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Tracking dataset usage #176

Open carsonicator opened 6 years ago

carsonicator commented 6 years ago

As a researcher, I would be incentivized to use the data catalog / repo if I could track the usage of my datasets so I could understand how they are being used and in what context.

fenekku commented 6 years ago

Would #25 and #26 fullfill this or did you have something more specific in mind? Tracking them in the wild is obviously not possible.

carsonicator commented 6 years ago

Those address part of it. I put this as a 'wishlist' item because I'm not sure exactly how to do it. I think it would be a combination of analytics and information gathered from DUAs or by questioning the user who downloads a dataset. The goal would be to know in what context the dataset was re-used, not just that it was downloaded, viewed, or used in a publication. Does that make sense?

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fenekku commented 6 years ago

I understand the kind of information we want to get: how is this data used? But there is no unobtrusive way to get at it that I know. The simplest would be to have an optional dropdown or text field at download time for people to fill (there will already be a citation confirmation dialog) but even that may prove to be annoying and against the very goal of incentivizing usage of the catalog.

carsonicator commented 6 years ago

I don't think there is a purely technical solution, and it is difficult to balance usage data collection and good user experience. It's a hard problem, but it is important; in various talks I've seen it mentioned as an incentive for making data available. The most recent survey I saw had "knowing how others use my data" as the third most important motivating factor behind "extra funding to cover the cost" and "enhanced academic reputation". Something to keep in mind.

saragon02 commented 6 years ago

Some of my interviewees have expressed a similar desire to know how their data will be used.

saragon02 commented 5 years ago

We can track usage in social media, news outlets, etc., if we implement Altmetrics for the Resource page, as DigitalHub does (https://www.altmetric.com/)

image DH Altmetrics.docx