Understanding Research Data Repositories as Infrastructures. Issue 1 (13th October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Boyd, Ceilyn
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Volume 58:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 25
• Page End: 35
• Publication Date: 2021-10-13
• Subjects: Data infrastructures -- Infrastructure characteristics -- Platforms -- re3data.org -- Research data repositories; Information science -- Congresses; Information technology -- Congresses; Information science; Information technology; Conference papers and proceedings; 020
• DOI: 10.1002/pra2.433
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2373-9231

Abstract

Abstract: This study discusses the properties of research data repositories and explores metadata about 2, 646 entries in the Registry of Research Data Repositories (re3data.org ) to identify the characteristics attributed to infrastructures they exhibit. The results reveal how research data repositories function as information infrastructure for scientific community members and contribute to the small body of literature that examines data repositories through a socio‐technical lens.