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User centred methods for measuring the value of open data

User centred methods for measuring the value of open data
User centred methods for measuring the value of open data
A project to identify metrics for assessing the quality of open data based on the needs of small voluntary sector organisations in the UK and India. For the purposes of the project we assumed the purpose of open data metrics is to determine the value of a group of open datasets to a defined community of users. We adopted a much more user-centred approach than most open data research using small structured workshops to identify users’ key problems and then working from those problems to understand how open data can help address them and the key attributes of the data if it is to be successful. We then piloted different metrics that might be used to measure the presence of those attributes. The result was six metrics that we assessed for validity, reliability, discrimination, transferability and comparability. This user-centred approach to open data research highlighted some fundamental issues with expanding the use of open data from its enthusiast base.
Walker, Johanna
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Frank, Mark
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Thompson, Nisha
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Walker, Johanna
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Frank, Mark
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Thompson, Nisha
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Walker, Johanna, Frank, Mark and Thompson, Nisha (2015) User centred methods for measuring the value of open data. Open Data Research Symposium 2015, , Ottawa, Canada. 27 May 2015. 31 pp .

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Abstract

A project to identify metrics for assessing the quality of open data based on the needs of small voluntary sector organisations in the UK and India. For the purposes of the project we assumed the purpose of open data metrics is to determine the value of a group of open datasets to a defined community of users. We adopted a much more user-centred approach than most open data research using small structured workshops to identify users’ key problems and then working from those problems to understand how open data can help address them and the key attributes of the data if it is to be successful. We then piloted different metrics that might be used to measure the presence of those attributes. The result was six metrics that we assessed for validity, reliability, discrimination, transferability and comparability. This user-centred approach to open data research highlighted some fundamental issues with expanding the use of open data from its enthusiast base.

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Accepted/In Press date: 30 March 2015
Published date: 27 May 2015
Venue - Dates: Open Data Research Symposium 2015, , Ottawa, Canada, 2015-05-27 - 2015-05-27
Organisations: Web & Internet Science

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Local EPrints ID: 375700
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/375700
PURE UUID: b32c9013-85fe-439c-858b-1b59b274fa44
ORCID for Mark Frank: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6106-5057

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Date deposited: 09 Jul 2015 15:23
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 19:31

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Author: Johanna Walker
Author: Mark Frank ORCID iD
Author: Nisha Thompson

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