Libraries in Open Science: User Engagement and Public Collaboration

Open science is transforming how research is conducted, shared, and applied across academic and public institutions. This course introduces key concepts of open infrastructure and equips information professionals with effective user engagement strategies. What you will learn: • Understand core open access models, open research workflows, and foundational scholarly communication terminology. • Develop user engagement frameworks that foster transparent knowledge sharing among researchers, educators, and students. • Coordinate citizen science projects that bring volunteer contributors into active academic research pipelines. • Apply FAIR data principles to support discoverable, accessible, and reusable repository outputs. The course starts with essential definitions and theoretical frameworks before addressing practical models for community outreach and open repository management. Perfect for beginner library staff, information managers, and research advocates seeking to modernize information services. Begin reading today to turn your institution into an inclusive center for collaborative discovery.