The politics of data friction

• Published in: Journal of documentation Vol. 74; no. 2; pp. 412 - 429
• Main Author: Bates, Jo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Publishing Limited 07.02.2018; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Cultural Influences; Data retrieval; Digital data; Dynamics; Empirical analysis; Friction; Information sharing; Infrastructure; Literature reviews; Magnetic tape; Politics; Popular culture; Science and Society; State Action; Platforms; Data friction; Data policy; Research data sharing; Data journeys; Data circulation; Social media data; Infrastructures

Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to further develop Paul Edwards’ concept of “data friction” by examining the socio-material forces that are shaping data movements in the cases of research data and online communications data, second, to articulate a politics of data friction, ide...