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Health sciences librarians' engagement in open science: a scoping review
Dean Giustini1, Kevin B Read2, Ariel Deardorff3
1dean.giustini@ubc.ca, University of British Columbia, Biomedical Branch Library, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Health sciences librarians (HSLs) are key to advancing open science (OS) globally. Further research is needed to assess their impact and promote OS adoption within research communities.
Area of Science:
- Bibliometrics
- Information Science
- Open Science
Background:
- Open science (OS) principles are increasingly important in research.
- Health sciences librarians (HSLs) are positioned to support researchers in OS adoption.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify the engagement of HSLs in OS through library services, support, and programs.
- To map the landscape of HSLs' involvement in OS initiatives.
Main Methods:
- A scoping review guided by established frameworks (Arksey and O'Malley, Joanna Briggs Institute).
- Searches across five bibliographic databases, reference harvesting, and targeted website/journal searches.
- Inclusion/exclusion criteria, duplicate data extraction, and qualitative analysis of key themes.
Main Results:
- Fifty-four studies were included, predominantly using descriptive or narrative approaches (76%).
- Studies covered various OS themes: open access (54%), open data (43%), and open science (24%).
- Key drivers for OS engagement included scientific integrity, transparency, and funder mandates.
Conclusions:
- HSLs play crucial roles in advancing OS globally.
- Further formal studies are required to evaluate the impact of HSL engagement in OS.
- HSLs should champion OS adoption and develop strategic plans with institutional partners.
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