Searching Data: A Review of Observational Data Retrieval Practices in Selected Disciplines

Kathleen Gregory, Paul Groth, Helena Cousijn, Andrea Scharnhorst, Sally Wyatt
2019 Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology  
A cross-disciplinary examination of the user behaviors involved in seeking and evaluating data is surprisingly absent from the research data discussion. This review explores the data retrieval literature to identify commonalities in how users search for and evaluate observational research data in selected disciplines. Two analytical frameworks, rooted in information retrieval and science and technology studies, are used to identify key similarities in practices as a first step toward developing a model describing data retrieval.
doi:10.1002/asi.24165 pmid:31763358 pmcid:PMC6853156 fatcat:63iya57cm5bl5fnjru4gjwmioa