Open Data in Science

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.serrev.2008.01.001 Peter Murray-Rust: Open Data in Science Abstract Open Data (OD) is an emerging term in the process of defining how scientific data may be published and re-used without price or permission barriers. Scientists generally see published data as belonging to the scientific community, but many publishers claim copyright over data and will not allow its re-use without permission. This is a major impediment to the progress of scholarship in the digital a..