IFLA ARL Webinar Series | Held online on October 11, 2023 Open science is a new concept that has introduced new ways on how scholarly output has been created, managed, stored, and distributed to the global society. Research and academic institutions have implemented open science initiatives that aim at enhancing academic excellence and addressing societal challenges through knowledge creation and dissemination. Academic and research libraries are being influenced by the open science movement to reposition and reengineer their functions and roles. They are developing open science initiatives that aim at transforming research, teaching, and learning as well as leveraging on digital technologies that enhance transparency and easy accessibility of data, information and knowledge that is shared, redistributed, and reproduced. The presenters discussed academic and research libraries’ engagement in the open science movement and shared insights on how their individual libraries have developed and implemented open science policies and effective strategies on embracing open science agenda. Presentation 3 of this webinar by: Mr Afzal Mohammad, Phd Candidate- University of University of Texas, Austin, United States Access the webinar recording: https://youtu.be/uN_4NVzvn_w?si=ce0yxpZOQmspR2gN

1. speaker
Mohammad Afzal Shadab
PhD Candidate, University of Texas at Austin
Co-chair, US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists

2. Open Science at a US public institute
Image: Year of Open Science Toolkit

3. 2023 as a Year of Open Science
“Open Science is the principle and practice of making research products and processes available
to all, while respecting diverse cultures, maintaining security and privacy, and fostering
collaborations, reproducibility, and equity.” - Science.gov
1. Nelson Memorandum, 2022: Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to
Federally Funded Research
2. 17 Federal Agencies advance adoption of open, equitable, and secure science
3. White House organized Open Science Listening Sessions with Early Career
Researchers
4. NASA Transform to OPen Science (TOPS) Initiative – Open Science 101 Course

4. Why adopt open science?
1. Impact
2. Funding
3. Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility issue
4. Recruitment

5. Practices adopted at UT Libraries and beyond
1. Spreading awareness
2. Data and donuts workshop
3. Texas ScholarWorks
4. Texas Data Repository