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Open science - often used interchangeably with the more encompassing term open research - is concerned with making scientific research more transparent and more efficient. A central aspect to it is to provide open access to scientific information, especially to the research published in scholarly journals and to the underlying data, much of which traditional science tends to hide away. Other aspects are more open forms of collaboration and engagement with a wider audience, including citizen scientists and the public at large. An overview of the Wikimedian in Residence scheme. About Following in the footsteps of several Wikipedians in Residence working in GLAM-Wiki frameworks, this project run by Daniel Mietchen and hosted by the German chapter of the Open Knowledge Foundation has two main goals, shared with the newly established WikiProject Open Access: improving the coverage of topics related to Open science (and Open Access in particular) on Wikimedia projects facilitating the reuse of suitably licensed scholarly materials on Wikimedia projects - an ongoing media donation project An additional goal - pursued together with the Wikimedia Foundation Research Committee (RCom) - is the development of policies regarding open access and open data pertaining to research about Wikimedia projects. For an introductory overview, see Wikimedia blog, Signpost or OKFN blog. Get involved There are multiple ways in which you can get involved with this project, e.g. by nominating a file for Open Access File of the Day The tick Ixodes scapularis, a vector for Lyme disease. or by Assisting with WikiProject Open Access Checking out Open Access resources for reusable materials Requesting Open Access materials Assessing Open Access-related content and media on WMF projects Helping to handle Open Access materials as content and media donations Commenting on the draft for an Open Access and Open Data policy of the WMF Coordinating Open Access activities across languages and projects Participating in meetings between the OA and WM communities Coordinating this project with other expert participation initiatives Project blog http://wir.okfn.org See also Expert curation Expert participation Research:Committee/Areas of interest/Open-access policy Wikipedia Journal What open access research can do for Wikipedia Wikipedia and open access journals - now more compatible than ever