Open Password – Monday September 20, 2021
#975
Citizen science – Citizen Science Strategy 2020 for Germany – Citizen Science Strategy 2030 for Germany – Martin Munke – Open Science – Citizens create knowledge – Medicine and health – Artificial intelligence and health – Archives, libraries, museums and science shops (ABMW) – Transfer facilities – Academic libraries – Public libraries – Thekla Klutig – Saxon State Archives – Anke Valentin – Bonn Science Shop – Silke Voigt-Heucke – Museum of Natural History – Research communities – Digitization – Training and further education – Consultation process – Association of Private Media – Radio – VHF – ma 2021 Audio – Marco Meier – FM – Radio in the flood disaster AIP Publishing – TIB – YouGov – Teen Profiles – Creditinfo – SME Blended Scorecard – Kenya – Adobe – Adobe Analytics – Adobe Education Exchange – Bloomberg – Probability of Default – EDP Sciences – Name Change Policy – Diversity – EBSCO – Art Magazines – Dutch Publishers – Copyright Negotiations – Outsell – Research Data Management – Austria – Tereza Kalová – FAIR Data Austria Teams
Citizen Science
To libraries and with libraries
in the white paper “Citizen Science Strategy 2030 for Germany”
By Martin Munke
Martin Munke
As part of the Open Science agenda, the topic of citizen science, the involvement of volunteers in various phases of the research process, has developed dynamically in recent years. This offers libraries opportunities to expand the participation of users and to reposition themselves as institutions in a changing academic landscape. [1] However, the academic libraries in the DACH region started strategically developing this topic relatively late, even if they have practically been active in it for a long time. For example , in the green paper “Citizen Science Strategy 2020 for Germany” [2] published in 2016 , they were explicitly mentioned in only one field of action: the “building of structures to ensure data quality and data management”, with the role of “integration and support of already established structures for the implementation of data management” (p. 26 f.) – a topic that is undoubtedly important for our institutions, but just one of many that can become relevant in the area of citizen science.
The situation looks different five years later. Organized as part of the “Citizens Create Knowledge” network , a follow-up publication to the Green Paper is now being developed in a participatory process with open dialogue formats, writing workshops, surveys and individual consultations: the white paper “Citizen Science Strategy 2030 for Germany” . It is scheduled to be released in early 2022. On the one hand, it takes a look at the fields of action from the Green Paper and asks about their current status and further development opportunities. On the other hand, new fields of action are being added such as “Medicine and Health” and “Artificial Intelligence and Sensors”. Also new is a separate chapter “Citizen Science in Archives, Libraries, Museums and Science Shops” (ABMW). By concentrating on the institutional level, it takes on a special role, as the other fields of work are defined more in terms of content and themes. The fact that a team of authors has been found for this purpose shows several things: the importance of the topic in the context of the changing functional and role models of our institutions in general – the renewed opportunities for cooperation and also the stronger willingness to cooperate of the memory institutions archives, libraries and museums in view of the omnipresent digitization processes – and the willingness to bring the concept of “openness” to life in practical activities.
Conversely, it is not a given that representatives of these institutions come together here. The basis for this is our common understanding as transfer institutions that prepare scientific content for society and want to convey it to society. Archives, scientific libraries and museums (ABM) traditionally depend on their content and their collections. In contrast, science shops and public libraries tend to focus more on participatory methodology. For the authors of the chapter, the combination of these two approaches accounts for the special value that citizen science can have for our institutions. In the ABM area, the latter concept has already become a matter of course in recent years, especially in museums – in my opinion it is time to strategically anchor and expand it more strategically in academic libraries (and archives) beyond the existing approaches.
For the white paper, Thekla Kluttig from the Saxon State Archives – Leipzig State Archives , Anke Valentin from the Bonn Science Shop , Silke Voigt-Heucke from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and I formulated reflections on the status as well as the needs, possibilities and challenges of citizen science in our institutions. For us, ABMWs have a long tradition as links between research and civil society. They offer long-term physical and conceptual spaces for citizen science with great citizen proximity. In order to consolidate and expand the existing approaches, we propose the following recommendations for action, presented here in somewhat abbreviated form: [3]
- Become active : In order to fulfill their function as an interface into society, ABMWs as memory institutions must move away from a passive role of being “visited” or “used” and actively seek and promote collaboration with their users. Appropriate resources must be made available for this.
- Collaboration with communities : As transfer institutions, ABMWs should use their opportunity to become meeting spaces and thus act as a link between professional science and existing voluntary research communities, e.g. B. to function in clubs.
- The method must fit the goal : Given limited resources, (citizen) science participation must be made effective by defining common and separate goals for researchers, whereby ABMWs should focus on their respective core topics and competencies.
- Digitalization: In order to put knowledge management on a broader basis, transfer institutions such as ABMWs should also increasingly develop or support digital forms of communication and projects, which can relate to both method and tool skills as well as the provision of infrastructure.
- Training and further education : Employees of ABMWs should take part in further training in the area of “Citizen Science” in order to be prepared for the requirements. Citizen science should become part of archival, library and museological training in order to promote early awareness and understanding of the associated challenges and opportunities in the professional sectors.
The implementation of these recommendations results in our mission statement for citizen science in ABMWs for the coming decade:
“In 2030, archives, libraries, museums and science shops will see themselves as knowledge spaces and educational institutions with an institutional role as memory and transfer organizations. As a research and transfer approach, citizen science is an integral part of the mission statements and self-image of archives, libraries, museums and science shops for active collaboration with users. As established contact points for professional societies and civic engagement, they act as an interface between science and society and thus create innovative spaces and opportunities for joint experimentation and learning through citizen science.” [4]
These considerations are based on the experiences of actors who have already embarked on a journey with citizen science. It would be exciting for us to know how other institutions view this topic. One opportunity to express your opinion is the open consultation process running until September 30, 2021 at https://www.citizen-science-weissbuch.de . Here, comments can be made on individual sections or the White Paper as a whole and the recommendations for action in all chapters can be ranked. These comments and additions will be prepared for the final version of the White Paper and integrated as far as possible. At the same time, online events are taking place at which individual points can be discussed with individual authors and other guests from science, media and politics. Let’s shape the topic of citizen science in libraries together!
[1] An introduction to the topic is provided in my article written together with Jens Bemme in Open Password, issues #833 from October 2, 2020 and #834 from October 5, 2020 .
[2] See Aletta Bonn et al.: Green Paper Citizen Science Strategy 2020 for Germany, Berlin 2016, URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-20160621985 .
[3] See Aletta Bonn et al.: White Paper Citizen Science Strategy 2030 for Germany, version August 5, 2021 (draft for public consultation), DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/ew4uk , pages 99-101.
[4] Ibid., page 15.
VAUNET – Association of Private Media
Radio in the flood disaster
With stable ranges during the pandemic,
FM remains the most important means of distribution
(VAUNET) The head of the radio and audio department in VAUNET – Association of Private Media has pointed out the great relevance of radio in crises. The currently published figures from ma 2021 Audio underline the outstanding importance of the media genre radio for the population: During the Corona crisis, the average time spent on radio rose to a daily length of stay of 259 minutes (previous year: 253 minutes), listening on weekdays around Monday to Friday 52.7 million listeners aged 14 and over (74.7% of the German-speaking population) radio.
Marco Maier, Chairman of the Radio and Audio Services Department at VAUNET and Managing Director of Radio/Tele FFH: “Radio remains the relevant mass medium. The current ma figures underline the importance of the genre for the population. Despite the restrictions in the Corona crisis, in the classic When usage situations such as the daily commute to work were eliminated, listeners remained loyal to the radio and used it more than ever. And the daily ranges show: FM is absolutely indispensable for the relevance of the radio/audio genre in the advertising market. Without the FM ranges, it would be Refinancing the diversity of radio and audio across all distribution channels is simply not possible for private radio broadcasters.”
According to the results of ma Audio 2021, classic radio offerings reach 74.7 percent of the German-speaking population aged 14 and over per working day (Monday-Friday). Online audio has a daily reach of 11.4 percent (8.0 million) ahead of DAB+ with 9.8 percent (6.9 million).
Maier emphasized the importance of private radio as a broad source of information for the population: “In the current storm disaster in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, private radio was in some cases the only medium that provided comprehensive, reliable and continuous live information to the population in affected regions. With this, private radio has once again impressively underlined its system relevance.”
International News
AIP Publishing and TIB Announce Three-Year Read & Publish Agreement
AIP Publishing announced that it has reached a three-year, Read and Publish agreement with TIB – Leibniz Information Center for Science and Technology in Hanover, Germany. This is AIP Publishing’s largest agreement to date, providing more than 80 institutions access to most of its peer-reviewed journal portfolio through TIB.
YouGov has launched YouGov Teen Profiles, a dataset that provides brands and agencies with authentic and fresh insights into the attitudes, habits and behaviors of 13-17-year-olds in the United States. Teen Profiles removes third-party speculation from getting insights into this valuable customer segment.
Creditinfo Announces Launch of SME Blended Scorecard in Kenya
Creditinfo Group is announcing the launch of a scorecard solution tailored for small to medium-sized enterprises. Through its approach to data and algorithms, this scorecard will help financial institutions improve their credit assessment and facilitate financing to the SME market, which has typically been less able to access finance.
Adobe Launches Adobe Analytics for Higher Education to Advance Digital Literacy
Adobe announced the Adobe Analytics curriculum for education, a program that supports the future workforce with data science skills. As part of the next generation of the Adobe Education Exchange, college instructors and students will be able to use Adobe Analytics for free and get access to course curriculum with hands-on activities.
Bloomberg Launches Market-Driven Daily Credit Risk Indicator
Bloomberg announced its Market-Implied Probability of Default product, a fully market-driven creditworthiness indicator, is now available. MIPD enables clients to easily incorporate creditworthiness metrics within their existing workflows for a more holistic approach to credit risk management.
EDP Sciences Introduces Author Name Change Policy to Support More Inclusive Publishing
EDP Sciences is committed to supporting and respecting the rights and identities of all authors in accordance with the principles informing the Committee on Publication Ethics’ working group. EDP Sciences has therefore introduced an author name change policy offering two routes to changing an author name on published papers in order to support anonymity for authors with a need for privacy.
All seventeen US national laboratories and many prominent publishers, journals, and other organizations in scientific publishing announced the beginning of a partnership to support name change requests from researchers on past published papers
EBSCO Information Services Releases Art Magazine Collection Archive
An extensive, searchable digital archive of three art magazines, The Magazine ANTIQUES, ARTnews and Art in America is now available through EBSCO Information Services. Art Magazine Collection Archive is a resource that offers a broad view of contemporary art, visual art and fine arts.
Dutch Publishers Explore Collaboration to Negotiate with Big Tech
Twelve Dutch publishers will investigate whether they can negotiate copyrights together with large tech companies. These include newspaper owners and broadcasting companies. Last month, a new EU directive came into force that gives news media more options to negotiate with platforms about the use of their content
Source: Outsell
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Research data management in Austria
Dear colleagues,
We would like to warmly invite you to the next eight webinars in the “Research Data Management in Austria” series. The series brings together experts from research and research infrastructure and teaches various topics from the areas of research data management and open knowledge. In the winter semester 2021/2022 you can look forward to the following exciting events: ·
September 22, 2021 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Data protection-compliant transfer of data to external parties
October 19, 2021 10:00-11:30 – Let’s make our data FAIR!
November 18, 2021 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Repositories for research data (InvenioRDM)
November 25, 2021 10:00-11:30 – Data management plans at technical universities
Dec 7, 2021 10:00-11:30 – Introduction to Git
January 20, 2022 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Interface work in the spirit of open education and open science · February 2, 2022 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Metadata for research data ·
February 22, 2022 10:00-11:00 – FAIR research infrastructure at institutions
Link to register
We look forward to your participation!
With best regards, Tereza Kalová, on behalf of the FAIR Data Austria team
PS You can find the recordings of our previous webinars in the Phaidra repository and on YouTube!
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