UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING DATA REPURPOSING

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Parsons, Jeffrey; Lukyanenko, Roman; Greenwood, Brad N.; Cooper, Caren B.
• 署名单位: Memorial University Newfoundland; University of Virginia; George Mason University; North Carolina State University
• 刊物名称: MIS QUARTERLY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0276-7783
• DOI: 10.25300/MISQ/2025/18361
• 发表日期: 2026-03
• 页码: 35-58
• 关键词: Artificial intelligence; data reuse; secondary data; data integration; schema matching; data modeling; data governance; data quality; data products; data commodities; citizen science; Healthcare; Data repurposing; data management for repurposing; data management; Data analytics; data science; information-systems; QUALITY; interoperability; INNOVATION; instances; MODEL

摘要

We live in an age of unprecedented opportunities to use existing data for tasks not anticipated when those data were collected, resulting in widespread data repurposing. This commentary defines and maps the scope of data repurposing to highlight its importance for organizations and society and the need to study data repurposing as a frontier of data management. We explain how repurposing differs from original data use and data reuse and then develop a framework for data repurposing consisting of concepts and activities for adapting existing data to new tasks. The framework and its implications are illustrated using two examples of repurposing, one in healthcare and one in citizen science. We conclude by suggesting opportunities for research to better understand data repurposing and enable more effective data repurposing practices.