Catalytic Effect of Open Data Platforms: the Case of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Catalytic Effect of Open Data Platforms: the Case of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Do open-data infrastructures actively reshape research agendas? Using GBIF as a case, this study finds that topic choices shifted after using the platform, framing open data platforms as research “catalysts,” not passive repositories.