Resources and tools

This repo is intended to be a living document for SWG and IAT members to share useful information and resources related to Open Science, programming and Data Visualisation.

Some documents that provide guiding principles:

• Handling Research Data at ZALF Guidelinbes

• ZALF open access policy

• BonaRes Data Policy

• Previous ZALF evaluations

• ZALF organisational policy

• DFG research ethics

• Liebniz center Good Scientific Practice

Check out the Open Science Awesome List

• The Turing Way’s Guide to Planning a Community - A guide to planning and building a community around open science, including tips on communication, governance, and sustainability.

Data visualisation

• Fundamentals of Data Visualization
• Open Visualisation Academy

R

What they forgot to teach you about R: https://rstats.wtf/

Quarto

• Beautiful slides with RevealJS and Quarto

Tools and Software

• EU alternatives for software - A directory of software alternatives to popular proprietary software, with a focus on European users and organizations.

• gettingstuffdoneai - Directory of Generative AI Tools and Models, categorized by use case and functionality.

• Inkscape - Open source vector graphics editor, alternative to Adobe products, useful for creating and editing figures for publications and presentations. Available via the ZALF baramundi client.

• SoRA Geolinking service for social science data

Training

• Digital Research Academy - a trainer network focused on Open Science, Data Literacy, and Research Software Engineering (DRA’s Zenodo collection).
• BERD academy
• BERD reproducible research course
• NFDI4Earth - Educational Portal
• Assured Training -Ensures the safe, legal, and ethical use of sensitive data through targeted training and certification.
• KI-campus - Numerous free courses on AI and related topics, including data science, machine learning, and ethical considerations in AI.
• Liebniz Institute for the Social Sciences (GESIS)