Project Library 2.o:
Open Research Beacon
ICOR Strategists identified the need to better track and understand the fractured open science and collaboration landscape of projects, initiatives, studies, and policies. In discussions with the NASEM Roundtable on Aligning Incentives for Open Science and the Open Research Funder’s Group, this developed into a need for a curated library that reflects the myriad of important efforts.
Now searchable
To meet this need, ICOR’s Project Library 1.0 was launched in 2023. Now, version 2.0 – the ORB Project Library – offers the ability to search for innovative products and services that promote our community-driven mission. The library now operates on a robust platform to accommodate, connect, and update a growing number of remarkable initiatives. Open Research Beacon shines a light on project owners’ offerings, as they submit and update their goals, deliverables, progress, and needs to advance their agendas.
Now searchable
To meet this need, ICOR’s Project Library 1.0 was launched in 2023. Now, version 2.0 – the ORB Project Library – offers the ability to search for innovative products and services that promote our community-driven mission. The library now operates on a robust platform to accommodate, connect, and update a growing number of remarkable initiatives. Open Research Beacon shines a light on project owners’ offerings, as they submit and update their goals, deliverables, progress, and needs to advance their agendas.
Browse via
robust metadata
Browsing ORB reveals projects that refine persistent identifiers and data repositories, test new models and policies in real time, enhance approaches to team science, and measure the effectiveness of open practices. For instance, one might find innovations involving advocacy, infrastructure, metascience, open access, peer review, preprints, research assessment, and more.
As community efforts expand and are cataloged, metadata about them also grows, assisting funders, collaborators, publishers, advocates, and policymakers understand how the open science landscape can promote collaborative research.
Browse via
robust metadata
Browsing ORB reveals projects that refine persistent identifiers and data repositories, test new models and policies in real time, enhance approaches to team science, and measure the effectiveness of open practices. For instance, one might find innovations involving advocacy, infrastructure, metascience, open access, peer review, preprints, research assessment, and more.
As community efforts expand and are cataloged, metadata about them also grows, assisting funders, collaborators, publishers, advocates, and policymakers understand how the open science landscape can promote collaborative research.
Submit and update
your projects
The usefulness of the library to stakeholders, and thus its success in nurturing innovative offerings, is dependent on efforts of the open science community to submit and update their projects. Hitting the submit button leads to a simplified form requesting basic information such as project description, category, status, impact statement, and needs such as funding and partnering. As a registered user it’s simple to update or modify the information. The image below illustrates a resulting project page, linking to the project and providing direct contact details.
Submit and update
your projects
The usefulness of the library to stakeholders, and thus its success in nurturing innovative offerings, is dependent on efforts of the open science community to submit and update their projects. Hitting the submit button leads to a simplified form requesting basic information such as project description, category, status, impact statement, and needs such as funding and partnering. As a registered user it’s simple to update or modify the information. The image below illustrates a resulting project page, linking to the project and providing direct contact details.