In January, the LC Labs team welcomed Charlie Moffett as he kicked off his innovation internship with the Library of Congress. He’s been exploring digital collections and geospatial data and where the two might intersect to tell stories about place and change. We checked in with him to learn more about his goals, background, and […]
Category: open data
What factors do scientists perceive as promoting or hindering scientific data reuse?
Increased calls for data sharing have formed part of many governments’ agendas to boost innovation and scientific development. Data openness for reuse also resonates with the recognised need for more transparent, reproducible science. But what are scientists’ perceptions about data reuse? Renata Gonçalves Curty, Kevin Crowston, Alison Specht, Bruce W. Grant and Elizabeth D. Dalton make use of existing survey […]
Neuroimaging as a case study in research data management: Part 2
Part 2: On practicing what we preach Originally posted on Medium. A few weeks ago I described the results of a project investigating the data management…
We Are Talking Loudly and No One Is Listening
By Daniella Lowenberg “Listening is not merely not talking, though even that is beyond most of our powers; it means taking a vigorous, human interest…
Neuroimaging as a case study in research data management: Part 1
Part 1: What we did and what we found This post was originally posted on Medium. How do brain imaging researchers manage and share their…
Without urgent action big and open data may widen existing inequalities and social divides
The juncture of big and open data informs areas as diverse as artificial intelligence, agriculture, and public health, and promises to transform our ability to tackle global challenges. However, Sabina Leonelli highlights three major concerns over how big and open data are currently managed: the unsustainable nature of the digital data landscape; the quality and credibility of the data themselves; […]
Tautology, antithesis, rallying cry, or business model? “Open science” is open to interpretation
The term “open science” is often deployed in the scholarly discourse without much thought about its meaning and use. Benedikt Fecher and Tony Ross-Hellauer unpack the term and find it to be understood in a variety of ways; as a new framework for what has always been expected of science, as a political slogan to motivate change, as a business […]
Support your Data
Building an RDM Maturity Model: Part 4 By John Borghi Researchers are faced with rapidly evolving expectations about how they should manage and share their data,…
Dash: 2017 in Review
The goal for Dash in 2017 was to build out features that would make Dash a desirable place to publish data. While we continue to…
Test-driving the Dash read-only API
The Dash Data Publication service is now allowing access to dataset metadata and public files through a read-only API. This API focuses on allowing metadata…