Vom 27.6. bis 29.6. findet die 10. Ausgabe der internationalen Open Science Conference (virtuell) statt. Die Konferenz bietet Forschenden, Bibliothekar:innen, Praktikern, Infrastruktur-Anbietern und Policy-Expert:innen ein Forum, um die neuesten Entwicklungen in Open Science zu diskutieren. Auf der Konferenz werden praktische und technische Innovationen in Vorträgen und Workshops vorgestellt. Organisiert wird die Konferenz vom Leibniz Strategieforum für Open Science unter der Federführung des ZBW - Leibniz Informationszentrum Wirtschaft.

Dieses Jahr ist das Team von Open Make. Towards Open and FAIR Hardware von der Freien Universität, Humboldt-Universität und Technischen Universität mit einem Workshop dabei, um das Thema Open Hardware zu diskutieren. Das Projekt wird von Objective 3 seit 2021 gefördert. Für Interessierte kann aus Projektmitteln die Konferenzteilnahmegebühr (50€) finanziert werden.

Creating a Research Hardware Publication Ecosystem:Technical and Cultural Roadmap

Julien Colomb (HU Berlin), Moritz Maxeiner (FU Berlin), Robert Mies (TU Berlin)

(Abstract) Research hardware represents a physical artifact and may incorporate mechanical, electrical, and even software components. It is an inherent part of research, together with research data and research software. However, while the latter have been recognized as research outputs by funders and institutions (leading to for example to the creation of novel career paths in academia), research hardware has been mostly overlooked in discussions about open science so far. There is also no specific publication pathway or specific repositories for hardware documentation. During the last year, the Open.Make project collected stories about the researcher perspective on hardware publication. They combined this knowledge with the work of the FAIR for research hardware RDA interest group and experience in hardware engineering to propose a hardware publication system.

In this workshop, we want to discuss this proposition with professionals in scholarly communication, institutions and political influencers. We want to discuss a roadmap for the creation of a research hardware publication ecosystem, which would be a first step into the recognition of research hardware as an independent research ouptut. After a general introduction, we will split in four breakout rooms to discuss (1) the technical aspects of a publication platform, (2) the evaluation process (peer review), (3) the sustainability and commercial aspect, and (4) the development of incentives and recognition for the hardware engineers and makers. See https://www.openmake.de/blog/2023/05/11/2023-05-11-workshop-at-the-open-science-conference/ for more information.