Global overview of research data repositories: an analysis of re3data registry
| Date | 19 April 2023 |
| Pages | 53-61 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/IDD-07-2022-0069 |
| Published date | 19 April 2023 |
| Subject Matter | Library & information science,Library & information services,Lending,Document delivery,Collection building & management,Stock revision,Consortia |
| Author | Aasif Mohammad Khan,Fayaz Ahmad Loan,Umer Yousuf Parray,Sozia Rashid |
Global overview of research data repositories:
an analysis of re3data registry
Aasif Mohammad Khan
Library Information Science, Centre of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
Fayaz Ahmad Loan
Centre of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India and University Librarian at Rumi Library, Islamic University of
Science and Technology, Awantipora, India, and
Umer Yousuf Parray and Sozia Rashid
Library Information Science, Centre of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
Abstract
Purpose –Data sharing is increasingly being recognized as an essential component of scholarly research and publishing. Sharing data improves resu ltsa nd
propels research and discovery forward. Given the importance of data shari ng, the purpose of the study is to unveil the present scenario of researc h data
repositories (RDR) and sheds light on strategies and tactics followed by different countries for efficient organization and optimal use of scientific literature.
Design/methodology/approach –The data for the study is collected from registry of RDR (re3data registry) (re3data.org), which covers RDR from
different academic disciplines and provides filtration options “Search”and “Browse”to access the repositories. Using these filtration options, the
researchers collected metadata of repositories i.e. country wise contribution, content-type data, repository language interf ace, software usage,
metadata standards and data access type. Furthermore, the data was exported to Google Sheets for analysis and visualization.
Findings –The re3data registry holds a rich and diverse collection of data repositories from the majority of countries all over the world. It is
revealed that English is the dominant language, and the most widely used software for the creation of data repositories are “DataVerse”, followed
by “Dspace”and “MySQL”. The most frequently used metadata standards are “Dublin Core”and “Datacite metadata schema”. The majority of
repositories are open, with more than half of the repositories being “disciplinary”in nature, and the most significant data sources include “scientific
and statistical data”followed by “standard office documents”.
Research limitations/implications –The main limitation of the study is that the findings are based on the data collected through a single registry
of repositories, and only a few characteristic features were investigated.
Originality/value –The study will benefit all countries with a small number of data repositories or no repositories at all, with tools and techniques
used by the top repositories to ensure long-term storage and accessibility to research data. In addition to this, the study provides a global overview
of RDR and its characteristic features.
Keywords Data repositories, Re3data registry, Data sharing, Research data management, Research data repositories
Paper type Research paper
Introduction
Data sharing is increasingly recognizedas an essential component
of scholarly research and publishing with the simple ide a being
that sharing data improves results and propels research and
discovery forward. Universities and research institutions are
starting to set up significant database infrastructures that have
been specifically created to store, manage, share and access
research data. These infrastructures are known as online research
data repositories (RDR) and allow continuous access to data sets
in a secure environment (Pampel et al., 2013;Austin et al., 2016).
When research data and materials are easily accessible, it
increases the transparency and dependability of the research
processes and allows easier data reporting or reanalysis of
carefully crafted and curated datasets, which can be used to verify
research findings or to reuse and repurpose data to answer new
research questions. Access to datasets would facilitate discoveries
and cut down on duplicative work (Kindling et al., 2017).
Providing long-term storage and access to research data is the
function of a research data repository, which creates a stronger
sense of community. The exchange of best practices and hig her-
quality teaching and research could all result from this kind of
material sharing (Hayes, 2005). The sharing of data fosters the
global movement toward open access and open data. The open
science and findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable (FAIR)
data movements, as well as funding organizations and journal
publishers, generally promote the usage of public data
repositories (Kim, 2021;Thoegersen and Borlund, 2022). The
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[DOI 10.1108/IDD-07-2022-0069]
The Research is Supported by University Grants Commission India (UGC).
Received 20 July 2022
Revised 17 September 2022
25 October 2022
12 January 2023
11 February 2023
Accepted 18 February 2023
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