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DANS is an institute of KNAW and NWO

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Identifying and removing barriers for sharing scientific data

Laurents Sesink

[email protected]



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DANS

− an institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), and is also supported by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO).

− since its establishment in 2005, DANS has been taking care of storage and continuous accessibility of research data in the social sciences and humanities.



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Sections

− Software Development Group (SDG)− Infrastructure Group (IG)− Data Group (DG)



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Data Group (DG)

− Electronic Archiving System (EASY)− Innovative projects (Persistent Identifier, Data Seal

of Approval, Enhanced Publications)− Data Acquisition



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Data Acquisition

− Last 10 years there is a change in attitude towards the principle of sharing Research Data

− Dutch government: OECD Principles and Guidelines for Access to Research Data from Public Funding

− All scientific organizations: Berlin Declaration on Open Access



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A demand from researchers to re(use) data

Digital data:

− Easy to duplicate and distribute− New tools, techniques and methodologies can be

used− Integration with other research data



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Part of the scholarly communication process

− To verify research− To discover research data for future potential

(re)use



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− Governmental organizations, funders of research, universities, publishers, scientific data archives and researchers are implementing in different ways the policy of access to research data

− In practice it appears that the depositing of research data is not imbedded in the scholarly workflow and ‘mental’ system of researchers, institutions, funders and policy makers.



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Therefore it is important

− To identify which stakeholders benefit by making research data available.

− What kind of policies have they already developed?− Which instruments play an important role in these

policies? − Which restraints do they encounter in practice?



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Stakeholders

− Data producers:− Data consumers:− Research data centers− Research funders and commissioners of research− Publishers− Organisations responsible for quality and

assessment of research− Organisations responsible for technical

infrastructures



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Stakeholders meeting

− End 2008 DANS and SURFfoundation organized a meeting with different stakeholders

− SURFfoundation unites research universities, universities of applied sciences, and research institutions. All of these collaborate on innovative projects to improve the quality of higher education and research.



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Attendees

− Researchers: University of Twente, University of Amsterdam, University of Utrecht

− Library: University of Leiden− Datacenters: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), DANS,

3TU datacentre− Government: Education, culture and science in the

Netherlands



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Attendees

− Infrastructure: SURFfoundation− Research assessment: Academy of Arts and

Sciences, Rathenau Institute− Research funder: The Netherlands Organisation for

Scientific Research (NWO)− Publisher: Amsterdam University Press



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What kind of policies have they already developed

− Government− Contract for third parties (ARVODI) − Funding of preservation strategy (MIXED)

− Funding organization− Infrastructure for depositing datasets (DANS)− Contracts

− Research organizations (Universities)− Open Access policy for publications



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− Publishers− Links to data from articles in journals− Data Availability Policy

− The data centers− Acces, re(use) policy− Guidelines, consultancy



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− Infrastructure organizations− Funding of initiatives to further develop the technical

infrastructure (Enhanced Publications, blogs, wiki’s, social tagging)

− Researchers− Reference to the data set− Data producer as co-author in a publication



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Identify barriers

− Researchers: − Lack of Scientific credits for sharing data− No place for Long Term Preservation in project proposals− Fear to share data − Lack of experience to make data reusable− Lack of time to deposit data

− Data centers:− Policies to share data are not enough. Lack of practical

regulations and clear responsibilities− No cost model



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Identify barriers

− Publishers:− Fragmented infrastructure for referencing to research

data− Lack of policy and communication about Persistent Identifiers

− Data centers don’t cover all scientific disciplines− Lack of interest from researchers to publish in DAP

journals− High investment in infrastructure to add research data to

publications− Long Term Preservation of Enhanced Publications



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Recommandations

− Research funders:− Make regulations to bring policy into practice. Define

who’s role and responsibility it is to deposit data.− Include in project proposals funding for LTP

− Research organizations (Universities):− Workflow for Open Access to Research data− Attention for data modelling, LTP issues in curriculum for

students− Scientific credits not only for Publications but also for

research data



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Recommandations

− Data centers:− Make the benefits for depositing data clear for researchers− There is a need for consultancy at the start of projects− Make contracts with research funders more clear

− Regulations, procedures

− Standardization of citation of data

− Infrastructure organizations:− Bridge the cap between publications and research data



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Developments

− NWO: Workflow for funded projectproposals− Government: One stop portal for third parties.

Research Information. Publications. Data− SURFFoundation: Tender for Enhanced publications

− User requirements for the infrastructure

− Universities: Regulations and workflow for depositing data

− Data Steward Ship Group − Consultation for Researchers



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Future Roadmap

− Funding of LTP

− Scientific credits



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Thank you!

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