Four cases of ICT-based data sharing practices were examined, one in the physical sciences and three in the social sciences. One group are already using e-science technology to collaborate and share data, but are in the early stages of infrastructure and application design. The second group is longer standing, but analyses data complex enough to ask questions about both cultures of interpretation as well as grid-enabled possibilities. The final groups use a mix of technologies, and works primarily with visual data.

The project analysed the social circumstances of these groups that make it sensible to share data (or not), by comparing discourses about sharing with actual sharing practices. Through the project workshop, the case study results have been translated into ideas for grid engineering projects and have fed insights into the e-science community. The results are also being disseminated to the wider academic community through working and final papers, presentations and contributions to workshops.

• Carlson, S., and Anderson B., (2007). What are data? The many kinds of data and their implications for data re-use. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 12(2), article 15. http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol12/issue2/carlson.html
• Anderson, B., and Carlson, S. (August 2006) Entangled Data: Knowledge & Community making in E (Social) Science - Research Report to the ESRC, Chimera Working Paper 2006-15. Ipswich: University of Essex.
• Anderson, B., and Carlson, S. (July 2006) Entangled Data: Knowledge & Community making in E (Social) Science Final Data Report, Chimera Working Paper 2006-13. Ipswich: University of Essex.
• Anderson, B., and Carlson, S. (July 2006) e-Enabling Data: Potential impacts on methods and expertise, Chimera Working Paper 2006-12. Ipswich: University of Essex.
• Anderson, B., Carlson, S. (2006) Entangled Data: Knowledge and Community Making in E (Social) Science. Poster presented at the ESRC Research Methods Festival, Oxford, July 2006
• Anderson, B., Carlson, S. and Nafus, D. (2006) e-Enabling Data: Potential impacts on methods and expertise. NCeSS 2006 Conference, Manchester, June 27th, 2006. . Watch the video.
• Anderson, B., Carlson, S. and Nafus, D. (2006) eNabling Data: Some observations. NCeSS 2006 Conference Workshop on 'Social Science Perspectives on e-Science', Manchester, June 27th, 2006.
• Anderson, B., and Carlson, S., (July 2006) 'e-Enabling Data: Potential impacts on methods and expertise', Chimera Working Paper 2006-12. Ipswich: University of Essex.
• Anderson, B and Carlson, S (2006) 'Entangled Data: A comparison of science practices and the implications for e-(social)science', 18 Jan 2006, 11.45 - 13:15. OII Research Seminar, Oxford Internet Institute, 1 St Giles, Oxford.

The project held an invitation only results workshop on 24th January 2006

• Agenda
• NCeSS hosted wiki page - feel free to edit if you were there (and even if not!)

The outputs of this workshop have been used as input to the final reports and papers and we gratefully acknowledge and thank the participants for their contributions.

As submitted to ESRC