Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age

Institute Of Medicine; National Academy Of Engineering; National Academy Of Sciences; Committee On Science, Engineering, And Public Policy; Committee On Ensuring The Utility And Integrity Of Research Data In A Digital Age

ISBN 10: 0309136849 / ISBN 13: 9780309136846

Published by National Academies Press, 2009

About this Item

162 numbered pages; a few minor marks to edges of closed pages; light wear to corners and edges of cover; minor rub to cover; several minor creases to cover; several minor dings/ minor scratches to cover; weighs 11 ounces; measures 9 by 6 by .5 inches; 061323; As digital technologies are expanding the power and reach of research, they are also raising complex issues.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309136849
• ISBN 13: 9780309136846
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ethics
  • Science
  • Research

About this title

Synopsis

As digital technologies are expanding the power and reach of research, they are also raising complex issues. These include complications in ensuring the validity of research data; standards that do not keep pace with the high rate of innovation; restrictions on data sharing that reduce the ability of researchers to verify results and build on previous research; and huge increases in the amount of data being generated, creating severe challenges in preserving that data for long-term use.

Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age examines the consequences of the changes affecting research data with respect to three issues - integrity, accessibility, and stewardship-and finds a need for a new approach to the design and the management of research projects. The report recommends that all researchers receive appropriate training in the management of research data, and calls on researchers to make all research data, methods, and other information underlying results publicly accessible in a timely manner. The book also sees the stewardship of research data as a critical long-term task for the research enterprise and its stakeholders. Individual researchers, research institutions, research sponsors, professional societies, and journals involved in scientific, engineering, and medical research will find this book an essential guide to the principles affecting research data in the digital age.

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Summary
• 1 Research Data in the Digital Age
• 2 Ensuring the Integrity of Research Data
• 3 Ensuring Access to Research Data
• 4 Promoting the Stewardship of Research Data
• 5 Defining Roles and Responsibilities
• Appendix A: Biographical Information on the Members of the Committee on Ensuring the Utility and Integrity of Research Data in a Digital Age
• Appendix B: Relevant National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council Reports
• Appendix C: Letters from Scientific Journals Requesting the Study
• Index