A brief assessment of researchers’ perceptions towards research data in India

Tripathi, Manorama; Chand, Mahesh; Sonkar, Sharad Kumar; Jeevan, V.K.J.

doi:10.1177/0340035216686984

Cited by 24 publications

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“…Studies have shown that RDS needs are not limited to researchers in the United States. Tripathi et al (2017) interviewed 40 scholars at research institutions in India about their perceptions toward raw data. They identified a need for enhanced research data services in relation to the organization, archiving, and preservation of raw data.…”

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User needs assessment for research data services in a research university

Joo

Peters

2019

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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This study assesses the needs of researchers for data-related assistance and investigates their research data management behavior. A survey was conducted, and 186 valid responses were collected from faculty, researchers, and graduate students across different disciplines at a research university. The services for which researchers perceive the greatest need include assistance with quantitative analysis and data visualization. Overall, the need for data-related assistance is relatively higher among health scientists, while humanities researchers demonstrate the lowest need. This study also investigated the data formats used, data documentation and storage practices, and data-sharing behavior of researchers. We found that researchers rarely use metadata standards, but rely more on a standard file-naming scheme. As to data sharing, respondents are likely to share their data personally upon request or as supplementary materials to journal publications. The findings of this study will be useful for planning user-centered research data services in academic libraries.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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User needs assessment for research data services in a research university

Joo

Peters

2019

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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“…A survey conducted at Virginia Tech found that 57% of researchers considered their data to have long-term value but concluded that there was a significant gap between the rather limited sharing activities and the positive perception of reuse or repurpose values regarding research data (Shen, 2016). In India, a study by Tripathi et al (2017) showed that 30% of 40 researchers and faculty members interviewed at two Indian universities had no culture of sharing data in their fields.…”

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Research data management and sharing among researchers in Arab universities: An exploratory study

Elsayed

Saleh

2018

IFLA Journal

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This study investigates researchers’ current practices for managing and sharing research data. An online survey was conducted among researchers from three Arab universities in Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. In total, 337 participants filled out the questionnaire. The study shows that 97% of researchers were responsible for their research data, and 64.4% of researchers shared their data. Contributing to scientific progress and increasing research citations and visibility were the key factors that motivated researchers to share data. However, confidentiality and data misuse were the main concerns among those who were reluctant to share. Finally, some recommendations regarding the improvement of data management and sharing practices are presented.

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“…Regarding sharing data, researchers' at the three Arab Universities displayed a positive attitude towards sharing data, especially older researchers. Tripathi, M, et al 20 investigated and studied researcher's perceptions towards research data in India. Their study shows that the researchers and Faculty members generated a broad spectrum of data types but did not use any metadata for their organisation.…”

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Research Data Management and Data Sharing among Research Scholars of Life Sciences and Social Sciences

Saeed

2019

DESIDOC Jl. Lib. Info. Technol.

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This study investigates perception of research scholars towards research data management and sharing. A survey was conducted among research scholars from Faculty of Life Sciences and Social Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). In total, 352 participants filled out the questionnaire. The study shows that research scholars ofFaculty of Social Sciences are more willing to share their research data as compared to Research Scholars of Life Sciences. Contributing to scientific progress and increasing research citations and visibility were the key factors that motivated researchers to share data. However, confidentiality and data misuse were the main concerns among those who were unwilling to share. Finally, some recommendations to improve the of data management and sharing practices are presented.

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A brief assessment of researchers’ perceptions towards research data in India

Cited by 24 publications

References 38 publications

User needs assessment for research data services in a research university

User needs assessment for research data services in a research university

Research data management and sharing among researchers in Arab universities: An exploratory study

Research Data Management and Data Sharing among Research Scholars of Life Sciences and Social Sciences

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