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LessonTopicsDatasharingwithinthedatalifecycleValueofdatasharingConcernsaboutdatasharingMethodsformakingdatasharable
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Aftercompletingthislesson,theparticipantwillbeableto:
1. Discussdatasharingconsiderationswithinthedatalifecycle
2. Recognizethebenefitsofsharingscientificdata3. Addressconcernsaboutsharingdata4. Outlineaprocessformakingdatasharable5. Identifymechanismsforsharingdata
LearningObjectives
TheDataLifecycleDatasharingshouldbeaddressedthroughoutthedatalifecycle.
TheDataLifecycleSeveralstagesrequirecriticalattentiontoensureeffectivedatasharing
Step ActionDescribe documentthedatacontent,characterandprocessDeposit storethedatainalocationfromwhichitcanbeaccessedPreserve selectstorageformatsandmediawithlongtermuseinmindDiscover publishinformationaboutthedatasothatotherscanfindit
Forthebenefitof:
thepublictheresearchsponsortheresearchcommunitytheresearcher
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WhysharedataDatasharingrequireseffort,resources,andfaithinothers.Whydoit?
Abetterinformedpublicyieldsbetterdecisionmakingwithregardto:
EnvironmentalandeconomicplanningFederal,state,andlocalpoliciessocialchoicessuchasuseoftaxdollarsandeducationoptionspersonallifestyleandhealthsuchasnutritionandrecreation
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ValueofDataSharing:TothePublic
ValueofDataSharing:ToResearchSponsor
OrganizationsthatsponsorresearchmustmaximizethevalueofresearchdollarsDatasharingenhancesthevalueofresearchinvestmentsbyenabling:
verificationofperformancemetricsandoutcomesnewresearchandincreasedreturnoninvestmentadvancementofthesciencereduceddataduplicationexpendituresenhancingandextendingtherecordofscience
buildupontheworkofothersandfurther,ratherthanrepeat,thescienceperformmetaanalysesthatcannotbeperformedwithindividualdatasetsorlaboratoriesshareresourcesandperspectivessothatcomprehensionisexpandedandenhanced
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ValueofDataSharing:ToScientificCommunityAccesstorelatedresearchenablescommunitymembersto:
ValueofDataSharing:ToScientificCommunityAccesstorelatedresearchenablescommunitymembersto(cont’d):
increasetransparency,reproducibilityandcomparabilityofresultsexpandmethodologyassessment,recommendationsandimprovementeducatenewresearchersastothemostcurrentandsignificantfindings
Scientiststhatsharedatagainthebenefitof:
researchsponsorrecognitionasanauthoritativesourceandwiseinvestmentimproveddataqualityduetoexpandeduse,fieldchecks,andfeedbackgreateropportunityfordataexchangeimprovedconnectionstoscientificnetwork,peers,andpotentialcollaborators
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ValueofDataSharing:TotheScientist
ConcernsAboutDataSharingEvenifthevalueofdatasharingisrecognized,concernsremainastotheimpactsofincreaseddataexposure.
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ConcernsAboutDataSharingProblem Solutioninappropriateuseduetomisunderstandingofresearchpurposeorparameters
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securityandconfidentialityofsensitivedata ?lackofacknowledgement/credit ?lossofadvantagewhencompetingforresearchdollars ?
ConcernsAboutDataSharingProblem Solutioninappropriateuseduetomisunderstandingofresearchpurposeorparameters
metadata
securityandconfidentialityofsensitivedata metadatalackofacknowledgement/credit metadatalossofadvantagewhencompetingforresearchdollars metadata
ConcernsAboutDataSharingProblem Solutioninappropriateuseduetomisunderstandingofresearchpurposeorparameters
providerichAbstract,Purpose,UseConstraintsandSupplementalInformationwhereneeded
securityandconfidentialityofsensitivedata
themetadatadoesNOTcontainthedataUseConstraintsspecifywhomayaccessthedataandhow
ConcernsAboutDataSharingCont'dProblem Solutionlackofacknowledgement/credit
specifyarequireddatacitationwithintheUseConstraints
lossofadvantagewhencompetingforresearchdollars
createsecond,publicversionwithgeneralizedDataProcessingDescription
MakingDataSharableStepOne:
Createrobustmetadatathatisdiscoverablespecifygeographyandtimeperiodsusedisciplinespecifictheme,placeandtemporalkeywords,thesauri,andontologiesdescribeattributesincludelinkstoassociateddatacatalogues,datadownloads,projectwebsites,etc.
MakingDataSharableStepTwo:Includearchivalandreferenceinformation
properlyformatteddatacitationsforthedataandallsourcesUniversallyUniqueIdentifiers(UUID)thatuniquelyidentifyyourdataandhelptolinkthedatawiththemetadata SeetheDataONEuniqueidentifierguidanceat:http://mule1.dataone.org/ArchitectureDocs-current/design/PIDs.html
DataCitationExample:Sidlauskas,B.2007.Datafrom:Testingforunequalratesofmorphologicaldiversificationintheabsenceofadetailedphylogeny:acasestudyfromcharaciformfishes.DryadDigitalRepository.doi:10.5061/dryad.20
MakingDataSharableStepThree:Havedatacontributorsreviewyourmetadatatoensurevalidityandorganizational‘correctness’?
aretheprocessesdescribedaccurately?areallcontributionsadequatelyidentified?hasmanagementreviewedtheproductanddocumentation?isthefundingorganizationproperlyrecognized?
MakingDataSharableStepFour:Publishyourmetadataand/ordatavia:
FederalDataCatalogsdata.gov
DataRepositoriesKnowledgeNetworkforBiodiversity(KNB)DataPortalLongTermEcologicalResearch(LTER)NetworkDataPortalInstitutionaldatarepositories
OtherOnlineResourcesProjectand/orProgramwebsitesWeb-accessiblefolders(WAF)CommunityorPublicCloud
Searchabledirectoryofrepositoriesforpublishingyourdatahttp://service.re3data.org/search
MakingDataSharableStepFour:Publishyourmetadataand/ordatavia:(cont’d)
OtherOnlineResources
Projectand/orProgramwebsitesLinkswithinonlinelessonsandoutreachproductsWeb-accessiblefolders(WAF)CommunityorPublicCloud
BestPracticesDocumentandpublishdatausingstandardsPromotedatauseviapresentationsandmeetingsSolicitfeedbackfromdatausersandaddressidentifiedissuesMonitorpublicationsandwebsitesfordatauseandaddressmisapplications
DatainRealLifeIn2003,agroupofscientistsfromtheNationalInstitutesofHealth,theFoodandDrugAdministration,drugandmedicalimagingindustries,universities,andnonprofitgroupsjoinedinacollaborativeefforttofindthebiologicalmarkersthatshowtheprogressionofAlzheimer’sdiseaseinthehumanbrain.Thegoalofthisprojectwastodoresearchonamassivescalethatwouldinvolvesharingandmakingaccessibleallthedatauncoveredtoanyoneintheworldwithacomputer.Dr.JohnTrojanowskianAlzheimer’sresearcherattheUniversityofPennsylvaniastated,“It’snotsciencethewaymostofushavepracticeditinourcareers.Butweallrealizedthatwewouldnevergetbiomarkersunlessallofusparkedouregosandintellectual-propertynosesoutsidethedoorandagreedthatallofourdatawouldbemadepublicimmediately.”http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/13/health/research/13alzheimer.html
SummaryDatasharingaddsvaluetothedataItistheresponsibilityoftheresearchertosharetheirdataMetadatasupportsdataaccountability,liability,andusabilitySponsorsexpect,somerequire,datatobesharedDatasharingisessentialtotheadvancementofscience
References1. Inter-universityConsortiumforPoliticalandSocialResearch(ICPSR),ICPSR
GuidetoDataPreparationandArchiving:BestPracticeThroughouttheDataLifeCycle(ICPSR,2009;http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/files/ICPSR/access/dataprep.pdf).[4thEdition]
2. AustralianBureauofStatistics-NationalStatisticalService(ABS-NSS),Agoodpracticeguidetosharingyourdatawithothers(ABS-NSS,2009;http://www.nss.gov.au/nss/home.nsf/NSS/E6C05AE57C80D737CA25761D002FD676?opendocument).[Vers.1]
3. H.A.Piwowar,AnewtaskforNSFreviewers:Recognizingthevalueofdatareuse.ResearchRemixvers.May28,2011(http://researchremix.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/dear-nsf-reviewers/).[blogpostingofdraft]
4. H.A.Piwowar,M.J.Becich,H.Bilofsky,R.S.Crowley,TowardsaDataSharingCulture:RecommendationsforLeadershipfromAcademicHealthCenters.PLoSMed.5(9),e183(2008),doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0050183.[onbehalfofthecaBIGDataSharingandIntellectualCapitalWorkspace]
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