• Introduction
  • 1. Why Open Data
    • 1.1. What and Why of Open Data
    • 1.2. Challenges to Open Data
    • 1.3. Additional Resources
  • 2. How to Open Your Data
    • 2.1. A Data Blind Date
    • 2.2. Metadata, a Love Note to the Future
    • 2.3. Creating a Data_README
    • 2.4. File Formats
    • 2.5. Additional Resources
  • 3. Sharing Your Data
    • 3.1. Where to Share
    • 3.2. How to Find a Place to Share
    • 3.3. Can You / Should You Share Your Data
    • 3.4. License Your Data to Share
    • 3.5. Additional Resources
  • 4. Become a Data Hunter
    • 4.1. Where to Find Data
    • 4.2. Things to Think About
    • 4.3. Additional Resources
  • 5. Making Friends with Other People's Data
    • 5.1. Converting File Formats
    • 5.2. Data Wrangling
    • 5.3. License Stacking
    • 5.4. Responsible Use
    • 5.5. Additional Resources
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Welcome to Mozilla Science Lab's Open Data Primers!

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Information

  • Data Sharing: Everything on Display
  • Creative Commons: Data and CC licenses
  • Digital Curation Centre: How to License Research Data
  • Open Definition: Guide to Open Data Licensing

Data Sharing Policies

  • Digital Curation Centre’s Overview of Funders’ Data Policies
  • International Copyright Basics
  • SPARC’s Research Funder Data Sharing Policies
  • World Intellectual Property Organization: What is Intellectual Property? (pdf)
  • Sample institutional data sharing policy: University of Edinburgh