How to open up our research data (and why it matters) Jenny Molloy | YEAR Annual Conference, Helsinki, May 2015 What is data? What is open? Step 1: “Data”does What mean? What is your data? “Open”does What mean? A piece of data or content is if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and/or share-alike. opendefinition.org Science is based on building on, reusing and openly criticising the published body of scientific knowledge. For science to effectively function, and for society to reap the full benefits from scientific endeavours, it is crucial that science data be made open. 1. When publishing data make an explicit and robust statement of your wishes. pantonprinciples.org 2. Use a recognized waiver or license that is appropriate for data. pantonprinciples.org 3. If you want your data to be effectively used and added to by others it should be open as defined by the Open Knowledge/ Data Definition – in particular non-commercial and other restrictive clauses should not be used. pantonprinciples.org 4. Explicit dedication of data underlying published science into the public domain via PDDL or CCZero is strongly recommended and ensures compliance with both the Science Commons Protocol for Implementing Open Access Data and the Open Knowledge/Data Definition. pantonprinciples.org Share?actuallySo - do we Some of the time.... In groups of 3, you have 10 mins to list 3 reasons why... YOU WOULD share your data YOU might NOT share Terrorists and/or criminals will use it It's too complicated People may misinterpret the data It's not very interesting I don't mind, but someone else might We might want to use it in a(nother) paper People will contact me to ask about stuff Data Protection/ National Security It's too big People will see that my data is embarrassingly bad It's not useful to anyone else It's not a priority and I'm busy I don't know how I'm not sure I own the data Someone might steal/plagiarise it and not credit me My funder doesn't require it Terrorists and/or criminals will use it It's too complicated People may misinterpret the data It's not very interesting I don't mind, but someone else might We might want to use it in a(nother) paper People will contact me to ask about stuff Data Protection/ National Security It's too big People will see that my data is embarrassingly bad It's not useful to anyone else It's not a priority and I'm busy I don't know how I'm not sure I own the data Someone might steal/plagiarise it and not credit me My funder doesn't require it Sharing 5 stepsto Get motivated: start early 1 Think you don't need a research data management plan? Learn from those who have gone before you and think again! Talk about data sharing to your colleagues, bosses, collaborators, funders, ethics committees, data providers, research subjects, librarians, departments, other students, friends, pets... 2 Stay on top of your data Pick a face: What was that unnamed column? Which version of the data did I end up feeding into R? Which of my three lab books did the protocol end up in? To share, first YOU have to document and understand. Find the best practises in your research community There are many online courses and guides for multiple disciplines, plus all those people to whom you've already been talking! e.g. 3 Share like you want to Discoverability Get your data ready for Make the most of it 4 Play fair 5 5 stepstoSharing1. Get motivated and start early: Have a plan Manage expectations 2. Keep on top of your data Will you understand it in four years? What are the best practices in your field? 3. Share it like you really want to Make it discoverable and reuseable Metadata, metadata, metadata 5. Play fair Set an example: cite data properly. Where applicable, contact data creators – collaborate! 4. Make the most of it Write data papers, report it to funders Check for citations Any questions? This presentation and all original content is licensed under CC-BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/, Credited images below remain under the license used by the creator, including derivative images such as crops and recolourised versions produced for this presentation. Image Credits: All OKF images under CC-BY Sharing Slide: Photo: Ed Yourdon under CC-BY-NC-SA. 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