
Open Science

Open Code: New Topic Area in the Open Economics Guide
How can Open Code be reused or cited? What can the first steps with Open Code look like? Questions like...

The Open Access Barcamp 2024: Community, Exchange and Reflection
How can communication with researchers about Open Access be optimised? Which new exchange formats work?...

Data Stewards: Central Contact Point for Research Data and Open Data
A few years ago, universities and research institutions began appointing data stewards. But what exactly...

Open Science Policies: What About Equity and Inclusion?
Open Science policies are meant to foster Open Science in general. However, most of these policies seem...

Research Software Directory: Honouring the Role of Software and Supporting Reproducibility
Today research software plays a vital role in research that often is not recognized. The Research...

Open Access During the Pandemic: Prelude to a Permanent Change in Publishing Behaviour?
Is the observable increase in preprints during the COVID-19 pandemic a temporary phenomenon or the...

Open Educational Resources: Open Economics Guide now Covers More Topics
The ZBW's Open Economics Guide now offers a new section on Open Educational Resources (OER). Here,...

Barcamp Open Science 2023: So Much has Happened and so Much Still Needs to Happen!
The Barcamp Open Science already went into its ninth round in 2023, hybrid for the first time. The good...

Open Science Award Winners: Insights and Findings From a Pioneering Practice
What motivates Open Science pioneers? In his doctoral project, science researcher Ronny Röwert uncovers...

Open Science Conference 2023: Old Hurdles and new Practical Successes for the Anniversary
At the tenth anniversary of the Open Science Conference, several contributions impressively demonstrated...