{"id":150,"date":"2020-11-18T19:31:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T17:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/?page_id=150"},"modified":"2025-09-12T12:51:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T09:51:58","slug":"reusing-and-citing-research-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/module-4-open-research-data\/reusing-and-citing-research-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Reusing and citing research data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/08\/digital-marketing-1433427_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3071\" style=\"width:558px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/08\/digital-marketing-1433427_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2025\/08\/digital-marketing-1433427_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by ASPhotohrapy, Pixabay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reusing research data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharing data when possible is wise. By sharing data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can reuse data produced by others in your own research.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can provide your datasets for others to be utilised.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Further use of existing research data is economical and saves limited resources. It is good for researchers to reuse already existing research data in their study, because<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It speeds up the process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Existing data may work as reference material for their own data, or their own data can be merged with existing data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It will save research resources, when they do not need to conjure up everything by themselves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shared datasets can be applied across disciplines, potentially opening up new opportunities for collaboration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When using data produced by others, the terms of use for the data must be considered. Terms of use are usually defined by a license (e.g. CC license). Depending on the license, data can be used either completely freely or there may be restrictions on its use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research data can be searched for reuse purposes via various search services, data repositories, archives and portals. See previous section to (<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/module-4-open-research-data\/sharing-data-where-and-how\/\">Sharing data \u2013 Where and how?<\/a>) to find services available for searching existing datasets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data citation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Research data must be cited as all other sources produced in research. The Copyright Act and good scientific practice require that the author\u2019s name is mentioned in a proper manner. Data citations work just like book or scientific article citations. Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TTw64Xrh87I\">this video<\/a> (2:06) to review how to cite data properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The<\/strong> <strong>data reference should consist of following elements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Creator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Title<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Host organisation (repository\/archive)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Publication time and\/or date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Persistent identifier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Useful additional elements are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Version<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resource type<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>License<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ORCID (persistent identifier for researchers)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possible embargo information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in learning more about data citation practices, please explore this guide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/datacitation.cessda.eu\/\">CESSDA Data Citation Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remember:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reuse of existing research data is smart. It saves limited resources and speeds up the research process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data must be cited in a similar manner to scientific articles and books.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/coursecard\/2020140387624026980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Test your knowledge about open research data with a ThingLink Quiz!<\/a><\/strong> (opens in a new tab)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/view\/scenario\/2020140387624026980\/accessibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to access the accessible version of the quiz.<\/a> (opens in a new tab)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have now completed module 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/module-4-open-research-data\/sharing-data-where-and-how\/\">&lt; Module 4: Sharing data \u2013 Where and how?<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/bors\/module-5-open-education\/\">Module 5: Open education &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reusing research data Sharing data when possible is wise. 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