Repurposing: Another R to prioritize in data curation. Issue 1 (18th October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Twidale, Michael; Blake, Catherine; Souden, Maria; Stelmack, Jenifer; Kim, Jenna
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Volume 56:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 785
• Page End: 787
• Publication Date: 2019-10-18
• Subjects: Reuse -- repurposing -- metadata -- tacit knowledge; Information science -- Congresses; Information technology -- Congresses; Information science; Information technology; Conference papers and proceedings; 020
• DOI: 10.1002/pra2.176
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2373-9231

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Data repurposing has great potential for innovative research. But there are distinct risks of researchers outside the group who originally collected the data misunderstanding the actual meaning of particular fields and values. These meanings may not be sufficiently well documented, as those within the collecting group know what is really meant in the context of the original purposes of collection.