%0 Conference Paper %1 Velden:2013:EFD:2441776.2441827 %A Velden, Theresa %B Proceedings of the 2013 conference on Computer supported cooperative work %C New York, NY, USA %D 2013 %I ACM %K collaboration datasharing opendata openscidev openscience %P 445--458 %R 10.1145/2441776.2441827 %T Explaining field differences in openness and sharing in scientific communities %U http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2441776.2441827 %X This paper explores field differences in openness and sharing of scientific knowledge based on a comparative ethnographic field study of research groups in two research specialties. Tensions between cooperation and openness on the one hand and competition for priority and secrecy on the other hand are common in science. However, fields differ in how these tensions play out, influencing what information is exchanged when and how among research groups in a field. This paper develops an explanatory framework that identifies assumptions made in the generic model of the collective production process in the sciences and specifies epistemic and material field characteristics that affect to what extent those assumptions hold for a specific field, explaining field differences in openness and secrecy behaviors. I suggest that these field-inherent sources for differences in openness and sharing behaviors need to be accounted for in research policies and in the design of information and communication systems that aim to support and advance the collective production of knowledge in science. %@ 978-1-4503-1331-5

@inproceedings{Velden:2013:EFD:2441776.2441827, abstract = {This paper explores field differences in openness and sharing of scientific knowledge based on a comparative ethnographic field study of research groups in two research specialties. Tensions between cooperation and openness on the one hand and competition for priority and secrecy on the other hand are common in science. However, fields differ in how these tensions play out, influencing what information is exchanged when and how among research groups in a field. This paper develops an explanatory framework that identifies assumptions made in the generic model of the collective production process in the sciences and specifies epistemic and material field characteristics that affect to what extent those assumptions hold for a specific field, explaining field differences in openness and secrecy behaviors. I suggest that these field-inherent sources for differences in openness and sharing behaviors need to be accounted for in research policies and in the design of information and communication systems that aim to support and advance the collective production of knowledge in science.}, acmid = {2441827}, added-at = {2013-10-02T12:17:40.000+0200}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {Velden, Theresa}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/20aac3aa9aa2a63527ab64a9e8900ba91/openscidev}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2013 conference on Computer supported cooperative work}, description = {Explaining field differences in openness and sharing in scientific communities}, doi = {10.1145/2441776.2441827}, interhash = {5a7f47ee9317866bc9d16939cf62fbfd}, intrahash = {0aac3aa9aa2a63527ab64a9e8900ba91}, isbn = {978-1-4503-1331-5}, keywords = {collaboration datasharing opendata openscidev openscience}, location = {San Antonio, Texas, USA}, note = {PDF available at http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~tvelden/pubs/2013-cscw_preprint.pdf}, numpages = {14}, pages = {445--458}, publisher = {ACM}, series = {CSCW '13}, timestamp = {2013-10-02T12:17:40.000+0200}, title = {Explaining field differences in openness and sharing in scientific communities}, url = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2441776.2441827}, year = 2013 }