Wednesday 20 May | 10:00am EST | 3:00pm GMT
If you’ve ever had to justify the cost of a data curation program, this webinar is for you.
Jonathan Petters of Virginia Tech and Megan O’Donnell of Iowa State University bring statistical rigor to a question that research data professionals face every day: does mediated curation actually move the needle on data visibility and reuse? Their findings suggest it does — significantly.
Using Figshare’s openly documented API as a window into publishing behavior across both individual researcher accounts and institutional repositories, Jon and Megan built a natural comparison group to test whether curation efforts translate into measurable outcomes. The results point to a clear association between mediated deposit and higher views and downloads.
Join us to hear what the data shows, how to interpret it, and what it could mean for making the case for curation at your institution.
