From gss1 at cornell.edu Tue Sep 1 13:36:15 2015 From: gss1 at cornell.edu (Gail Steinhart) Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 17:36:15 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Upcoming DataONE Webinar: Data Stewardship, Dr Margaret Leinen Message-ID: Of possible interest to the members of these lists (and usual apologies for cross-posting). Best, Gail From: team-bounces at dataone.org [mailto:team-bounces at dataone.org] On Behalf Of Amber E Budden Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 4:18 PM Subject: [team] Upcoming DataONE Webinar: Data Stewardship, Dr Margaret Leinen We are pleased to open registration for the first in our 2015-2016 DataONE Webinar Series (www.dataone.org/webinars). The data flood: Implications for data stewardship and the culture of discovery Dr Margaret Leinen, Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences, UC San Diego. Tuesday September 8th at 9:00am Pacific / 12:00 noon Eastern. The webinar abstract is available below. There is no cost to registration however you must pre-register at: www.dataone.org/upcoming-webinar. We welcome you to join us for this and future webinars in the series. Webinars are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 12 noon Eastern Time. They will be recorded and made available for viewing latter the same day. A Q&A forum will also be available to attendees and later viewers alike. More information on the DataONE Webinar Series can be found at: www.dataone.org/webinars and we welcome suggestions for speakers and topics. Best Amber Abstract A new focus on making research data publicly available is sweeping through the research community and being highlighted in public discussions of research. Several trends have come together to prompt this discussion: Most data generated today begin as digital rather than analog data, whether they are collected automatically by instruments connected to computers, or entered into computers for analysis after collection. A new concern about ensuring that observations, experiments, and models are reproducible requires access to original data. And the open access publication movement is accompanied by a parallel demand for open access to the data on which the publications are based. These developments challenge scientific publications to find ways to ensure data availability. They challenge researchers who are used to having exclusive access to their data for years, if not for their entire career. They challenge researchers to be more forthcoming about the basis for research. And they challenge all data repositories to accommodate and curate many more data sets. The cost of such stewardship is a challenge to universities, to research consortia, and to governments. Such open data access has the ability to change the demographics of research and the style of discovery. 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Name: ATT00001.txt URL: From standap at gmail.com Wed Sep 2 14:35:56 2015 From: standap at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Standa_Pej=c5=a1a?=) Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2015 14:35:56 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] Job posting: Data Repository Outreach Specialist at Purdue Message-ID: <55E7418C.3090906@gmail.com> Come work with the PURR team at Purdue University - we are hiring a Data Repository Outreach Specialist! http://purdue.taleo.net/careersection/wl/jobdetail.ftl?job=1501779 The Repository Outreach Specialist works with colleagues in the Libraries, the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships, and Information Technology at Purdue to provide conduct outreach, training, and help to coordinate the on-going operation, support, and improvement of the Purdue University Research Repository (PURR, http://purr.purdue.edu ) institutional data repository service. The position serves as the primary point of contact for PURR and collaborates on the further development and support of PURR as well as other initiatives of the Distributed Data Curation Center (D2C2) of the Libraries. Required: * Master's degree. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. * Project management and coordination skills. * Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills. * Ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively, in a dynamic organization and environment. * Ability to lift and carry 10 pounds frequently and 20 pounds occasionally. Preferred: *MLS (Masters of Library Science) from an ALA-accredited institution. * Experience preparing and giving presentations or training. * Experience working in an academic research environment or managing research outputs. * Knowledge of current issues and developments in library and archival science in the domain of research data curation and scholarly communication. * Ability to create and deliver effective presentations for outreach and training. * Ability to interact with faculty, staff and students from different disciplines and backgrounds. * Ability to plan, execute, and document effective practices, projects, services, and policies related to research data management. -- Stanislav Pej?a Data Curator Purdue University Libraries 504 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 spejsa at purdue.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From agreenwood at utpress.utoronto.ca Wed Sep 2 16:17:36 2015 From: agreenwood at utpress.utoronto.ca (Greenwood, Audrey) Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2015 20:17:36 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science special issue "Data, Records, and Archives in the Cloud" is now available on Project MUSE Message-ID: Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science Volume 39, Number 2, June 2015 SPECIAL ISSUE: Data, Records, and Archives in the Cloud Edited by Luciana Duranti Data, records and archives are increasingly entrusted to Internet Providers who offer on-demand online storage at a low cost, where materials are protected by a level of security that no single organization can afford, and maintained in formats compatible with any user's system. However, the cloud environment is neither transparent nor regulated. Those who create, manage, appraise, control and preserve the materials it stores, encounter problems related to ownership, provenance, and jurisdiction, among others, as they remain responsible for such materials without control, and accountable without knowledge. This Special Issue explores the challenges presented by keeping data, records and archives in the cloud, reports on research into possible solutions, examines existing and proposed policies, procedures, regulations and legislation, and describes cases of adoption of cloud models, law, contractual agreements, and technological infrastructure. This issue contains: Preface/Pr?face Luciana Duranti http://bit.ly/cjils392a Authenticity of Digital Records: A Survey of Professional Practice / L'authenticit? des documents num?riques: Un survol des pratiques professionnelles Corinne Rogers Authenticity of digital material is an enduring concern. However, while most people intuitively understand what authenticity is, few are able to identify exactly what is required to ensure, assess, and guarantee it. Read more >> L'authenticit? des mat?riaux num?riques est une pr?occupation qui dure. Mais alors que la plupart des gens comprennent intuitivement ce qu'est l'authenticit?, peu sont en mesure d'identifier exactement ce qui est n?cessaire pour assurer, ?valuer et garantir l'authenticit?. Lire plus >> What About Trust in the Cloud? Archivists' Views on Trust / La question de la confiance dans le nuage: Le point de vue des archivistes sur la question Erik A.M. Borglund More and more information is "going to the cloud,"including records and archives. This article focuses on understanding trust-in-cloud solutions from an archivist's perspective, exploring whether cloud computing has changed the archivist's role and how archivists respond to cloud-related problems and challenges. Read more >> Des quantit?s de plus en plus importantes d'information vont ? dans le nuage ?, y compris des dossiers d'archives. Cet article se propose de comprendre le point de vue des archivistes concernant la confiance qui peut?tre accord?e aux solutions informatiques en nuage, d'examiner si l'informatique en nuage a chang? le r?le des archivistes et comment les archivistes r?agissent aux probl?mes et aux d?fis li?s aux nuages informatiques. Lire plus >> Cloud Service Contracts: An Issue of Trust / Les contrats de service d'informatique en nuage: Une question de confiance Jessica Bushey, Marie Demoulin, Robert McLelland This article compares cloud service contracts with records management and archival needs to determine whether or not those needs are met by currently available, boiler-plate contracts. Read more >> Cet article envisage les contrats de services informatiques en nuage au regard de la gestion des documents d'archives et des besoins archivistiques, afin de d?terminer si ces besoins sont satisfaits par les contrats standards actuellement disponibles. Lire plus >> Through a Records Management Lens: Creating a Framework for Trust in Open Government and Open Government Information / Les objectifs vis?s par les syst?mes de gestion documentaires : La mise en place d'un cadre de confiance et de la transparence de l'information dans un gouvernement ouvert Valerie L?veill?, Katherine Timms Through an analysis of current business processes, workflows, and documentation that guide the creation, management, and control of open government information as well as the policies, procedures, and structures in place that help instruct these processes and establish open government initiatives, this article will offer a preliminary exploration of the possibility of establishing a universal framework around these initiatives that would help ensure that the information being distributed is accurate, authentic, and trustworthy. Read more >> En s'appuyant sur une analyse des processus d'affaires courants, des flux de travail et de la documentation qui guident la mise en place, la gestion et le contr?le de l'information dans un gouvernement ouvert, ainsi que les politiques, les proc?dures et les structures qui sont en place pour aider ? mettre en marche ces processus et ? ?tablir des initiatives gouvernementales ouvertes, cet article offre une exploration pr?liminaire de la possibilit? d'?tablir un cadre universel concernant ces initiatives, cadre qui aiderait ? assurer que l'information distribu?e est exacte, authentique et digne de confiance. Lire plus >> New Technologies, New Challenges: Records Retention and Disposition in a Cloud Environment / Nouvelles technologies, nouveaux d?fis: Conservation et d?classement des documents dans un environnement de nuage informatique Patricia C. Franks This article describes core records retention and disposition functional requirements extrapolated from relevant standards and guidelines and from responses to a questionnaire developed to gather information about retention and disposition functionality built into cloud services. Read more >> Cet article d?crit les exigences fonctionnelles de base pour la conservation et le d?classement des documents, extrapol?es ? partir des normes et des lignes directrices pertinentes ainsi que des r?ponses ? un questionnaire ?labor? dans le but de recueillir des informations sur la conservation et le d?classement en tant que fonctionnalit?s int?gr?es dans les services informatiques en nuage. Lire plus >> Archival Cloud Services: Portability, Continuity, and Sustainability Aspects of Long-term Preservation of Electronically Signed Records / Les services d'archivage dans un nuage informatique : Portabilit?, continuit? et durabilit?: Aspects de la conservation ? long terme des documents sign?s ?lectroniquement Hrvoje Stancic, Arian Rajh, Hrvoje Brzica The authors discuss key processes needed to establish archival cloud services. This is done by examining long-term preservation mechanisms and their elements. Read more >> Les auteurs de cet article discutent des processus cl?s n?cessaires ? la mise en place de services d'archivage par nuage informatique. Pour ce faire, ils examinent les m?canismes de conservation ? long terme et les ?l?ments qui les composent. Lire plus >> Public Cloud Archives: Dream or Reality? / Les archives publiques dans le nuage informatique: R?ve ou r?alit? ? Anna Sobczak The German Landesarchiv Baden-W?rttemberg (State Archives of Baden-W?rttemberg) developed its own software called Digitales Magazin (Digital Storeroom) to appraise, acquire, manage, describe, and provide access and long-term preservation of different kinds of electronic records. Read more >> Les archives d'?tat du Land de Bade-Wurtemberg en Allemagne (Landesarchiv Baden-W?rttemberg) ont d?velopp? leur propre logiciel appel? Digitales Magazin (Entrep?t num?rique) pour?valuer, acqu?rir, g?rer, d?crire, fournir un acc?s et l'archivage ? long terme de diff?rents types de documents ?lectroniques. Lire plus >> Archivematica As a Service: COPPUL's Shared Digital Preservation Platform / Le service Archivematica: La plateforme partag?e de conservation de documents num?riques du COPPUL Bronwen Sprout, Mark Jordan The Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) is piloting a cloud-based preservation service using the Archivematica digital preservation system. Read more >> Le Conseil des biblioth?ques universitaires des Prairies et du Pacifique (Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries [COPPUL]) met ? l'essai un service de conservation bas? sur un nuage informatique qui utilise le syst?me de conservation num?rique Archivematica. Lire plus >> A respected source of the most up-to-date research on library and information science, The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science is recognized internationally for its authoritative bilingual contributions to the field of information science. Established in 1976, the journal is dedicated to the publication of research findings, both in full-length and in brief format; reviews of books; software and technology; and letters to the editor. Join CJILS email list! Please sign up for important news relating to The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science. 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The position is responsible for activities related to knowledge management and data management processes including, but not limited to: document management, data capture, data management, workflow, data warehousing, decision support, information dissemination, and facilitating interdepartmental collaborations. More details can be found on the SCU website: http://www.scuhs.edu/about/jobs/ Qualified applicants should send a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, salary requirements, and contact information for three professional references to heathervanvolkinburg at scuhs.edu. -------------- Amy Nurnberger -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hmdavis4 at ncsu.edu Thu Sep 3 08:59:39 2015 From: hmdavis4 at ncsu.edu (Hilary Davis) Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2015 08:59:39 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] Job at NCSU - Research Librarian for Engineering and Biotechnology Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting The NCSU Libraries seeks a dynamic and creative individual for the position of Research Librarian for Engineering and Biotechnology. This position provides research and data management consultation services for faculty and students; supports and enables faculty and students in the use of data analysis, visualization applications, and technology-rich library spaces such as visualization labs; and performs outreach to engage faculty throughout the life cycle of research and teaching. We are especially looking for someone with a background or interest in engineering or biotechnology. For further details and the full vacancy announcement, please visit: http://go.ncsu.edu/ntg13x -- Hilary Davis Head of Collection Management & Director of Research Data Services NCSU Libraries Box 7111 2 Broughton Drive Raleigh, NC 27695 fax: 919-515-7854 phone: 919-513-0654 hmdavis4 at ncsu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark.conrad at nara.gov Thu Sep 3 15:39:39 2015 From: mark.conrad at nara.gov (Mark Conrad) Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2015 15:39:39 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] Trustworthy Digital Repository Course 19-23 October in DC Message-ID: This may be of interest to some members of this list. *Register now for the PTAB High Level 5-day Training Course on ISO 16363 for Auditors and Managers of Digital Repositories by the authors of these standards in Washington DC - 19-23 October 2015* The Primary Trustworthy Digital Repository Authorisation Body (ISO-PTAB) plays a major role in training auditors and repository managers. There are three important ISO standards: - *ISO 14721:2012* (OAIS ? a reference model for what is required for an archive to provide long-term preservation of digital information) - *ISO 16363:2013* (Audit and certification of trustworthy digital repositories ? sets out comprehensive metrics for what an archive must do, based on OAIS) - *ISO 16919:2014* (Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of candidate trustworthy digital repositories ? specifies the competencies and requirements on auditing bodies) These three standards form a closely related family and an understanding of their principles and is becoming increasingly important in establishing an internationally recognised and certified set of Trustworthy Digital Repositories. The course is divided into modules, each of which consists of a presentation, practical exercises and discussion. The authors of these standards are running this 5-day High Level Training Course *19-23 October 2015 *at: *Courtyard Washington, DC/U.S. Capitol* 1325 2nd Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20002 *http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasus-courtyard-washington-dc-us-capitol/ * *To register, please complete the form on the link below.* http://www.iso16363.org/courses/future-courses/washington-dc-oct19-2015/ The cost is $2500 with a 10% early-bird discount available until 30 September 2015 *An invoice, logistics information, recommended reading list and tutor profiles will be forwarded to you as soon as you have registered for the course. Please ensure you register as soon as possible to guarantee your place as numbers are limited.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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There are three important ISO standards: - *ISO 14721:2012* (OAIS ? a reference model for what is required for an archive to provide long-term preservation of digital information) - *ISO 16363:2013* (Audit and certification of trustworthy digital repositories ? sets out comprehensive metrics for what an archive must do, based on OAIS) - *ISO 16919:2014* (Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of candidate trustworthy digital repositories ? specifies the competencies and requirements on auditing bodies) These three standards form a closely related family and an understanding of their principles and is becoming increasingly important in establishing an internationally recognised and certified set of Trustworthy Digital Repositories. The course is divided into modules, each of which consists of a presentation, practical exercises and discussion. The authors of these standards are running this 5-day High Level Training Course *19-23 October 2015 *at: *Courtyard Washington, DC/U.S. Capitol* 1325 2nd Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20002 *http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasus-courtyard-washington-dc-us-capitol/ * *To register, please complete the form on the link below.* http://www.iso16363.org/courses/future-courses/washington-dc-oct19-2015/ The cost is $2500 with a 10% early-bird discount available until 30 September 2015 *An invoice, logistics information, recommended reading list and tutor profiles will be forwarded to you as soon as you have registered for the course. Please ensure you register as soon as possible to guarantee your place as numbers are limited.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jane.burpee at mcgill.ca Fri Sep 4 13:31:54 2015 From: jane.burpee at mcgill.ca (Katharine-Jane Burpee, Mlle) Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 17:31:54 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Wanted: examples of in-kind data management investment Message-ID: <89DE3B256F4F924894A1AC2BBEF2AF787E6B0A@exmbx2010-8.campus.MCGILL.CA> Please share. Apologies for cross-posting. Dear Colleagues, McGill Libraries is considering joining a collaboration on a multi-institution research grant application. We have been asked to provide details of the cost-sharing that will recognize library in-kind data management investment and services that will support the project. We seek creative ways to demonstrate library in-kind project support beyond a breakdown of support based on a percentage of devoted staff time. Have you had success? What did your in-kind contribution breakdown look like? Please respond before September 14th to this list or to jane.burpee at mcgill.ca. Thank you so much for your ideas and suggestions! Best, Jane ----------------------------------- K. Jane Burpee Coordinator, Data Curation and Scholarly Communications |Coordonnatrice, conservation des donn?es et communications savantes McGill University Library | Biblioth?que Universit? McGill 3459 McTavish Street | 3459, rue McTavish Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 0C9 | Montr?al (QC) Canada H3A 0C9 Email | Courriel: jane.burpee at mcgill.ca Tel: 514-398-1840 ORCID: 0000-0002-4847-071X Twitter: @kjane -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From c.lyon at austin.utexas.edu Wed Sep 9 17:05:01 2015 From: c.lyon at austin.utexas.edu (Lyon, Colleen E) Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 21:05:01 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Job posting: Data Management Coordinator at UT Austin Message-ID: We have an opening at UT Austin for a Data Management Coordinator. Purpose Responsible for coordinating the data management program at UT Libraries. Collaborates with staff, Texas Advanced Computing Center, Information Technology Services and other campus partners to ensure the UT community is making the best use of the services available to them. Reports to Scholarly Communications Librarian. Essential Functions Develop and deliver data management training; including workshops, drop-in classes, one-on-one sessions, and the creation and management of online resources. Coordinate with others in the library to effectively communicate services within the library and across campus. Keep the university community informed about policies and activities related to data management. Provide consultative services to UT Austin researchers including evaluating data management plans, assessing and advising on data sharing platforms, and providing information about specific funder/publisher requirements. Maintain knowledge on a range of data repositories including their submission, IP, and use policies, and provide guidance on repository selection. Work with UT Austin staff and administrators to support continued development and visibility of data management services available to researchers. Monitor and help improve university compliance with funder policies, procedures, and guidelines. Stay informed of data standards, metadata standards, best practices for data management, funder requirements, etc. to continuously build expertise and improve services. Contribute to informational materials and programming about open data and open access. Engage in ongoing professional development and scholarship through attending and/or presenting at conferences and workshops. Maintain awareness and engagement with national and international trends in data management and scholarly communication. Required qualifications Masters degree. A minimum of two years of experience in informatics, scientific research, and/or managing research data in libraries. Experience developing and delivering training or workshop presentations. Experience with assigning metadata, transforming metadata, and/or batch metadata editing. Have or be able to develop a deep working knowledge of the data management practices and requirements of researchers and external funding bodies (NSF, NIH, etc.). Experience with one or more components of the research data life cycle: creation, processing, analyzing, preserving, providing access to, and re-using. Familiarity with research methodology, tools, and data sources. Ability to communicate with faculty, librarians, and students in a range of disciplines. Excellent analytical, organizational, oral and written communication, and interpersonal skills. Ability to be proactive and work independently with varied user groups within a complex organization. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate. Full job posting: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/hr/jobs/nlogon/150908010442 Please let me know if you have any questions about the university, Austin, or about the position. Cheers- Colleen Colleen Lyon Scholarly Communications Librarian University of Texas Libraries UT Digital Repository PCL 1.342F 512-495-4244 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From RVanDuinen at clir.org Thu Sep 10 13:00:25 2015 From: RVanDuinen at clir.org (Rita Van Duinen) Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:00:25 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Apply Now to Host Postdoctoral Fellows in Data Curation Message-ID: Apply Now to Host Postdoctoral Fellows in Data Curation for the Sciences and Social Sciences, Medieval Studies The Council on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR) is seeking academic libraries, data centers, or other research institutions interested in hosting 2016-2018 postdoctoral fellows. Fellows work on projects that forge and strengthen connections among library collections, educational technologies, and current research. CLIR is soliciting hosts for three tracks within the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. Funding arrangements for each track vary: * Postdoctoral Fellowships in Data Curation for the Sciences and Social Sciences, particularly software curation, are designed by hosts who apply to the program and are selected by CLIR; educational benefits are funded by CLIR, partial salary support for fellows in software curation funded by CLIR. * Postdoctoral Fellowships in Data Curation for Medieval Studies are designed by hosts who apply to the program and are selected by CLIR; CLIR pays full salaries for fellows. * Postdoctoral Fellowships in Academic Libraries are open to any discipline. Fellowships are designed and funded by hosts, who also pay fees to CLIR to cover the costs of fellows? education. Full program information is available at http://www.clir.org/fellowships/postdoc. Questions may be addressed to Senior Program Officer Alice Bishop, abishop at clir.org, Rita Van Duinen Curriculum and Research Strategist Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) www.clir.org rvanduinen at clir.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daureen.nesdill at utah.edu Mon Sep 14 12:03:57 2015 From: daureen.nesdill at utah.edu (Daureen Nesdill) Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:03:57 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] FW: [PAMNET] Workshop at NAS - The Future of the Commons: Data, Software and Beyond In-Reply-To: <7450322ED9B6EA4EB4477BF021FE885078EC124B56@exmail1.osti.gov> References: <7450322ED9B6EA4EB4477BF021FE885078EC124B56@exmail1.osti.gov> Message-ID: <4BB8E3E08D34034DB9A7D4F285555FB138CB4585@X-MB4.xds.umail.utah.edu> Thought people on this list may want to know about this event. Hopefully, they will make it virtual also. On Wednesday, November 18, 2015, CENDI, NFAIS, and RDA/US will co-sponsor an event on "The Future of the Commons: Data, Software and Beyond" at the National Academies of Sciences in Washington D.C. This event will focus on the evolving concept of the "commons" and will include a list of speakers from across academia and private industry. Below outlines details about this workshop. If interested, registration is open. See the notice below for details. Hope you can make it to this exciting and interesting event. If you have any questions about the event, please contact: Jill O'Neill NFAIS (443) 221-2980 Office Email: jilloneill at nfais.org> Yolanda Meleco RDA/US (518) 276-4912 Voice Email: melecy at rpi.edu> Heather Parrish CENDI (865) 298-1245 Voice (865) 481-0390 Fax Email: hparrish at iiaweb.com> ______________________________________________________ Save the Date! A One-Day Workshop Co-sponsored by CENDI, NFAIS, and RDA/US Hosted by the Board on Research Data and Information & The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine Keck Center, 500 Fifth St., NW, Room 100 Washington DC ** Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm ** THE FOCUS OF THE DAY Co-sponsored by CENDI, National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) and the Research Data Alliance/US (RDA/US), and hosted by the Board on Research Data and Information and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, this one-day workshop for data professionals is focused on the evolving concept of the "commons" and the many challenges associated with its development. Topics to be covered include privacy, security, customization by various research communities and the need for change in some research cultures. "The Future of the Commons: Data, Software and Beyond" will provide a platform for attendees to collaborate with their peers and hear from industry experts. Speakers include: * John Wilbanks, Chief Commons Officer at Sage Bionetworks * Dr. Michael Carroll, Professor of Law and Director, Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, American University Washington College of Law * Dr. Robert Grossman, Chair - Open Cloud Consortium, University of Chicago, Open Data Group, University of Chicago Booth School of Business * Laurie Goodman, Editor-In-Chief, GigaScience * Dr. Maurie Kelly, DataCommons at PSU, Director of the Informatics Group at Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment, Penn State University * Dr. Merce Crosas, Project Lead - Dataverse, Director of Data Science at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS) at Harvard University Mark Your Calendars...Registration Now Open! AGENDA LOGISTICAL INFORMATION Discounts provided to members of: CENDI CENDI, the Federal STI Managers Group, was formally created in 1985 when a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by four charter U.S. government agencies (Commerce, Energy, NASA, and Defense). From this small core of STI managers, CENDI has grown to its current membership of 13 major science agencies involved in the dissemination and long-term management of scientific and technical information. NFAIS The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS(tm)) was founded in 1958 to advance scholarly, scientific, and professional research by enabling members to examine issues of content, technology, and business models integral to their future success. Today, NFAIS continues to help information industry leaders-international scholarly associations, public and private companies, libraries, major corporations, and government agencies-stay on top of the latest trends, technologies and research methodologies by advancing communication and collaboration across the global information community. RDA/US Founded in 2013 through funding from the National Science Foundation, the European Commission and the Australian government, the Research Data Alliance (RDA) is a community-driven organization comprised of more than 3,100 members from more than 100 countries formed to build a social organization and technical infrastructure to reduce barriers of data sharing and exchange. Nena Moss, PMP Contractor to DOE/OSTI Information International Associates, Inc. Office of Scientific and Technical Information 865-576-2644 Daureen Nesdill, MS, MLIS Research Data Management Librarian The Faculty Center @ the J. W. 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Through the provision of collections, subject expertise, and technology-rich research and learning environments Tisch Library plays a critical role helping advance the mission of the University. The Collections department of Tisch Library is newly re-organized to better align with our strategic plans. With a focus on engaging deeply with faculty, we make strategic decisions in how best to provide access and, where appropriate, long-term preservation to the collections needed to support the teaching and research excellence of AS&E. To do this, the department has a deep understanding of the processes of scholarly communication, recognizing how different formats, different modes of communicating information, and different disciplinary practices impact the transfer and development of knowledge over time. For details on the position and to apply, visit the job description - Librarian for Research Data. -------------------------------------------------- Megan Bresnahan Team Lead for Sciences & Social Sciences Tisch Library, Tufts University 35 Professors Row Medford, MA 02155 617.627.7124 ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3447-818X -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shorisyl at jmu.edu Thu Sep 17 11:54:44 2015 From: shorisyl at jmu.edu (Shorish, Yasmeen L - shorisyl) Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 15:54:44 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] ACRL Call for Presenters Message-ID: <50A6765E-078C-48EC-A276-E10F69DB7D89@jmu.edu> Apologies for cross-postings. The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is accepting applications from prospective curriculum designer/presenters to create new professional development offerings in two areas: Research Data Management and the Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy. The four selected curriculum designers will work in pairs to plan, develop, and deliver learning experiences for ACRL in each of these two areas. The learning experiences they design will include face-to-face and virtual learning intended to build librarians? capacity as leaders on issues/projects of campus-wide interest. The in person workshops to be developed will be offered as ?roadshows? upon request on a licensed basis, as with the existing ACRL workshops Planning, Assessing, and Communicating Library Impact: Putting the Standards for Libraries in Higher Education into Action and Scholarly Communication: From Understanding to Engagement. Online offerings to be developed will be part of ACRL?s regular eLearning program and could include multi-week asynchronous courses and topical webcasts of 60-90 minutes each in an interactive online classroom. Each of the two new professional development areas has its own topical scope and distinct qualifications for applicants. Successful curriculum designer/presenters for both of these new professional development offerings must attend a curriculum design meeting at ALA Midwinter in January 2016, work on curriculum design from January-May 2016, and present one or more webinars in spring 2016 and in-person workshops beginning in summer 2016. Read more about being a curriculum designer/presenter in the full call for applicants for Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy and Research Data Management professional development. Apply by October 14, 2015, per the instructions in each call. Two small review teams of ACRL member leaders will consider applications. The process includes checking references and an interview. Each group will select designer/presenters and notify all applicants in November 2015. -- Yasmeen Shorish Physical & Life Sciences Librarian, Asst. Professor Rose Library 2309 James Madison University MSC 4601 Harrisonburg, VA 22807 540.568.4288 ORCID: 0000-0002-4155-8241 http://works.bepress.com/yasmeen_shorish/ http://ImpactStory.org/yasmeenshorish -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark.conrad at nara.gov Mon Sep 21 14:57:53 2015 From: mark.conrad at nara.gov (Mark Conrad) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:57:53 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] ISO Certification of Trustworthy Digital Repositories Message-ID: The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) has announced the launch of its accreditation program for ISO 16363 and ISO 16919. This program brings us one step closer to ISO certification of Trustworthy Digital Repositories (TDR). Under the ANAB program Certification Bodies (auditing organizations) will be accredited to conduct TDR audits and certifications. Here is the text of the ANAB announcement: Issue: 319 Date: 2015/09/01 To: ANAB-Accredited and Applicant CBs and MS Accreditation Assessors From: Natalia Larrimer, New Business Development Specialist Re: Pre-launch Announcement of ISO 16363 Program ANAB is developing an accreditation program for certification of organizations conforming with ISO 16363, Space data and information transfer systems - Audit and certification of trustworthy digital repositories. Since the late 1980s, many organizations have been concerned with issues surrounding the long-term preservation of and access to digital data. In 1996, the Task Force on Archiving of Digital Information declared ?a critical component of digital archiving infrastructure is the existence of a sufficient number of trusted organizations capable of storing, migrating, and providing access to digital collections.? In 2007, several authors of the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model and Trustworthy Repositories Audit & Certification: Criteria and Checklist (TRAC) and other interested parties began developing ISO 16363. ISO 16363 has been endorsed by the Society of American Archivists, the oldest and largest North American national archival professional association. The standard is seen as a solution to concerns of data preservation for the energy and utilities, healthcare, manufacturing, legal, cultural heritage, and creative sectors. Any industry that has preservation requirements, whether mandatory or voluntary, will benefit from accredited certification of digital repositories. ANAB will use ISO 16919, Space data and information transfer systems ? Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of candidate trustworthy digital repositories, a companion standard based on ISO/IEC 17021, for TDRMS accreditation. The Primary Trustworthy Digital Repository Authorisation Body (PTAB) will offer a high-level ISO 16363 training course in Washington, DC, in October 2015. For more information on PTAB or the course, visit www.iso16363.org. Pre-launch Discount Any CB that meets the prerequisite and commits by 2015/10/01 to applying for ISO 16363 accreditation will have a reduced application fee of $3,500 instead of the full application fee of $5 000. To take advantage of this special offer, submit notice of your intent to nlarrimer at anab.org with payment of $3,500 by the end of the day on 2015/10/01. Payment can be made by wire transfer or by check to ANAB, P.O. Box 582, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0582, postmarked no later than 2015/10/01. For wire transfer instructions, contacttsu at anab.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Here is the text of the ANAB announcement: Issue: 319 Date: 2015/09/01 To: ANAB-Accredited and Applicant CBs and MS Accreditation Assessors From: Natalia Larrimer, New Business Development Specialist Re: Pre-launch Announcement of ISO 16363 Program ANAB is developing an accreditation program for certification of organizations conforming with ISO 16363, Space data and information transfer systems - Audit and certification of trustworthy digital repositories. Since the late 1980s, many organizations have been concerned with issues surrounding the long-term preservation of and access to digital data. In 1996, the Task Force on Archiving of Digital Information declared ?a critical component of digital archiving infrastructure is the existence of a sufficient number of trusted organizations capable of storing, migrating, and providing access to digital collections.? In 2007, several authors of the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model and Trustworthy Repositories Audit & Certification: Criteria and Checklist (TRAC) and other interested parties began developing ISO 16363. ISO 16363 has been endorsed by the Society of American Archivists, the oldest and largest North American national archival professional association. The standard is seen as a solution to concerns of data preservation for the energy and utilities, healthcare, manufacturing, legal, cultural heritage, and creative sectors. Any industry that has preservation requirements, whether mandatory or voluntary, will benefit from accredited certification of digital repositories. ANAB will use ISO 16919, Space data and information transfer systems ? Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of candidate trustworthy digital repositories, a companion standard based on ISO/IEC 17021, for TDRMS accreditation. The Primary Trustworthy Digital Repository Authorisation Body (PTAB) will offer a high-level ISO 16363 training course in Washington, DC, in October 2015. For more information on PTAB or the course, visit www.iso16363.org. Pre-launch Discount Any CB that meets the prerequisite and commits by 2015/10/01 to applying for ISO 16363 accreditation will have a reduced application fee of $3,500 instead of the full application fee of $5 000. To take advantage of this special offer, submit notice of your intent to nlarrimer at anab.org with payment of $3,500 by the end of the day on 2015/10/01. Payment can be made by wire transfer or by check to ANAB, P.O. Box 582, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0582, postmarked no later than 2015/10/01. For wire transfer instructions, contacttsu at anab.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit provides context and background by summarizing key issues to offer quick, basic information on scholarly communication topics. It also links to examples of specific tools, including handouts, presentation templates and videos for librarians to adapt and use on their own campuses, and for library school students seeking to incorporate these issues into their course work. The toolkit, developed and maintained by the ACRL Research and Scholarly Environment Committee, serves as a valuable resource for scholarly communication discussions inside the library and for outreach programs to faculty and administrators. ACRL?s strategic goal for the research and scholarly environment is that librarians accelerate the transition to a more open system of scholarship. Be part of the movement to influence scholarly publishing policies and practices toward a more open system. We encourage contributions to this toolkit from its users and the academic library community. If you have a tool you find valuable for advocacy and to the discourse of scholarly communication, please share it. This may include a paper, presentation, handout, video, case study, or other kinds of resources. Kindly email your contributions to Kara Malenfant, ACRL Senior Strategist for Special Initiatives, kmalenfant at ala.org. # The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) is the higher education association for librarians. Representing more than 11,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals, ACRL (a division of the American Library Association) develops programs, products and services to help academic and research librarians learn, innovate and lead within the academic community. Founded in 1940, ACRL is committed to advancing learning and transforming scholarship. 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I'm now hoping that your collective experience could help me identify some cases (not necessarily identified by name; "a New Jersey oncologist in 2010" or "a French oceanographer in 2013" would suffice). Feel free to contact me on or off the list. I'd be immensely grateful for any and all help! /Stefan STEFAN EKMAN, PhD Research Coordinator SND Swedish National Data Service Bohusgatan 15 Box 330, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden Phone +46 31 786 4542 www.snd.gu.se -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Created scenarios (such as this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2zK3sAtr-4 ) are easy to find, or indeed imagine, but real-life examples would be valuable in discussing RDM with researchers (and funders). > > I?m now hoping that your collective experience could help me identify some cases (not necessarily identified by name; ?a New Jersey oncologist in 2010? or ?a French oceanographer in 2013? would suffice). Feel free to contact me on or off the list. I?d be immensely grateful for any and all help! > > /Stefan > > > STEFAN EKMAN, PhD > Research Coordinator > > SND Swedish National Data Service > Bohusgatan 15 > Box 330, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden > Phone +46 31 786 4542 > > www.snd.gu.se > > _______________________________________________ > Rdap mailing list > Rdap at mail.asis.org > http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/rdap -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kabriney at gmail.com Fri Sep 25 09:58:31 2015 From: kabriney at gmail.com (Kristin Briney) Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 08:58:31 -0500 Subject: [Rdap] Actual cases of data management SNAFUs In-Reply-To: <04690a80984346f8bb2e586e96febb40@EXCH06-p.GU.GU.SE> References: <04690a80984346f8bb2e586e96febb40@EXCH06-p.GU.GU.SE> Message-ID: Hi Stefan, I keep a bookmarks list of data horror stories here: https://pinboard.in/u:kbriney/t:dataHorrorStories/ I also recommend Dorothea Salo's horror story list here: https://pinboard.in/u:dsalo/t:horrorstories/ JISC is also starting to compile data stories - some good, some bad - here: http://datastories.jiscinvolve.org/wp/ Hope this helps! Kristin On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 1:18 AM, Stefan Ekman wrote: > Dear list members, > > > > I?m looking for actual cases where research has been prevented or impaired > by poor data management and/or sharing practice, preferably in Europe but > anywhere is fine. Created scenarios (such as this: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2zK3sAtr-4) are easy to find, or indeed > imagine, but real-life examples would be valuable in discussing RDM with > researchers (and funders). > > > > I?m now hoping that your collective experience could help me identify some > cases (not necessarily identified by name; ?a New Jersey oncologist in > 2010? or ?a French oceanographer in 2013? would suffice). Feel free to > contact me on or off the list. I?d be immensely grateful for any and all > help! > > > > /Stefan > > > > > > STEFAN EKMAN, PhD > > Research Coordinator > > > > SND Swedish National Data Service > > Bohusgatan 15 > > Box 330, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden > > Phone +46 31 786 4542 > > > > www.snd.gu.se > > > > _______________________________________________ > Rdap mailing list > Rdap at mail.asis.org > http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/rdap > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stefan.ekman at snd.gu.se Fri Sep 25 10:12:06 2015 From: stefan.ekman at snd.gu.se (Stefan Ekman) Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 14:12:06 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Actual cases of data management SNAFUs In-Reply-To: References: <04690a80984346f8bb2e586e96febb40@EXCH06-p.GU.GU.SE> Message-ID: <5c7883318b8641b8b1f64c7d98acb635@EXCH06-p.GU.GU.SE> Thank you, Kristin! This is excellent help! Sincerely yours, /Stefan Fr?n: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] F?r Kristin Briney Skickat: den 25 september 2015 15:59 Till: Research Data, Access and Preservation ?mne: Re: [Rdap] Actual cases of data management SNAFUs Hi Stefan, I keep a bookmarks list of data horror stories here: https://pinboard.in/u:kbriney/t:dataHorrorStories/ I also recommend Dorothea Salo's horror story list here: https://pinboard.in/u:dsalo/t:horrorstories/ JISC is also starting to compile data stories - some good, some bad - here: http://datastories.jiscinvolve.org/wp/ Hope this helps! Kristin On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 1:18 AM, Stefan Ekman > wrote: Dear list members, I?m looking for actual cases where research has been prevented or impaired by poor data management and/or sharing practice, preferably in Europe but anywhere is fine. Created scenarios (such as this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2zK3sAtr-4) are easy to find, or indeed imagine, but real-life examples would be valuable in discussing RDM with researchers (and funders). I?m now hoping that your collective experience could help me identify some cases (not necessarily identified by name; ?a New Jersey oncologist in 2010? or ?a French oceanographer in 2013? would suffice). Feel free to contact me on or off the list. I?d be immensely grateful for any and all help! /Stefan STEFAN EKMAN, PhD Research Coordinator SND Swedish National Data Service Bohusgatan 15 Box 330, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden Phone +46 31 786 4542 www.snd.gu.se _______________________________________________ Rdap mailing list Rdap at mail.asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/rdap -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oneiros at grace.nascom.nasa.gov Fri Sep 25 12:20:02 2015 From: oneiros at grace.nascom.nasa.gov (Joe Hourcle) Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:20:02 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Rdap] Actual cases of data management SNAFUs In-Reply-To: <04690a80984346f8bb2e586e96febb40@EXCH06-p.GU.GU.SE> References: <04690a80984346f8bb2e586e96febb40@EXCH06-p.GU.GU.SE> Message-ID: On Fri, 25 Sep 2015, Stefan Ekman wrote: > Dear list members, > > I'm looking for actual cases where research has been prevented or > impaired by poor data management and/or sharing practice, preferably in > Europe but anywhere is fine. Created scenarios (such as this: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2zK3sAtr-4) are easy to find, or indeed > imagine, but real-life examples would be valuable in discussing RDM with > researchers (and funders). What do you consider to be 'impaired'? One of the distribution systems that I deal with had multiple errors the year before last, which caused problems for people trying to get the data: 1. The authoritative site had one of their machines that managed a number of disk arrays fail. 2. Someone accidentially issued a command that deleted almost all of the contents of a disk array. 3. There *were* backups (tape), but the distribution system wouldn't perform a tape load when remote sites attempted to access the file. (we had to e-mail the list of objects that we were trying to retrieve, and someone would manually issue the command to load them from tape). Restoring the deleted data took ~2 weeks. 4. Another (larger) disk array failed. 5. The authoritative system didn't mark the data as unavailable, so remote systems kept trying to retrieve the files repeatedly (slowing down total throughput so much that we couldn't keep up w/ the data stream for new data). 6. The distribution system had no fail-back for what to do when data wasn't available, so we had no mechanism to inform users what was going on and why their requests were failing. 7. I was given access to a CGI to call to request a tape load at the authoritative site & modified my system to make requests if the data was from the failed storage array. 8. The tape drivers were written in-house, and would only process loads in order, rather than doing opportunistic reads (if the tape's loaded, and there are requests queued for that tap, load them out-of-order). 9. My sending tape load requests (batched up once per hour) was causing the system to thrash so badly it was affecting their normal use of the tape drives. 10.They finally agreed to do a full restore of the failed array, about 2-3 months after it had failed. (and it took another month or so to finish restoring the data) ... I don't know if this is a failure of a data management plan ... I've been putting the blame on the site for deciding to implement their own system for managing the storage, rather than using something that's in use at other sites (and therefore, well-tested). There was another incident with that site just before the embargo was to be lifted -- someone issued a command to delete almost all of the data from one of the instruments, and they had to restore from tape. However, they had written the controller for the tape drives single-threaded, and so it was taking more than 15hrs to restore a day's data. (and they had ~4 months of data to restore) ... and the tape drives were sitting 2/3 idle because the contention was in the controller, not the drives). ... This is also the group that I had to argue with for 3+ months to try to get them to put checksums in their data. They insisted they were using RAID6, and so they didn't need them as they'd have to lose 2 drives per array for there to be a problem. Of course, 2 weeks before launch, they had a power outage in their data center and a third of the arrays lost 2 disks. Suddenly the PI got the idea that checksums would be a good thing. ... The problem is also related to other management issues resulting in their two main software developers quitting a good year or so before launch. I suspect it was because of how dismissive the PI was towards IT expertise. (as was the case when our group was brought in ... and I tried getting them to implement checksums and add identifiers to allow the scientific community to better track data from their system, but got nothing but push-back). ... And even if you don't consider that 'impaired' -- dealing with that group has eaten up ~6 years of effort to support them, and as such, the Virtual Solar Observatory hasn't integrated a number of other solar data sources that aren't well-distributed. -Joe From gss1 at cornell.edu Fri Sep 25 12:47:36 2015 From: gss1 at cornell.edu (Gail Steinhart) Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:47:36 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Upcoming DataONE Webinar: The Open Science Framework: Increasing Reproducibility Across the Entire Research Lifecycle Message-ID: From: community-bounces at dataone.org [mailto:community-bounces at dataone.org] On Behalf Of Amber E Budden Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 12:40 PM Subject: [dataone] Upcoming DataONE Webinar: The Open Science Framework: Increasing Reproducibility Across the Entire Research Lifecycle Dear DataONE Community We are pleased to open registration for the October DataONE Webinar Series event (www.dataone.org/webinars). The Open Science Framework: Increasing Reproducibility Across the Entire Research Lifecycle Dr Courtney Soderbery, Center for Open Science. Tuesday October 13th at 9:00am Pacific / 12:00 noon Eastern. The webinar abstract is available below. There is no cost to registration however you must pre-register at: www.dataone.org/upcoming-webinar. We welcome you to join us for this and future webinars in the series. Webinars are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 12 noon Eastern Time. They will be recorded and made available for viewing latter the same day. A Q&A forum will also be available to attendees and later viewers alike. More information on the DataONE Webinar Series can be found at: www.dataone.org/webinars and we welcome suggestions for speakers and topics. Best Amber Abstract Over the past few years there has been a growing movement to make data and code openly available to increase the reproducibility of scientific research. While these steps are important, they leave out information about how research questions, hypotheses, and analytical decisions may have changed over time. This type of information can have important implications for the reproducibility and interpretation of scientific findings. This webinar will discuss how different points in the research lifecycle can affect reproducibility and why tracking how research evolves over time is important for reproducibility. The webinar will also introduce the Open Science Framework, a free, open source web tool designed by the Center for Open Science to help researchers manage, document, and share their entire research lifecycle. -- Amber E Budden, PhD Director, Community Engagement and Outreach DataONE University of New Mexico 1312 Basehart SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 Tel: 505-814-1112 Cell: 505-205-7675 Fax: 505-246-6007 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2058 linepouchard at gmail.com (alternate email) From: Rdap > on behalf of Kristin Briney > Reply-To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Date: Friday, September 25, 2015 at 9:58 AM To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Subject: Re: [Rdap] Actual cases of data management SNAFUs Hi Stefan, I keep a bookmarks list of data horror stories here: https://pinboard.in/u:kbriney/t:dataHorrorStories/ I also recommend Dorothea Salo's horror story list here: https://pinboard.in/u:dsalo/t:horrorstories/ JISC is also starting to compile data stories - some good, some bad - here: http://datastories.jiscinvolve.org/wp/ Hope this helps! Kristin On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 1:18 AM, Stefan Ekman > wrote: Dear list members, I?m looking for actual cases where research has been prevented or impaired by poor data management and/or sharing practice, preferably in Europe but anywhere is fine. Created scenarios (such as this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2zK3sAtr-4) are easy to find, or indeed imagine, but real-life examples would be valuable in discussing RDM with researchers (and funders). I?m now hoping that your collective experience could help me identify some cases (not necessarily identified by name; ?a New Jersey oncologist in 2010? or ?a French oceanographer in 2013? would suffice). Feel free to contact me on or off the list. I?d be immensely grateful for any and all help! /Stefan STEFAN EKMAN, PhD Research Coordinator SND Swedish National Data Service Bohusgatan 15 Box 330, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden Phone +46 31 786 4542 www.snd.gu.se _______________________________________________ Rdap mailing list Rdap at mail.asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/rdap -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhill at asis.org Mon Sep 28 15:15:53 2015 From: rhill at asis.org (Richard Hill) Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:15:53 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] FW: [CNI-ANNOUNCE] Research Data Issue of Journal of Librarianship & Scholarly Communication In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <175f01d0fa22$18cf5f60$4a6e1e20$@asis.org> Richard B. Hill Executive Director ASIS&T 8555 16th Street, Suite 850 Silver Spring, MD 20910 v. (301) 495-0900 f. (301) 495-0810 -----Original Message----- From: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition [mailto:CNI-ANNOUNCE at cni.org] Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 3:08 PM To: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition Subject: [CNI-ANNOUNCE] Research Data Issue of Journal of Librarianship & Scholarly Communication The Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication has just published a special issue (volume 3 issue 2) covering research data management, edited by Gail Clement and Lisa Schiff. There are numerous articles in this issue that will be of interest to the CNI community, I believe, and the table of contents can be found here: http://jlsc-pub.org/10/volume/3/issue/2/ The journal is open access. Clifford Lynch Director, CNI ============================================================== This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to To postpone your subscription, E-mail to To resume mail list message delivery from postpone mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to Visit the CNI-ANNOUNCE e-mail list archive at . From ifigeniavardakosta at gmail.com Tue Sep 29 12:54:04 2015 From: ifigeniavardakosta at gmail.com (Ifigenia Vardakosta) Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 19:54:04 +0300 Subject: [Rdap] reminder: "Geospatial Collection in Libraries" Research Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, My name is Ifigenia Vardakosta and I am Head Librarian at the Library & Information Centre of Harokopio University. I am also working out my PhD thesis at the Laboratory on Digital Libraries and Electronic Publishing - Archives, Library Science and Museology Department - Faculty of Information Science & Informatics of the of Ionian University, Corfu, Greece ( http://tab.ionio.gr/). The thesis is related to geospatial collection development policies and GIS services in the area of libraries. With the present questionnaire you are kindly requested to answer the questions as librarians / users of geographic information systems and geospatial data. The purpose of the research is mapping the geospatial collections. We seek to identify if the development of geospatial collections was based on certain Geospatial Collection Development Policies (GCDPs) as well as the volume of open access utilization in libraries regarding geographical information. Additionally, we anticipate that this research will reveal whether libraries collect in their repositories the locally produced geospatial data or not and provide innovative services to their users. Even though the questionnaire has been structured to be answered by librarians/employees solely working on geographic collections and GIS services, nevertheless librarians/employees others than Map/GIS experts can also participate testifying their opinion for geospatial collection development. The questionnaire is structured in six sections: 1)Demographics 2)Geospatial Collection Development 3)Repository Geospatial Collection 4)GIS Services 5)Policies 6)Opinions. Participants will be driven from one section to another based on their answers. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1V6ndufvMIqj3ev9gGqOJ8kCPLhxI-HWf5LW1CEGGqUo/viewform The questionnaire is anonymous and the results will be used exclusively in the above work. Please fill in this questionnaire carefully, clearly and objectively in order to contribute to the validity of the data that will be collected. It is estimated that the average completion time is approximately 15 minutes and the questionnaire will be available till 10.10.15. Please, be kind enough to forward this message to your colleagues in your library or any other libraries/organizations. Thank you for taking the time to assist me in my educational endeavours. If you have any questions, please, feel free to contact me. Ifigenia Vardakosta Head Librarian Library & Information Centre Harokopio University ifigenia at hua.gr PhD Candidate Ionian University Corfu-Greece ifigenia at ionio.gr Academia: http://hua.academia.edu/IfigeniaVardakosta ResearchGate: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ifigenia_Vardakosta Linked in: https://gr.linkedin.com/pub/ifigenia-vardakosta/38/180/656 Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/IfiVar -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: