Research data management in Turkey: perceptions and practices

AYDINOĞLU A. U., DOĞAN G., TAŞKIN Z.

LIBRARY HI TECH, vol.35, no.2, pp.271-289, 2017 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1108/lht-11-2016-0134
  • Journal Name: LIBRARY HI TECH
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.271-289
  • Keywords: Data preservation, Research data management, Data storage, Data repository, Data sharing, Research data, SCIENTIFIC-DATA, CHALLENGES, UNIVERSITY
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose - The massive increase in research data being produced nowadays has highlighted the importance of research data management (RDM) to science. Research data not only have to be cost effective but also reliable, discoverable, accessible, and reusable. In this regard, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the perceptions and practices of Turkish researchers on the subject of RDM.