[okfn-discuss] Fwd: FW: Data Dimensions: Disciplinary Differences in Research Data Sharing, Reuse and Long term Viability

Sat Feb 6 13:46:59 UTC 2010

This looks interesting...

J.

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Anyone involved in storing and curating research data knows well that
disciplines do things differently. Whether we see research domains as
a thousand blooming flowers or a tower of Babel, that diversity
presents challenges for data curation. Through a series of seven case
studies in different disciplines, the Digital Curation Centre’s SCARP
project aimed to help understand these challenges and build on current
digital data management and preservation practices in each case.

One of this JISC-funded project's final outputs is a synthesis study
and the DCC is pleased to announce the report "Data Dimensions:
Disciplinary Differences in Research Data Sharing, Reuse and Long term
Viability", which has been written by Key Perspectives.

This synthesis report draws on the SCARP case studies plus a number of
others (identified in the Appendix), and identifies factors that help
understand how curation practices in research groups differ in
disciplinary terms. This provides a backdrop to different digital
curation approaches.

The synthesis report and individual case studies are available for
download at www.dcc.ac.uk/scarp.

Graham Pryor
Associate Director
Digital Curation Centre
Edinburgh EH8 9LE
+44 (0)131 650 9985
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/

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