Digital technologies and high-speed communications have vastly expanded scientists' capabilities but also raise difficult questions for institutions, journals, and researchers – such as how to protect digital information from distortion and who should have access to this data.
ASSURING THE INTEGRITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND STEWARDSHIP OF RESEARCH DATA IN THE DIGITAL AGE, new from the National Research Council, offers principles to guide research institutions, journals, and scientists in generating and sharing such data. The report will be released at 11 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 22.
Reporters can obtain copies by contacting the Office of News and Public Information at tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. Advance copies will be available to reporters only starting at noon on Tuesday, July 21. THE REPORT IS EMBARGOED AND NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE BEFORE 11 A.M. EDT ON JULY 22.