Initiative in Innovative Computing @ Harvard

Seminar Series

Wednesday, December 12, 2007; 4:00pm

Gary King, David Florence Professor of Government, Department of Government, Harvard University

Seminar Title: An Introduction to the Dataverse Network as an Infrastructure for Data Sharing

Abstract

We introduce a set of integrated developments in web application software, networking, data citation standards, and statistical methods designed to put some of the universe of data and data sharing practices on somewhat firmer ground. We have focused on social science data, but aspects of what we have developed may apply more widely. The idea is to facilitate the public distribution of persistent, authorized, and verifiable data, with powerful but easy-to-use technology, even when the data are confidential or proprietary. We intend to solve some of the sociological problems of data sharing via technological means, with the result intended to benefit both the scientific community and the sometimes apparently contradictory goals of individual researchers.

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