Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Trends and Issues in Information Technology -- 3 Scientific Issues in the International Exchange of Data in the Natural Sciences -- 4 Data from Publicly Funded Research-The Economic Perspective -- 5 The Trend Toward Strengthened Intellectual Property Rights: A Potential Threat to Public-Good Uses of Scientific Data -- APPENDIX A Abbreviations and Acronyms -- APPENDIX B Glossary -- APPENDIX C Examples of Successful International Data Exchange Activities in the Natural Sciences -- APPENDIX D Inquiry to Interested Parties on Issues in the Transborder Flow of Scientific Data -- Index.