Slack channels
Glenn Hampson
Hi Folks,
I didn’t realize until just now (thank you Margaret!) that our Slack channel names were hidden from view by default. You need to search for channels to find them, but you don’t know the names of all the available channels to look for. (I didn’t want to add everyone to every channel by default---this kind of defeats the purpose of reducing your email load.)
So, here’s a list of all the OSI Slack channels and what they’re discussing (or mostly, not discussing) at the moment. This is still very much a work in progress. Step one is to sign up for the topics you’d like to continue discussing:
Slack channel | Description |
#apcgrabber | A website that pulls in data on APCs for easy comparison or where publishers can self-post pricing info (granted there would be lots of caveats) would be a valuable resource for this community. |
#blacklist | Should a new blacklist be developed? A whitelist? Some other solution? Various ideas have been discussed at length both on and off list and in a side group but a final decision hasn’t been reached yet. |
#cashincentives | What are the cash incentives to publish in academia? There is anecdotal evidence from some parts of the world that this is a significant and corrosive phenomenon. |
#coordination | Coordination and collaboration efforts are a top priority for 2017-18. |
#cultureofcomm | Reforming the culture of communication in academia was identified as the highest priority task by OSI2016 and OSI2017 participants. |
#general | This channel is for team-wide communication and announcements. All team members are in this channel. |
#itunes | Would an iTunes model work for scholarly journals? Would providing a-la-carte access to journal articles at 99 cents apiece be attractive to scholars and publishers? |
#oafunding | What funding is available for OA work? What are the possibilities for increasing funding (e.g., setting up a group-funded pot for developing prototypes, conducting studies, etc.)? |
#openimpacts | Follow-up on a listserv conversation regarding a hotly-disputed report on open impacts (circulated to the list in February) by restarting this conversation with one of the report’s authors included. |
#openprotocols | Open study protocols is an important and under-researched area. There are a few open protocol sites but none for major clinical work. What are the challenges? Is this a solvable problem? |
#osi2018 | To discuss plans for 2018 OSI meetings |
#outreach | Outreach, marketing and advocacy efforts are the top priority for 2017-18, first for the top issues noted in the 2017 report, and then spreading to other issues as time and resources permit. |
#profitmargins | The profit margins of commercial publishers has long been cited in debates about scholarly communication reform. Facts, however, are in short supply. A group of industry leaders and analysts is willing to pull together an authoritative on this topic. |
#random | A place for non-work-related flimflam, faffing, hodge-podge or jibber-jabber you'd prefer to keep out of more focused work-related channels. |
#rscomm | Building a resource base for use with the issues listed in the 2017 report is a top priority. RSComm.net is the tool currently under development. |
#standards | Identify existing relevant standards, evaluate areas of overlap or perhaps conflict, which can be used to foster increased collaboration, and areas where relevant standards do not yet exist, which can be used to focus future effort |
#studies | A wide variety of studies has been recommended by OSI participants, including embargo and global flip studies. What's the complete list, what are the priorities, and how can we start doing these (grant applications, more funding, partnerships, etc.)? |
Thanks everyone,
Glenn
Glenn Hampson
Executive Director
Science Communication Institute (SCI)
Program Director
Open Scholarship Initiative (OSI)
2320 N 137th Street | Seattle, WA 98133
(206) 417-3607 | gham...@nationalscience.org | nationalscience.org