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A quick trip through openness, freedom and transparency
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A quick trip through openness, freedom and transparency

  • Konrad Foerstner1 

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This talk aims to give scientists an introduction to the concepts of openness, freedom and transparency and their applications (not only) for science. It covers the topics of open source, open formats, Creative Commons, open access, and open science/knowledge. A video of the talk is available on the author's website.

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    Konrad Foerstner

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Foerstner, K. A quick trip through openness, freedom and transparency. Nat Prec (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2007.1225.1

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