Data sharing practices of agricultural researchers and their implications for the land grant university mission

Abstract

Poster for the 2014 United States Agricultural Information Network (USAIN) Conference, exploring the data management practices and data sharing attitudes among agricultural researchers at two public land-grant institutions: Colorado State University and the University of Tennessee Knoxville. This poster presents the initial results of the research project by explaining research methodology, defining study populations, showing preliminary findings, and presenting possible future directions. The researchers intend to determine how data management practices and attitudes serve the mission of the land-grant university as stated within the Morrill Act of 1862.