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Research data management in academic institutions: A scoping review
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to describe the volume, topics, and methodological nature of the existing research literature on research data management in academic institutions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a scoping review by searching forty literature databases encompassing a broa...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5441653/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28542450 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178261 |
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author | Perrier, Laure Blondal, Erik Ayala, A. Patricia Dearborn, Dylanne Kenny, Tim Lightfoot, David Reka, Roger Thuna, Mindy Trimble, Leanne MacDonald, Heather |
author_facet | Perrier, Laure Blondal, Erik Ayala, A. Patricia Dearborn, Dylanne Kenny, Tim Lightfoot, David Reka, Roger Thuna, Mindy Trimble, Leanne MacDonald, Heather |
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description | OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to describe the volume, topics, and methodological nature of the existing research literature on research data management in academic institutions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a scoping review by searching forty literature databases encompassing a broad range of disciplines from inception to April 2016. We included all study types and data extracted on study design, discipline, data collection tools, and phase of the research data lifecycle. RESULTS: We included 301 articles plus 10 companion reports after screening 13,002 titles and abstracts and 654 full-text articles. Most articles (85%) were published from 2010 onwards and conducted within the sciences (86%). More than three-quarters of the articles (78%) reported methods that included interviews, cross-sectional, or case studies. Most articles (68%) included the Giving Access to Data phase of the UK Data Archive Research Data Lifecycle that examines activities such as sharing data. When studies were grouped into five dominant groupings (Stakeholder, Data, Library, Tool/Device, and Publication), data quality emerged as an integral element. CONCLUSION: Most studies relied on self-reports (interviews, surveys) or accounts from an observer (case studies) and we found few studies that collected empirical evidence on activities amongst data producers, particularly those examining the impact of research data management interventions. As well, fewer studies examined research data management at the early phases of research projects. The quality of all research outputs needs attention, from the application of best practices in research data management studies, to data producers depositing data in repositories for long-term use. |
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spelling | pubmed-54416532017-06-06 Research data management in academic institutions: A scoping review Perrier, Laure Blondal, Erik Ayala, A. Patricia Dearborn, Dylanne Kenny, Tim Lightfoot, David Reka, Roger Thuna, Mindy Trimble, Leanne MacDonald, Heather PLoS One Research Article OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to describe the volume, topics, and methodological nature of the existing research literature on research data management in academic institutions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a scoping review by searching forty literature databases encompassing a broad range of disciplines from inception to April 2016. We included all study types and data extracted on study design, discipline, data collection tools, and phase of the research data lifecycle. RESULTS: We included 301 articles plus 10 companion reports after screening 13,002 titles and abstracts and 654 full-text articles. Most articles (85%) were published from 2010 onwards and conducted within the sciences (86%). More than three-quarters of the articles (78%) reported methods that included interviews, cross-sectional, or case studies. Most articles (68%) included the Giving Access to Data phase of the UK Data Archive Research Data Lifecycle that examines activities such as sharing data. When studies were grouped into five dominant groupings (Stakeholder, Data, Library, Tool/Device, and Publication), data quality emerged as an integral element. CONCLUSION: Most studies relied on self-reports (interviews, surveys) or accounts from an observer (case studies) and we found few studies that collected empirical evidence on activities amongst data producers, particularly those examining the impact of research data management interventions. As well, fewer studies examined research data management at the early phases of research projects. The quality of all research outputs needs attention, from the application of best practices in research data management studies, to data producers depositing data in repositories for long-term use. Public Library of Science 2017-05-23 /pmc/articles/PMC5441653/ /pubmed/28542450 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178261 Text en © 2017 Perrier et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Perrier, Laure Blondal, Erik Ayala, A. Patricia Dearborn, Dylanne Kenny, Tim Lightfoot, David Reka, Roger Thuna, Mindy Trimble, Leanne MacDonald, Heather Research data management in academic institutions: A scoping review |
title | Research data management in academic institutions: A scoping review |
title_full | Research data management in academic institutions: A scoping review |
title_fullStr | Research data management in academic institutions: A scoping review |
title_full_unstemmed | Research data management in academic institutions: A scoping review |
title_short | Research data management in academic institutions: A scoping review |
title_sort | research data management in academic institutions: a scoping review |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5441653/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28542450 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178261 |
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