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Pre-Workshop Prep

Complete initial Pre-Assessment survey

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Login to Open Science Framework for VT using “Login Through Your Institution”

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The Open Science Framework -

A Customizable Platform for Research Management and Sharing

Anne Brown, PhD; Ginny Pannabecker; Jon Petters, PhD; Erin Smith, PhD; (University Libraries)

Dan Tamul, PhD (Department of Communication)

November 15, 2017

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OPEN SCIENCE FRAMEWORK

http://osf.io

FREE, OPEN SOURCE

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OPEN SCIENCE FRAMEWORK for VT

https://osf.io/institutions/vt/

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  • Supports research management
  • More easily share research with collaborators, funders, institution, etc as you see fit
  • Control over how files/components are shared (e.g. read-only, read-write)
  • See how others engage with your research
  • User-friendly

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WHY USE THE OSF?

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  • Connects to many tools (e.g. GitHub, Google Drive), to better allow collaboration across online applications

  • Enhance reproducibility and rigor in your research

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WHY USE THE OSF?

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Why Reproducibility?

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WHAT IS REPRODUCIBILITY?

Computational Reproducibility:

If we took your data and code/analysis scripts and reran it, we can reproduce the numbers/graphs in your paper

Methods Reproducibility:

We have enough information to rerun the experiment or survey the way it was originally conducted

Results Reproducibility/Replicability:

We use your exact methods and analyses, but collect new data, and we get the same statistical conclusion

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WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

  • Increases efficiency of your own work
  • Can reduce false leads
  • Data sharing citation advantage
  • Better picture of the breadth of research

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It takes some effort to organize your research to be reproducible…the principal beneficiary is generally the author herself.

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Jon Claerbout

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Making Scientific Contributions Reproducible

http://sepwww.stanford.edu/oldsep/matt/join/redoc/web/iris.html

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Committed to reproducibility and transparent results reporting in your final publication?

    • Get rewarded! https://osf.io/prereg/

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What Do You Use Now?

  • Pre-Workshop Survey Results
  • Anything to add?

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OSF Use Cases

  • OSF Reproducibility project
  • NYU

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OSF Use Cases

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  • @VT - The Bevan and Brown Lab

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“I use the OSF to make methods and training of undergraduate students transparent and to support a network of collaborative projects across campus and other institutions”

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OSF Use Cases

  • @VT - Dan Tamul

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“I use the OSF to preregister studies, keep track of multipart studies, and to communicate with coauthors ('It's on OSF' is a research equivalent of 'it's on the syllabus.')”

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Try it out!

  • Log in to VT OSF with your PID
  • Create a new OSF project for your group and invite all group members
  • Use the OSF Try Out Checklist handout to explore platform features

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Share Your Findings!

  • What are the most valuable features of OSF?
  • What was frustrating, or what would you like more training on?
  • What did you discover that’s not on the checklist?

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Help Us Improve:

Please complete the “Post-Assessment” on the workshop’s OSF site. Your responses will be used to improve this workshop and inspire new offerings.

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Questions?

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Contact a workshop facilitator, or reach all of us at: researchservices@vt.edu

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Nov 15 facilitators

Anne Brown - ambrown7@vt.edu

Erin Smith - erinsmth@vt.edu

Ginny Pannabecker - vpannabe@vt.edu

Dan Tamul - tamul@vt.edu

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