This repository is a continuation and expansion ofNASA's Transform to Open Science (TOPS) initiative. The original NASA TOPS repository and Open Science 101 curriculum were archived in January 2025 and made available under an open source license. This project preserves and builds upon that foundation by:
- Maintaining and enhancing the Open Science 101 curriculum
- Expanding the original NASA TOPS materials with new content and resources
- Creating a community-driven platform for open science education and engagement
- Building on NASA's pioneering work to make open science practices accessible to all
Rewritten and expanded by the Vermont Research Open Source Program Office (VERSO) at the University of Vermont - a collaborative effort to democratize open science knowledge and practices.
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Open Science is the principle and practice of making research products and processes available to all, while respecting diverse cultures, maintaining security and privacy, and fostering collaborations, reproducibility, and equity.
The world is changing rapidly. Everyday new problems emerge and it takes groundbreaking scientific discoveries to solve them. To stay ahead, the pace of science must accelerate and science needs to be even better, more accurate, and faster to enable the truly transformative breakthroughs that will help us thrive. Closed science, hoarding information and resources, silos of knowledge holds science back by limiting who can participate. We need more voices that work together and share knowledge and resources. Only then will we find new and better solutions. Open Science will broaden participation, increase accessibility to knowledge, and embrace new technologies that can respond to these changes at scale. We hope you will join us in creating an open science infrastructure in your organization.
A future where new scientific discoveries and solutions are enabled by open science collaborations.
Inspire and empower scientists, researchers, and communities to embrace open science as a catalyst for positive change, leading to a more equitable and impactful scientific ecosystem.
The Open Science 101 curriculum is a 5-module curriculum designed to equip researchers, students and citizen scientists with the knowledge and skills to navigate the principles and practices of open science, including developing an open science and data management plan. Expand your Open Science expertise and equip yourself with the essential skills required to excel in the realm of open science. Explore the cirriculum here
Are you a researcher looking to cite our curriculum? The following DOI information will allow you to cite the current version:
NASA TOPS Open Science 101 Curriculum Development Team. (2023). NASA TOPS Open Science 101 version 1.0.0. Zenodo. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10161527.
To contribute, you can create a pull request, open an issue, or add to the wiki.
For technical details on contributing to OS 101 and our GitHub in general please visit our contributing page.
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This project follows the all-contributors specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!