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Practices and Patterns in Research Information Management: Findings from a Global Survey

Practices and Patterns in Research Information Management: Findings from a Global Survey

OCLC Research and euroCRIS, the international organization for research information, partnered to develop a survey and synthesize the results to examine how research institutions worldwide are applying research information management (RIM) practices.

The Main Obstacles to Better Research Data Management and Sharing Are Cultural. But Change is in Our Hands

The Main Obstacles to Better Research Data Management and Sharing Are Cultural. But Change is in Our Hands

Appointing data stewards and data champions can be key to improving research data management through positive cultural change.

The Cart Before the Horse

The Cart Before the Horse

The article is a call to go back to basics, to re-examine the drivers of our projects. My main aim here is to provide a few helpful tips to increase the chances of success and long-term adoption of data-science projects.

Open Data and Data Management: Oct 29

Open Data and Data Management: Oct 29

The SCNAT is organizing this one day event in Bern, with the aim to give the research community the chance to raise their concern and also the SNF and the European Commission to present their view and to inform about recent trends. The workshop should provide recommendations on how to implement the open data requirements.

Data Sharing in PLOS ONE: An Analysis of Data Availability Statements

Data Sharing in PLOS ONE: An Analysis of Data Availability Statements

Only about 20% of statements indicate that data are deposited in a repository, which the PLOS policy states is the preferred method. More commonly, authors state that their data are in the paper itself or in the supplemental information, though it is unclear whether these data meet the level of sharing required in the PLOS policy.

Data Sharing and the Future of Science

Data Sharing and the Future of Science

Who benefits from sharing data? The scientists of future do, as data sharing today enables new science tomorrow. Far from being mere rehashes of old datasets, evidence shows that studies based on analyses of previously published data can achieve just as much impact as original projects.

Data Management Checklist

Data Management Checklist

Are you looking after your research data? This simple graphic provides a checklist of the key activities and requirements for making sure your research data is well managed.

Microsoft’s Purchase of GitHub Leaves Some Scientists Uneasy

Microsoft’s Purchase of GitHub Leaves Some Scientists Uneasy

They fear the online platform used for collaborating on research data and software will become less open, but other researchers say the buyout could make GitHub more useful.

New Cancer Treatments Lie Hidden Under Mountains of Paperwork

New Cancer Treatments Lie Hidden Under Mountains of Paperwork

The National Cancer Institute has invested millions of dollars into determining the genetic sequences of patients’ tumors, and researchers have found thousands of genes that seem to drive tumor growth.  But until patients’ medical records are linked to the genetic data, life-or-death questions cannot be answered.

Manipulating the Alpha Level Cannot Cure Significance Testing

Manipulating the Alpha Level Cannot Cure Significance Testing

When evaluating the strength of the evidence, we should consider auxiliary assumptions, the strength of the experimental design, and implications for applications. To boil all this down to a binary decision based on a p-value threshold is not acceptable.

Introducing a New Standard for the Citation of Research Data

Introducing a New Standard for the Citation of Research Data

The Identifiers Expert Group of the FORCE11 Data Citation Implementation Pilot (DCIP) has achieved a significant step toward the harmonization of identifier resolution standards for data citation in research articles. 

Beneficiaries of Organisation IDs Must Be Willing to Invest in Them

Beneficiaries of Organisation IDs Must Be Willing to Invest in Them

Collecting, annotating and curating data of universities, funding organizations and publishers manually is both wasteful and impossible to do comprehensively. If these data were available in a globally standardized, digital, open format, this effort could be redirected towards analysis and improving research information and administration.