Research Data Sharing and Valorization: Developments, Tendencies, Models

As platforms for sharing, re-using and storing data, research data repositories are integral to open science policy. This book provides a comprehensive approach to these data repositories, their functionalities, uses, issues and prospects. Taking France as an example, the current landscape of data repositories is considered, including discussion of the idea of a national repository and a comparative study of several national systems. The international re3data directory is outlined and a collection of six case studies of model repositories, both public and private, are detailed (CDS, Data INRAE, SEANOE, Nakala, Figshare and Data Mendeley). Research Data Sharing and Valorization also includes appendices containing a number of websites and reference texts from the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, and the CNRS. To the authors’ knowledge, it is the first book to be entirely devoted to these new platforms and is aimed at researchers, teachers, students and professionals working with scientific and technical data and information.

Table of Contents:
Foreword ix Renaud Fabre Chapter 1 The Research Data Repository Facility 1 Violaine Rebouillat and Joachim Schöpfel 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 The term repository in the context of open access 1 1.3 How to define a research data repository 5 1.4 Variable geometry devices 7 1.4.1 Heterogeneous content 7 1.4.2 A variable scope 8 1.4.3 More or less standardized functionalities 10 1.5 The question of trust 15 1.6 Certification 19 1.7 The FAIR principles 21 1.8 Lifecycle and facility 23 1.9 References 26 Chapter 2 The Landscape of Research Data Repositories in France 31 Joachim Schöpfel 2.1 Introduction 31 2.2 Context 31 2.3 Number 33 2.4 Types of repositories 35 2.5 Institutions and partners 38 2.6 Domains 39 2.7 FAIR principles 41 2.8 Certification 43 2.9 Perspectives 44 2.10 References 47   Chapter 3 The International Community: The Strasbourg Astronomical Data Centre (CDS) 49 Françoise Genova and Mark G. Allen 3.1 Introduction 49 3.2 The Strasbourg Astronomical Data Centre 49 3.3 The mission and organization of the CDS 50 3.4 The evolution and services of the CDS 52 3.5. FAIR principles in astronomy: the astronomical virtual observatory  55 3.6 The use of CDS services 56 3.7 Overview 58 3.8 Perspectives 58 3.8.1 Current and future challenges 58 3.8.2 Future developments 60 3.8.3 What will the CDS look like in 5 or 10 years? 61 3.9 Acknowledgments 61 3.10 References 61 Chapter 4 Data INRAE – The Networked Repository 63 Esther Dzalé Yeumo Chapter 5 SEANOE – A Thematic Repository 77 Frédéric Merceur, Loic Petit De La Villeon and Sybille Van Iseghem Chapter 6 Nakala – A Data Publishing Service 97 Stéphane Pouyllau Chapter 7 The National Repository Option 117 Louki-Géronimo Richou and Joachim Schöpfel 7.1 Introduction 117 7.2 The concept 117 7.3 The request 120 7.4 Features and services 123 7.5 Architecture 125 7.6 Alternatives 127 7.6.1 Develop disciplinary and local solutions 127 7.6.2 Pooling through aggregation 128 7.6.3 Outsource the system to a service provider 128 7.6.4 Develop a partnership with a non-profit actor 129 7.7 Perspectives 130 7.8 Addendum 133 7.9 References 134 Chapter 8 Comparative Study of National Research Services 135 Hugo Catherine 8.1 Introduction 135 8.2 Framework, objectives and scope of the study 135 8.3 Recent national schemes 136 8.4 Missions and objectives 137 8.5 History of the devices 138 8.6 Governance arrangements 139 8.7 Business models 140 8.8 Service offer 141 8.8.1 On the producer side 142 8.8.2 On the user side 143 8.8.3 Computing, analysis and collaboration services 145 8.8.4 Access services for sensitive data 145 8.8.5 Networks of expertise and support 146 8.9 Co-constructed services 147 8.10 Key success factors 149 8.11 References 150 8.12 Webography 151 Chapter 9 Mendeley Data 153 Wouter Haak, Juan García Morgado, Jennifer Rutter, Alberto Zigoni and David Tucker   Chapter 10 Figshare – A Place Where Open Academic Research Outputs Live 175 Mark Hahnel Chapter 11 Community-Driven Open Reference for Research Data Repositories (COREF) – A Project for Further Development of re3data 197 Nina Weisweiler and Gabriele Kloska Chapter 12 Issues and Prospects for Research Data Repositories 211 Joachim Schöpfel 12.1 Introduction 211 12.2 The central role of repositories and diversity in the field 211 12.3 The issues 214 12.4 The dynamics of technology 217 12.5 The “new generation” data repository 218 12.6 Toward a “new normal”? 220 12.6.1 The policy dimension 222 12.6.2 The business model 223 12.6.3 The content 224 12.6.4 Diversity versus standard 225 12.6.5 The human factor 226 12.7 References 227 Appendices 231 Appendix A: Websites 233 Appendix B: Reference Documents 237 List of Authors 253 Index 255

About the Author :
Joachim Schopfel is an associate professor in information and communication sciences at the University of Lille, France. He is a researcher at the GERiiCO laboratory and an independent consultant of the Ourouk consulting office in Paris. He is also a member of the euroCRIS Board. Violaine Rebouillat has a PhD in information and communication sciences. She works as a temporary research and teaching assistant at the Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, France. She is also an associate member of the ELICO and Dicen-IDF laboratories. Her research interests center on research data and how the push for openness is changing scientific practices.