dataset hosting

[pdurbin]

Hi! I just heard that freeCodeCamp has datasets at http://breakingintostartups.com/quincy-free-code-camp/ and found this "2017 New Coder Survey" easily enough. I suppose that GitHub is not a bad place to host data, but I'm wondering if you've considered hosting the data in a data repository such as the ones listed at https://www.nature.com/sdata/policies/repositories . This is just a thought, and I'm biased because I work on a data repository, but I just thought I'd put this bug in your ear. Great episode! 😄

[erictleung]

@pdurbin thanks for the suggestion! As an academic person as well, I'm for citable data repositories as well. I was considering Zenodo because of its seemingly easy integration with GitHub. Do you have any suggestions on where to put deposit this data set and advice overall in depositing this data set in general?

cc/ @QuincyLarson

[pdurbin]

@erictleung I've heard good things about Zenodo. Citation is certainly important. You might want to take a peek at a recent comparative review of data repositories at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KptHzDHIdB3s1v5m1mMwphcwXhOVWdkRYdjEWW1dqrE/edit?usp=sharing made by the Dataverse team and blogged about at https://dataverse.org/blog/comparative-review-various-data-repositories . Full disclosure that I work on the Dataverse code! If you're aware of other comparisons like this, please let me know. Also, for what it's worth, IQSS/dataverse#2739 has some discussion about Zenodo-style Github Integration.

I haven't actually looked at your dataset yet so I can't really comment. It seems like social science data to me. 😄

[evaristoc]

@pdurbin Hi man! Long time! Sorry for me not showing... I have been trying to go through some few projects myself.

Also someone with academic background here.

@pdurbin - regarding your idea... What if we keep copies in both places, let's say Zenodo and Github?

The other question I have is one of availability. I am personally reluctant to the use of platforms that prevent people to work on the data. And the usual target for part of the data is not necessarily academic.

I would like to think of a solution that eases the use of the datasets for things not just academic but also exercising or even developing small products, and at the same time also encourages the correct citation when required.

Not all the data produced in freeCodeCamp should be included, IMO. It depends on the value of the datasets for different communities (business, individuals, academy).