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标题：Where Have All the Scientific Data Gone? LIS Perspective on the Data-At-Risk Predicament
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作者：Cheryl A. Thompson ; W. Davenport Robertson ; Jane Greenberg 等
期刊名称：College & Research Libraries
印刷版ISSN：0010-0870
电子版ISSN：2150-6701
出版年度：2014
卷号：75
期号：6
页码：842-861
DOI：10.5860/crl.75.6.842
语种：English
出版社：Association of College & Research Libraries
摘要：Scientists produce vast amounts of data that often are not preserved properly or do not have inventories, placing them at risk. As part of an effort to more fully understand the data-at-risk predicament, researchers who were engaged in the DARI project at UNC’s Metadata Research Center surveyed information custodians working in a range of settings. The survey collected information on the data characteristics and preservation plans. Forty-three information custodians completed the survey. The results indicate that at-risk data include a variety of formats, subject areas, and ownership status, as well as compliance with a variety of standards. Although a majority of respondents agree that data preservation is important, they caution that time is the greatest barrier to sharing these data. The study has implications for data rescue and for training information custodians.