Open AccessConsume, Reproduce, Extend and Connect: Sustaining Our Research Lifecycle
Author(s) -
Johnson Richard P.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
bulletin of the association for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2373-9223
DOI - 10.1002/bul2.2017.1720430407
Subject(s) - distrust , documentation , reproduction , process (computing) , trustworthiness , knowledge management , public relations , sociology , business , engineering ethics , computer science , political science , internet privacy , engineering , ecology , law , biology , programming language , operating system
EDITOR'S SUMMARY Scholarly research is at the forefront of innovation, especially with a breadth of new technologies that can enhance the research process. However, in a race for scholars to produce more and more new findings, documentation practices and reproduction of results may be neglected. Lack of validation through reproduction can lead to a general distrust of scholarly research and experiments, but a more generous approach to information sharing could be the answer to this issue. Scholars have connected socially for centuries to share their ideas, and this practice has led to some truly innovative ideas that have shaped our world today. With willing participants sharing their ideas and their research methods, new findings can be reproduced and validated, creating a stronger and more trustworthy community of scholars.