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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit: An Institutional Case Study Demonstrating Why Data Digital Libraries Are Not the Whole Answer to E-Research

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The Role of Digital Libraries in a Time of Global Change (ICADL 2010)

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Data sharing and e-research have long been touted as the future of research, and a general public good. A number of studies have suggested data digital libraries in some form or another as an answer to a perceived data deluge, and the focus in Australia is very much on digital libraries. Moreover, the Australian National Data Service positions the institution as the core unit for setting data policy and doing initial data management. In this paper we present the results of an institution-wide survey that shows that data digital libraries cannot be the only answer to the question of research data, at least at an institutional level, and that the current focus on digital libraries may actively alienate some researchers.

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McKay, D. (2010). Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit: An Institutional Case Study Demonstrating Why Data Digital Libraries Are Not the Whole Answer to E-Research. In: Chowdhury, G., Koo, C., Hunter, J. (eds) The Role of Digital Libraries in a Time of Global Change. ICADL 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6102. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13654-2_29

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