This must be made clear throughout the community if researchers intend to take full advantage of research data.
Researchers are concerned about the premature release of research data and the ethics of openness when information is collected with assurances of anonymity.
Firstly, I shall explore the definition of research data and how it is currently understood by AHSS researchers.
Some researchers are concerned that draconian privacy rules could interfere with the flow of research data.
They are not merely expendible sources of research data.
Better use of research, data, evaluation and citizen views can make a real difference.
To keep pace with your peers, you need to consider how to support the management and sharing of research data.
There are often very good reasons that prevent the sharing of research data, including concerns for individual privacy or commercial confidentiality.
We found that many universities had little idea of the volume of research data being created and how it was managed.
When we raised the issues of curation of research data in the past, lots of people tried to look the other way.
One of the aims of the open science data movement is to eradicate these scientific blind spots by encouraging the sharing of research data using existing web-based technology, such as Flickr or blogs.
