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Research Data Publication: Moving Beyond the Metaphor
2019
Data Science Journal
Metaphors are a quick and easy way of grasping (often complicated) concepts and ideas, but like any useful tools, they should be used carefully. There are as many arguments about how datasets are like cakes 1 as there are about how datasets aren't like cakes. 2 It can be easy to categorise a dataset as being a special class of academic paper. Positively, this means that the tools and services for scholarly publication can be utilised to transmit and verify datasets, improving visibility,
doi:10.5334/dsj-2019-039
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