Deep Dive: The Continued March Toward Open Science

Jewel Cummins, Doctoral Scholar, American Indian Studies, University of Arizona, served as the moderator for this program.

Shared Resources:

Is it time to retire the OA colours? Tell us what you think – OpenAlex explores whether the traditional open access (OA) color classifications (gold, green, hybrid, bronze, and closed) should be replaced with a more flexible system. The post outlines limitations of the current approach and proposes classifying works by access, location, and licensing, while inviting community feedback on the proposed changes.

2890-2025 - IEEE Recommended Practice for Provenance of Indigenous Peoples' Data – A common set of parameters for the provenance of Indigenous Peoples’ data is established in this recommended practice. This recommended practice supports the appropriate disclosure of Indigenous Peoples’ relationships and/or links to all data. The provenance of Indigenous Peoples’ data includes information that facilitates Indigenous Peoples’ governance, decision-making, participation, collaboration, and engagement in, and for, current and future uses of Indigenous Peoples’ data.

CARE Data Maturity Model – The CARE DMM is designed for all data actors, from Indigenous community leaders to agency professionals, funders, publishers, and more, who are working towards strengthening Indigenous governance of Indigenous Peoples’ data through operationalizing the CARE (Collective benefit, Authority to control, Responsibility, and Ethics) Principles for Indigenous Data Governance.

Local Contexts – Local Contexts is a global initiative that supports Indigenous communities with tools that can reassert cultural authority in heritage collections and data. By focusing on Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property and Indigenous Data Sovereignty, Local Contexts helps Indigenous communities repatriate knowledge and gain control over how data is collected, managed, displayed, accessed, and used in the future.

Guidance for Indigenous Collections and Data (From Creative Commons) – Creative Commons and Local Contexts offer guidance for balancing open access with Indigenous rights, cultural protocols, and data sovereignty, highlighting how licenses and Traditional Knowledge Labels can support ethical sharing and reuse of Indigenous collections and data.

Guidelines for the Governance of Indigenous Data in Scholarly Publishing – These guidelines outline how scholarly publishers and researchers can apply the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance throughout the research and publishing lifecycle, supporting Indigenous data sovereignty, ethical practices, and Indigenous communities’ authority over their data (Contributions from Todd Carpenter, NISO.)