Exploring Openness in Data and Science: What is “Open,” to Whom, When, and Why?
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Citation: Christine L Borgman (2015) Exploring Openness in Data and Science: What is “Open,” to Whom, When, and Why?. Proceedings of the 78th American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Meeting 2015 (RSS)
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Tagged: openness (RSS), open data (RSS)
Summary
Based on highly cited publications on open data and data sharing in the previous 10 years, authors synthesize 8 dimensions that encompass associated debates:
- definitions of open data
- sources of research data
- benefits of open research data
- scale of data sharing
- ownership, licensing, and legal status
- means of dissemination
- technical access
- preserving data for future access
