Survey on data management in radiation protection research
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Authors
Madas, Balázs G
Schofield, Paul N
Publication Date
2019-05-01Journal Title
Radiation Protection Dosimetry
ISSN
1742-3406
Publisher
OUP
Number
ncy250
Type
Article
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Madas, B. G., & Schofield, P. N. (2019). Survey on data management in radiation protection research. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, (ncy250) https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncy250
Abstract
The importance of datasharing is of increasing concern to funding bodies and
institutions. With some prescience, the radiobiology community has established
data sharing infrastructures over the last two decades, including STORE;
however, the utilisation of these databases is disappointing. The aim of the
present study was to identify the current state of datasharing amongst
researchers in radiation protection, and to identify barriers to effective
sharing. An electronic survey was prepared, including questions on
post-publication data provision, institutional, funding agency, and journal
policies, awareness of datasharing infrastructures, attitudinal barriers, and
technical support. The survey was sent to the members of a mailing list
maintained by the EC funded CONCERT project. Responses identified that the
radiation protection community shared similar concerns to other groups
canvassed in earlier studies; the perceived negative impact of datasharing on
competitiveness, career development and reputation, along with concern about
the costs of data management. More surprising was the lack of awareness of
existing datasharing platforms. We find that there is a clear need for
education and training in data management and for a significant programme of
improving awareness of Open Data issues.
Keywords
cs.CY, cs.CY
Sponsorship
EURATOM research and training programme 2014–2018 under Grant agreement no. 662287 (CONCERT)
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncy250
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/292301
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