Open Science Education: Learning And Teaching Materials Via The Foster Portal

Open Science is a rather recent term, although the idea behind it is probably as old as science itself. It encompasses Open Access and Open Data, meaning free online access to research publications and data, but also more radical areas like Citizen Science and Open Notebook Science. As the European Commission and other research funders adopt mandates for open access to data and publications within their funding guidelines, familiarity with these topics becomes imperative for researchers. The challenge for researchers seeking information about these areas lies not, however, in finding or accessing resources, but rather in filtering the vast number of resources in existence. Hence, the European Commission funded project "Facilitating Open Science Training for European Research" (FOSTER) is collecting and consolidating Open Science materials and courses, to build a consistent learning resource for the European research community. Materials are provided under open licenses where possible to facilitate re-use in future training activities. The wealth of material on offer can be navigated either by an Open Science taxonomy or via specific learning objectives targeted at particular groups, e.g. project managers or multipliers like librarians. The article presents the most recent results of the project, highlighting the role of the State and University Library Gottingen and giving an overview of activities planned for the project's second year.