Informationsplattform Open Access: Open Access to Data

Scientific findings in text form are based, as a rule, on research data. Research data come in a wide variety of forms and types. They comprise all (digital) data generated during the scientific process, for example, through measurements, simulations, interviews, or source work. In recent years, the management of these research data has increasingly attracted the attention of scholars and scientists as well as research institutions and infrastructure facilities. Whereas in the past, research data were often treated somewhat dismissively as a mere accessory to publications, made available as a matter of form, or disclosed only upon request, a strong trend towards the independent and prominent publication of research data in open formats (open data) is now apparent.