €. There is an open letter to the European Commission President. You can join multiple nobel laureates and > 1000 other researchers to protest against these cuts: http://www.rescue-horizon-europe.org/ From the initiative's website: > The drastic cuts to European research will have devastating effects on > our ability to address major challenges of our times – including > climate change, pandemics, quantum technology, artificial intelligence > or personal medicine. It will inevitably lead to exodus of scientific > excellence, technological dependencies, and diminished patient care. > It will limit Europe’s ability to innovate and to develop a more > prosperous and sustainable economy. > We want to remind you that behind political discussions and budget > decisions arranged behind closed doors, there are real people, > exceptionally talented scientists, who will leave Europe; real > scientific questions that will not be answered; real progress that > will not happen. All of that to the detriment of the people whom you > have sworn to serve. Best, Felix --- ![](cid:9490018B-EB4F-43EF-9940-EF8359EA5BF6@psy.lmu.de "PastedImage.png") http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc [Unsubscribe](https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc) from the newsletter.

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