The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), UK, has released a report as part of its ‘Research 3.0 – driving the knowledge economy’ activity, which launches at the end of November. The new ‘Open Science’ report trails key research trends that could purportedly have far-reaching implications for science, universities and the UK society.
The report, written by UKOLN at the University of Bath and the Digital Curation Centre, identifies open-ness, predictive science based on massive data volumes and citizen involvement as being important features of tomorrow’s research practice. It is hoped that this document will stimulate and contribute to community discussion in the UK, which is ranked second in the world for its output of quality research. It is also expected to fuel the open science debate on the global stage.
As part of its data management programme, JISC is discussing with UK research funders and libraries on how best to build on recent initiatives, such as the HEFCE-funded UK Research Data Service feasibility study. The aim is to address the considerable challenges outlined in the Open Science report.
The report looks at how technologies can support the open movement to share data, workflows, methods and research outputs. It also illustrates the vital role librarians could have in supporting these new trends and the recognised need to build relationships between researchers and librarians to support the research of the future.
The JISC has been working toward widening the access to scientific resources. Last month, it signed a three-year agreement with the Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL) to bring together the knowledge of UK library professionals with JISC’s expertise in digital technologies. Themes to be explored jointly by SCONUL and JISC will include the changing library systems landscape - ‘a road map for strategic development of UK library systems’; policy and strategic development for digital content and related infrastructure for libraries; access and identity management; the changing scholarly communications process; and supporting the user experience.
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