Open Science News – 8 March 2016

Openscience.svgWorking with Ecological and/or environmental data? Make sure to download the newest release of the EcoData Retriever – software for automating the downloading, cleaning, and installing of ecological and environmental data.

Found an interesting finding and would like to have a look at the data? Download the Open Data button – brought to you by the folks behind the Open Access button. Press away!

Is your research on a Field Science? Liberate your samples and data! Marcia McNutt et al. discuss “cultural, financial, and technical barriers to change and ways in which funders, publishers, scientific societies, and others are responding.”

The European Commission is establishing a Commission Expert Group to provide advice about the development and implementation of open science policy in Europe. Be a part of this exciting group!

Interested in research on altmetrics? Perhaps in how they can be used to provide metrics for Open Science projects? Apply for the Altmetric Annual Research Grant.

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