id
	12975
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/12975
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	Promoting data quality and reuse in archaeology through collaborative identifier practices
Creator
	Kansa, Eric C.
	Kansa, Sarah Whitcher
Date
	2022
Language
	eng
Abstract
	Investments in data management infrastructure often seek to catalyze new research outcomes based on the reuse of research data. To achieve the goals of these investments, we need to better understand how data creation and data quality concerns shape the potential reuse of data. The primary audience for this paper centers on scientific domain specialists that create and (re)use datasets documenting archaeological materials. This paper discusses practices that promote data quality in support of more open-ended reuse of data beyond the immediate needs of the creators. We argue that identifier practices play a key, but poorly recognized, role in promoting data quality and reusability. We use specific archaeological examples to demonstrate how the use of globally unique and persistent identifiers can communicate aspects of context, avoid errors and misinterpretations, and facilitate integration and reuse. We then discuss the responsibility of data creators and data reusers to employ identifiers to better maintain the contextual integrity of data, including professional, social, and ethical dimensions.
Is Part Of
	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Doi
	https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2109313118
Issue
	43
Pages
	e2109313118
Uri
	https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2109313118
Volume
	119
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/2WJJEWQ8/item-list

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