Meeting summary

Quick recap

This was the final session of the SLC (Scholarly Leadership Cohort) program, where Vahid facilitated a discussion on open materials and protocol sharing led by Brad. Brad presented an overview of various platforms for sharing research materials, including Protocols.io for step-by-step experimental protocols, Open Science Framework (OSF) for general project sharing, Figshare and Zenodo for file sharing with different storage limitations, and field-specific repositories like IRIS for language-related instruments. The group discussed ethical and legal considerations around sharing materials, including concerns about participant consent, data de-identification, copyright ownership, and intellectual property rights, particularly emphasizing the importance of proper attribution for materials created by students or collaborators. Participants shared their field-specific experiences with material sharing, from psychology surveys and experimental protocols to chemistry lab procedures and computational code, highlighting the challenges of reproducibility and the importance of detailed documentation. The session concluded with acknowledgment of the cohort's contributions over the past year and plans to continue developing shared resources.

Next steps

Kimberly

• Follow up with her contact at Center for Open Science to get more information about the status and future of OSF and report back to the group if relevant updates are received.

Kyle

• Share contact information or details about Anthony Volini (DePaul's IP/patent resource) with interested group members as needed.

Vahid

• Update the shared GitHub repository with the latest materials from Meeting 8 and share the Zoom recording and slides after the meeting.
• Send out a message to all SLC members asking for GitHub usernames to share ownership of the GitHub repository; follow up with those who have not responded.

Collaboration

• All SLC members: Notify Vahid if they do NOT want to be listed as co-authors on the GitHub repository.
• All SLC members: Consider contributing new materials or modifications to the shared repository, either by sending updates to Vahid or directly via GitHub if given ownership.
• All SLC members interested in presenting at the June 16 meeting with Juarez: Contact Vahid to express interest in giving a short talk.
• All SLC members: Review and, if necessary, follow up on ethical and legal considerations (e.g., copyright, co-authorship, data/material sharing permissions) for materials they plan to share publicly, especially regarding student or collaborator contributions.

Summary

SLC Cohort Final Session Updates

The meeting was the final session of the SLC cohort, focusing on open materials and protocol sharing. Vahid announced that the SLC applications for next year are available with a Monday deadline and mentioned an upcoming meeting with Juarez on June 16 at 3:15 PM where participants could give short talks. Vahid requested GitHub usernames to share repository ownership and asked for opt-outs from co-authorship, noting that the repository has a DOI and is referenced. Brad was scheduled to present on open materials and protocol sharing, though the transcript ended before his presentation began.

Cross-Field Research Material Sharing