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Open Scholarship
Reclaiming how knowledge is created, shared, and valued through Open Access, Open Data, Open Education, and Open Research.
Open publishing
Guiding MRU authors in open publishing through expert advice, funding, and waivers that keep knowledge accessible to all.
Responsible research assessment
Learn about responsible approaches to research assessment and discover tools and frameworks - like DORA -that help you showcase impact beyond metrics..
Open repository (MROAR)
Deposit and share your research through MROAR to increase visibility and ensure long-term, responsible access to MRU scholarship.
What is open scholarship?
Open Scholarship (also called Open Science) is about making research, data, teaching materials, and publications freely available to all. It removes barriers, builds trust, and ensures that knowledge created at MRU serves the public good.
Open Scholarship recognizes that most research can be shared in some form. By doing so, we extend the reach of knowledge, reduce inequities, and strengthen community trust in research.
At MRU, we help you publish, share, and teach openly through repositories, publishing support, and open education services.
Open Access
Open Scholarship expands research access and impact by eliminating barriers. MRU supports open access through our Institutional Repository and Open Journal Hosting, where MRU research and scholarship can be made freely and immediately available. We also provide publishing support and consultations on author options, including Creative Commons licensing.
Open Education
Open education contributes to barrier-free academic resources accessible to all learners. By incorporating open educational resources (OER) into instruction, faculty help create a more equitable and sustainable model for education.
Open Data
Sharing research data and code (when ethical and appropriate) supports reproducibility, collaboration, and transparency. MRU provides services and infrastructure to support data sharing, including the MRU Data Repository.
Open Research
Transparency across the research process, including methods, peer review, and public engagement, builds trust and accelerates discovery. MRU supports open research practices throughout the full research lifecycle.
Open Champions
Learn more about the scholars, students and community leaders advocating for equitable access to open education at MRU.
Further resources
Open Access Overview
- SPARC – What is Open Access?
- UNESCO – Open Access Publications
- CARL – Open Access in Canada
- Open Access Network – Green, Gold, and Diamond Open Access
- Open Access (Peter Suber, MIT Press)
Open Access Collections Supported by MRU
- Érudit Partnership – Supporting multilingual, scholar-led publishing.
- Open Library of Humanities – Diamond OA model for humanities journals.
- Open Book Publishers – Open access scholarly books.
- Public Knowledge Project (PKP) – Infrastructure behind Open Journal Systems (OJS).
Policy & Principles
- DORA – Declaration on Research Assessment
- FAIR Principles – Data Management & Stewardship
- CARE Principles – Indigenous Data Governance
- UNESCO – Recommendation on Open Science
Contact
Associate Dean, Research
Coordinator of support for open scholarship.
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