[Air-L] Digital research data survey

jeremy hunsinger jhuns at vt.edu
Thu Feb 5 04:47:00 PST 2009


forwarding from humanist-jh
Dear Sir/Madam,

In the course of their work, researchers routinely create, use and
re-use digital information. The results of such research are usually
published and preserved for future generations by publishers and/or
libraries. But what happens to the underlying research data which is
vital for verifying the research outcome, or which might prove of great
value to other researchers in other contexts? Digital data are much more
fragile than printed resources, as hardware and software platforms
evolve. Which present-day computer can deal with an 8-inch floppy disk
with Wordstar text on it?

The European Alliance for Permanent Access to the Records of Science
(http://www.alliancepermanentaccess.eu
http://www.alliancepermanentaccess.eu/ ) aims to build a European
infrastructure to preserve research data for future re-use, and a number
of Alliance partners have initiated a project entitled PARSE.insight
(http://www.parse-insight.eu  http://www.parse-insight.eu/ ) which aims
to gain insight into the present practices of researchers, data managers
and funding agencies with regard to creating and storing research data.

The results of this project will help the European Commission determine
how to invest in the European research infrastructure. Filling out our
survey allows you to express your opinions on the way the EC should
invest its resources. In other words, a small investment of your time
now may help make your valuable research data save for future access and
use.

*Link to survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=JmgTTZ251MBEDyYBoKoUmA_3d_3d*

* *

The survey will take about *15 to 20 minutes*. Reponses are aggregated
for analysis and made anonymous.

Thank you.

PARSE.insight team



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