Open Research Data Handbook – Call for case Studies | Open Knowledge Foundation Blog

The OKF Open Research Data Handbook – a collaborative and volunteer-led guide to Open Research Data practices – is beginning to take shape and we need you! We’re looking for case studies showing benefits from open research data: either researchers who have personal stories to share or people with relevant expertise willing to write short sections. Designed to provide an introduction to open research data, we’re looking to develop a resource that will explain what open research data actually is, the benefits of opening up research data, as well as the processes and tools which researchers need to do so, giving examples from different academic disciplines. Leading on from a couple of sprints, a few of us are in the process of collating the first few chapters, and we’ll be asking for comment on these soon. In the meantime, please provide us with case studies to include, or let us know if you are willing to contribute areas of expertise to this handbook.  We now need your help to gather concrete case studies which detail your experiences of working with Open Research Data. Specifically, we are looking for: [1] Stories of the benefits you have seen as a result of open research data practices [2] Challenges you have faced in open research, and how you overcame them [3] Case studies of tools you have used to share research data or to make it openly available [4] Examples of how failing to follow open research practices has hindered the progress of science, economics, social science, etc. [5] More ideas from you!

Case studies should be around 200-500 words long. They should be concrete, based on real experiences, and should focus on one specific angle of open research data (you can submit more than one study!).  Please fill out the following form in order to submit a case study ... "