[open-science] Why are we leaving it to Google?

Thu Sep 27 15:57:52 UTC 2018

Dear all,

thank you for the thought-provoking discussion, shows of support and practical proposals around #DontLeaveItToGoogle. In the meantime, I have been interviewed by Elephant in the Lab about the campaign's motivations and goals. You can find it here: http://elephantinthelab.org/google-and-research-data/

I'd be interested in your feedback and comments!

Best,
Peter

Am 10/09/2018 um 15:29 schrieb Peter Kraker:
> As you may have heard, Google is building a search engine for datasets
> (https://www.blog.google/products/search/making-it-easier-discover-datasets/).
> This means yet another proprietary index on top of our own data that
> nobody can reuse - and another inferior list-based interface that will
> be pushed onto scientists by Google's sheer market dominance.
>
> At the same time, there is no funding for a community-driven open source
> alternative. We should not leave the field to Google, or science will be
> poorer for it! We finally need to invest in a true open science
> contender for research data discovery. This would bring meaningful
> competition to this space and drive innovation.
>
> This is why we have launched the #DontLeaveItToGoogle campaign. I
> encourage you to add your own voice to the discussion using this
> hashtag. It’s time to change the way we discover research - not
> perpetuate the same proprietary model time and time again!
>
> https://twitter.com/PeterKraker/status/1039122274518007808
> https://twitter.com/PeterKraker/status/1039122276623503360
>
> Best,
> Peter
>

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