Why Does Open Data Get Underused? A Focus on the Role of (Open) Data Literacy

Santos-Hermosa, Gema; Quarati, Alfonso; Loría-Soriano, Eugenia; Raffaghelli, Juliana Elisa

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-24193-2_6

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“…Academic libraries have shown strong leadership in advancing OS over the last two decades. Initially, as forerunners of Open Access (OA) (Ayris et al, 2018), they are also heavily involved in other approaches within the open knowledge ecosystem, including Open Data (Santos-Hermosa et al, 2023) and, more recently, OE/OER. Libraries have thus become the natural partners in any OE initiative, such as encouraging teachers to adopt, adapt and create OER by means of different services and strategies.…”

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“…Drawing on the OER Recommendation and innovative experiences emerging worldwide, the aim of this study is to collect information about the work being undertaken by academic librarians to implement OER. This study forms part of a broader research project in relation to Open Science (OS) in Spain and the results of a knowledge transfer project focused on Open Education (OE) conducted by SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) Europe, which have already generated a series of initial outcomes summarised in a comprehensive report dedicated to OE (Santos-Hermosa, Proudman & Corti, 2022).…”

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Impact and implementation of UNESCO’s Recommendation on Open Educational Resources in academic libraries: SPARC Europe Case Study

Santos-Hermosa

2024

Research in Learning Technology

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This paper analyses the role of libraries in the development of Open Educational Resources (OER) and, more specifically, the impact and level of implementation of UNESCO’s (2019) OER Recommendation in Higher Education libraries. This study, the result of a joint undertaking between a national R&D project and SPARC Europe, is based on an online survey, disseminated amongst the European Network of Open Education Librarians (ENOEL) and uses a descriptive research methodology. The results highlight the implementation actions being taken by university libraries (n = 136) in each of the five areas of action of UNESCO’s Recommendation. We find that the main contributions are being made in the areas of capacity building and Open Education policies, but that considerable work has yet to be done in terms of promoting inclusiveness and the sustainability of OER. Thus, the full implementation of UNESCO’s recommendation requires a greater commitment on the part of librarians to joint actions undertaken via international networks and projects, as well as greater institutional commitment and the building of interdepartmental alliances.

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Impact and implementation of UNESCO’s Recommendation on Open Educational Resources in academic libraries: SPARC Europe Case Study

Santos-Hermosa

2024

Research in Learning Technology

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“…However, despite the initially promising expectations, our recent research activities on OGD and LD, involving the analysis of various government portals in different capacities [18,25,46], have occasionally identified what seems to be a significant decline in interest in LOGD. This impression is corroborated by Penteado et al [33], who recently observed, "Although the open government data movement is still producing large amounts of data worldwide, linked data still represents a tiny portion".…”

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“…In particular, metadata quality is particularly vital because it enables users to search and access dataset descriptions, ultimately enhancing the speed and ease of OGD use [18,23,24]. Low levels of open data literacy [25] are a significant social friction, indicating citizens' limited familiarity with the design and use of technology [26], and difficulties in accepting technology [27], a misalignment between user needs and the capabilities of available datasets [26,28].…”

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Linked Open Government Data: Still a Viable Option for Sharing and Integrating Public Data?

Quarati,

Albertoni

2024

Future Internet

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Linked Data (LD) principles, when applied to Open Government Data (OGD), aim to make government data accessible and interconnected, unlocking its full potential and facilitating widespread reuse. As a modular and scalable solution to fragmented government data, Linked Open Government Data (LOGD) improve citizens’ understanding of government functions while promoting greater data interoperability, ultimately leading to more efficient government processes. However, despite promising developments in the early 2010s, including the release of LOGD datasets by some government agencies, and studies and methodological proposals by numerous scholars, a cursory examination of government websites and portals suggests that interest in this technology has gradually waned. Given the initial expectations surrounding LOGD, this paper goes beyond a superficial analysis and provides a deeper insight into the evolution of interest in LOGD by raising questions about the extent to which the dream of LD has influenced the reality of OGD and whether it remains sustainable.

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Towards High-Value Datasets Determination for Data-Driven Development: A Systematic Literature Review

Nikiforova,

Rizun,

Ciesielska

et al. 2023

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Why Does Open Data Get Underused? A Focus on the Role of (Open) Data Literacy

Cited by 4 publications

References 105 publications

Impact and implementation of UNESCO’s Recommendation on Open Educational Resources in academic libraries: SPARC Europe Case Study

Impact and implementation of UNESCO’s Recommendation on Open Educational Resources in academic libraries: SPARC Europe Case Study

Linked Open Government Data: Still a Viable Option for Sharing and Integrating Public Data?

Towards High-Value Datasets Determination for Data-Driven Development: A Systematic Literature Review

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