Madas Balázs G, Schofield Paul N
Radiation Biophysics Group, Environmental Physics Department, MTA Centre for Energy Research, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 29-33., Budapest, Hungary.
Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2019 May 1;183(1-2):233-236. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncy250.
The importance of datasharing is of increasing concern to funding bodies and institutions. With some prescience, the radiobiology community has established datasharing infrastructures over the last two decades, including STORE; however, the utilization of these databases is disappointing. The aim of the present study was to identify the current state of datasharing amongst researchers in radiation protection, and to identify barriers to effective sharing. An electronic survey was prepared, including questions on post-publication data provision, institutional, funding agency, and journal policies, awareness of datasharing infrastructures, attitudinal barriers and technical support. The survey was sent to the members of a mailing list maintained by the EC funded CONCERT project. Responses identified that the radiation protection community shared similar concerns to other groups canvassed in earlier studies; the perceived negative impact of datasharing on competitiveness, career development and reputation, along with concern about the costs of data management. More surprising was the lack of awareness of existing datasharing platforms. We find that there is a clear need for education and training in data management and for a significant programme of improving awareness of Open Data issues.
数据共享的重要性日益受到资助机构和院校的关注。放射生物学界早在二十年前就颇具先见之明地建立了数据共享基础设施，包括STORE；然而，这些数据库的利用率却不尽人意。本研究的目的是确定辐射防护领域研究人员之间数据共享的现状，并找出有效共享的障碍。我们准备了一份电子调查问卷，内容包括发表后数据提供、机构、资助机构和期刊政策、对数据共享基础设施的了解、态度障碍和技术支持等方面的问题。该调查问卷发送给了由欧盟资助的CONCERT项目维护的邮件列表中的成员。调查结果表明，辐射防护领域与早期研究中调查的其他群体有着相似的担忧；认为数据共享会对竞争力、职业发展和声誉产生负面影响，同时担心数据管理成本。更令人惊讶的是，对现有数据共享平台缺乏了解。我们发现，显然需要开展数据管理方面的教育和培训，并大力提高对开放数据问题的认识。
