A Reflection on a Data Curation Journey. (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lötter, Lucia; van Zyl, Christa
• Other Names: Bull Susan guest-editor.; Parker Michael guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of empirical research on human research ethics. Volume 10:Number 3(2015)
• Page Start: 338
• Page End: 343
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: data sharing -- data curation -- institutional change management; Medical ethics -- Research -- Periodicals; Research -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Periodicals; 174.205
• DOI: 10.1177/1556264615592846
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1556-2646

Abstract

This commentary is a reflection on experience of data preservation and sharing (i.e., data curation) practices developed in a South African research organization. The lessons learned from this journey have echoes in the findings and recommendations emerging from the present study in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) and may usefully contribute to more general reflection on the management of change in data practice.