Data Curation in Academic Libraries as Part of the Digital Revolution

• Authors: Koltay Tibor

Title variants

PL

Data curation w bibliotekach akademickich jako część rewolucji cyfrowej

• Languages of publication: EN PL

Abstracts

EN

PURPOSE/THESIS: This paper outlines the role of data curation in the context of Research 2.0 and Research Data Management. APPROACH/METHODS: The argument is based on a non-exhaustive review of the literature. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Despite the relative vagueness and variety of definitions of data curation, academic libraries should engage in it. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS: The study focused mainly on theoretical writings. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: The worldwide challenge associated with Research Data Management and data curation. Several countries and institutions have already answered the challenge, but the overall level of its recognition is low, and thus there is a need to raise awareness of its importance. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The premise of the argument is based on the assumption that views on data are changing.

PL

CEL/TEZA: W artykule przedstawiono rolę data curation w kontekście Nauki 2.0 i zarządzania danymi badawczymi. KONCEPCJA/METODY BADAŃ: Wykorzystano krytyczną analizę wybranego piśmiennictwa przedmiotu. WYNIKI I WNIOSKI: Pomimo względnej niejasności i wielości definicji terminu “data curation”, biblioteki akademickie powinny zaangażować się w związane z nim działania. OGRANICZENIA BADAŃ: W artykule skupiono uwagę głównie na publikacjach opisujących podejście teoretyczne. ZASTOSOWANIE PRAKTYCZNE: Obserwowane na całym świecie przedsięwzięcia związane z zarządzaniem danymi badawczymi i data curation. Wiele krajów i instytucji podjęło już działania na tym polu, ale ogólny poziom rozpoznania tematu nadal pozostaje niewysoki, dlatego potrzebne jest zwiększenie świadomości dotyczącej znaczenia tego zagadnienia. ORYGINALNOŚĆ/WARTOŚĆ POZNAWCZA: Przesłanki przedstawione w artykule oparte są na założeniu, że zmienia się podejście w postrzeganiu danych.

Keywords

EN

Data curation; Digital curation; Science 2.0; Research data management

PL

Data curation; Digital curation; Nauka 2.0; Zarządzanie danymi badawczymi

• Publisher: Stowarzyszenie Bibliotekarzy Polskich i Wydział Dziennikarstwa, Informacji i Bibliologii. Uniwersytet Warszawski
• Journal: Zagadnienia Informacji Naukowej - Studia Informacyjne
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 57
• Issue: 1A(113A)
• Pages: 28-36

Dates

received

2019-05-26

revised

2019-06-14

accepted

2019-07-15

Contributors

author

Koltay Tibor

• Institute of Learning Technologies, Eszterházy Károly University, Hungary

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Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.36702/zin.12