Journal:Data without software are just numbers
| Full article title | Data without software are just numbers |
|---|---|
| Journal | Data Science Journal |
| Author(s) | Davenport, James H.; Grant, James; Jones, Catherine M. |
| Author affiliation(s) | University of Bath, Science and Technology Facilities Council |
| Primary contact | Email: J dot H dot Davenport at bath dot ac dot uk |
| Year published | 2020 |
| Volume and issue | 19(1) |
| Article # | 3 |
| DOI | 10.5334/dsj-2020-003 |
| ISSN | 1683-1470 |
| Distribution license | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International |
| Website | https://datascience.codata.org/articles/10.5334/dsj-2020-003/ |
| Download | https://datascience.codata.org/articles/10.5334/dsj-2020-003/galley/929/download/ (PDF) |
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Abstract
Great strides have been made to encourage researchers to archive data created by research and provide the necessary systems to support their storage. Additionally, it is recognized that data are meaningless unless their provenance is preserved, through appropriate metadata. Alongside this is a pressing need to ensure the quality and archiving of the software that generates data, through simulation and control of experiment or data collection, and that which analyzes, modifies, and draws value from raw data. In order to meet the aims of reproducibility, we argue that data management alone is insufficient: it must be accompanied by good software practices, the training to facilitate it, and the support of stakeholders, including appropriate recognition for software as a research output.
Keywords: software citation, software management, reproducibility, archiving, research software engineer
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