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Weekly News Digest
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October 23, 2018 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today. For other up-to-the-minute news, check out ITI’s Twitter account: @ITINewsBreaks.
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figshare Publishes Report on Open Data
figshare released “The State of Open Data 2018,” its third annual report of survey results on attitudes toward and experiences with open data and articles from industry experts. It finds that open data is increasingly important to researchers. Other findings include the following:- 64% of respondents revealed they made their data openly available in 2018, a 7% rise on 2016
- Data citations are motivating more respondents to make data openly available, increasing 7% from 2017 to 46%
- The percentage of respondents in support of national mandates for open data is higher at 63% than in 2017 (55%)
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