Author: Joan E. Sieber

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1991-02-12

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 0803940831

This book represents the major accomplishments of social scientists who have pioneered in data sharing, highlighting the advantages for social science. It includes an examination of the reasons for data sharing, the specific sharing practices in various disciplines, the factors affecting the usefulness of shared data and individual and institutional concerns about data sharing. It will be useful to academics across the social sciences.