Open Research Data in Spanish University Repositories

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the state of open research data in Spanish university repositories using twelve indicators, revealing scarce datasets and heterogeneity across institutions, which raises concerns about future open access policies.

Contribution

It introduces a set of twelve self-developed indicators to evaluate open research data and institutional policies in Spanish university repositories.

Findings

Datasets in repositories are scarce.

Significant heterogeneity across institutions.

Raises questions about future open access policies.

Abstract

The current situation of open research data in Spanish university repositories is analyzed by means of twelve indicators that allow us to compare them with each other. The twelve self-developed indicators deal with research datasets and institutional policies linked to open access, as well as some of the key characteristics of the repositories. The methodology used consists of comparing the repositories of the different universities linked to REBIUN. The result has been that datasets in institutional repositories are scarce, and the situation is heterogeneous across the territory. This raises questions about future open access policies for research data in the country's main scientific institutions.