open science:

a zealot’s view

Jeff Hollister, USEPA

April 16, 2015

what is open science?

what is open science?

Access to materials
Reproducible/ Repeatable
The Web!
A process, not a state

why open?

why open?

Government
- Feb 2013
- John Holdren, White House OSTP
Funders
- NSF
Publishers
- PLoS

why open?

Keeps us honest
Prevents this …

Ethan White/Tim Poisoit No data tweet

why open?

Open Data = More citations (Piwowar et al. 2007)
Up-to-date statistics on readership (e.g. PLOS ALM)
Accelerates research and discoveries (e.g. Woelfle et al. 2011)