RECODE: Policy RECommendations for Open access to research Data in Europe --Workshop: Perspectives in understanding open access to research data – infrastructure and technology challenges
abernard102@gmail.com 2013-12-06
Summary:
"Many networks, initiatives, projects and communities are addressing the key technical and infrastructural barriers to Open Access to research data. Such barriers may include: lack of automatic mechanisms for policy enforcement, lack of metadata
and data models supporting open access, obsolescence of infrastructures, scarce awareness about new technological solutions, lack of training and/or expertise on IT and semantics aspects. However, these organizations are often heterogeneous and fragmented by discipline, geography, stakeholder category (publishers, academics, repositories,
etc.) as well as other boundaries, and often work in isolation or with limited contact with one another. This workshop will offer a multi-disciplinary space for GEOSS and other stakeholders interested in Open Access to research data, to: Identify and map good practices; Identify and map areas where further support is required; Develop common solutions for the infrastructure and technology challenges that are hindering Open Access and data preservation ... "