Open anthropological data: what are they and what are their problems?

Objective: Reflect on the specificity of anthropological data and map what is discussed in the scientific literature about the challenges of opening this type of document. Methods: First, it carries out a theoretical discussion to understand the specificities of the field of open research data and a...

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Authors: Cervo, Matheus, Rockembach, Moises, Rocha, Ana Luiza Carvalho da
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Repository:Encontros Bibli
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/90091
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/eb/article/view/90091
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Open Science
Open Data
Digital Repository
Social Anthropology
Ciencia Abierta
Repositorio Digital
Antropología Social
Datos de Investigación Abierta
Datos de Investigación
Ciência Aberta
Repositório Digital
Antropologia Social
Dados Abertos de pesquisa
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Summary:Objective: Reflect on the specificity of anthropological data and map what is discussed in the scientific literature about the challenges of opening this type of document. Methods: First, it carries out a theoretical discussion to understand the specificities of the field of open research data and anthropological research data. Finally, it performs a systematic literature review with the intention of verifying the state of the art of publications on anthropological research data.  Results: The results found were analyzed and grouped into five groups of thematic convergence: 1) problem of ethics in opening data on the internet; 2) specific issues between Information Science and Anthropology; 3) communicational and relational demands of the repositories' platforms; 4) specificity of the multimedia data of the subfield called Visual Anthropology; 5) digital repositories for anthropological museums that house research data. Conclusions: The literature on the subject is still small, but it has been growing since 2015, mainly in the English language. It is concluded that there are several specific challenges for the realization of digital repositories for this type of data and that interdisciplinary relationships between Information Science and Anthropology, Communication and Museology are desired to overcome these adversities.