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# Individual consultations / Office Hours
# Individual Consultations

## Pattern Summary

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A university with diverse departments of varying levels of OSS expertise and needs.

There is inconsistent awareness about the role of OSS standards in improving scientific quality and generating results that are reproducible and trustworthy.

There is inconsistent awareness of OSS license management and compliance with institutional and IP policies.

An OSPO with the resources/capacity to offer one-to-one consultations and any required follow-up work.
An OSPO is in place.

## Forces

Students and researchers do not know how or where to access the information they need.

OSPO staff have the capacity/availability to meet for consultations and to provide follow-up support.

The OSPO or project lead has a working knowledge of and relationships with TTO, contract, and other staff/faculty who are positioned to support students.
The OSPO or project lead has a working knowledge of and relationships with TTO, contract and other staff/faculty who are positioned to support students.

## Solution

Offer individual consultations or ‘office hours’ as a service to answer questions and/or to provide support to open source projects.
Offer individual consultations as a service to answer questions and/or to provide support to open source projects.

This can be offered through a number of different channels:

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We use this [consultation template](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ybyObRt8XOlrjK-CgCXBPImryWV-b4M9_OIfyAbUwo8/edit#slide=id.g2c709938643_0_8) to guide the conversation with projects and to assess their needs.

### Additional Learning from Georgia Tech OSPO

We support [POSE](https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/pose-pathways-enable-open-source-ecosystems) proposal development with office hours.

### Additional Learning from University of California Santa Cruz OSPO

We meet with projects to offer advice and support as needed. This is often a one-time call but sometimes grows into grant proposals or longer collaborations.
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## References

- [Consultations](https://library.gwu.edu/consultation-services) offered by the GWU OSPO are part of the library’s research consulting services.
- Scroll to the bottom of [this page](https://ospo.gwu.edu/about) to click the ['Book an Appointment'](https://calendly.com/david-lippert/30min?month=2026-06) to schedule a consultation with the GWU OSPO.
- [Consulting services](https://ospo.library.jhu.edu/services/consulting/) offered by Johns Hopkins University OSPO.
- [Consultations](https://opensource.stanford.edu/) offered by OpenSource@Stanford.
- [Consultations](https://innovationpartnerships.umich.edu/moss/) offered by the MOSS Program - scroll down to GitHub Garage under “Education”.
- [Consultation services](https://opensource.utexas.edu/connect) offered by the UT-OSPO.
- Scroll to the bottom of [this page](https://opensource.stanford.edu/) to request a consultation with OpenSource@Stanford.
- [Booking form Consultation services](https://opensource.utexas.edu/connect) offered by the UT-OSPO.
- [Consultation booking form](https://outlook.office365.com/book/UTOSPOOpenSourceSoftwareConsultation@utexas.onmicrosoft.com/) for the UT-OSPO.
- [Consultations and other services](https://verso.w3.uvm.edu/services/) offered by VERSO OSPO.
- Information about [Consultations and other services](https://verso.w3.uvm.edu/services/) offered by VERSO OSPO.
- [Consultation template for projects](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ybyObRt8XOlrjK-CgCXBPImryWV-b4M9_OIfyAbUwo8/edit?usp%3Dsharing&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1746004597188190&usg=AOvVaw1juIFcUqNZPBiGZcWgF3eL) used by Carnegie Mellon University OSPO.

### Related Patterns
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