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Data curation needs of researchers at Mzuzu University

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dc.contributor.author Majawa, Felix
dc.contributor.author Ngwira, Fiskani
dc.date.accessioned 2022-08-04T17:32:24Z
dc.date.available 2022-08-04T17:32:24Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.citation Majawa, F. & Ngwira, F. (2016). Data curation needs of researchers at Mzuzu University. [Presentation]. XXII SCECSAL Conference: Digital transformation and the changing role of libraries and information centres in the sustainable development of Africa, April 25-29, Ezulwini, Swaziland. https://bit.ly/3qGQKV4 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://bit.ly/3qGQKV4
dc.identifier.uri 192.168.2.8:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/296
dc.description.abstract The study examined data curation needed by researchers at Mzuzu University fifty (50) self-administered questionnaires were distributed to purposefully selected academic staffs representing 28% of the total population. 57% of the respondents were not familiar with the term "data curation" however, it was revealed that they actually practiced the aspects associated with data curation. Mixed views were generated from the researchers with 34% not willing to share their data for fear that others may reuse it for other purposes contrary to the original idea. 14% of the respondents indicated that they destroyed their data after conducting research which is contrary to the whole idea of data curation. However, 80% of the respondents agreed that data would be useful for future research. The study revealed unique issues to do with the management of data, data sharing and reuse and challenges, For the fact that data curation is a new concept with a lot of concerns worldwide, there is need for more research in the field to iron out gray areas on the processes of the concept. Researchers should be endowed with knowledge about the benefits of data curation such as data preservation, data archiving, data reuse which prevents duplication en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Mzuzu University en_US
dc.subject Malawi en_US
dc.subject Digital Curation en_US
dc.subject Open Access en_US
dc.subject Data sharing en_US
dc.subject Academic staff en_US
dc.title Data curation needs of researchers at Mzuzu University en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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