Open Research 101: Introduction and Q&A (part of the Open Research at Cambridge Conference series)

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As Open Research becomes increasingly popular across academia, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the various terminologies, policies, platforms and practices associated with the move to openness. This hour-long session will introduce the main concepts and issues relating to open access, open data and open research more broadly, aiming to give interested researchers a solid base for making informed decisions around opening up their work and how to do this. We will explore the benefits, downsides and possible implications for researcher careers, while ensuring plenty of time for discussion. Participants are encouraged to submit questions for discussion in advance to info@osc.cam.ac.uk. This session will not be recorded.

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Dr. Sacha Jones, Research Data Manager, Cambridge University Libraries: Dr Sacha Jones manages the Research Data Management Facility, providing support and services relating to research data management and sharing. Previously, she worked for nine years at the University of Cambridge as a postdoctoral researcher in archaeology after completing a PhD in Biological Anthropology.

Dr. Samuel A. Moore, Scholarly Communication Specialist, Cambridge University Libraries: Dr. Samuel A. Moore has a Ph.D in Digital Humanities from King’s College London and is an active researcher of issues relating to scholarly communication, particularly open access publishing. He is also one of the organisers of the Radical Open Access Collective.