Manuals, guides












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            On our website, you will find information about 

            open science [ URL "https://openscience.cuni.cz/OSCIEN-145.html"] , open access [ URL "htt
            openscience.cuni.cz/OSCIEN-10.html"] , and research data management [ URL "https://opensci
            OSCIEN-48.html"] , including explanations of the key terms, principles, and obligations as

            these topics. These sections serve as the main source of information, so we recommend fami
            yourself with their content before consulting the methodologies and guides listed below. 


            Opportunities and Challenges of Open Science in the Czech Republic
            The Position Paper of the Open Science Working Group of the Association of Libraries of Cz

            [ URL "https://zenodo.org/records/21718555"] draws on practical experience with institutio
            open science, places the Czech situation in a European and international context, and summ
            areas: open access to publications, the management and sharing of research data and softwa

            infrastructures, citizen science, and open educational resources. At the same time, it ide
            obstacles to the development of open science in the Czech Republic, particularly insuffici
            uneven institutional capacities, a lack of systemic support, and an unclear legislative an

            framework. 
            Seven Ethical Principles
            Working with research data requires a responsible approach throughout the entire data life

            their creation, through processing and analysis, to their archiving, potential sharing, an
            document [ URL "https://www.eosc.cz/media/4116446/eticke_sedmero_eng.pdf"] , you will find
            aspects that build on the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) 

            research data and complement them with selected principles of research integrity and open 
            aim of enabling their long-term use and future value. 
            Beginner’s Guide for Data Stewards

            The Beginner’s Guide [ URL "https://www.eosc.cz/media/3795275/guide_ds_10012025_en_v_1-2.p
            for new colleagues who have taken up positions involving research data management (RDM), o
            an institution as data stewards. The guide helps identify the key areas to focus on and de

            getting started. It describes where to begin, how to familiarise yourself with the institu
            start collaborating with project support teams.  
            How FAIR are your data?

            The checklist will help you assess how FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable
            data are. The English version of the checklist, developed by Sarah Jones and Marjan Grootv
            here [ URL "https://zenodo.org/records/3405141"] . A Czech version translated by our team 

            [ URL "http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3739188"] .  
            Predatory journals and open access: predators in the world of scientific publishing
            A factsheet [ URL "https://zenodo.org/records/3738003"] for employees of Charles Universit

            assess the credibility of scientific journals and avoid publishing in so-called predatory 
            "https://openscience.cuni.cz/OSCIEN-36.html"] .