The State of Open Data

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The State of Open Data: Report Provides New Insights into the Global State of Open Data #stateofopendata

25th October 2016

Today, Figshare released the results of its global survey of 2,000 researchers in a report that assesses the global landscape around open data and sharing practices.

“The State of Open Data” – Figshare’s report and survey finds 80% of researchers value data citation as much as, or more than article citation.

This report has been supported by Digital Science and the survey was conducted in partnership with Springer Nature. It highlights the extent of awareness around open data, the incentives around its use, and perspectives researchers have about making their own research data open.

The key findings of the report include:.. read article

How researchers lock up their study data with sharing fees

"The story highlights a potentially uncomfortable aspect of data-sharing: Although science is unquestionably a public good, data often are proprietary."

https://www.statnews.com/2016/09/30/data-sharing-fees/