Data Papers provide an Innovative Tool for Information and Data Management: A Use Case.

In earlier work dealing with Data Papers, emphasis initially focused on its definition, the construction of a standardized template in compiling its component parts, its further publication, access and data preservation1. this was followed by a study seeking to engage the citation and referencing of data papers and the further sharing and reuse of the data described therein2. a more recent work outside GreyNet's immediate community of practice3 addressed the diverse formats used to compile and publish data papers. that study also discussed the automatic generation of data papers, and the differing opinions as to whether they contribute to data, information and/or knowledge production. drawing on the results of the abovementioned work, this case study seeks to demonstrate how the data paper provides an innovative tool for information and data management, as part of an "ecosystem" of conference proceedings, journal articles, research data and open repositories. it relies upon GreyNet's current collection of 41 published datasets and 11 data papers4. this study highlights the importance of the human contribution for the writing of data papers and the enrichment of their metadata. To this end, key shared components of GreyNet's collection of data papers are discussed, namely the stakeholders, linked metadata, open data archiving, preservation, and issues of quality and information rights. The study concludes from a user perspective by addressing the value of data papers drawn from available usage statistics. The results of this study are expected to move beyond a simple case study to a use case in which the key components of data papers can be implemented in other communities of practice dealing with non-conventional 'grey' literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]