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Deposits In The Wild

September 16, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

For the better part of a year, I have been looking for an opportunity to use the rOpenSci package deposits in my role as the Data Librarian at EcoHealth Alliance. I had done some initial testing with Mark Padgham, the brilliant person who developed this package, but there weren’t ... [Read more...]

Labels For Technical Writing Projects

September 11, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

Over the past thirty years I have written five technical books, co-written three others, and edited a further six. Since 2007 they have all lived in GitHub repositories, as did the first versions of the Software Carpentry lessons that I helped to writ... [Read more...]

Capturing Screenshots Programmatically With R

September 9, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

As part of our work documenting R-Universe, we’re adding screenshots of the interface to the documentation website. Taking screenshots manually could quickly become very cumbersome, especially as we expect they’ll need updating in future: ... [Read more...]

Resources For Using R With Screen Readers

September 4, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

R is a language and environment for statistical computing. There are several tools and approaches for interacting with R, but not all are accessible with screen readers. This guide provides an overview of the tools and techniques available to screen r... [Read more...]

rOpenSci News Digest, August 2024

August 29, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

Dear rOpenSci friends, it’s time for our monthly news roundup! You can read this post on our blog. Now let’s dive into the activity at and around rOpenSci! rOpenSci HQ Community call: Navigating the R ecosystem using R-Universe! On Tue... [Read more...]

My Experience With Long Term Maintenance Of An R Package

August 19, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

R packages, like any software, require maintenance. Package maintenance includes: Fixing bugs when discovered. Adapting to updates in package dependencies. Providing some level of user and contributor support. When desired, refactoring code or adding... [Read more...]

Navigating the R ecosystem using R-universe

August 12, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

How to join this free online event with Jeroen Ooms. R-Universe is rOpenSci’s platform for testing, building, distributing, and discovering R packages, lead by Jeroen Ooms. R-Universe provides no-setup continuous integration, compilation for all platforms (including WebR!), accessible HTML R package manuals, a comprehensive API, and the ability for ...

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Git Tricks for Working with Large Repositories

August 5, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

Recently Yanina Bellini Saibene reminded us to update our Slack profile: Friendly reminder: Let’s increase the value of our rOpenSci Slack community. Please add details to your profile, e.g., your photo, your favorite social media handle, what ... [Read more...]

rOpenSci News Digest, July 2024

July 18, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

Dear rOpenSci friends, it’s time for our monthly news roundup! You can read this post on our blog. Now let’s dive into the activity at and around rOpenSci! rOpenSci HQ Announcing New Software Peer Review Editors: Beatriz Milz and Marga... [Read more...]

Metrics, Impact and Community Management

July 15, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

On June 14 I was invited to present at the CZI Open Science 2024 event. I was asked to participate in “Case Study Session 3: Demonstrating Impact of Open Science” and to explore the challenges of using traditional academic metrics for meas... [Read more...]

Multilingual Documentation in R Packages

July 8, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

We are happy to announce the brand-new R Consortium Multilingual Working Group. This Working Group came about after discussions during the R Project Sprint 2023 and will oversee the implementation of multilingual documentation support in R and organise community translation efforts. Our first project is the (experimental) rhelpi18n package, which ... [Read more...]

Announcing New Software Peer Review Editors: Beatriz Milz and Margaret Siple

July 2, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

We are excited to welcome Beatriz Milz and Margaret Siple to our team of Associate Editors for rOpenSci Software Peer Review. They join Laura DeCicco, Julia Gustavsen, Anna Krystalli, Mauro Lepore, Noam Ross, Maëlle Salmon, Emily Riederer, Adam Sparks... [Read more...]

rOpenSci News Digest, June 2024

June 20, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

Dear rOpenSci friends, it’s time for our monthly news roundup! You can read this post on our blog. Now let’s dive into the activity at and around rOpenSci! rOpenSci HQ rOpenSci takes over maintenance of the {goodpractice} package The {... [Read more...]

A fresh new look for R-universe!

June 11, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

A whole new frontend! As you may have noticed, we have given the WebUI for R-universe a big refresh. This is the biggest UX overhaul since the beginning of the project. The old “dashboard” had become a bit convoluted over the years as fea...

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From scripts to package. Developing dendroNetwork and learning with rOpenSci

June 5, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

Developing dendroNetwork as a package was not a goal from the beginning, but looking back, I think that it should have been. I wish someone had suggested making a package to me much earlier. Why? Because of many things, but mostly: reproducibility and... [Read more...]

rOpenSci News Digest, May 2024

May 23, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

Dear rOpenSci friends, it’s time for our monthly news roundup! You can read this post on our blog. Now let’s dive into the activity at and around rOpenSci! rOpenSci HQ rOpenSci in the Research Organization Registry rOpenSci was added t... [Read more...]

Communication Tips for your Open-Source Project

May 16, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

Do you maintain an open-source project like an R package or a collection thereof, and wonder how to best use various communication channels to inform and engage with your community of users? We’ve consolidated this list of tips. Some of them are... [Read more...]

rOpenSci News Digest, April 2024

April 21, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

Dear rOpenSci friends, it’s time for our monthly news roundup! You can read this post on our blog. Now let’s dive into the activity at and around rOpenSci! rOpenSci HQ Coworking Read all about coworking! Join us for social coworking &a... [Read more...]

Fostering Equity and Leadership: the rOpenSci Champions Program Selection Process

April 17, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

The goal of the rOpenSci Champions Program is to enable more members of historically excluded groups to participate in, benefit from, and become leaders in the R, research software engineering, and open source and open science communities. This progra... [Read more...]

R-Universe Documentation Gets a Boost from Google Season of Docs

April 11, 2024 | rOpenSci - open tools for open science

We are excited to announce that R-Universe has been awarded a Google Season of Docs. R-Universe is rOpenSci’s platform for testing, building, distributing, and discovering R packages, led by Jeroen Ooms. It provides no-setup continuous integrati... [Read more...]

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Articles by rOpenSci - open tools for open science

Deposits In The Wild

Labels For Technical Writing Projects

Capturing Screenshots Programmatically With R

Resources For Using R With Screen Readers

rOpenSci News Digest, August 2024

My Experience With Long Term Maintenance Of An R Package

Navigating the R ecosystem using R-universe

Git Tricks for Working with Large Repositories

rOpenSci News Digest, July 2024

Metrics, Impact and Community Management

Multilingual Documentation in R Packages

Announcing New Software Peer Review Editors: Beatriz Milz and Margaret Siple

rOpenSci News Digest, June 2024

A fresh new look for R-universe!

From scripts to package. Developing dendroNetwork and learning with rOpenSci

rOpenSci News Digest, May 2024

Communication Tips for your Open-Source Project

rOpenSci News Digest, April 2024

Fostering Equity and Leadership: the rOpenSci Champions Program Selection Process

R-Universe Documentation Gets a Boost from Google Season of Docs

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