Curation of Research Data in the Disciplines of Engineering: SCARP Case Study No. 7
Citation
. 2010. Curation of Research Data in the Disciplines of Engineering: SCARP Case Study No. 7. Deliverable B4.1.8.2. Digital Curation Centre.
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Abstract
This case study examines approaches to data deposit, sharing and reuse in engineering research fields within the UK Higher Education sector. It reports the disposition and the types of research data found in an engineering research centre at the University of Bath using a standard data audit methodology. The context of the data findings is considered in the light of previous ethnographic studies of how practising engineers use information and data for research and design as well as previous surveys reviewing the information and communication pattern of engineers. The study finds that any approach taken to the sharing, reuse and preservation of data in fields like engineering research need to be sensitive to the existing culture if they are to influence researchers’ choice of what to share, with whom and when.