Expanding access to research data : reconciling risks and opportunities.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council of the National Academies, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

National Academies Press (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Privacy, Right of--United States.

Privacy, Right of.

Public records--Access control--United States.

Public records.

Freedom of information--United States.

Freedom of information.

Research--Information services.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (132 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Policy makers need information about the nation "ranging from trends in the overall economy down to the use by individuals of Medicare "in order to evaluate existing programs and to develop new ones. This information often comes from research based on data about individual people, households, and businesses and other organizations, collected by statistical agencies. The benefit of increasing data accessibility to researchers and analysts is better informed public policy. To realize this benefit, a variety of modes for data access " including restricted access to confidential data and unrestricted access to appropriately altered public-use data "must be used. The risk of expanded access to potentially sensitive data is the increased probability of breaching the confidentiality of the data and, in turn, eroding public confidence in the data collection enterprise. Indeed, the statistical system of the United States ultimately depends on the willingness of the public to provide the information on which research data are based. Expanding Access to Research Data issues guidance on how to more fully exploit these tradeoffs. The panel (TM)s recommendations focus on needs highlighted by legal, social, and technological changes that have occurred during the last decade.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Changed Landscape""; ""3 Benefits of Access""; ""4 Risks of Access: Potential Confidentiality Breaches and Their Consequences""; ""5 Reconciling the Benefits and Risks of Expanded Data Access""; ""References""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""APPENDIX A Workshop Summary""; ""APPENDIX B Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610262953

9780309164955

0309164958

9781280262951

1280262958

9780309653404

0309653401

OCLC:

923275781