This is an interesting study: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/preservation/nationaldata.aspx
Extracts from main findings (http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/preservation/data_sharing_report_main_findings_final.pdf): "In the increasingly international and interdisciplinary context of research, locating data in disparate repositories in different countries, gaining access to them through a web of licence agreements in different languages, and re‐using them in a multitude of file formats can be a daunting task. These barriers are not easy to overcome - the sheer diversity of data makes it difficult to design tools with the range and ability to accommodate and translate between the distinctly different data needs of the various domain communities." (p. 3) "Studies in the UK and Australia have demonstrated low awareness of policies and requirements, and a lack of adequate data management skills among researchers. Similar conclusions have been drawn from digital library user surveys. Researchers require guidance in translating policy requirements, including open access policy, into operational tasks for which they can plan and take responsibility." (p. 4) "A significant agreement of common principles and standards amongst the funding agencies for widening access to research data is being stimulated by statements from international groups including the Open Access movement." (p. 4) "UK research funding organisations should jointly agree on data sharing principles and develop a set of common criteria for their data sharing policies." (p. 7) "Data sharing policies should recommend data deposit in an appropriate open access data repository and/or data centre where these exist." (p. 7) "JISCLegal should provide enhanced advice and guidance to the research community on all aspects of IPR and other rights issues relating to data sets." (p. 8) "Work by JISC and the research councils, on developing model licences for data, should be co‐ordinated so that a minimum set of standard licences are adopted more widely." (p. 8) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- International Approaches to Enabling the Sharing of Data ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The final report and and a summary of the main findings of a JISC-funded study that compares national data infrastructures is available from the JISC website. http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/preservation/nationaldata.aspx This study was researched and written by Raivo Ruusalepp on behalf of the Digital Curation Centre and contains descriptions and analysis of the references that are made, and the arrangements that exist, in a number of OECD countries, relating to the sharing of research data. Neil Grindley Programme Manager - Digital Preservation JISC London Office Brettenham House 5 Lancaster Place London WC2E 7EN tel: 020 3006 6059 mobile: 07816 277573 email: [email protected] -- Jonathan Gray Community Coordinator The Open Knowledge Foundation http://www.okfn.org _______________________________________________ okfn-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.okfn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss
