Open data: rights and responsibilities | In Verba | Royal Society

abernard102@gmail.com 2014-10-25

Summary:

A broad international audience explored these questions at an event run by the Royal Society and CODATA  at the International Council for Science (ICSU) general assembly on 2 September. Professor Guo Heading, President of CODATA, introduced the event by defining the meaning of open data and its importance for the progress of science. 'Open data is data for anyone’s use, for any purpose and at no cost.' He addressed the crucial role of open data for interdisciplinary research and for the acceleration of the scientific progress. Professor Geoffrey Boulton’s presentation, ‘Open Data for Open Science’, demonstrated how, historically, open data is not an unknown concept. In 1665 Henry (Heinrich) Oldenburg, as 1st Secretary of the Royal Society, edited and published the Philosophical Transactions, the first journal including only scientific material. Letters submitted could not be in Latin and had to present the concept as well as the evidence, thus, ‘open data’ ... A panel discussion chaired by Professor Kari Raivio included responses from Professor Michael Clegg, Dr. Raghavendra Gadagkar and Dr Eva Alisic, along with the wider audience. Although the evening was primarily about open data, the direct link to open access and publication practice became apparent during the discussion. Ideas and issues raised in the discussion included: [1] The role of the funding community, with its ability to enforce change, in leading enhanced data sharing. [2] Sharing small data sets via publications’ supplementary information.  A related difficulty in the implementation of open data is the direct correlation of a journal’s impact factor to its subscription price – possibly associating open data with low quality. [3] The need for long term data storage and accessibility (both at least for the next generation) and the associated costs of storage and human resources ..."

Link:

http://blogs.royalsociety.org/in-verba/2014/10/03/open-data-rights-and-responsibilities/

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Date tagged:

10/25/2014, 07:56

Date published:

10/25/2014, 03:56