University Open Source Program Offices

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Title: University Open Source Program Offices
Language: English
Authors: Dylan Ruediger, Claire Baytas, Ruby MacDougall, Chelsea McCracken, Ithaka S+R
Source: ITHAKA S+R. 2025.
Availability: ITHAKA S+R. Available from: ITHAKA. One Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway 5th Floor, New York, NY 10006. Tel: 212-500-2355; e-mail: ithakasr@ithaka.org; Web site: https://sr.ithaka.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 22
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Universities, Open Source Technology, Computer Software, Communities of Practice, Institutional Mission, Experiential Learning, Educational Practices, Departments, Sustainability, Knowledge Management
DOI: 10.18665/sr.323392
Abstract: Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) are dedicated units that coordinate and nurture open source software adoption across the organization. Over the past decade, as the importance of software as a research output, essential component of reproducible science, and community infrastructure for open science has grown, several major funders of scientific research are funding projects designed to build and support this infrastructure. In support of this goal, the Sloan Foundation has awarded grants to 12 universities to open university-based OSPOs. These university OSPOs are an experiment in building institutional capacity to foster norms, practices, training, policies, and incentive structures that will support a vibrant open source culture among research communities. The Sloan Foundation engaged Ithaka S+R to evaluate the cohort as a whole, explore what strategies these institutions use to promote open source software, explore what challenges they are encountering, and if it is possible to identify common traits associated with success and sustainability or institutional readiness. This report presents the analysis and findings culminating from extensive interviews conducted with multiple individuals at each of the 12 institutions that have received funding from Sloan.
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