Strategies for Preservation of and Open Access to Digital Scientific Data in China

U.S. National Committee for CODATA
in collaboration with
Chinese National Committee for CODATA
and
CODATA Task Group on Preservation and Archiving of S&T Data in Developing Countries

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An international and interdisciplinary forum to promote a deeper understanding of, and requirements for, long-term preservation and open access to digital scientific information resources in China was held at in Beijing on 22-24 June 2004 to:

1. Identify research areas in which preservation of and open access to digital scientific information requires high priority attention in China, and provide the underlying rationales for the areas chosen.
2. Identify and discuss the scientific and technical, institutional and economic, legal and policy, and management factors relevant to providing open access to digital scientific information resources (both data and STM literature), including an examination of different possible models and their potential benefits and shortcomings in China, and drawing on examples of other digital archiving and access regimes in related areas.
3. Review and discuss the current status of access and archiving regimes for the types of scientific information identified in task 1.
4. Identify follow-up activities that might be taken toward improving open access and preservation for each major type of digital scientific information selected for discussion in task 1, taking into consideration the results of the discussions under tasks 2 and 3.

The workshop was organized jointly by the U.S. and Chinese National CODATA Committees and the international CODATA Task Group on the Preservation and Archiving of Scientific and Technical Data in Developing Countries, along with the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology. The Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Association for Science and Technology provided local logistical support and assisted in meeting planning. The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information provided additional substantive expertise. Additional background information about the project is available.

Symposium Agenda, Presentations, and Report
The agenda and presentations from the symposium are available online. A summary of workshop will be prepared the National Academies. The report will be published in hard copy and online on the National Academies Press Web site, with links to the other collaborating organizations' Web sites. The report will be translated into Chinese.

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