Title
User engagement in research data curation
Abstract
In recent years information systems such as digital repositories, built to support research practice, have struggled to encourage participation partly due to inadequate analysis of the requirements of the user communities. This paper argues that engagement of users in research data curation through an understanding of their processes, constraints and culture is a key component in the development of the data repositories that will ultimately serve them. In order to maximize the effectiveness of such technologies curation activities need to start early in the research lifecycle and therefore strong links with researchers are necessary. Moreover, this paper promotes the adoption of a pragmatic approach with the result that the use of open data as a mechanism to engage researchers may not be appropriate for all disciplinary research environments.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1007/978-3-642-04346-8_30
ECDL3
Keywords
Field
DocType
open data,research practice,data repository,research data curation,disciplinary research environment,inadequate analysis,technologies curation activity,key component,digital repository,research lifecycle,user engagement,data management,information system,preprint
Information system,Open data,World Wide Web,Computer science,User engagement,Discipline,Data curation,Digital curation,Preprint
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
5714
0302-9743
3-642-04345-3
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
305
13.31
3
Authors
2
Search Limit
100305
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Luis Martinez-Uribe130715.22
Stuart Macdonald230513.31