4. Why curate data: requirements Funders’ data policies www.sherpa.ac.uk/juliet/index.php Journal open data policies http://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/ Journal_open-data_policies Fort Lauderdale & Toronto Statements (pre-publication data sharing) http://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Declarations_in_support_of_OA declaration data are a public good and should be openly available www.oecd.org/dataoecd/ 9/61/38500813.pdf
5. Why curate data: rewards More citations: 69% ↑ (Piwowar, 2007 in PLoS) Prevent data loss More opportunities and collaborations better research Easier to do your research Validation of results