Research Software Visibility Infrastructure Priorities Report

Research software has become critically important for modern research. Not only do researchers increasingly rely on software for their work, but many are involved in the creation, development, and maintenance of such tools as part of their research activity and output. The visibility of research software is crucial to research effectiveness. In this report, we provide insight into infrastructure opportunities to advance the visibility of research software, based on a consultation consisting of six focus groups of stakeholders, including participants across the ARDC’s three thematic research data commons (health and medical research, earth and environmental science research, and humanities, arts, social science and indigenous research), as well as our experience in these topics.