The Public Domain of Digital Research Data

The Final Report of the OECD Follow Up Group on Issues of Access to Publicly Funded Research Data: Promoting Access to Public Research Data for Scientific, Economic and Social Development has been submitted to the Committee on Science and Technology Policy of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (March 2003). Please contact Peter Arzberger (parzberg@ucsd.edu) if you are interested in a copy.

A summary of the case studies of the group, "Promise and Practice in Data Sharing", is now available. It can also be viewed at the following location: http://www.niwi.knaw.nl/nerdi/paul/datasharing.pdf.

A link to an article written by Miriam A. Drake entitled, "Free Public Access to Science - Will It Happen", appears on-line at: http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb030707-2.shtml.

Please feel free to send comments to Peter Arzberger at parzberg@ucsd.edu.