Economic Evaluation of Research Data Infrastructure
| Title | Economic Evaluation of Research Data Infrastructure |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Beagrie, N., Houghton J., Palaiologk A., & Williams P. |
| Date Published | 2012/03// |
| Institution | Economic and Social and Research Council |
| City | London |
| Keywords | sg_data_costs, sg_data_economics, sg_data_impact, sg_data_value |
| URL | http://www.esrc.ac.uk/files/research/evaluation-and-impact/economic-impact-evaluation-of-the-economic-and-social-data-service/ |
Gap Area Study Type:
High-level Gap Areas:
Measurement Gap Areas:
- Context: Discipline/Department
- Context: Role (or business area)
- Culture: Sharing attitudes and practices
- Knowledge: Other: Benefits of Stewardship
- Knowledge: Other: Services
- Knowledge: Other: Data types and formats
- Knowledge: Other: Data Value and Impact
- Knowledge: Other: Costs of Access and Reuse (time and money)
- IT: Lack of tools
- Reuse: Reuse
Purpose:
Investigated the economic benefits of investments of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS), a service that promotes use of research data and teaching in social sciences to ensure data availability.
Method:
Performed analysis of existing evaluation literature and reports, looking at both methods and findings; examined results of KRDS and other studies; examined management and internal data collected by ESRC and ESDS such as user statistics, internal reports, and the ESDS Mid-Term Review; performed semi-structured interviews, case studies, and an online survey of ESDS users and depositors
