Oceanographic Data Repositories: An Analysis of the International Situation

Fabiano Couto Corrêa da Silva, Ernest Abadal and Enrique Wulff
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Fabiano Couto Corrêa da Silva: Institute of Humanities and Information, Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), Av. Italia, Km 8, Rio Grande-RS 96200-400, Brazil
Ernest Abadal: Faculty of Library and Information Science, University of Barcelona (UB), Melcior de Palau, 140, Barcelona 08014, Spain
Enrique Wulff: Marine Sciences Institute of Andalusia, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Campus del Río San Pedro, Cadiz 11510, Spain

Publications, 2017, vol. 5, issue 2, 1-9

Abstract: The preservation and organization of oceanographic research data enables the scientific community to consult and reuse information of different kinds, and this is made possible by the repositories, meaning the services that facilitate data storage and dissemination. This paper reviews the current situation of oceanographic data repositories across different countries and evaluates them according to a series of indicators. The writers propose that although interest in storing and reusing oceanographic data has increased in recent years, the repositories are still in the process of developing their systems for processing, disseminating and reusing data. The repositories also differ in terms of architecture and the organizational level of the content they offer.

Keywords: data repositories; oceanography; evaluation; research data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A2 D83 L82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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