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A Question of Balance

Private Rights and the Public Interest in Scientific and Technical Databases

By: National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Committee for a Study on Promoting Access to Scientific and Technical Data for the Public Interest

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A Question of Balance

Private Rights and the Public Interest in Scientific and Technical Databases

New legal approaches, such as the European Union's 1996 Directive on the Legal Protection of Databases, and other legal initiatives now being considered in the United States at the federal and state level, are threatening to compromise public access to scientific and technical data available through computerized databases. Lawmakers are struggling to strike an appropriate balance between the rights of database rights holders, who are concerned about possible commercial misappropriation of their products, and public-interest users of the data such as researchers, educators, and libraries. A Question of Balance examines this balancing act. The committee concludes that because database rights holders already enjoy significant legal, technical, and market-based protections, the need for statutory protection has not been sufficiently substantiated. Nevertheless, although the committee opposes the creation of any strong new protective measures, it recognizes that some additional limits against wholesale misappropriation of databases may be necessary. In particular, a new, properly scoped and focused U.S. statute might provide a reasonable alternative to the European Union's highly protectionistic database directive. Such legislation could then serve as a legal model for an international treaty in this area. The book recommends a number of guiding principles for such possible legislation, as well as related policy actions for the administration.

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0309068258

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The Role of Scientific and Technical Data and Information in the Public Domain

Proceedings of a Symposium

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on International Scientific Organizations,Office of International Scientific and Technical Information Programs,Steering Committee on the Role of Scientific and Technical Data and Information in the Public Domain

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The Role of Scientific and Technical Data and Information in the Public Domain

Proceedings of a Symposium

This symposium brought together leading experts and managers from the public and private sectors who are involved in the creation, dissemination, and use of scientific and technical data and information (STI) to: (1) describe and discuss the role and the benefits and costsâ€"both economic and otherâ€"of the public domain in STI in the research and education context, (2) to identify and analyze the legal, economic, and technological pressures on the public domain in STI in research and education, (3) describe and discuss existing and proposed approaches to preserving the public domain in STI in the United States, and (4) identify issues that may require further analysis.

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030908850X

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9780309088503

Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science

Proceedings of an International Symposium

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on International Scientific Organizations,U.S. National Committee for CODATA

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Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science

Proceedings of an International Symposium

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on International Scientific Organizations,U.S. National Committee for CODATA

This symposium, which was held on March 10-11, 2003, at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, brought together policy experts and managers from the government and academic sectors in both developed and developing countries to (1) describe the role, value, and limits that the public domain and open access to digital data and information have in the context of international research; (2) identify and analyze the various legal, economic, and technological pressures on the public domain in digital data and information, and their potential effects on international research; and (3) review the existing and proposed approaches for preserving and promoting the public domain and open access to scientific and technical data and information on a global basis, with particular attention to the needs of developing countries.

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National Academies Press

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030918214X

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9780309182140

Strategies for Preservation of and Open Access to Scientific Data in China

Summary of a Workshop

By: National Research Council,Board on International Scientific Organizations,U.S. National Committee for CODATA

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Strategies for Preservation of and Open Access to Scientific Data in China

Summary of a Workshop

By: National Research Council,Board on International Scientific Organizations,U.S. National Committee for CODATA

Preservation of and open access to digital scientific resources are essential to global research, yet the challenges in storing and maintaining access to these collections are substantial. China faces major hurdles in this regard. A workshop held in June 2004 in Beijing convened scientific information managers, digital archiving experts, national science policy and funding officials, and representatives of development organizations to explore the scientific and technical, legal and policy, institutional and economic, and management aspects of creating sustainable and accessible archives of digital health and environmental data in China.

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National Academies Press

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0309102308

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9780309102308

Life-Cycle Decisions for Biomedical Data

The Challenge of Forecasting Costs

By: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Research Data and Information,Board on Life Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics,Committee on Forecasting Costs for Preserving and Promoting Access to Biomedical Data

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Life-Cycle Decisions for Biomedical Data

The Challenge of Forecasting Costs

Biomedical research results in the collection and storage of increasingly large and complex data sets. Preserving those data so that they are discoverable, accessible, and interpretable accelerates scientific discovery and improves health outcomes, but requires that researchers, data curators, and data archivists consider the long-term disposition of data and the costs of preserving, archiving, and promoting access to them. Life Cycle Decisions for Biomedical Data examines and assesses approaches and considerations for forecasting costs for preserving, archiving, and promoting access to biomedical research data. This report provides a comprehensive conceptual framework for cost-effective decision making that encourages data accessibility and reuse for researchers, data managers, data archivists, data scientists, and institutions that support platforms that enable biomedical research data preservation, discoverability, and use.

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0309670063

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9780309670067

Open Science by Design

Realizing a Vision for 21st Century Research

By: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Research Data and Information,Committee on Toward an Open Science Enterprise

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Open Science by Design

Realizing a Vision for 21st Century Research

By: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Research Data and Information,Committee on Toward an Open Science Enterprise

Openness and sharing of information are fundamental to the progress of science and to the effective functioning of the research enterprise. The advent of scientific journals in the 17th century helped power the Scientific Revolution by allowing researchers to communicate across time and space, using the technologies of that era to generate reliable knowledge more quickly and efficiently. Harnessing today's stunning, ongoing advances in information technologies, the global research enterprise and its stakeholders are moving toward a new open science ecosystem. Open science aims to ensure the free availability and usability of scholarly publications, the data that result from scholarly research, and the methodologies, including code or algorithms, that were used to generate those data. Open Science by Design is aimed at overcoming barriers and moving toward open science as the default approach across the research enterprise. This report explores specific examples of open science and discusses a range of challenges, focusing on stakeholder perspectives. It is meant to provide guidance to the research enterprise and its stakeholders as they build strategies for achieving open science and take the next steps.

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0309476275

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9780309476270

Post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act 2000

first report of session 2012-13, Vol. 2: Oral and written evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Justice Committee

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Post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act 2000

first report of session 2012-13, Vol. 2: Oral and written evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Justice Committee

Incorporating HC 1849-i-v, session 2010-12. Additional written evidence is contained in Volume 3, available on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/justicecttee

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The Stationery Office

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0215047370

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9780215047373

Exploring Encryption and Potential Mechanisms for Authorized Government Access to Plaintext

Proceedings of a Workshop

By: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Planning Committee for a Workshop on Encryption and Mechanisms for Authorized Government Access to Plaintext

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Exploring Encryption and Potential Mechanisms for Authorized Government Access to Plaintext

Proceedings of a Workshop

In June 2016 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened the Workshop on Encryption and Mechanisms for Authorized Government Access to Plaintext. Participants at this workshop discussed potential encryption strategies that would enable access to plaintext information by law enforcement or national security agencies with appropriate authority. Although the focus of the workshop was on technical issues, there was some consideration of the broader policy context, and discussion about the topics of encryption and authorized exceptional analysis frequently addressed open policy questions as well as technical issues. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

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0309447402

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9780309447409

Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age

By: Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Engineering,National Academy of Sciences,Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy,Committee on Ensuring the Utility and Integrity of Research Data in a Digital Age

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Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age

As digital technologies are expanding the power and reach of research, they are also raising complex issues. These include complications in ensuring the validity of research data; standards that do not keep pace with the high rate of innovation; restrictions on data sharing that reduce the ability of researchers to verify results and build on previous research; and huge increases in the amount of data being generated, creating severe challenges in preserving that data for long-term use. Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age examines the consequences of the changes affecting research data with respect to three issues - integrity, accessibility, and stewardship-and finds a need for a new approach to the design and the management of research projects. The report recommends that all researchers receive appropriate training in the management of research data, and calls on researchers to make all research data, methods, and other information underlying results publicly accessible in a timely manner. The book also sees the stewardship of research data as a critical long-term task for the research enterprise and its stakeholders. Individual researchers, research institutions, research sponsors, professional societies, and journals involved in scientific, engineering, and medical research will find this book an essential guide to the principles affecting research data in the digital age.

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0309147824

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9780309147828

Electronic Scientific, Technical, and Medical Journal Publishing and Its Implications

Proceedings of a Symposium

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy,Committee on Electronic Scientific, Technical, and Medical Journal Publishing

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Electronic Scientific, Technical, and Medical Journal Publishing and Its Implications

Proceedings of a Symposium

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy,Committee on Electronic Scientific, Technical, and Medical Journal Publishing

This report is the proceedings of a 2003 symposium on "Electronic Scientific, Technical, and Medical Journal Publishing and Its Implications," which brought together experts in STM publishing, both producers and users of these publications, to: (1) identify the recent technical changes in publishing, and other factors, that influence the decisions of journal publishers to produce journals electronically; (2) identify the needs of the scientific, engineering, and medical community as users of journals, whether electronic or printed; (3) discuss the responses of not-for-profit and commercial STM publishers and of other stakeholders in the STM community to the opportunities and challenges posed by the shift to electronic publishing; and (4) examine the spectrum of proposals that has been put forth to respond to the needs of users as the publishing industry shifts to electronic information production and dissemination.

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0309166101

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9780309166102

A Question of Balance

Private Rights and the Public Interest in Scientific and Technical Databases

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Private Rights and the Public Interest in Scientific and Technical Databases

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Book's by Committee for a Study on Promoting Access to Scientific and Technical Data for the Public Interest

A Question of Balance

A Question of Balance

The Role of Scientific and Technical Data and Information in the Public Domain

The Role of Scientific and Technical Data and Information in the Public Domain

Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science

Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science

Strategies for Preservation of and Open Access to Scientific Data in China

Strategies for Preservation of and Open Access to Scientific Data in China

Life-Cycle Decisions for Biomedical Data

Life-Cycle Decisions for Biomedical Data

Open Science by Design

Open Science by Design

Post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Exploring Encryption and Potential Mechanisms for Authorized Government Access to Plaintext

Exploring Encryption and Potential Mechanisms for Authorized Government Access to Plaintext

Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age

Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age

Electronic Scientific, Technical, and Medical Journal Publishing and Its Implications

Electronic Scientific, Technical, and Medical Journal Publishing and Its Implications

A Question of Balance

A Question of Balance

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