Open Access to and Reuse of Research Data 2006

The aim of this survey was to chart how the universities in Finland have organised the depositing of digital research data and to what extent the data are reused by the scientific community after the original research has been completed. The respondents were professors of human sciences, social sciences and behavioural sciences in Finnish universities, and representatives of some research institutes. Opinions were also queried on the OECD guidelines and principles on open access to research data from public funding. First, the respondents were asked whether there were any guidelines or regulations concerning the depositing of digital research data in their departments, what happened to research data after the completion of the original research, and to what extent the data were reused. Further questions covered how often the data from completed research projects were reused in secondary research projects or for theses. The respondents also estimated what proportion of the data collected in their departments/institutes were reusable at the time of the survey, and why research data were not being reused in their own field of research. Views were also investigated on whether confidentiality or research ethics issues, or problems related to copyright or information technology formed barriers to data reuse. Opinions on the OECD Open Access guidelines on research data were queried. The respondents were asked whether they had earlier knowledge of the guidelines, and to what extent its principles could be implemented in their own disciplines. Some questions pertained to the advantages and disadvantages of open access to research data. The advantages mentioned included reducing duplicate data collection and more effective use of data resources, whereas the disadvantages mentioned included, for example, risks connected to data protection and misuse of data. The respondents also suggested ways of implementing the Open Access guidelines and gave their opinions on how binding the recommendations should be, to what extent various bodies should be involved in formulating the guidelines, and how the archiving and dissemination of digital research data should be organised. Finally, the respondents estimated how the researchers in their field would react to enhancing open access to research data, and also gave their opinion on open access to the data they themselves have collected. Background variables included the respondent's gender, university, and research field.

本调查旨在梳理芬兰各大学如何组织数字研究数据（digital research data）的存储工作，以及原始研究完成后这些数据在多大程度上被科学界复用。受访者为芬兰各大学人文科学、社会科学及行为科学领域的教授，以及部分研究机构的代表。调查还询问了受访者对经济合作与发展组织（OECD）关于公共资助研究数据开放获取（Open Access）的指南及原则的看法。

首先，受访者被问及所在部门是否存在关于数字研究数据存储的指南或规定、原始研究完成后研究数据的去向，以及这些数据的复用程度。后续问题涵盖已完成研究项目的数据在二次研究项目（secondary research projects）或学位论文中被复用的频率。受访者还估算了调查时所在部门/机构收集的数据中可复用的比例，以及其所在研究领域中研究数据未被复用的原因。

调查还探究了保密问题、研究伦理（research ethics）问题，或与版权及信息技术相关的问题是否构成数据复用（data reuse）的障碍。受访者对OECD研究数据开放获取指南的看法也被问及，包括是否此前了解该指南，以及其原则在自身学科中可被实施的程度。

部分问题涉及研究数据开放获取的利弊。提及的优势包括减少重复数据收集及更高效地利用数据资源；而提及的劣势则包括例如与数据保护相关的风险及数据滥用等问题。受访者还提出了实施开放获取指南的方法，并就建议应具备何种约束力、各类机构应在多大程度上参与指南制定，以及如何组织数字研究数据的存档与传播（archiving and dissemination）发表了看法。

最后，受访者估算了其所在领域的研究者对加强研究数据开放获取的反应，并就其自身收集的数据的开放获取发表了看法。背景变量包括受访者的性别、所在大学及研究领域。