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Environmental Researchers’ Data Practices: An Exploratory Study in Turkey

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E-Science and Information Management (IMCW 2012)

Part of the book series: Communications in Computer and Information Science ((CCIS,volume 317))

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This qualitative exploratory study probes the knowledge and attitudes of information science and environmental researchers in Turkey towards scientific data and information particularly in regards to sharing and preservation. Ten environmental scientists and two information scientists were interviewed. Results reveal that research data is stored mostly on personal computers. This raises two issues: organizational and technological sustainability. Environmental scientists in Turkey do not engage in data-intensive research. Data sharing is limited because of socio-cultural reasons. Although data collaboration is limited, there is an interest in international collaboration. According to the information scientists in Turkey, conversation on data management and data sharing has started but only in academic circles. Data practices are not mandated by funding agencies. The skill sets of information scientists are not fully utilized. For both environmental and information scientists, there is a long way to go.

This study was supported by a 2010 award from the College of Communication and Information (CCI) Dean’s Summer Research Grant Program. An earlier version of this study was presented as a poster [1].

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  1. School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA

    Suzie Allard

  2. NASA Astrobiology Institute, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA

    Arsev Umur Aydınoğlu

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  1. Department of Information Management, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, 06800, Ankara, Turkey

    Serap Kurbanoğlu , Umut Al , Yaşar Tonta  & Nazan Uçak , ,  & 

  2. Office of the Board of Trustees, Bilkent University, Bilkent, 06800, Ankara, Turkey

    Phyllis Lepon Erdoğan

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Allard, S., Aydınoğlu, A.U. (2012). Environmental Researchers’ Data Practices: An Exploratory Study in Turkey. In: Kurbanoğlu, S., Al, U., Erdoğan, P.L., Tonta, Y., Uçak, N. (eds) E-Science and Information Management. IMCW 2012. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 317. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33299-9_5

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