A survey of the state of the practice for research software in the United States

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dc.contributor.authorCarver, Jeffrey C.
dc.contributor.authorWeber, Nic
dc.contributor.authorRam, Karthik
dc.contributor.authorGesing, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorKatz, Daniel S.
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Washington
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Washington Seattle
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of California Berkeley
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-28T19:31:08Z
dc.date.available2023-09-28T19:31:08Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractResearch software is a critical component of contemporary scholarship. Yet, most research software is developed and managed in ways that are at odds with its long-term sustainability. This paper presents findings from a survey of 1,149 researchers, primarily from the United States, about sustainability challenges they face in developing and using research software. Some of our key findings include a repeated need for more opportunities and time for developers of research software to receive training. These training needs cross the software lifecycle and various types of tools. We also identified the recurring need for better models of funding research software and for providing credit to those who develop the software so they can advance in their careers. The results of this survey will help inform future infrastructure and service support for software developers and users, as well as national research policy aimed at increasing the sustainability of research software.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationCarver, J. C., Weber, N., Ram, K., Gesing, S., & Katz, D. S. (2022). A survey of the state of the practice for research software in the United States. In PeerJ Computer Science (Vol. 8, p. e963). PeerJ. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.963
dc.identifier.doi10.7717/peerj-cs.963
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6008-3763
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5934-7525
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/11367
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherPeerJ
dc.rights.licenseAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectResearch software
dc.subjectSurvey
dc.subjectCommunities
dc.subjectPolicy
dc.subjectBest practices
dc.subjectEducation & training
dc.subjectSoftware sustainability
dc.subjectORDER
dc.subjectComputer Science, Artificial Intelligence
dc.subjectComputer Science, Information Systems
dc.subjectComputer Science, Theory & Methods
dc.titleA survey of the state of the practice for research software in the United Statesen_US
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