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ASU Library open research support

Matthew Harp, Research Data Services and Outreach Librarian Looking for help navigating your research project and meeting government open science requirements? Openly sharing your work is a purposeful process that involves additional steps beyond the traditional journal selection and peer review pr...

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Research data stewardship is for everyone

Renée Palting, Research Data Intern The 2023 National Institute of Health (NIH) Data Sharing Policy and requirements have generated great discussions on how the policy will impact researchers and what they should expect.  Whether or not you are currently receiving NIH funding, you should be aware t...

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Keeping your work in the ASU repository

Jordan Claire, Scholarly Communication Intern You may remember that we shared three takeaways from the OSTP memorandum’s updated guidance. According to the memorandum, scholars who have received federal funding will soon need to be making their work publicly accessible (open access). Many scholars ...

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Open for climate justice

Anali Maughan Perry, Head, Open Science and Scholarly Communication This open access week, we have talked about ways to identify the right open access journal for your manuscript, how the FAIR principles contribute to making your data more openly available, and how the ASU Research Data Repository ...

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NIH’s new 2023 Data Sharing Policy and the ASU Research Data Repository

By Matthew Harp, Research Data Services and Outreach Librarian Open Access Week is a great time to examine how you share your research and identify steps you can take to be more open. Sharing your research data (if appropriate) to support your publications is an excellent place to start, especially...

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Familiarizing yourself with the FAIR principles

By Renée Palting, Research Data Intern  International Open Access week puts the A in FAIR.  The foundation of Open Access is the ethical tenet that information is an inalienable human right guaranteed to every person. Utilizing FAIR principles for data is one step in supporting and promoting this t...

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Publishing Open Access

by Jordan Claire, Scholarly Communication Intern During International Open Access Week, we are connecting you with information that supports open access publication endeavors. There are many reasons why making your publications open access can benefit your research. By contributing to your field’s ...

Open Access Week spotlights climate justice

How do we solve the enormous environmental challenges facing our planet? A good first step is to increase access to information and research. Open Access Week, an annual week promoting equitable and accessible information, kicks off Oct. 24 and runs through Oct. 30. The theme, Open for Climate Just...

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What does the NIH 2023 Data Management and Sharing Policy mean for you?

By Janice Hermer, Karalyn Ostler, Kevin Pardon, and Matthew Harp A new National Institute of Health (NIH) Data Management and Sharing Policy goes into effect on January 25, 2023. The last policy was implemented in 2003, nearly twenty years ago! With this update, all NIH gr...