linking software: citations, roles, references and more
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Linking software:Citations, roles, references,and more
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Repository Fringe 2015, Edinburgh, 3-4 August 2015Neil Chue Hong (@npch), Software Sustainability InstituteORCID: 0000-0002-8876-7606 | [email protected]
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Authorship Lifecycle
Revise
Create
Check
Release
Reward
IdentifyCite
Reuse
Research
Index
Papers, data, software all research outputs ofa continuous cycle.
With software, technologymakes it easier to track, but not reward.
We cannot separatepapers, data and softwarewhen we release research.
http://openresearchsoftware.metajnl.com
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The current process
Startresearch
Writesoftware
Usesoftware
Produceresults
Publishresearch
paper
Releasedata
Releasesoftware
Which mentions software and data
This process is simple but does not reward production orreuse of good software and data.
It also has a long contribution cycle.
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Writesoftware
A better process?
Startresearch
Identifyexisting
software
Usesoftware
Produceresults
Publishresearch
paper
Adapt/extend
software
Releasedata
Releasesoftware
Publishsoftware
paper Publishdata
paper
Which references
softw
are and data papers
Software and data papers are needed as proxies for rewarding reuse.
But it enables a shorter contribution cycle for data and software.
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What do we choose to identify:- Workflow?- Software that runs workflow?- Software referenced by workflow?- Software dependencies? What’s the minimum citable part?
Boundary
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Algorithm
Function
Prog
ram
Library / Suite / Package
…
Granularity
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Versioning
Personalv1
Personal v2
Personalv3
Personal v2a
Public v1
Personal v3a
Personal v2a
Public v2
Public v3
Why do we version?- To indicate a change- To allow sharing- To confer special status
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AuthorshipAuthorship• Which authors have had what impact on each version of the software?• Who had the largest contribution to the scientific results in a paper?
http://beyond-impact.org/?p=175
OGSA-DAI projects statistics from Ohloh
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Moving forwards
• Making software citable At “package level” (is this the right granularity?)
• GitHub -> Zenodo / FigShare / Insititution Repo https://guides.github.com/activities/citable-code / http://blog.stuartlewis.com/2014/09/09/github-to-repository-deposit /
Principles for citation• Force11 Software Citation Working Group
https://www.force11.org/group/software-citation-working- group
Making roles clearer• Project Credit
http://dictionary.casrai.org/Contributor_Roles/ Software
• Contributor Badges https://www.mozillascience.org/projects/contributorship- badges
Code as a Research Object• Defining minimal metadata
https://www.mozillascience.org/projects/ codemeta
• How do we ensure this is “linked up” with RepoFringe community?
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