Projects/Is It Open Data Service

= Is It Open Data? Service =

2009-02: alpha version running at: http://isitopen.ckan.net/

Name of Project

 * Data Unlocking Service
 * Data Reuse Service
 * We Want Our Data
 * What's Happening With Our Data
 * Data Status Enquiry Service
 * Is It Open Data? isitopendata.org

Purpose
A service to make it easy for people to make requests to scientific data holders (esp. publishers) in order to check the openness of their data and to record publicly the results of those efforts.

Alternative: this is a service to enable scholars to make responsible request to publishers regarding their policies on access and reuse of data.

Potential additonal purposes:
 * Acting as a record/witness of data status/licenses

Created: 2008-11-08

 * 2008-11-08: Discussion at Open Scientific Data workshop
 * 2008-12-12: demo service up online at http://www.ckan.net/enquire/

Project Members

 * Peter Murray-Rust
 * Jenny Molloy
 * Fergus Ferrier
 * Andrew Gruen
 * Rufus Pollock

Participate

 * Via email: join the okfn-discuss list or email info [at] okfn [dot] org.

FAQs
See /FAQ

Planning and Tasks

 * Define purpose and produce basic faqs (define scope of project in more detail) DONE
 * Email templates: produce email templates for use in requests. See existing ones at http://www.opendefinition.org/resources
 * See /Request_Templates DONE (but maybe revisit)
 * More info about the project (summary + link to FAQ) DONE
 * Code up prototype 2009-06 (Near Completion)
 * List of publishers emails for drop down list Users will just enter emails directly
 * 2009-03-04: JM to work with/bug AG
 * AG in charge but all to work on this (PMR to chat with SPARC)
 * Identify potential users of service (at start) (JM) 2009-03-04: shortlist of 3-5 mailing lists + people'
 * Tell them about it/get them involved
 * Talk with SPARC re. support/involvement DONE: 2009-06'
 * 2009-03-04 (PMR)
 * Bookmarklet or browser plugin to show people where open data is

Use cases
See /Development

Email Blurb
See /Request_Templates