Open Data in the Governance of South African Higher Education

Schalkwyk, François van; Willmers, Michelle; Czerniewicz, Laura

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2557342

Cited by 9 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 16 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Recent literature suggests that there are growing demands from the public side (e.g. general citizens, community organizations) to utilize civic data for community development (Gurstein, 2011; The United Nations Secretary-General’s Independent Expert Advisory Group on a Data Revolution for Sustainable Development (IEAG), 2014; van Schalkwyk et al , 2014). Public libraries should anticipate these future needs and could be more active players in supporting public demand for data through their curation services.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Library capacity for data curation services: a US national survey

Yoon

Donaldson

2019

LHT

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the landscape of data curation services among public and academic libraries in the USA, with a focus on library capacity for providing data curation services. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted an online survey by employing stratified sampling from the American Library Directory. A total of 198 responses were analyzed. Findings The authors’ findings provide insight into the current landscape of libraries’ data curation services. The survey participants evaluated six capacity dimensions for both public and academic libraries – value, financial, administrative, technical infrastructure, human resources and network. The ratings the participants gave to these capacity dimensions were significantly different between academic and public libraries. Practical implications This study suggests several areas in which libraries will benefit from further developing their capacity to successfully run data curation services. Originality/value This is among the first research study to address the concept of capacity in the context of libraries’ data curation services.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Library capacity for data curation services: a US national survey

Yoon

Donaldson

2019

LHT

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…As such, Van Schalkwyk et al (2014) the current existing copyright policies in government and public-funded entities are against the notion of opening data for public and commercial use (Eyal, 2013).…”

Section: Promotion Of Access To Information Act ("Paia") No 2 Of 2000mentioning

confidence: 99%

Open Data Accessibility Mechanisms for Tourism Development in South Africa

Bala

Biljon

Herselman

2023

Communications in Computer and Information Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

grateful thanks to my supervisor, Prof. Judy van Biljon, who has been patient and guided me throughout this process. Her help extended beyond the call of duty and I am correspondingly grateful. I am also deeply grateful to my co-supervisor, Prof. Marlien Herselman, for her guidance and support in shaping this research. Additionally, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to Dr. Samwel Mwapwele for his generosity and significant contributions to this effort.

show abstract

“…In the context of open data, Van Schalkwyk, Willmers, and Czerniewicz (2014) reported that data intermediaries play several possible roles, such as increasing data accessibility and utility, serving as "keystone species" in data ecosystems, and democratizing the impacts and use of open data. Several other studies have echoed the potential and significance of intermediaries in the contexts of government data (Chattapadhyay, 2014), developing countries (Davies, 2014;Van Schalkwyk et al, 2014), and broadly in ICT (Diaz Andrade, & Urquhart, 2010) and demonstrated intermediaries' crucial role in linking different agents in open data supply chains, including grassroots communities (Van Schalkwyk et al, 2016).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Empowering communities with data: Role of data intermediaries for communities' data utilization

Yoon

Copeland

McNally

2018

Proc. Assoc. Info. Sci. Tech.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Data have significant potential to address current societal problems not only at the federal and state levels, but also in smaller communities, in neighborhoods, and in the lives of individuals. While the proposition for this potential is that data are and will be shared with and reused by and for communities at different levels, not all data are systematically or routinely shared for reuse with communities due to social, structural and technical infrastructure barriers. Data intermediary organizations can play a significant role in removing existing barriers while unlocking the potential of data for all, particularly for communities with limited human or financial resources, limited access to existing data infrastructures, and underserved populations. Considering the significance of the data intermediary organizations on local communities, this study aims to explore the role of intermediaries that usually facilitate community members/organizations' data utilization. The findings of this study reveal that data intermediary organizations play four major roles that are crucial in communities' data utilization: (1) democratizing data, (2) adding value to existing data, (3) enhancing communities' data literacy, and (4) building communities' data capacity. This study has several important implications to offer as a solution to overcome the challenges of data reuse at the local level.

show abstract

Open Data in the Governance of South African Higher Education

Cited by 9 publications

References 16 publications

Library capacity for data curation services: a US national survey

Library capacity for data curation services: a US national survey

Open Data Accessibility Mechanisms for Tourism Development in South Africa

Empowering communities with data: Role of data intermediaries for communities' data utilization

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About