Templates, Trainings, and Events
This page presents a collection of different types of materials hosted on OSF that may be used as templates and examples. Many of these were created by Member institutions or the Center for Open Science. Suggestions for additions to this page are welcome as long as they center around use of OSF or focus on a theme related to the COS mission: open science, reproducibility and data sharing. You can find other materials created by COS staff on the Training and Promotion Support page.
The content below was accurate at the time of the original publishing of the page. Dates of last update or description may have changed since.
Contents
- Templates: General OSF/Research, Classroom Templates, Lab Templates
- Education / Courses / Resources for Researchers: Data Management, Reproducibility, Using OSF
- Education / Courses / Resources for Librarians
- Promotional Materials and Activities: Love Data Week, Open Access Week, Hackathons, Other Events
- Home Pages for Programs, Departments, Units from Member Institutions
Templates
General OSF/Research
| Name | Institution/Creator | Last Updated | Brief Description |
| Data Management Template | COS | 2020-09-24 |
Template for creating a data management plan. Contains actual examples of OSF projects. Components for Protocols, procedures, notes, and supplementary.
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| Example Project - STEM Education Hub | COS | 2021-10-13 |
Created for the STEM Education project. Components for Methods and Materials, Data and Analysis
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| New Experiment Template | University of British Columbia | 2022-03-01 |
Template with components for Data, Scripts, Manuscript, Procedure Log
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| OSF Project Template Example | VCU | 2021-08-30 |
Template with components for Data, Scripts, Manuscript, Protocol, Documentation
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| OSF Template for ECU | East Carolina University | 2023-08-03 |
A template for ECU students, faculty, and staff for utilizing the Open Science Framework with components for DMP, Literature, Materials and Methods, Data, Analysis, Results
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| Research Teams Coordination Template | COS | 2020-09-24 |
For research teams to work together. Contains actual examples of OSF projects. components for Experiment, Grant Management, Presentations, Manuscript, Literature Review.
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| Research Template to Start New Project (Confirmatory) - US Storage | CO-RE lab | 2023-03-06 |
"This template is intended to guide researchers in the CO-RE lab to run confirmatory studies." Components for hypothesis/rational, methods, power calculation, data analytic plan, data, analytic code, auxiliary anlyses
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| VETAR Project Template | VCU | 2024-04-29 |
A template for projects at VCU. Has a wiki page with good resources on using OSF
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Classroom Templates
| Name | Institution/Creator | Last Updated | Brief Description |
| Classroom Resources | James Madison University | 2021-06-25 |
Classroom resources for instructors and students in chemistry and biochemistry. Components for activities, code, posters and presentation, YASARA guide and macros.
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| Course Management Template | COS | 2020-09-24 |
Class template with components for each week of instruction.
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| OSF Class Example | COS | 2018-06-28 |
An example of a fictitious class providing a template for using OSF to host class projects
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| OSF in the Classroom | Jon Grahe | 2018-05-07 |
Guidelines and template for using the OSF to work with students in research methods classes
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| Template | Jacob Kopas | 2018-01-19 |
Using OSF as a folder for submitting course assignments
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Lab Templates
| Name | Institution/Creator | Last Updated | Brief Description |
| CMU OSF Electronic Lab Notebook Demo | Carnegie Mellon University | 2024-03-25 |
Electronic lab notebook template. Components for DMP, protocols, notes, data, analysis, manuscripts. Forked from JHU.
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| Electronic Lab Notebook Template | COS | 2023-01-31 |
Electronic lab notebook template. Contains examples of OSF-based lab notebooks. Components for notebook, literature, protocols, materials and methods, results, manuscripts.
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| Guide to using an OSF wiki as an ELN | Dave Lunt | 2020-05-06 |
Description of how to use OSF wiki in particular as an electronic lab notebook.
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| JHU Electronic Lab Notebook Template | Reid Boehm, Chen Chiu, Dave Fearon | 2021-08-04 |
Electronic lab notebook template. Components for DMP, literature, protocols, SOPs, materials and methods, notes, analysis, results, manuscripts
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| UT Dallas Lab Organization Template | The University of Texas at Dallas | 2019-03-11 |
template for a working lab. Components for announcements, admin, SOPs, protocols, notes, Journal club
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Education / Courses / Resources for Researchers
Data Management
| Name | Institution/Creator | Last Updated | Brief Description |
| 2022 Mini-Workshop Series: NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy | Harvard University | 2023-07-19 |
This series includes sessions on the various aspects of data management that will allow you to comply with the policy successfully
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| Best Practices for Research Data Management | University of Maryland, Baltimore | 2024-01-18 |
Get organized and avoid a “data disaster”! This workshop provides basic strategies and best practices for effectively managing research data to ensure its organization and accessibility.
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| Data Management Basics | Oklahoma State University | 2022-12-09 |
Workshop covering open data and data management
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| Drilling Down on Data Management & Sharing Plans | Oklahoma State University | 2024-02-21 |
Slides from DMSP workshop
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| Getting to Know the New NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy | University of Maryland, Baltimore | 2023-03-08 |
This seminar is an overview of the new NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy (NIH DMSP), coming into effect January 2023. ... Participants will learn what the NIH DMSP entails and how it differs from the existing policy, as well as tips and resources for preparing data management plans.
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| Module 1: Data Management | COS | 2023-07-20 |
COS training module on data management
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| Navigating the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy: Tools, Strategies, and Best Practices (ICTR Enrichment Seminar) | University of Maryland, Baltimore | 2023-07-11 |
In this seminar, Data Services Librarians from the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) will provide an overview of the new NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy (DMSP) and resources available to help comply with requirements.
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| RCR Workshops 2021 | University of Arizona | 2021-06-23 |
This workshop provides an introduction to best practices for data management, including collection, sharing, and storage. Ethical issues that emerge when handling research data, especially when the data is sensitive, will also be discussed.
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| RDM for Digitally-Curious Humanists | Lisa Goddard, Shahira Khair, Monique Grenier | 2023-04-13 |
A virtual event that brings together humanities researchers to exchange views on the concept of "research data" within the context of a wide range of humanities fields, discuss their practices and challenges in managing digital research data, and produce community-based tools to support the development and adoption of research data management (RDM) practices.
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| Research Data Management | Carnegie Mellon University | 2021-03-04 |
Writing data management plans, data and file management tools, data management in popular culture, data management 101
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| T32 Epidemiology of Aging Summer Data Science Series | University of Maryland, Baltimore | 2022-01-26 |
This series of three workshops was designed to give students in the Epidemiology of Aging program an introduction to data management and reproducible data science.
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| Understanding the Data Life Cycle for Research Success | Harvard University | 2023-08-01 |
In this workshop students will identify and discuss current workflow challenges throughout the research life cycle. By understanding best practices for managing your data throughout a project, you will succeed in making your research ready to publish, share, interpret, and be used by others.
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| Writing Data Management Plans with DMPTool | University of Maryland, Baltimore | 2024-02-13 |
During this 30-minute seminar, participants will learn how to create a data management plan (DMP) using the DMPTool.
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| Writing Effective Data Management Plans 2021 | University of Arizona | 2021-11-18 |
2021 workshops on tips, pitfalls, and tools for writing data management plans
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Reproducibility
| Name | Institution/Creator | Last Updated | Brief Description |
| DIME Analytics Research standards bootcamp | DIME Analytics | 2022-05-31 |
Research Reproducibility Bootcamp: participating projects learn how to use GitHub for version control, create GitHub repositories, and migrate all the data work for their project to the new repository, and organizing reproducible workflows.
Data Security Bootcamp: participating projects learn how to keep data safe and secure at all stages of a research project. The main topics are how to securely collect, store and share confidential data.
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| Getting Connected to your Data – A Reproducible Workflow for Data Wrangling | Jean-Paul Courneya | 2020-08-13 |
The goal of this seminar is to provide a reproducible workflow for performing your own data wrangling.
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| Module 2: Reproducible Methods | COS | 2023-07-20 |
In order to meet reporting expectations and facilitate collaborations and dissemination of your work, pre-analysis documentation can include methods or protocols descriptions, sampling plans, instrumentation, and post-study activities. Having transparency in all the aspects of planning will enhance the value of your research collaborations and outcomes.
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| Reproducibility Class 2023 | Carnegie Mellon University | 2024-02-20 |
Content and deliverables from a project-based summer course on reproducibility
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Using OSF
| Name | Institution/Creator | Last Updated | Brief Description |
| Getting Started on OSF | COS | 2024-02-22 |
This project has resources, templates, and demonstrated practices to help you begin your OSF journey.
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| Getting Started with Open Science Framework | Carnegie Mellon University | 2023-09-15 |
This workshop was created in June 2018 for teaching the basics of the open source project management and collaboration platform, Open Science Framework (OSF), with hands-on examples.
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| Managing Projects with OSF | University of Maryland, Baltimore | 2023-02-28 |
In this interactive, hands-on workshop, we will be learning to use OSF, an open-source project management tool from the Center for Open Science. Learn about the main features, understand use cases, and practice setting up a project.
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| Managing Research Projects Using the OSF Fall 2020 | University of Arizona | 2020-12-03 |
Slides, sample files, and examples of projects.
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| Module 3 - How to Organize Research Collaborations | COS | 2023-12-04 |
As a collaboration tool, OSF helps research teams work on projects privately or make the entire project publicly accessible for broad dissemination. As a workflow system, OSF enables connections to the many scientific tools researchers already use, streamlining their process and increasing efficiency. As a lifecycle facilitation tool, OSF has built-in workflows for pre-analysis planning and documentation, preprint publishing, and enhanced version control for tracking changes and contributions.
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| Module 4 - Research Sharing Kickstarter | COS | 2023-07-20 |
Covering all aspects of using OSF to share research
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| Using Open Science Framework for Project Management | Oklahoma State University | 2024-04-03 |
Slides and video from workshop on using OSF
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| Using Open Science Framework to Incorporate Open Educational Practices into Your Teaching | University of South Carolina | 2023-09-28 |
This workshop will provide attendees with 1) an understanding of open educational resources and open educational practices (OEP); 2) practical examples of OEP; 3) an introduction into the use of Open Science Framework for OEP; and 4) hands-on experience on designing and revising OEP.
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Education / Courses / Resources for Librarians
| Name | Institution/Creator | Last Updated | Brief Description |
| Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management | Harvard University | 2024-08-29 |
Companion Site for Harvard Medical School Canvas Network MOOC Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management
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| Carnegie Mellon University Libraries: Instructional Materials | Carnegie Mellon University | 2023-09-15 |
This project is a collection of materials created by University Libraries at Carnegie Mellon University for training and instructional purposes. Instructional materials are organized into two categories:
General Instruction: Suitable for many or all disciplines
Disciplinary Instruction: Created for a specific discipline or subset of disciplines
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| Force 11 Scholarly Institute | Force 11 | 2023-07-26 |
Course site for Force11 Scholarly Communication Institute 2023. The FORCE11 Scholarly Communication Institute (FSCI) was conceived in 2017 as a platform to bring together the expertise of the globally diverse FORCE11 (The Future of Research Communication and eScholarship; www.force11.org) community to address this continuing need for knowledge transfer and skills training at a high level.
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| MLA Webinar: Working with Research Partners to Coordinate Domain-Specific Data Services | Harvard University | 2023-07-19 |
Webinar given 2021-09-30 for the Medical Library Association Advanced Level of the Data Services Specialization: "Working with Research Partners to Coordinate Domain-Specific Data Services."
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| Open Research Toolkit | Christopher Eaker | 2023-02-16 |
While this toolkit was designed for librarians for learning open research concepts and skills and teaching them at their institutions, it would be useful for anyone interested in learning more about open research.
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| Open Science: The role of publishers & funders in reproducibility | Oklahoma State University | 2022-12-09 |
Three presentations on the role publishers can play in reproducibility
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| Reproducibility Research and Education - CMU Libraries Open Science and Data Collaborations | Carnegie Mellon University | 2021-02-20 |
Collection of materials to plan and prepare research on reproducibility using tools and services from the Open Science and Data Collaborations program at Carnegie Mellon University
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| Research Management Resources | Harvard University | 2024-08-28 |
Resources developed to assist researchers apply current data management approaches. Part of Harvard Longwood Medical Area Research Data Management Working Group: Project Work. Checklists, Templates for different kinds of projects
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| UBC Library OSF Workshop | University of Britich Columbia | 2022-04-06 |
This project provides the Open Science Framework (OSF) workshop materials and related resources created and adapted from previous materials by UBC Woodward Library's student librarians. It's a project space for student librarians to modify and develop future workshops.
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| Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance | Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance | 2024-05-01 |
Policy Readiness Checklist, DMSP Checklist for Researchers, Example DMS Plans, Repository finder, Glossaries
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Promotional Materials & Activities
Love Data Week
| Name | Institution/Creator | Last Updated | Brief Description |
| #LoveData Week | University of Oklahoma | 2023-08-02 |
Materials supporting workshops on Formatting Inforation for Analysis, Managing Research Files, Keep Your Research Safe with Backups, Concepts of Data-Driven Visualizations
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| Finding Open Data | Notre Dame University | 2019-02-12 |
Slides from Love Data Week presentation on finding open data.
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| Harvard Library Love Data Week | Harvard University | 2023-10-24 |
Slides from workshops presented during Harvard's Love Data Week from 2018 through 2024.
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| Love Data Week 2019 | University of Arizona | 2019-02-15 |
Slides for the Love Data Week 2019 event, February 15
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| Love Your Data Week 2021 | Corey Davis, Corey Lee Davis | 2021-01-25 |
Love your data week lesson plan and slides from the University of Victoria.
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| RDM Love Data Week 2023 | Nicky Daniels Jolien Berckmans Hanne Vlietinck Ulrike Kenens | 2024-04-03 |
Slides from workshops presented during Hasselt University's 2023 Love Data Week.
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Open Access Week
| Name | Institution/Creator | Last Updated | Brief Description |
| 2023-10-26 HKU Library Open Access week | Gilad Feldman | 2023-10-27 |
Video and slides from Open Access Week presentation on Open Science & "Peer Community In" are the Future of Science
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| Harvard Library Open Access Week | Harvard University | 2023-10-24 |
Open Access Week materials from 2018 through 2023
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| Open Science for Open Knowledge Roundtable | Renee Alyssa Walsh | 2023-06-27 |
Audio and Powerpoint files from October 2018 Open Access Week event at UConn Library
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| Open Science Seminars / Slides | Olivier Klein | 2018-10-24 |
Slides of the webinar made on October 24 for Open Access Week (open access Belgium: https://openaccess.be/).
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Hackathons
| Name | Institution/Creator | Last Updated | Brief Description |
| #oahack | MIT | 2018-08-24 |
OAHack is a hackathon and do-a-thon for projects in open access and open research, hosted by the MIT Libraries on the MIT campus on April 6-7. We welcome projects that increase access to scholarly publications, data, educational materials, computer code and more - by harnessing software, design, data analytics, business models, policy, academic models and other tools!
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| AI Literacy Resource Hackathon | Carnegie Mellon University | 2024-05-07 |
This project includes a variety of open educational resources related to AI literacy.
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| Hack—Data management hackathon | Anna Wysocki Michaela DeBolt Katherine M. Lawson Sarah R. Schiavone Arianne Constance Herrera-Bennett | 2021-08-15 |
Part of SIPS 2021. This open-source syllabus was collaboratively created during the Data Management Hackathon at SIPS 2021 (held virtually).
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| Hackathon 1: Reading the Matrix. A Hackathon linking digital forensics to user access | Ethan Gates, Seth Anderson, Alex Chassanoff | 2019-12-11 |
A proposal for a multi-day hackathon event on the topic of bridging forensic disk imaging and bit-for-bit digital preservation workflows to emulation-based access services. Participants from a variety of backgrounds can collaborate to develop resources that ease, integrate and forefront access in the practice of digital forensics
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| Hackathon 2: Understanding the Variability of Virtual Reality Artworks | Tom Ensom, Jack McConchie, Dragan Espenschied, Claudia Roeck | 2019-12-11 |
Consisting of complex systems of interlinked components (many of which are proprietary and closed-source) and dependent on the continued support of a rapidly moving, innovation focused industry, VR technologies present considerable challenges to our ability to stabilise and preserve. ... The output of this hackathon will be a document describing the identified variabilities and preservation risks, with guidance on how to identify, measure and document these (including appropriate tools and formats) where possible.
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| Hackathon Support | Margaret Henderson | 2018-01-11 |
Things Librarians can do do help Hackathon participants. This was developed for an NCBI Hackathon, so there is a bioinformatics slant to the materials.
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| Hackathon: Data Management Practices | Center for Open Science | 2023-10-02 |
Brainstorm core values/ideas/struggles for managing data
that can help shape data management standards for educational research.
This doc was written by hackathon attendees but can be ongoing, please feel free to add to it.
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| MPS FAIR Hackathon | Notre Dame University | 2021-05-28 |
FAIR Hackathon for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Research Communities
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| Open Research for Academics: A workshop and hackathon. Goldsmiths, University of London, Sat 29 Oct 2016 | Caspar Addyman | 2023-09-07 |
A free one day workshop/hackday organised as part of Open Access week 2016 at Goldsmiths, University of London Sat, 29th October 2016. With generous support of the British Academy
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| Reproducibility Hackathon 2024 | Carnegie Mellon University | 2024-08-28 |
Repository for the 2024 Reproducibility Hackathon: A Day in Digital Humanities hosted by the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries on March 22, 2024
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Other Events
| Name | Institution/Creator | Last Updated | Brief Description |
| 2020 Great Data Cleanup Summer Campaign | Harvard University | 2023-07-19 |
Countway Library Great Data Cleanup Campaign Summer 2020. Click each Component topic for video recording, presentation slides, and checklist resources.
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| Ask a Harvard Expert: NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy | Harvard University | 2024-08-27 |
Information sessions on the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy (2022-2023)
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| Digital Scholarship Brown Bags | University of Colorado Boulder | 2024-07-30 |
Slides of talks from a Digital Scholarship Brown Bag series in 2017 and 2018.
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| Opentober 2020 | University of Colorado Boulder | 2024-07-24 |
Video of presentation titled Basics of OA
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| Science Sleuths Source Evaluation Escape Room Game | James Madison University | 2024-07-25 |
The Science Sleuths Source Evaluation Escape Room game was initially designed by two Science and Math Librarians for 6-8th grade girls who attended James Madison University's madiSTEM conference in March 2024. The goal of the game is to introduce students to SIFT & PICK—an information literacy source evaluation strategy.
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Home Pages for Programs, Departments, Units from Member Institutions
| Name | Institution/Creator | Last Updated | Brief Description |
| Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship | University of Colorado Boulder | 2024-08-15 |
Welcome to the Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship! Housed within the University Libraries at the University of Colorado, Boulder, our mission is to support digital scholarship practices in research and teaching, as well as to increase open access in academia. Within each 'Component' you will find the materials associated with that particular event or series of events.
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| EUR OSF Documentation | Erasmus University Rotterdam | 2023-06-14 | This resource contains a collection of information and best practices about OSF for Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) users. Adapted from VU OSF Documentation (https://osf.io/abwzm/). |
| Harvard Longwood Medical Area Research Data Management Working Group: Project Work | Harvard University | 2024-08-28 |
Resources, trainings and reports created by members of the Harvard Longwood Medical Area Research Data Management Working Group (https://datamanagement.hms.harvard.edu).
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| HSHSL Workshops | University of Maryland, Baltimore | 2023-05-31 |
Workshop materials for the Health Sciences & Human Services Library at the University of Maryland, Baltimore
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| Open Science & Data Collaborations Program | Carnegie Mellon University | 2023-09-15 |
Open Science & Data Collaborations (OSDC) is a University Libraries program supporting collaborative, transparent, openly accessible, and reproducible research across all disciplines at Carnegie Mellon University.
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| OU OSF Documentation | Open Universiteit | 2024-09-17 | This resource contains a collection of information and best practices about OSF for Open Universiteit (OU) users. Adapted from VU OSF Documentation (https://osf.io/abwzm/) and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) OSF Guidelines (https://osf.io/gj4bt}. |
| OSU Libraries Data & Donuts Workshop Series | Oklahoma State University | 2023-06-01 |
Data & Donuts is a workshop series intended to offer campus wide exposure to a variety of specialized data topics.
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| Research Data Management Services @ UofA Library | University of Arizona | 2018-10-25 |
This project serves as the home on the OSF for Research Data Management Services, part of the Office of Digital Innovation & Stewardship (ODIS) at the University of Arizona Library. http://data.library.arizona.edu. FAQ: http://data.library.arizona.edu/osf-faq
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| VU OSF Documentation | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | 2024-05-15 | This resource contains a collection of information and best practices about OSF for VU Amsterdam users |
| EUR OSF Documentation | Erasmus University Rotterdam | 2023-06-14 | This resource contains a collection of information and best practices about OSF for Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) users. Adapted from VU OSF Documentation (https://osf.io/abwzm/). |
In addition to the above, this spreadsheet has links to libguides at many of our member institutions on OSF or research data management generally.
If you are interested in seeing help guides intended for general OSF users, please see our OSF support center Help Guides