On Tuesday, March 23, Alice Allen gave an oral presentation at the African Astronomy Society’s (AfAS) sixth annual meeting.

Computational methods underpin much of modern research, yet authors of these methods have not always received appropriate credit for their work, and locating reliable, reusable software can be challenging for both researchers and students. The Astrophysics Source Code Library (ASCL; ascl.net) addresses these issues by providing a free, curated registry of openly available software used in refereed research, with entries designed to be easily discoverable and citable. This presentation introduces the ASCL and demonstrates how to use it to find software, explore computational techniques for teaching and learning, cite research software effectively, and submit code for inclusion to increase its visibility and impact.

Alice Allen, Astrophysics Source Code Library/University of Maryland, MD, USA/Robert J. Nemiroff, Michigan Technological University, MI, USA

Slides (PDF)