Michelle Parker University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Suzie Allard University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Source
International Journal of Data Curation
Vol 16 No 1 (2021)
DOI: 10.2218/ijdc.v16i1.653
Abstract
Open science data benefit society by facilitating convergence across domains that are examining the same scientific problem. While cross-disciplinary data sharing and reuse is essential to the research done by convergent communities, so far little is known about the role data play in how these communities interact. An understanding of the role of data in these collaborations can help us identify and meet the needs of emerging research communities which may predict the next challenges faced by science.
Source: 10.2218/ijdc.v16i1.653
This paper represents an exploratory study of one emerging community, the environmental health community, examining how environmental health research groups form, collaborate, and share data. Five key insights about the role of data in emerging research communities are identified and suggestions are made for further research.
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area.
He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit.
Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
