Data Principles Consultation

The Research Information Network [external] has released its draft statement "Stewardship of digital research data - principles and guidelines" for consultation, with a closing date of 29 June 2007. "Over recent years, much attention has focused on published outputs, particularly in scholarly journals, and how to widen access to them.The Research Information Network [external] has released its draft statement "Stewardship of digital research data - principles and guidelines" for consultation, with a closing date of 29 June 2007. "Over recent years, much attention has focused on published outputs, particularly in scholarly journals, and how to widen access to them. But effective stewardship of unpublished research data is becoming a more urgent issue, as increasing volumes and varieties of data are being produced, and early intervention is required to consider such issues as which of them are to be preserved and how; and whether and if so how they are to be made accessible to others." The guidelines are not prescriptive, but framed as questions for key stakeholders.