From brianna.marshall at wisc.edu Mon Jan 5 14:51:33 2015 From: brianna.marshall at wisc.edu (Brianna Marshall) Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 19:51:33 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] NADDI call for papers now open! Message-ID: <1420487492365.97925@wisc.edu> NOTE: Apologies for cross-postings. I am sharing this on behalf of the NADDI planning committee. I encourage librarians and graduate students with an interest in research data management to attend. The organizers are very interested in hearing from the library community - whether you are already familiar with DDI or not, we're hoping you'll consider presenting as well. If you have any questions about the conference, please feel free to reach out to me! The third annual North American Data Documentation Initiative Conference (NADDI2015) will take place from April 8-10 at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. There will be an opening night reception on April 9th. NADDI is based on the successful European DDI conference (EDDI), now in its 6th year. To submit a proposal for a presentation, please visit the NADDI website and click on the PRESENT tab at the top: http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/naddi2015/ The theme for NADDI2015, Research Data Management: Enhancing Discoverability with Open Metadata Standards, emphasizes an applied use of DDI to research data. Meant to appeal to individuals involved in creating, managing and using research data, the conference encourages the submission of presentations that showcase the importance of DDI metadata for not only discovering and using research data, but as a practical and utilitarian principle supporting research data production and management. The conference also seeks presentations on current data service models used at other institutions and how those models might integrate metadata standards such as DDI into their workflows. Finally, because UW-Madison is home to two longitudinal studies (MIDUS and Wisconsin Longitudinal Study) that collect biological and other non-survey data types, NADDI2015 will be a convenient forum to discuss documenting complex use cases with DDI. For more information: * Email: naddi2015 at gmail.com * Web: http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/naddi2015/ * Twitter: #NADDICONF Looking forward to seeing you in Madison! Brianna ___ Brianna Marshall Digital Curation Coordinator Chair, Research Data Services University of Wisconsin-Madison 608-265-6381 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dminor at ucsd.edu Tue Jan 6 11:20:52 2015 From: dminor at ucsd.edu (Minor, David) Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 16:20:52 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Reminder: Early bird registration for PASIG 2015 is now open Message-ID: <102D1FA2-1EE8-40C2-9ACD-9315D86440F0@ucsd.edu> The 15th PASIG meeting will be held March 11-13, 2015, on the campus of UC San Diego! Come to the premier practioner-driven digital preservation event. We'll be bringing together an international group of experts in a wide range of fields, dedicated to providing timely, useful information. Registration is now open! Early bird registration fee of $150 is available until January 31. We've also reserved a block of reasonably-priced rooms at a hotel within walking distance of the event venue. All registration and hotel information, and well as the meeting agenda, can be found on the event website: https://libraries.ucsd.edu/chronopolis/pasig The agenda is still being finalized, but it will include: Wednesday, March 11: Optional Digital Preservation 101 An afternoon session drilling into the nuts and bolts of digital preservation, with an eye to infrastructure services. Thursday, March 12: Practitioners Knowledge Exchange Day A detailed look at where we are as a community, highlighting practical issues and solutions. We'll have presentations from archives and museums, public and university libraries from around the world. Friday, March 13: Service Providers and Vendors Day A range of case studies from preservation service providers and storage vendors, showing how their systems have been deployed in the real world. Note that PASIG is immediately following the 5th RDA Plenary. Come to beautiful San Diego in March and attend two amazing events! David. David Minor Program Director for Research Data Curation Chronopolis Program Manager UC San Diego Library From abigailgoben at gmail.com Tue Jan 6 23:50:50 2015 From: abigailgoben at gmail.com (Abigail Goben) Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 22:50:50 -0600 Subject: [Rdap] Learning Opportunities with LITA: Getting Started with GIS Message-ID: Coming for the New Year: Learning Opportunities with LITA Getting Started with GIS Getting Started with GIS is a three week course modeled on Eva Dodsworth?s LITA Guide of the same name . The course provides an introduction to GIS technology and GIS (Geographic Information System) in libraries. Through hands on exercises, discussions and recorded lectures, students will acquire skills in using GIS software programs, social mapping tools, map making, digitizing, and researching for geospatial data. This three week course provides introductory GIS skills that will prove beneficial in any library or information resource position. Instructor: Eva Dodsworth, University of Waterloo Offered: January 12 ? February 9, 2015, with asynchronous weekly lectures, tutorials, assignments, and group discussion. There will be one 80 minute lecture to view each week, along with two tutorials and one assignment that will take 1-3 hours to complete, depending on the student. Moodle login info will be sent to registrants the week prior to the start date. WebCourse Costs: LITA Member: $135 ALA Member: $195 Non-member: $260 Register Online , page arranged by session date (login required) No previous mapping or GIS experience is necessary. Some of the mapping applications covered include: ? Introduction to Cartography and Map Making ? Online Maps ? Google Earth ? KML and GIS files ? ArcGIS Online and Story Mapping ? Brief introduction to desktop GIS software Participants will gain the following GIS (Geographic Information System) skills: ? Knowledge of popular online mapping resources ? ability to create an online map ? an introduction to GIS, GIS software and GIS data ? an awareness of how other libraries are incorporating GIS technology into their library services and projects Instructor: Eva Dodsworth is the Geospatial Data Services Librarian at the University of Waterloo Library where she is responsible for the provision of leadership and expertise in developing, delivering, and assessing geospatial data services and programs offered to members of the University of Waterloo community. Eva is also an online part-time GIS instructor at a number of Library School programs in North America. Register Online , page arranged by session date (login required) For all other questions or comments related to the course, contact LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Beatty, mbeatty at ala.org. -- Abigail Goben, MLS abigailgoben at gmail.com http://HedgehogLibrarian.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oneiros at grace.nascom.nasa.gov Wed Jan 7 17:46:42 2015 From: oneiros at grace.nascom.nasa.gov (Joe Hourcle) Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 17:46:42 -0500 Subject: [Rdap] Fwd: [ESSI] Seeking data sets for curation for the spring semester of the Foundations of Data Curation class at GSLIS References: <1D3C9E79-17ED-4C2B-821E-FC998A9C6B6E@colorado.edu> Message-ID: <33ACE578-5621-46D4-AC37-E894FF5B067D@grace.nascom.nasa.gov> I was just talking to Ruth, and she mentioned that she's interested in all data, just not science related. If you know of data that needs some TLC to ingest, or metadata that needs to be cleaned up, you can get some assistance from her students. -Joe (Last semester, I got one of her students to read through documentation of data from the 1960s and write software to extract it and generate text files ... but she said that not all of the students are programmers) Begin forwarded message: > From: Ruth Ellen Duerr > Date: December 3, 2014 11:54:25 AM EST > To: "esip-all at lists.esipfed.org" , ESSI > Subject: [ESSI] Seeking data sets for curation for the spring semester of the Foundations of Data Curation class at GSLIS > > Hi all, > > Karen Baker and I are teaching the Foundations of Data Curation class at GSLIS/UIUC next spring again and are looking for data sets for our students to work on. > > Ruth Duerr > > DATASET REQUEST > What: Request for identification of a data set > Why: Offer of assistance with data set by a data curation student > Course: Foundations in Data Curation > When: January-May 2015 > We work with a Data Curation Specialization certification program team at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Graduate School of Library and Information Science (UIUC, GSLIS). Taught since 2007 as part of the MSLIS program, this one-semester Foundations of Data Curation (DC) course integrates as much exposure to data issues and direct experience with data as possible. > In recent semesters we have found that hands-on experience with authentic data sets noticeably improves student class engagement and understanding of data curation. Students are able to work effectively upgrading, ingesting, and/or rescuing a dataset. For instance, students improve their skills by enriching documentation, structuring for ingestion, and reformatting to accessible formats. > Students select a dataset at the start of the course and continue working on it in phases: 1) investigating & selecting a dataset; 2) developing a data management plan for improving the dataset; and 3) implementing the plan given available time and resources. Each dataset has an associated contact but communication with the dataset contact is restricted until the student has demonstrated to the instructors that they have mastered an understanding of the data and related available resources including papers or reports in the peer reviewed literature. > There is an expectation that if a student substantially improves the metadata documentation or the state of the data that the repository would consider using the results of their work. For instance, the National Snow and Ice Data Center is currently in the process of publishing datasets worked on by students, datasets that would not otherwise be publically available. In addition to contributing to data availability, this approach represents an opportunity for a) students to provide a pointer to an example of data curation work on their vitae and b) repositories to enhance visibility of some data as well as to highlight their contributions to education and training of a much needed workforce in data curation. > If you have data that require attention and are interested in having a data curation student work with your data sets as a class project, please contact us. > Ruth Duerr, rduerr at nsidc.org, National Snow and Ice Data Center > Karen Baker, ksbaker2 at illinois.edu, UIUC Graduate Student in Data Curation From swright at uw.edu Wed Jan 7 18:47:23 2015 From: swright at uw.edu (Stephanie Wright) Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 15:47:23 -0800 Subject: [Rdap] Repository cost models Message-ID: Hello all, Late last year I sent out a query regarding cost models for institutional data repositories to another list. I received some emails from folks indicating they were interested in responses (I only rec'd 2) and in hopes of getting a larger response, I've whipped up a short (yes... honestly, it's short... 7ish questions and over half of them are multiple choice) survey and am sending it out to a wider audience. http://goo.gl/forms/crZ7wn6D6M Though my question was originally about institutional data repositories, I'm broadening the query to include cost models for any kind of institutional repository in hopes of getting more responses and more model options. Responses are anonymous but if you're willing to be contacted for follow-up, please feel free to drop me a line at this email. I'd be happy to summarize post-survey. Would like to close the survey at the end of January. 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I received some emails from folks indicating they were interested in responses (I only rec'd 2) and in hopes of getting a larger response, I've whipped up a short (yes... honestly, it's short... 7ish questions and over half of them are multiple choice) survey and am sending it out to a wider audience. http://goo.gl/forms/crZ7wn6D6M Though my question was originally about institutional data repositories, I'm broadening the query to include cost models for any kind of institutional repository in hopes of getting more responses and more model options. Responses are anonymous but if you're willing to be contacted for follow-up, please feel free to drop me a line at this email. I'd be happy to summarize post-survey. Would like to close the survey at the end of January. 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I received some emails from folks indicating they were interested in responses (I only rec'd 2) and in hopes of getting a larger response, I've whipped up a short (yes... honestly, it's short... 7ish questions and over half of them are multiple choice) survey and am sending it out to a wider audience. http://goo.gl/forms/crZ7wn6D6M Though my question was originally about institutional data repositories, I'm broadening the query to include cost models for any kind of institutional repository in hopes of getting more responses and more model options. Responses are anonymous but if you're willing to be contacted for follow-up, please feel free to drop me a line at this email. I'd be happy to summarize post-survey. Would like to close the survey at the end of January. 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Best Regards, Tibaut Houzanme - Mobile: +1-317-332-3296 email: houzanme at gmail.com - www.linkedin.com/in/houzanme/ On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 8:47 PM, Lake, Sherry Heitchew (sah) < sah at virginia.edu> wrote: > Stephanie have you seen this: > http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/external/cost-model-digital-preservation > > > -- > > Sherry > > > From: Stephanie Wright > Reply-To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 6:47 PM > To: rdap > Subject: [Rdap] Repository cost models > > Hello all, > > Late last year I sent out a query regarding cost models for > institutional data repositories to another list. > > I received some emails from folks indicating they were interested in > responses (I only rec'd 2) and in hopes of getting a larger response, I've > whipped up a short (yes... honestly, it's short... 7ish questions and over > half of them are multiple choice) survey and am sending it out to a wider > audience. > http://goo.gl/forms/crZ7wn6D6M > > Though my question was originally about institutional data repositories, > I'm broadening the query to include cost models for any kind of > institutional repository in hopes of getting more responses and more model > options. > > Responses are anonymous but if you're willing to be contacted for > follow-up, please feel free to drop me a line at this email. > > I'd be happy to summarize post-survey. Would like to close the survey > at the end of January. > > Steph > > -- > Stephanie Wright > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Data ServicesCoordinator | University of Washington Libraries | > 206-685-1540 | Suzzallo Library, Room G051 > ORCID: 0000-0003-3829-318X | http://guides.lib.washington.edu/dmg > > _______________________________________________ > Rdap mailing list > Rdap at mail.asis.org > http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/rdap > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From swright at uw.edu Thu Jan 8 11:39:16 2015 From: swright at uw.edu (Stephanie Wright) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2015 08:39:16 -0800 Subject: [Rdap] Repository Cost Models Message-ID: Thanks Sherry & Tibaut! I should have clarified that I'm not looking for how much it costs to run a repository and curate data. We have come up with what we think is a workable budget (though I will be digging into those resources you mentioned to see what I've missed). We are specifically looking for how institutions cover those costs. Is the repository centrally funded? Are there charges in place for certain services? Is it magic and unicorns? If the latter, I'll next be sending out a query for the best marketplace to find such items. :) Steph -- Stephanie Wright ------------------------------------------------------------------ Data ServicesCoordinator | University of Washington Libraries | 206-685-1540 | Suzzallo Library, Room G051 ORCID: 0000-0003-3829-318X | http://guides.lib.washington.edu/dmg -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From houzanme at gmail.com Thu Jan 8 12:04:17 2015 From: houzanme at gmail.com (Houzanme) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2015 12:04:17 -0500 Subject: [Rdap] Repository Cost Models In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: My pleasure, Stephanie, and I am wishing an early welcome to info on that magic marketplace--on this list :-) Tibaut On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 11:39 AM, Stephanie Wright wrote: > Thanks Sherry & Tibaut! > > I should have clarified that I'm not looking for how much it costs to run > a repository and curate data. We have come up with what we think is a > workable budget (though I will be digging into those resources you > mentioned to see what I've missed). > > We are specifically looking for how institutions cover those costs. Is > the repository centrally funded? Are there charges in place for certain > services? Is it magic and unicorns? If the latter, I'll next be sending > out a query for the best marketplace to find such items. :) > > Steph > -- > Stephanie Wright > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Data ServicesCoordinator | University of Washington Libraries | > 206-685-1540 | Suzzallo Library, Room G051 > ORCID: 0000-0003-3829-318X | http://guides.lib.washington.edu/dmg > > _______________________________________________ > Rdap mailing list > Rdap at mail.asis.org > http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/rdap > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tuf34268 at temple.edu Mon Jan 12 12:50:08 2015 From: tuf34268 at temple.edu (Margaret Janz) Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 12:50:08 -0500 Subject: [Rdap] RDAP15: Lightning Talks, Posters, & Discussion Table topics due this Friday! Message-ID: *Lightning Talk, Poster, & Discussion Table topic proposals are due this Friday - January 16, 2015*. PLEASE NOTE: If you submitted a proposal using the link on the website before November 25, please go to this link: http://www.softconf.com/asis/RDAP15/ and check the passcode for your submission. If it does not work you will need to submit your proposal again. Sorry for any inconvenience! Contact me or Carolyn Bishoff if you have questions. *Important Dates* *January 16, 2015*: Interactive Posters, Lightning Talks, and Discussion Table Topics Submissions Due RDAP15, the sixth annual Research Data Access and Preservation Summit, is accepting proposals (max. 300 words) for panels, interactive posters, lightning talks, and discussion tables. Themes for RDAP15 were selected by this year?s planning committee with input from previous years? attendees and RDAP community members. *Interactive Posters* We are soliciting on any of the following themes: - Institutional policies for research data - Building/expanding research data services - Collaboration or tension between units involved with research data - Institutional responses to government policies/guidelines concerning research data - Systems/strategies for full-life cycle research data curation - Tools developed and/or used for data curation/management - Digital preservation - Data citation and reuse - Data repositories (institutional/disciplinary/other) - Education and training for research data management/curation *Themed Lightning Talks* We are seeking lightning talks on the theme: Building a community of Practice for Research Data Services: Experiences of academic institutions, government agencies and organizations. Research data management is a trending topic in higher education government agencies and organizations. The experiences of these institutions and groups range from creating, developing research data management services and the multi-faceted approaches to implementing the research data management services. Although some of these experiences include but are not limited to: obtaining university and campus support, building partnerships with faculty, data management consultations, assisting with data management plans and data literacy. We?re interested in learning more about the experiences, challenges and lessons learned of other institutions, organizations and agencies during the RDAP 15 summit. *Discussion Tables* In addition to the traditional conference presentations, we?re looking for interested and knowledgeable people to lead discussion tables during the Summit. Topics include, but are not limited to, the topics listed above for posters. If interested, submit a short description on the submission page. *Submissions* Submissions for Interactive Posters, (Seven Minute) Lightning Talks, and Discussion Table topics are due January 16, 2015. Submit your proposals for RDAP15 here: http://www.softconf.com/asis/RDAP15/ View previous RDAP presentations and posters on our Slideshare site. Links to previous Summits? programs, videos and articles in the ASIS&T Bulletin are available on our RDAP Past Events page. Keep up with RDAP news by joining our Listserv and following us on Twitter . For questions, contact co-chairs Carolyn Bishoff or Margaret Janz . We look forward to hearing from you! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Donna.Kafel at umassmed.edu Mon Jan 12 14:21:59 2015 From: Donna.Kafel at umassmed.edu (Kafel, Donna) Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 19:21:59 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Update for Volume 3, Issue 1 of the Journal of eScience Librarianship is now available Message-ID: <796428EE4BB0764AB85A62F1BE459CE5356E4493@ummscsmbx07.ad.umassmed.edu> **Please note that a previous announcement regarding this special data literacy issue of the Journal of eScience Librarianship (JeSLIB) did not include links to all of the issue's articles. The following announcement includes the comprehensive list and links to all the issue's articles ** --Donna Kafel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues, The latest issue of the Journal of eScience Librarianship (JESLIB) has just been published! It is available at http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/vol3/iss1/. Table of Contents Volume 3, Issue 1 (2014) Editorial What is Data Literacy? Elaine R. Martin http://dx.doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2014.1069 Full-Length Papers Planning Data Management Education Initiatives: Process, Feedback, and Future Directions Christopher Eaker http://dx.doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2014.1054 A Spider, an Octopus, or an Animal Just Coming into Existence? Designing a Curriculum for Librarians to Support Research Data Management Andrew M. Cox, Eddy Verbaan, and Barbara Sen http://dx.doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2014.1055 An Analysis of Data Management Plans in University of Illinois National Science Foundation Grant Proposals William H. Mischo, Mary C. Schlembach, and Megan N. O'Donnell http://dx.doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2014.1060 Initiating Data Management Instruction to Graduate Students at the University of Houston Using the New England Collaborative Data Management Curriculum Christie Peters and Porcia Vaughn http://dx.doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2014.1064 EScience in Action Research Data MANTRA: A Labour of Love Robin Rice http://dx.doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2014.1056 Building Data Services From the Ground Up: Strategies and Resources Heather L. Coates http://dx.doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2014.1063 Building the New England Collaborative Data Management Curriculum Donna Kafel, Andrew T. Creamer, and Elaine R. Martin http://dx.doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2014.1066 Lessons Learned From a Research Data Management Pilot Course at an Academic Library Jennifer Muilenburg, Mahria Lebow, and Joanne Rich http://dx.doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2014.1058 Gaining Traction in Research Data Management Support: A Case Study Donna L. O'Malley http://dx.doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2014.1059 The New England Collaborative Data Management Curriculum Pilot at the University of Manitoba: A Canadian Experience Mayu Ishida http://dx.doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2014.1061 Are you interested in submitting to JESLIB? Please refer to author guidelines at http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/styleguide.html Regards, Elaine R. Martin, Editor, and the Editorial Team, Journal of eScience Librarianship -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rduerr at colorado.edu Mon Jan 12 19:24:15 2015 From: rduerr at colorado.edu (Ruth Duerr) Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:24:15 -0700 Subject: [Rdap] Dataset request - last call for spring semester Message-ID: DATASET REQUEST What: Request for identification of a data set Why: Offer of assistance with data set by a data curation student Course: Foundations in Data Curation When: January-May 2015 We work with a Data Curation Specialization certification program team at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Graduate School of Library and Information Science (UIUC, GSLIS). Taught since 2007 as part of the MSLIS program, this one-semester Foundations of Data Curation (DC) course integrates as much exposure to data issues and direct experience with data as possible. In recent semesters we have found that hands-on experience with authentic data sets noticeably improves student class engagement and understanding of data curation. Students are able to work effectively upgrading, ingesting, and/or rescuing a dataset. For instance, students improve their skills by enriching documentation, structuring for ingestion, and reformatting to accessible formats. Students select a dataset at the start of the course and continue working on it in phases: 1) investigating & selecting a dataset; 2) developing a data management plan for improving the dataset; and 3) implementing the plan given available time and resources. Each dataset has an associated contact but communication with the dataset contact is restricted until the student has demonstrated to the instructors that they have mastered an understanding of the data and related available resources including papers or reports in the peer reviewed literature. There is an expectation that if a student substantially improves the metadata documentation or the state of the data that the repository would consider using the results of their work. For instance, the National Snow and Ice Data Center is currently in the process of publishing datasets worked on by students, datasets that would not otherwise be publically available. In addition to contributing to data availability, this approach represents an opportunity for a) students to provide a pointer to an example of data curation work on their vitae and b) repositories to enhance visibility of some data as well as to highlight their contributions to education and training of a much needed workforce in data curation. If you have data that require attention and are interested in having a data curation student work with your data sets as a class project, please contact us. We need to have your data sets in hand by January 20. Ruth Duer, rduerr at nsidc.org, National Snow and Ice Data Center Karen Baker, ksbaker2 at illinois.edu, UIUC Graduate Student in Data Curation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Through a sequence of modules, attendees will leave this session with knowledge of the diverse data management landscape, strategies to engage their campus communities, and a plan for starting or enhancing data management services. It is the intention that feedback from this session could be used to inform future ACRL educational and training opportunities for data management/curation. A basic understanding of the research lifecycle, scholarly communication, and the broad concepts of data management is preferred. The preconference will include presentations, interactive group exercises, a panel of professionals involved in data management services at their institutions, and much more! Presented by Yasmeen Shorish, Science Librarian; James Madison University; Patricia Hswe, Digital Content Strategist & Head, ScholarSphere User Services, Penn State University Libraries; Amanda Whitmire, Assistant Professor & Data Management Specialist, Oregon State University Libraries; and Suzanna Conrad, Digital Initiatives Librarian, Cal Poly Pomona University Library. More information on the preconference is available on the ACRL 2015 Preconference description page. Register by February 13, 2015 to take advantage of the Early Bird discount. We hope to see you at ACRL 2015! All the best, Amanda -- Amanda L. Whitmire, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Data Management Specialist Oregon State University Libraries & Press about | http://cdss.library.oregonstate.edu/staff/whitmira ORCID | http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2429-8879 email | amanda.whitmire at oregonstate.edu phone | 541.737.3133 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cmmorris at fedora-commons.org Tue Jan 20 12:40:28 2015 From: cmmorris at fedora-commons.org (Carol Minton Morris) Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 12:40:28 -0500 Subject: [Rdap] ANNOUNCEMENT: Debra Hanken Kurtz Appointed DuraSpace CEO Message-ID: ==apologies for cross postings== *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* January 20, 2015 Read it online: http://bit.ly/1CLmF4P It brings us great pleasure to announce that the DuraSpace Board of Directors has chosen Debra Hanken Kurtz to serve as the new CEO for the Organization. Kurtz is currently the Executive Director of the Texas Digital Library. She will begin in her new role on February 16, 2015 and establish an office in Austin, Texas to manage DuraSpace business operations. Kurtz brings key relevant experience and skills to DuraSpace. As Executive Director of the Texas Digital Library, she managed and grew membership, operations, and services. She participates in working and planning groups for DPN and SHARE. At both Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill Libraries, Kurtz provided leadership and direction for digital collections, public websites, and early planning efforts for both libraries? institutional repositories. She was an active partner within the Triangle Research Libraries Network and has been a voice for Kuali OLE, an open-source integrated library system built by and for academic and research libraries. Kurtz?s complete background can be found on linkedin . The DuraSpace team and Board of Directors is enthusiastic about working with Kurtz and establishing the strategic direction for DuraSpace over the coming years in the rapidly evolving landscape of digital research and scholarship. Leveraging open source technology development to advance our communities? goals and objectives will continue to be a focus for the DuraSpace organization. All member organizations will have an opportunity to meet and talk with Kurtz at the upcoming DuraSpace Membership Summit in Washington DC on March 11-12. Meeting invitations and details will be sent out later this week to all member organizations. The search was conducted by a committee of the Board, augmented by MacKenzie Smith, University Librarian at UC Davis, and Julia Trimmer, Manager Faculty Data Systems, Duke University. We are grateful to everyone for their continued support throughout this process. As a result of your ongoing interest, engagement and participation DuraSpace is well-positioned to continue to serve our communities by providing leadership and innovation in the development and deployment of open source technologies and managed services that promote durable, persistent access to digital data. Sincerely, Michele Kimpton, Chief Executive Officer, DuraSpace Paul N. Courant, Chair, DuraSpace Board of Directors, University of Michigan *On behalf of the DuraSpace Board of Directors:* Dan Cohen, Executive Director, Digital Public Library of America Mike Conlon, Co-Director, University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and Director of Biomedical Informatics, UF College of Medicine Paul N. Courant, Harold T. Shapiro Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Economics, and Professor of Information, the University of Michigan Tom Cramer, Chief Technology Strategist and Associate Director of Digital Library Systems & Services, Stanford University Charles J. Henry, President, Council on Library and Information Resources Anne Jarvis, University Librarian, University of Cambridge Heather Joseph, Executive Director, Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition Tyler Walters, Dean of University Libraries, Virginia Tech University Laura C. 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GitHub: https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/ (see the "dspace-5.0" tag) In addition, you are welcome to try out DSpace 5.0 on http://demo.dspace.org/ and continue to provide any early feedback you may have. With a new, modern look and feel for every device, the ability to auto-upgrade from older versions of DSpace, to batch import content and more, the release of DSpace 5 offers its far-flung global community of developers and stakeholders an even easier-to-use and more efficient institutional repository solution. And it's yet another example of successful community-driven open source software development. All DSpace 5 features were selected and built in partnership with a "virtual team" of developers, the DuraSpace organization and the global DSpace community at-large. The power of distributed development has resulted in a release that delivers several highly sought after and innovative features. *MIRAGE 2 RESPONSIVE THEME* Responsive web design is all about being able to easily adapt as users everywhere take advantage of all-the-time Internet access. The Mirage 2 User Interface for DSpace, developed by @mire, enables any device?computer, smart phone, tablet?to display repository information. The Mirage 2 theme makes it easy to display DSpace repository content wherever your users are, at any time and on any device. This theme for the DSpace XML User Interface (XMLUI) was built on Bootstrap. Mirage 2 adds support for devices in all shapes and sizes, an updated look and feel and an entire range of optimizations behind the scenes. *AUTO DATA UPGRADE FEATURE* Software updates?especially for a repository that holds a lot of content?are time consuming and often present multiple challenges. With DSpace 5, moving from earlier versions of DSpace just got easier. In the past, the typical upgrade process involved manually running database upgrade scripts. If you were several versions behind, this meant manually running a series of scripts in sequence, and potentially having to test intermediate versions of DSpace to perform a successful upgrade. Both of these manual processes are now a thing of the past! When you first run DSpace 5, it will upgrade your database from any previous DSpace version (1.x, 3 or 4) automatically, ensuring that your data is safely migrated to the latest version, and removing one of the more tedious parts of the upgrade process. *BATCH IMPORT FEATURE* Need to import lots of files all at once?and which repository manager does not face this challenge? The ?Batch Import from the UI? feature in DSpace 5 has added the ability to batch import content through the XMLUI or JSPUI web interface. In DSpace 5 DSpace administrators create a batch import package on their desktop, and simply upload the ZIP file into DSpace through the web interface?no technical support needed! *OVERVIEW OF NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN 5.0* *General:* ? Automatic data upgrades to 5.x from any previous DSpace version. Your underlying DSpace database now upgrades itself automatically when you first run a newer version of DSpace. Solr/Lucene indexes upgrade automatically during the "ant update" step. ? Perform Batch Imports from Administrative UI (XMLUI or JSPUI) ? REST API now supports CRUD (Create/Read/Update/Delete) ? Linked (Open) Data support via a new RDF interface ? OAI-PMH improvements, including OpenAIRE v3 compliance ? Enhanced Image and PDF Thumbnails using ImageMagick / Ghostscript ? File downloads now tracked in Google Analytics (when enabled) ? Enhancements to DOI support (EZID IdentifierProvider Metadata Mapping) ? A place for third-party plugins/JARs to be discovered by DSpace ? All DSpaceObjects now have underlying metadata support *XMLUI-specific (each feature must be individually enabled):* ? Mirage 2 responsive theme, based on Bootstrap ? ORCID integration and new authority index ? Report Google Analytics statistics in Admin UI ? Autogenerate PDF citation cover pages during download ? SHERPA/RoMEO lookup during item submission ? Rendering MathML code in abstracts using MathJax *JSPUI-specific (each feature must be individually enabled):* ? Drag and drop file upload (using HTML5) in Submission Process ? Item visual indicators in browse and search results For much more information on each of these features, please visit our 5.0 Release Notes:https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC5x/Release+Notes *5.0 DOCUMENTATION* The DSpace 5.0 documentation is available online at: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC5x/ A PDF copy of the documentation is still distributed with the software at SourceForge. In addition, it can also be downloaded from: http://www.dspace.org/latest-release/ *5.0 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS* The DSpace application would not exist without the hard work and support of the community. Thank you to the many developers who have worked very hard to deliver all the new features and improvements. Also thanks to the users who provided input and feedback on the development, as well those who participated in the testathons. Additionally we would like to thank Tim Donohue of DuraSpace for ensuring that DSpace 5.0 went off without a hitch. A detailed listing of all known people/institutions who contributed directly to DSpace 5.0 is available in the Release Notes. If you contributed and were accidentally not listed, please let us know so that we can correct it! For DSpace 5.0, we had a total of 56 individuals contribute code, bug reports, and bug fixes. A big thanks goes out to everyone who participated. We hope you'll continue to be a valuable addition to the DSpace community for the next release and beyond! *MORE INFORMATION* More information on this release is also available in the DSpace 5.0 Release Notes at: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC5x/Release+Notes As always, we are happy to hear back from the community about DSpace. Please let us know what you think of 5.0! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From swright at uw.edu Wed Jan 21 13:06:19 2015 From: swright at uw.edu (Stephanie Wright) Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 10:06:19 -0800 Subject: [Rdap] Webinar on Open Data and Science: Towards Optimizing the Research Process Message-ID: Dear Community We are pleased to announce the launch of the DataONE Webinar Series ( www.dataone.org/webinars) focused on open science, the role of the data lifecycle, and achieving innovative science through shared data and ground-breaking tools. Our series will open with a presentation and discussion led by *Dr **Jean-Claude Gu?don *from the Universit? de Montr?al titled: "*Open Data and Science: Towards Optimizing the Research Process"*. Tuesday February 10th 9 am Pacific / 10 am Mountain / 11am Central / 12 noon Eastern The abstract for the talk registration details can be found at: www.dataone.org/upcoming-webinar. Webinars will be held the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 12 noon Eastern Time. They will be recorded and made available for viewing later the same day. A Q&A forum will also be available to attendees and later viewers alike. We welcome you to join us for this and future webinars in the series. More information on the DataONE Webinar Series can be found at: www.dataone.org/webinars and we welcome suggestions for speakers and topics. 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URL: From Mayu.Ishida at umanitoba.ca Wed Jan 14 15:46:33 2015 From: Mayu.Ishida at umanitoba.ca (Mayu Ishida) Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 20:46:33 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] FW: Announcing Registration for 2015 DLF E-Research Network In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: FYI Mayu Ishida Research Services Librarian University of Manitoba From: Rita Van Duinen > Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 9:50 AM To: Mayu Ishida > Subject: FW: Announcing Registration for 2015 DLF E-Research Network The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and the Digital Library Federation (DLF) are pleased to announce a new opportunity in support of e-research and research data management: the 2015 offering of the DLF E-Research Network (formerly E-Research Peer Network and Mentoring Group). Launched in 2014, the DLF E-Research Network is a budding community of practice focused on sharing resources for implementing research data management services and on developing skills and collaboration. The goal of the network experience is to encourage a self-reliant, mutually supportive community engaged in continuous learning about e-research and research data management support. To hear from past participants and learn more about what your institution can gain from being a part of this growing community of practice, join us for an informational webcast on Wednesday, February 4, 1:00-2:00 pm EST. Register for the webcast at: http://clir.adobeconnect.com/dlfern/event/event_info.html Registration for the DLF E-Research Network is $3,000 per institutional team ($2,500 for DLF Members and CLIR Sponsors), with up to three participants. Included are two in-person events, access to customized curricula and a series of regularly scheduled webcasts, and personalized consultations for each participating institution. To register, visit: http://goo.gl/forms/XpAXfU6Ja6. For more information about the DLF E-Research Network please visit: http://www.diglib.org/groups/e-research-network/. Announcement: http://www.diglib.org/archives/7689/ Louisa Kwasigroch Senior Program Associate - Digital Library Federation Council on Library and Information Resources 202-939-4758 www.diglib.org| www.clir.org 2015 DLF Forum, Vancouver, October 26-28 ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From niso-announce at niso.org Thu Jan 22 10:27:17 2015 From: niso-announce at niso.org (NISO Announce) Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:27:17 -0500 Subject: [Rdap] NISO February 18 Virtual Conference: Scientific Data Management: Caring for Your Institution and Its Intellectual Wealth Message-ID: *NISO February Virtual Conference: **Scientific Data Management: Caring for Your Institution and Its Intellectual Wealth* Virtual conferences are 5-6 hour conferences held online in webinar-like formats, with occasional breaks in the schedule for participants. The longer length allows the depth of coverage of a conference coupled with the convenience of a webinar. *Date:* February 18, 2015 *Time: *11:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern *Event webpage: * http://www.niso.org/news/events/2015/virtual_conferences/sci_data_management/ *ABOUT THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE* In spite of the fact that it is produced daily and is the underlying support for scholarly journal articles, research data has been one of the least managed content resources. This neglect is fast coming to an end, as many funding organizations now require that researchers plan for the organization, care, and sharing of the data produced as part of a funded project. Libraries have a significant opportunity to take on a new role in their institution's data management. The same expertise used in managing traditional print and electronic library resources can be applied to data management planning and curation. But while there are many similarities in managing data, there are also important differences that need to be addressed. This NISO virtual conference will explore many current and up-and-coming aspects of research data management, including: ? Data management practice meets policy ? Uses for the data management plan ? Building data management capacity and functionality ? Citing and curating datasets ? Connecting datasets with other products of scholarship ? Changing researchers? practices ? Teaching data management techniques *NEW: Training Thursday!* All registrants to this virtual conference will receive a login to the associated Training Thursday on* Crafting a Scientific Data Management Plan * to be held on *February 26 from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)*. (Separate registration to the training event only is also available.) If you are unable to attend the Training Thursday in person, you can view the recording of the session. *TOPICS AND SPEAKERS* - *Keynote Address ? **Laura J. Biven, Ph.D.*, Senior Science and Technology Advisor, Office of the Deputy Director for Science Programs, Office of Science, US Department of Energy - *Research Data Curation - **Jennifer Doty, *Research Data Librarian, Emory Center for Digital Scholarship, Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library - *Data Management Best Practices ? **Regina F. Raboin, *Science Research and Instruction Librarian/ Data Management Services Group Coordinator, Tisch Library, Tufts University - *DART Project: Data Management Plans as a Research Tool ? **Amanda L. Whitmire, Ph.D.*, Assistant Professor, Data Management Specialist, Oregon State University Libraries & Press - *Building Data Management Capacity* ? Heidi Imker, Ph.D., Director of the Research Data Service, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - *FORCE11 ? **Dr. Melissa Haendel, *Assistant Professor, Ontology Development Group, OHSU Library, Department of Medical Informatics and Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University - *The RMap Project ? **Sheila M. Morrissey, *Senior Research Developer, Ithaka - * The Open Science Framework ? **Andrew Sallans, *Partnerships, Collaborations, and Funding, Center for Open Science - *Roundtable Discussion* *REGISTRATION* Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 4:00 pm Eastern on February 17, 2015 (the day before the virtual conference). Discounts are available for NISO members and students. All virtual conference registrants receive access to the recorded version for one year. Can't make it on the day of the virtual conference? All registrants receive access to the recorded version for one year. 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We're hoping that you can join us in Portland, Oregon so mark your calendars now! *Registration: There is no registration fee, but you will need to register for the i-Fest. * Please use this link to register . Registration is on a first come, first served basis because the number of attendees that we can accommodate is limited. We're looking forward to seeing you, The VIVO i-Fest Planning Group *Dates * March 16-17, 2015 with optional working contribution sessions on March 18, 2015. *Venue* The 2015 VIVO Implementation Fest is being hosted by the Oregon Health and Science University Library in Portland, Oregon. Set high on a hill above the city and reachable by tram, OHSU will be great venue for this event, not least because of the eclectic food and cultural attractions of Portland itself. *Program Themes* ? The semantic foundations of VIVO and the VIVO-ISF ontology ? Understanding the VIVO application and how it?s typically used ? Learning how to deploy VIVO ? Data integration and interoperability with common research tools ? Using the VIVO-ISF ontology for data ingest and search within the VIVO application ? How to query for data to use in visualizations and other tools *Accommodations and Travel Information* ? Fly into Portland International Airport (PDX), take Max Light Rail Service or taxi ? Recommended hotels are listed below and on the 2015 VIVO I-Fest Logistics page ? Tram up to OHSU for the meeting (or cab or bus) *Suggested Hotels* *River?s Edge* ? OHSU promotional rate of $133/nt is available ? http://www.riversedgehotel.com/ ? Convenient transportation to OHSU: Tram, cab ? Restaurant options nearby: Aquariva *Residence Inn * ? rates start at $169/nt ? http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/pdxri-residence-inn-portland-downtown-riverplace/ ? Convenient transportation to OHSU: Tram, cab ? Restaurant options nearby: Harborside Restaurant and Pilsner Room, Thirst Wine Bar and Bistro, Three Degrees *Paramount Hotel* ? rates start at $129/nt ? http://www.portlandparamount.com/ ? Transportation to OHSU: Bus, cab, streetcar to tram ? Restaurant options nearby: Numerous downtown restaurants *Hotel Lucia* ? rates start at $144/nt ? http://hotellucia.com/ ? Transportation to OHSU: Bus, cab, streetcar to tram ? Restaurant options nearby: Numerous downtown restaurants -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Andrew.M.Johnson at colorado.edu Fri Jan 23 12:02:34 2015 From: Andrew.M.Johnson at colorado.edu (Andrew Johnson) Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 10:02:34 -0700 Subject: [Rdap] Applications for Editors for IMLS-funded DataQ Project Due 1/30! Message-ID: <52753C28B6A57A4A8E08C9FFEC98A01664D1C716B3@EXC3.ad.colorado.edu> With apologies for cross-posting... Applications for the DataQ Editorial Team are due January 30, 2015. If you are interested in becoming a DataQ Editor, please fill out the application form here: http://bit.ly/DataQApp. Information about the DataQ project: The University of Colorado Boulder Libraries, the Greater Western Library Alliance, and the Great Plains Network are excited to announce that we have received funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop an online resource called DataQ, which will function as a collaborative knowledge-base of research data questions and answers curated for and by the library community. Library staff from any institution may submit questions on research data topics to the DataQ website, where questions will then be both crowd-sourced and reviewed by an Editorial Team of experts. Answers to these questions, from both the community and the Editorial Team, will be posted to the DataQ website and will include links to resources and tools, best practices, and practical approaches to working with researchers to address specific research data issues. Editor responsibilities: DataQ Editors will be responsible for helping to identify initial content, providing expert feedback on questions from DataQ users, and developing policies and procedures for answering questions. The Editorial Team will participate in regular virtual meetings and attend one in-person meeting in Kansas City, MO in late May. Each Editor will receive a $1000 stipend to help cover travel costs and time contributed to the project. The initial term for each Editor will last until October 31, 2015 when the grant period ends, but there may be opportunities to continue serving beyond the life of the grant based on the outcome of the project. Additional opportunities to contribute to DataQ will be announced soon. For all of the latest information about DataQ, please follow @ResearchDataQ on Twitter. Please send any questions about DataQ to the project Co-PIs Andrew Johnson at andrew.m.johnson at colorado.edu and Megan Bresnahan at megan.bresnahan at tufts.edu. ----------------------------------------------------- Andrew Johnson Assistant Professor; Research Data Librarian University of Colorado Boulder Libraries Phone: 303-492-6102 Website: https://data.colorado.edu/ ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7952-6536 Impactstory Profile: https://impactstory.org/AndrewJohnson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dminor at ucsd.edu Fri Jan 23 13:37:34 2015 From: dminor at ucsd.edu (Minor, David) Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:37:34 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] PASIG early bird registration deadline approaching Message-ID: The 2015 Preservation and Archiving Special Interest Group (PASIG) event will be held March 11-13, on the campus of UC San Diego! We'll be bringing together an international group of experts in a wide range of fields, dedicated to providing timely, useful information. Registration is now open, and the early bird registration fee of $150 is available until January 31. THAT'S ONLY A WEEK AWAY! Don't miss your chance to get in on this great deal. All registration and hotel information, and the current agenda, can be found on the event website: https://libraries.ucsd.edu/chronopolis/pasig Here's the (still growing) list of organizations represented by our speakers. - Gates Archive - The Museum of Modern Art - German Digital Library/German Archives Portal - Ontario Council of University Libraries - UCLA - University of North Texas - Oxford University - Indiana University - UC San Diego - HathiTrust Research Center - National Data Service - Dryad - Starfish Storage - Research Data Alliance - Biblioth?que nationale de France - Chronopolis+DuraCloud - DPN - Artefactual - KEEP - AVPreserve - Frontporch Digital - DuraSpace - Internet Archive - Ex Libris - Oracle - EMC - Isilon - OnX Enterprise Solutions - Cray David. David Minor Program Director for Research Data Curation Chronopolis Program Manager UC San Diego Library From parsons.mark at gmail.com Fri Jan 23 14:48:40 2015 From: parsons.mark at gmail.com (Mark Parsons) Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:48:40 -0700 Subject: [Rdap] Research Data Alliance in San Diego, 9-11 March Message-ID: Hi all, I encourage this community to attend the upcoming RDA meeting. I think you will find much of interest. I note, for example a new Libraries Interest Group has just been endorsed. The meeting is also simply a lot of fun. cheers, -m. Join the Research Data Alliance at its 5th Plenary Meeting in San Diego, California The Research Data Alliance (RDA) is pleased to announce that the United States will be hosting its 5th Plenary Meeting in San Diego, California from March 9 -11, 2015, at the beautiful Paradise Point Hotel. The RDA is an international organization that was formed in 2013 through funding from the National Science Foundation, the European Commission and the Australian government, with a mission to reduce barriers to data sharing and exchange, and accelerate data driven innovation worldwide. In just two years, RDA membership has grown to include 2,600 individuals from over 92 countries. This 5th Plenary is open to RDA members and the public. We especially welcome those individuals that share our core values of creating the building blocks of common data infrastructures that can bridge disciplinary activities under a community-driven and non-profit model. Data experts, scientists, researchers and other professionals are encouraged to attend, as well as students and early career professionals in industries related to the fields of research data sharing and exchange. To learn more about this event and/or register, please visit https://rd-alliance.org/plenary-meetings/rda-fifth-plenary-meeting.html. Mark A. Parsons Secretary General, Research Data Alliance Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute http://rd-alliance.org, http://idea.rpi.edu +1 518 410 3808 Skype: mark.a.parsons mail: 1550 Linden Ave., Boulder CO 80304, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shorisyl at jmu.edu Mon Jan 26 10:36:04 2015 From: shorisyl at jmu.edu (Shorish, Yasmeen L - shorisyl) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 15:36:04 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] New Databank Search Value - NLM Message-ID: I thought this group might be interested in this announcement from NLM/PubMed. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/jf15/brief/jf15_databank_search.html A new search option has been created to search across citations where a data deposit has been noted. Best, Yasmeen -- Yasmeen Shorish Physical and Life Sciences Librarian, Asst. 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The theme this year is "LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD: OPEN REPOSITORIES AT THE CROSSROADS". You may review the call for proposals here: http://www.or2015.net/call-for-proposals/. ? Submit your proposal here: https://www.conftool.com/or2015/ by Feb. 6, 2015 * We look forward to seeing you at OR2015! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oneiros at grace.nascom.nasa.gov Wed Jan 28 11:23:47 2015 From: oneiros at grace.nascom.nasa.gov (Joe Hourcle) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 11:23:47 -0500 Subject: [Rdap] Job Opp - Foundation for Earth Science Community Manager (Primary Focus - ESIP) References: <20150127080628.32391.85343@domU-12-31-39-0A-A0-4F> Message-ID: <237614C6-80ED-461C-B48E-601A54ABE634@grace.nascom.nasa.gov> I know there are people on this list who do studies of scientific communities, so I would assume that they'd know people who might fit what they're looking for. (or, you might be bored yourself, and want to take a more hands-on approach vs. just studying other groups) And it's a good group ... ESIP has been heading up a lot of the talk about better data management in the earth sciences, and they're all quite passionate about their work. -Joe Begin forwarded message: > From: Erin Robinson > Date: January 27, 2015 9:55:09 AM EST > Subject: Job Opp - Foundation for Earth Science Community Manager (Primary Focus - ESIP) > > > The Foundation for Earth Science (FES, earthsciencefoundation.org) is > seeking an energetic and innovative Community Manager! The Community > Manager will primarily work with the Federation of Earth Science > Information Partners (ESIP, esipfed.org) to build and scale existing > community engagement efforts and will create new programs to support and > grow the community.This is an outstanding opportunity to be a connector, > enabling Earth science informatics through collaboration. > > Ideal candidates should be passionate about building communities with a > background in informatics, Earth/environmental sciences, communications, > information and library science, or related areas. The role reports to the > FES Executive Director, Erin Robinson. This position is likely to be part > time, but full time is possible for the right candidate. Review of > applications will begin by February 20, 2015 and continue until the > position is filled. Please address any inquiries to erinrobinson at esipfed.org > . > > This position may be remotely based or co-located in Boulder with FES Executive Director > > For more information on this posting and to apply, see: > http://earthsciencefoundation.org/position-description-community-manager/ > > Please forward to any friends and colleagues that may be interested.