Analysis of U.S. Federal Funding Agency Data Sharing Policies

Federal funding agencies in the United States (U.S.) continue to work towards implementing their plans to increase public access to funded research and comply with the 2013 Office of Science and Technology memo Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research. In this article we report on an analysis of research data sharing policy documents from 17 U.S. federal funding agencies as of February 2021. Our analysis is guided by two questions: 1.) What do the findings suggest about the current state of and trends in U.S. federal funding agency data sharing requirements? 2.) In what ways are universities, institutions, associations, and researchers affected by and responding to these policies? Over the past five years, policy updates were common among these agencies and several themes have been thoroughly developed in that time; however, uncertainty remains around how funded researchers are expected to satisfy these policy requirements

Amorphous phase state diagrams and viscosity of ternary aqueous organic/organic and inorganic/organic mixtures

A Dimer Coagulation, Isolation and Coalescence (DCIC) technique is used to probe the phase behaviour and glass transition temperatures of ternary aerosol mixtures.</p

Microbial Community Dynamics during a Harmful Chrysochromulina leadbeateri Bloom in Northern Norway

A harmful algal bloom occurred in late spring 2019 across multiple, interconnected fjords and bays in northern Norway. The event was caused by the haptophyte Chrysochromulina leadbeateri and led to severe fish mortality at several salmon aquaculture facilities. This study reports on the spatial and temporal succession dynamics of the holistic marine microbiome associated with this bloom by relating all detectable 18S and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequence variants to the relative abundance of the C. leadbeateri focal taxon. A k-medoid clustering enabled inferences on how the causative focal taxon cobloomed with diverse groups of bacteria and microeukaryotes. These coblooming patterns showed high temporal variability and were distinct between two geographically separated time series stations during the regional harmful algal bloom. The distinct blooming patterns observed with respect to each station were poorly connected to environmental conditions, suggesting that other factors, such as biological interactions, may be at least as important in shaping the dynamics of this type of harmful algal bloom. A deeper understanding of microbiome succession patterns during these rare but destructive events will help guide future efforts to forecast deviations from the natural bloom cycles of the northern Norwegian coastal marine ecosystems that are home to intensive aquaculture activities

The TRUST Principles for digital repositories

As information and communication technology has become pervasive in our society, we are increasingly dependent on both digital data and repositories that provide access to and enable the use of such resources. Repositories must earn the trust of the communities they intend to serve and demonstrate that they are reliable and capable of appropriately managing the data they hold. Following a year-long public discussion and building on existing community consensus1, several stakeholders, representing various segments of the digital repository community, have collaboratively developed and endorsed a set of guiding principles to demonstrate digital repository trustworthiness. Transparency, Responsibility, User focus, Sustainability and Technology: the TRUST Principles provide a common framework to facilitate discussion and implementation of best practice in digital preservation by all stakeholders.Puede accederse a una versión en español de este artículo haciendo clic en "Documentos relacionados".Servicio de Difusión de la Creación Intelectua

Institutional Data Repositories Are Vital

As funding agencies and publishers reiterate research data sharing expectations (1), many higher-education institutions have demonstrated their commitment to the long-term stewardship of research data by connecting researchers to local infrastructure, with dedicated staffing, that eases the burden of data sharing. Institutional repositories are an example of this investment (2). They provide support for researchers in sharing data that might otherwise be lost: data without a disciplinary repository, data from projects with limited funding, or data that are too large to sustainably store elsewhere. The staffing and technical infrastructure provided by institutional repositories ensures responsible access to information while considering long-term preservation and alignment with international standards (3–5). To ensure continued access to invaluable research data, it is essential that publishers and funding agencies recognize institutional repositories as responsible and reliable data sharing solutions. Institutional repositories support researchers by connecting them to the vast local networks of support that, in turn, make data more discoverable and reusable. Beyond technical solutions, many academic institutions provide front-line services to researchers, such as data curation, collaborative and reproducible workflows, and guidance in meeting funding agency and publisher mandates. Researchers highly value the support provided by institutional data curators (6). Furthermore, while institutional repositories are prepared to assist researchers in adhering to data sharing mandates for federally funded projects, institutional services for data sharing are particularly valuable for researchers with little or no grant funding. The costs of data management and sharing through institutional repositories may be associated with lower overall direct data management and sharing costs for the researcher (7). Moreover, institutional repositories are substantially more likely to persist than disciplinary repositories, suggesting that institutional repositories provide sustainable access to data that are critical for reproducible research (8). Institutionally managed infrastructure continues to be one of the best options for researchers to publish and preserve their scholarly outputs. Although not all data can or should be shared, and institutional repositories are not appropriate for all data, they remain essential infrastructure. The use of institutional repositories in turn allows institutions to view and understand the value of data sharing, which moves the needle from supporting data sharing compliance toward recognizing and celebrating data’s value as a research product and public good. Scientific institutions, including journals and government agencies, should adopt policies that recognize that institutional repositories are a suitable solution for data sharing, access, and preservation

Los principios TRUST en los repositorios digitales

Con la adopción cada vez más generalizada de las TICs en nuestra sociedad, dependemos cada vez más de los datos digitales y de los repositorios que brindan acceso a ese tipo de recursos y nos permiten utilizarlos. Los repositorios deben ganarse la confianza de las comunidades a las que pretenden brindar servicios y demostrar que son confiables y capaces de administrar adecuadamente los datos que contienen. Tras un debate público que se prolongó durante un año y en función del consenso actual de la comunidad, varias partes interesadas, que representan diversos segmentos de la comunidad de los repositorios digitales, han colaborado para desarrollar y avalar un conjunto de principios rectores, para demostrar que el repositorio digital es confiable. Estos principios abarcan la Transparencia, la Responsabilidad, el Foco en el Usuario, la Sostenibilidad y la Tecnología, y presentan un marco común para facilitar el debate y la implementación de las mejores prácticas en cuanto a preservación digital en beneficio de todas las partes interesadas.Este artículo es una traducción de: Lin, D., Crabtree, J., Dillo, I., Downs, R. R., Edmunds, R., Giaretta, D., De Giusti, M., L’Hours, H., Hugo, W., Jenkyns, R., Khodiyar, V., Martone, M. E., Mokrane, M., Navale, V., Petters, J., Sierman, B., Sokolova, D. V., Stockhause, M., & Westbrook, J. (2020). The TRUST Principles for digital repositories. Scientific Data, 7(1), 144. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0486-7Servicio de Difusión de la Creación Intelectua

Los principios TRUST en los repositorios digitales

Con la adopción cada vez más generalizada de las TICs en nuestra sociedad, dependemos cada vez más de los datos digitales y de los repositorios que brindan acceso a ese tipo de recursos y nos permiten utilizarlos. Los repositorios deben ganarse la confianza de las comunidades a las que pretenden brindar servicios y demostrar que son confiables y capaces de administrar adecuadamente los datos que contienen. Tras un debate público que se prolongó durante un año y en función del consenso actual de la comunidad, varias partes interesadas, que representan diversos segmentos de la comunidad de los repositorios digitales, han colaborado para desarrollar y avalar un conjunto de principios rectores, para demostrar que el repositorio digital es confiable. Estos principios abarcan la Transparencia, la Responsabilidad, el Foco en el Usuario, la Sostenibilidad y la Tecnología, y presentan un marco común para facilitar el debate y la implementación de las mejores prácticas en cuanto a preservación digital en beneficio de todas las partes interesadas.Este artículo es una traducción de: Lin, D., Crabtree, J., Dillo, I., Downs, R. R., Edmunds, R., Giaretta, D., De Giusti, M., L’Hours, H., Hugo, W., Jenkyns, R., Khodiyar, V., Martone, M. E., Mokrane, M., Navale, V., Petters, J., Sierman, B., Sokolova, D. V., Stockhause, M., & Westbrook, J. (2020). The TRUST Principles for digital repositories. Scientific Data, 7(1), 144. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0486-7Servicio de Difusión de la Creación Intelectua

Los principios TRUST en los repositorios digitales

Con la adopción cada vez más generalizada de las TICs en nuestra sociedad, dependemos cada vez más de los datos digitales y de los repositorios que brindan acceso a ese tipo de recursos y nos permiten utilizarlos. Los repositorios deben ganarse la confianza de las comunidades a las que pretenden brindar servicios y demostrar que son confiables y capaces de administrar adecuadamente los datos que contienen. Tras un debate público que se prolongó durante un año y en función del consenso actual de la comunidad, varias partes interesadas, que representan diversos segmentos de la comunidad de los repositorios digitales, han colaborado para desarrollar y avalar un conjunto de principios rectores, para demostrar que el repositorio digital es confiable. Estos principios abarcan la Transparencia, la Responsabilidad, el Foco en el Usuario, la Sostenibilidad y la Tecnología, y presentan un marco común para facilitar el debate y la implementación de las mejores prácticas en cuanto a preservación digital en beneficio de todas las partes interesadas.Este artículo es una traducción de: Lin, D., Crabtree, J., Dillo, I., Downs, R. R., Edmunds, R., Giaretta, D., De Giusti, M., L’Hours, H., Hugo, W., Jenkyns, R., Khodiyar, V., Martone, M. E., Mokrane, M., Navale, V., Petters, J., Sierman, B., Sokolova, D. V., Stockhause, M., & Westbrook, J. (2020). The TRUST Principles for digital repositories. Scientific Data, 7(1), 144. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0486-7Servicio de Difusión de la Creación Intelectua