FSCI 2020 Virtual Event

FSCI Course sign-up closed on July 20 and seats are no longer available in this course.
For all who have signed up for this course, the course instructor will receive the list of participants in their class and they will be contacting each student directly. Students MUST obtain an account with Slack and with OSF; both are tools we will be using when presenting courses. If you have any questions, please email 'fsci-info@force11.org'.

Here is a link to the FSCI 2020 Full Schedule

Researchers who must negotiate for access to existing texts and data from proprietary sources that don’t meet FAIR standards often face technical, economic, and legal challenges. In this course, we will interactively explore these issues through case studies and share resources and tips that will help researchers, librarians, and vendors to “move the needle” toward FAIR data. Class activities will include critique of license terms for computational access and reuse of publications and databases. Participants will practice accessing a database through publicly available API services (e.g., Crossref, PubChem) and compare these services with other computational access models.

Instructors:

• Ye Li, PhD, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Librarian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
• Laura Hanscom, Scholarly Communications and Licensing Librarian, MIT Libraries
• Katie Zimmerman, Director of Copyright Strategy, MIT Libraries

ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS

LIVE ZOOM SESSION SCHEDULE
(All times Pacific)
Tuesday, Aug. 4
8-9 am: Introductory session
5-6 pm : REPEAT Introductory session
Thursday, Aug. 6
8-9 am: Activity Session 1
5-6 pm: REPEAT Activity Session 1
Tuesday, Aug. 11
8-9 am: Activity Session 2
5-6 pm: REPEAT Activity Session 2

FSCI Course sign-up closed on July 20 and seats are no longer available in this course.
For all who have signed up for this course, the course instructor will receive the list of participants in their class and they will be contacting each student directly. Students MUST obtain an account with Slack and with OSF; both are tools we will be using when presenting courses. If you have any questions, please email 'fsci-info@force11.org'.

Here is a link to the FSCI 2020 Full Schedule

This course will focus on FAIR research data management and stewardship practices. It will provide an understanding of FAIR data and how it fits into scholarly communication workflows. The course will provide an overview of the FAIR Data Principles and the drivers behind their development by a broad community of international stakeholders. We will explore a range of topics related to putting FAIR data into practice, including how and where data can be described, stored, and made discoverable (e.g., data repositories, metadata); methods for identifying and citing data; interoperability of (meta)data; best-practice examples; and tips for enabling data reuse (e.g., data licensing).

Instructors:

• Natasha Simons, Associate Director, Data and Services, Australian Research Data Commons
• Christopher Erdmann, User Engagement, Support and Training Expert (RENCI), University of North Carolina
• Daniel Bangert, Scientific Manager, Göttingen State and University Library

ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS

LIVE ZOOM SESSION SCHEDULE
(All times Pacific)
Wednesday, Aug. 5
8-9 am: Session 1
5-6 pm: REPEAT Session 1
Monday, Aug. 10
8-9 am: Session 2
3-4 pm: REPEAT Session 2
Wednesday, Aug. 12
8-9 am: Session 3
3-4 pm: REPEAT: Session 3

FSCI Course sign-up closed on July 20 and seats are no longer available in this course.
For all who have signed up for this course, the course instructor will receive the list of participants in their class and they will be contacting each student directly. Students MUST obtain an account with Slack and with OSF; both are tools we will be using when presenting courses. If you have any questions, please email 'fsci-info@force11.org'.

Here is a link to the FSCI 2020 Full Schedule

In this course, we will take a look at the scholarly communication landscape for biomedical and STEM researchers. The last decade has seen an unprecedented boom in interdisciplinary and collaborative research and a significant effort to create robust platforms that streamline the research and publication process. We will highlight key areas where new open publishing platforms streamline the research workflow. Participants will get hands-on experience with research and data-publishing platforms that help scholars create collaborative protocols, manage research data and code, and learn preprints best-practices. We will start with an overview of planning an open research workflow from the perspective of biomedical and STEM researchers and then dive into key tools and publishing platforms.

Instructors:

• Ariel Deardorff, MLIS, Data Services Librarian, University of California San Francisco
• Ibraheem Ali, PhD, Sciences Data Librarian, UCLA Biomedical Library

ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS

LIVE ZOOM SESSION SCHEDULE
(All times Pacific) 
Wednesday, Aug. 5
8-9 am: Introductory session
5-6 pm: REPEAT Introductory session
Monday, Aug. 10
8-9 am: First two topics
5-6 pm: REPEAT First two topics
Wednesday, Aug. 12
8-9 am: Next two topics
5-6 pm: REPEAT Next two topics

FSCI Course sign-up closed on July 20 and seats are no longer available in this course.
For all who have signed up for this course, the course instructor will receive the list of participants in their class and they will be contacting each student directly. Students MUST obtain an account with Slack and with OSF; both are tools we will be using when presenting courses. If you have any questions, please email 'fsci-info@force11.org'.

Here is a link to the FSCI 2020 Full Schedule

A fundamental understanding of matters related to advocacy, negotiation, diversity, accessibility, equity, and inclusion is essential in scholarly communications, both to reach varied audiences and to encourage richer, more open resources. This course presents strategies for developing effective scholarly communications ranging from “elevator” pitches to full-length workshops. Class conversation will cover topics related to equity, diversity, and inclusion, implicit bias, privilege, accessibility, and negotiation. Exercises will include strategic solutions focused on technologies, tools, and platforms that help scaffold advocacy-based initiatives. Students are invited to bring examples of real-life scenarios to try with communication strategies covered in class.

Instructors:

• Barbara Bordalejo, PhD, Sessional Lecturer, English, University of Saskatchewan 
• Emily Kilcer, Scholarly Communication Librarian, University at Albany, State University of New York 
• Amanda Page, Scholarly Communications Consultant, New York

ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS

LIVE ZOOM SESSION SCHEDULE (All times Pacific)
Wednesday, Aug. 5
8-10AM: Session 1
5-7PM: REPEAT Session 1
Monday, Aug. 10
8-10AM: Session 2
12-1:30PM: Session 3, guest Peter Suber – Writing, reading, speaking: an interactive discussion on advocacy
Wednesday, Aug. 12
8-10AM: Session 4