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Open Scholars Project

Open Scholars Project (OSP) is an informal forum for FSU researchers and scholars to learn about and share their experiences with open publishing, open source code and open data across subject areas. The OSP aims to create a group that is action-oriented and supportive in bringing faculty and early career researchers, including postdocs and graduate students together. University of Wisconsin at Madison, North Carolina State University and Utrecht University have created similar communities of practice for open access.
Initiative Leads
Camille Thomas
Updates
We held virtual and hybrid events in 2022 (FY22-23). Hybrid events were catered and we created wearable buttons, which we sent to members to promote the group. We also began planning a symposium and fellows program, which have been postponed.

We still have regular attendance of approximately 10 - 15 people for the monthly meetings. We created a code of conduct, email listserv and organized a tour of the Mag Lab ( one of our most engaged partners). A researcher from the Mag Lab joined our organizing taskforce. We also brought in speakers for the events during Open Access Week.

We are still in the planning stages for the 'project seed' funding. After the new Open Science Librarian joined and consulting with the finance team about allowable expenses, we want to move to an emphasis on personnel similar to the data fellows program before coordinating with centers and partners who've shown engagement. We also learned people attend based on the topic, which was not fostering interdisciplinary community and attendance was beginning to dwindle, so we decided to move to a semester schedule instead of monthly and hold symposium featuring multiple topics and invite members of the community using open data.

Internal Communications Team

Our initiative is to improve internal communication within the library. We hope to understand our current environment, develop recommendations for better information sharing, and to reinforce good communication policies and practices.

We also hope to understand how internal communication is perceived, used, and preferred. By doing so this will help streamline and facilitate stronger communication between units, departments, and the libraries as a whole.
Initiative Leads
Courtney Felder, Meagan Bonnell, Liz Rodriguez
Updates
To date we have implemented effective methods of communication and sharing information. This includes tools such as SharePoint, OneDrive, the Wiki, Teams and the Employee Newsletter. In addition we have completed the following:

Created the Internal Communication Guidelines for the library and continue to evaluate as needed.

Hosted a Wiki Edit-a-thon in the fall.
Administered the Internal Communication Survey in the fall. From the survey results we completed the Internal Communication Review and presented our findings to LibTeam. In this review is where we stated out our recommendations on how to improve internal communication.

ICT is currently working with a member of the WebDev team to implement and update SharePoint.

Strategic Accomplishments

In addition to the Strategic Initiatives that support the FSU Libraries' Strategic Plan, FSU Libraries also requested that faculty and staff share Strategic Accomplishments. These accomplishments are intended to highlight the exciting work that happens everyday.

Select the links below to read more about our Accomplishments: