UKSG, 8-10 April@kaythaney @digitalsci

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research is changing(as is the research workflow)

research cycleidea

experiment

lit review

materials

publish

share results

retestanalyze

collect data

blocking pointsidea

experiment

access

attaining materials

publish

share results

retestanalyze

collect data

(to name a few ...)

types of informationhypothesis/query

protocolsparameters

content

non-digital “stuff”

articlesproceedings

negative results

analysissynthesis

datasetsmodels

(added complexity)

prof activitiesmentorship

patents

our definition of “information” is evolving.

and our systems need to adapt.

3 Gb/year

9 Gb/PhD3 Gb/year

30,000,000 Gb/all*9 Gb/PhD3 Gb/year

* roughly

how much made available?

9 Gb/PhD3 Gb/year

* roughly

30,000,000 Gb/all*

wasted ...$$$time

opportunity

rewards, incentives, assessment

existing system is imperfect

we can/need to do better.

digital science