[Go-essp-tech] What is the risk that science is done using 'deprecated' data?

[stephen.pascoe at stfc.ac.uk]

Hi Jamie,

I can imagine there is a risk of papers being written on deprecated data in two scenarios:

 1. Data is being updated at datanodes without creating a new version
 2. Users are unaware of new versions available and therefore using deprecated data

Are you concerned about both of these scenarios?  Your email seems to mainly address #1.

Thanks,
Stephen.

On 8 Mar 2012, at 10:21, Kettleborough, Jamie wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Does anyone have a feel for the current level of risk that analysists
> are doing work (with the intention to publish) on data that has been
> found to be wrong by the data providers and so deprecated (in some
> sense)?
> 
> My feeling is that versioning isn't working (that may be putting it a
> bit strongly.  It is too easy for data providers - in their
> understandable drive to get their data out - to have updated files on
> disk without publishing a new version.   How big a deal does anyone
> think this is?
> 
> If the risk that papers are being written based on deprecated data is
> sufficiently large then is there an agreed strategy for coping with
> this?  Does it have implications for the requirements of the data
> publishing/delivery system?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jamie 
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