Open Science & Open Scholarship

Open Science is a global research reform movement and a set of scholarly practices that aims to make more research transparent and accessible

Welcome to the Open Science & Open Scholarship Guide at UVic Libraries

This guide brings together relevant information and materials from UVic Libraries and other sources to support your understanding and engagement with Open Science and Open Scholarship.

The first bubble asks, "Does 'Open Science' exclude the Humanities?" The second bubble responds, "'Open Science' includes all disciplines."

Diagram titled "Goals of Open Science" with six goals: Transform Knowledge, Increase Transparency, Enable Reproducibility, Accelerate Discovery, Enhance Collaboration, and Increase Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Diagram of challenges to Open Science adoption: Institutional Policies, Cultural Barriers, Lack of Awards, Lack of Infrastructure, Misuse Concerns, Time Constraints.

Slide titled "THE FUTURE IS OPEN" with quotes about open science by Heidi Seibold, PhD, and a blurred photo of her at the bottom

This guide is based on The Open Science Training Handbook (available under the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication of CC0).

This work by The University of Victoria Libraries is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License unless otherwise indicated when material has been used from other sources.