Research infrastructures in social sciences: A case study on use and effects in scientific production

Journal title WELFARE E ERGONOMIA
Author/s Andrea Orazio Spinello
Publishing Year 2020 Issue 2019/1
Language Italian Pages 12 P. 67-78 File size 183 KB
DOI 10.3280/WE2019-001007
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Research infrastructures play a central role in contemporary science, allowing scholars to conduct high-level research and fostering data sharing and results’ circulation. This case study, applied to a local community of sociologists, explores specific modes of use in social sciences, effects on research design, and users’ opinions regarding the quality of scientific outputs derived from their exploitation.

Keywords: Research infrastructures, database, data sharing, social sciences, ESFRI, research design.

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Andrea Orazio Spinello, Le infrastrutture di ricerca nelle scienze sociali: uno studio di caso su utilizzo ed effetti nella produzione scientifica in "WELFARE E ERGONOMIA" 1/2019, pp 67-78, DOI: 10.3280/WE2019-001007