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Transformation to Open Science

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Transform to Open Science (TOPS)

Introduction

Want a website instead of a GitHub repo? https://nasa.github.io/Transform-to-Open-Science/

Ready to get started transforming towards open science with us? Get started here!

Credit: All Contributors

Transform to Open Science Logo that shows a top as a rocket taking off and the text Transform to Open Science in the white vapor plume around the launch site

TOPS Goals and Values

What is 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. (source)

What We Do

The world is changing rapidly. Everyday new problems emerge and it takes groundbreaking scientific discoveries to solve them. To stay ahead, the pace of science must accelerate and science needs to be even better, more accurate, and faster to enable the truly transformative breakthroughs that will help us thrive. Closed science, hoarding information and resources, silos of knowledge holds science back by limiting who can participate. We need more voices that work together and share knowledge and resources. Only then will we find new and better solutions. NASA's Transform to Open Science (TOPS) mission will allow us to create a scientific culture that is ready for 21st century challenges. Open Science will broaden participation, increase accessibility to knowledge, and embrace new technologies that can respond to these changes at scale. We hope you will join us in creating an open science infrastructure in your organization. TOPS will show you how!

TOPS Vision

A future where new scientific discoveries and solutions are enabled by inclusive open science collaborations.

TOPS Mission

Inspire and empower scientists, researchers, and communities to embrace open science as a catalyst for positive change, leading to a more equitable and impactful scientific ecosystem.

Strategic Objectives

Open Science creates more advanced and inclusive research faster, builds a more just and equitable world, and ensures that minds from all walks of life can participate in science. TOPS is NASA’s ambitious plan to accelerate open science practices. It’s a 5 year journey that will

  1. Accelerate major scientific discoveries
  2. Broaden participation by historically excluded communities
  3. Increase understanding and adoption of open science principles and techniques

Overview Presentation

Short presentation on TOPS initiative:

Open Science 101 Curriculum

The Open Science 101 curriculum is a 5-module curriculum designed to equip researchers, students and citizen scientists with the knowledge and skills to navigate the principles and practices of open science, including developing an open science and data management plan. Expand your Open Science expertise and equip yourself with the essential skills required to excel in the realm of open science. Sign up today to embark on your journey towards advancing your open science proficiency and gain your NASA Open Science Certification.

Get your NASA Open Science Badge

To get badged for Open Science 101, find enrollment information here.

Cite Open Science 101

Are you a researcher looking to cite our curriculum? The following DOI information will allow you to cite the current version:

NASA TOPS Open Science 101 Curriculum Development Team. (2023). NASA TOPS Open Science 101 version 1.0.0. Zenodo. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10161527.

DOI

Contribute to Open Science 101

TOPS has created a development version of the curriculum written in Markdown to enable the community to help make it even better. It can be found here.

Note: This version of the curriculum will not allow you to get badged. To get badged for Open Science 101 enroll here.

Methods of Contributing

To contribute, you can create a pull request, open an issue, or start a discussion.

For technical details on contributing to OS 101 and our GitHub in general please visit our contributing page.

Become an Instructor

To become an instructor for Open Science 101, contact TOPS to find out more about this process. More details will be posted soon.

Documentation

For documentation and resources related to the curriculum, check this directory.

TOPS and the Year of Open Science

2023 is the Year of Open Science, a NASA initiative to spark change and inspire open science engagement through events and activities that will shift the current paradigm and change practices. The Transform to Open Science (TOPS) community coordinates efforts designed to rapidly transform agencies, organizations, and communities. Learn more about NASA's Year of Open Science activities here.

Thank You for Joining Us in a Year of Open Science!

We would like to give a special thank you to organizations that participated with us in a Year of Open Science.

Implementation

  • Area 1: Engagement: Building community, publishing articles, appearing on podcasts, expanding knowledge about open science, integrating Open Science into themes at large-scale events and conferences.
  • Area 2: Capacity sharing: Producing online, free, open science curriculum, hosting workshops, events, cohorts, science team meetings, hackathons, and constructing multiple pathways to an Open Science Badge.
  • Area 3: Incentives: Developing Open Science Badge/Certification and establishing high profile awards in support of open science research.
  • Area 4: Moving towards openness: Recognizing open science practices, holding open meetings, sharing hidden knowledge, and inclusive collaborations.

Join TOPS Mailing List

Please join the TOPS email list to hear about further activities and become more involved! Discussions are enabled for this GitHub repository, so feel free to ask questions or join conversations there.

Past Newsletter Releases

For a preview of our content from our email list, feel free to read our past newsletter releases.

Repository

This repository is used to openly share information about TOPS and the Year of Open Science.

Contribute to the TOPS GitHub Repository

Markdown text documents are used for any planning documents that need to be developed. This could include linking to other resources. TOPS has few mechanisms for enabling the community to interact with this material:

Issues: Used to collect action items for TOPS to review and implement into the repository.

Pull Requests: Enables changes to Markdown code to be proposed through a fork of our repository. TOPS will review and merge these changes with consideration to the code of conduct.

Forks: Allows users to clone the TOPS repository and make changes before creating a Pull Request.

Discussions: Provides an effective medium to interact with TOPS and the Open Science community.

For a more detailed guide on how to use these mechanisms, check out our contribution guidelines here.

Have a Question for TOPS?

Frequently Asked Questions

There is a possibility that your question has been asked before. We have collected frequently asked questions here.

Start a Discussion

Start a question discussion on GitHub to ask TOPS or the community a question.

Contact Us

Reach out to TOPS directly using our contact form!

We hope you will join us and champion open science!

Announcements!

Contributors ✨

Thanks goes to these wonderful people (emoji key):

Chelle Gentemann
Chelle Gentemann

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Reese Ingraham
Reese Ingraham

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Isabella Bello Martinez
Isabella Bello Martinez

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Yvonne Ivey
Yvonne Ivey

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Cynthia Hall
Cynthia Hall

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Steve Crawford
Steve Crawford

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Justin Gosses
Justin Gosses

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Danielle Groenen
Danielle Groenen

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Chris Erdmann
Chris Erdmann

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Qiusheng Wu
Qiusheng Wu

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Slesa Adhikari
Slesa Adhikari

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Sara
Sara

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Abhilipsa Sahoo
Abhilipsa Sahoo

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Daniel S. Katz
Daniel S. Katz

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Daniel Mietchen
Daniel Mietchen

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Edwin Kofler
Edwin Kofler

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Logan Kilpatrick
Logan Kilpatrick

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Lisa Federer
Lisa Federer

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Max Jones
Max Jones

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Tyson L. Swetnam
Tyson L. Swetnam

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Jon Ander Oribe
Jon Ander Oribe

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Sierra V. Brown
Sierra V. Brown

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Batool Almarzouq
Batool Almarzouq

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Aman Goel
Aman Goel

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Matt Hall
Matt Hall

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Malvika Sharan
Malvika Sharan

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Hans Moritz Günther
Hans Moritz Günther

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Tomas Chor
Tomas Chor

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Emily Cassidy
Emily Cassidy

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Senya Stein
Senya Stein

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Ting Sun
Ting Sun

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All Contributors
All Contributors

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SALONICONTRACTOR
SALONICONTRACTOR

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Paige Martin
Paige Martin

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Peter Newman
Peter Newman

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Brigitta Sipőcz
Brigitta Sipőcz

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Natasha Batalha
Natasha Batalha

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Tkantz
Tkantz

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Catherine Patterson
Catherine Patterson

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JaclynStursma
JaclynStursma

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Cyndy Sims Parr
Cyndy Sims Parr

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Christopher Steven Marcum
Christopher Steven Marcum

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Leighton L Christiansen
Leighton L Christiansen

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Leslie Hsu
Leslie Hsu

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Ashley E. Sands
Ashley E. Sands

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maggiemmcadam
maggiemmcadam

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Maryam Zaringhalam (she/her)
Maryam Zaringhalam (she/her)

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Mike Trizna
Mike Trizna

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Marshall J. Styczinski
Marshall J. Styczinski

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Zach Chandler
Zach Chandler

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Marcelo Arias
Marcelo Arias

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amanda-staller
amanda-staller

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jpolka2
jpolka2

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Brian Ressler
Brian Ressler

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Rachel Paseka
Rachel Paseka

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hnorton613
hnorton613

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Mike Croteau
Mike Croteau

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amandamoonadams
amandamoonadams

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HunterTTP
HunterTTP

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