FSCI 198 Climate Crisis and Climate Actions

LibGuides

• Please take a look at the Open Research Guide which outlines resources and strategies to make one's research, data, and publications open.
• We also have an excellent guide on Open Access Resources with links and tips for finding OA books, articles, images, etc.
• The Numeric Data Guide includes resources for finding datasets from the local to international level, as well as microdata and aggregate data.

Other Resources

• Open Climate Data is a project that was launched in Sprint 2023 by Creative Commons. It's goal is to facilitate the opening and sharing of large climate datasets and climate data models available around the world.
• The Government of Canada has an Open Science Action Plan for 2021-2026 which might be of interest.
• The Open Research Symposium, which was hosted in April 2023, highlighted some of the open science projects happening at McGill, many of which are available in eScholarship.
• Tai, T. C., & Robinson, J. P. (2018). Enhancing climate change research with open science. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 6, 115. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2018.00115

Citizen science is scientific research conducted with participation from the general public (who are sometimes referred to as amateur/nonprofessional scientists).(1)

Citizen Science Portal (Government of Canada)- There are science projects and science experiments happening in your community that you can get involved in. Some may only be available at certain times of year or in certain areas, but with a little exploring you can find exciting ways to take part in science.

1. Wikipedia contributors. (2023, September 13). Citizen science. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14:46, September 15, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Citizen_science&oldid=1175204010