From ischoolumd at gmail.com Thu Jan 7 13:33:51 2016 From: ischoolumd at gmail.com (Ischool UMD) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 13:33:51 -0500 Subject: [Rdap] Applications Now Open for University of Maryland Certificate in Digital Curation! Message-ID: Are you ready to further your career with a professional certificate? The College of Information Studies (Maryland?s iSchool) at the University of Maryland is now accepting applications for the Curation and Management of Digital Assets (CMDA) Certificate! The CMDA certificate is a four-course, fully online post-master's certificate that provides training in next-generation cloud computing technologies, tools, and resources to help professionals evaluate, select, and implement digital curation solutions. The curriculum is flexible enough to accommodate students working full or part time, and it is designed for professionals from a wide variety of information management backgrounds who have responsibilities for digital assets. 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URL: From Julie.Goldman at umassmed.edu Fri Jan 8 08:16:14 2016 From: Julie.Goldman at umassmed.edu (Goldman, Julie) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 13:16:14 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Registration is Now Open for the 8th Annual NE eScience Symposium April 6, 2016 Message-ID: <6806253756CE0C4CB2112B1B715DB0985F66E5CC@ummscsmbx11.ad.umassmed.edu> Dear Colleagues, To continue to enhance collaborative New England Region libraries' support of e-science initiatives for their research institutions, the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School is hosting the 8th Annual University of Massachusetts and New England Area Librarian e-Science Symposium. This day-long event will serve as an educational and collaborative opportunity for science and health sciences librarians to discuss e-science resources, in addition to future roles that libraries and librarians might take on to support their institutions. The theme of this year's symposium is "Library Research Data Services: Putting Ideas into Action." Focusing on librarians involved in RDS, the broad goal of this symposium is to build off what has been discussed at the pervious symposia in order to give librarians a chance to share their current efforts in supporting scientific research. Discussions will inform how librarians can take action at their own institutions to engage in e-science initiatives, and also look at the roles of librarians in the dynamic field of data science. The 2016 Symposium is set to focus on data services and the many practicing roles of librarians. Attendees will hear a keynote overview of data services from Kendall Roark. Kendall is an Assistant Professor and Research Data Specialist at Purdue University Libraries, and also a member of the CLIR/DLF eResearch Faculty. She will provide a broad perspective on the research data management services that US and Canadian libraries are implementing. A new session at the symposium this year will be breakout sessions: participants will be able to attend 2 of 4 planned sessions featuring services that libraries are currently implementing. Options include: * Compliance with Margaret Henderson, Director of Research Data Services; and Hillary Miller, Scholarly Communications Outreach Librarian, Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries * Data Information Literacy with Jake Carlson, Research Data Services Manager, University of Michigan * Data Repositories with Lisa Johnston, Research Data Management/Curation Lead, Co-Director of the University Digital Conservancy, University of Minnesota * Informationist with Leah Honor, Library Fellow, Informationist Liaison to the Child and Adolescent Neurodevelopment Initiative, University of Massachusetts Medical School In the afternoon, there will be presentations from two panels discussing the future of data science with library school educators and practicing data librarians. Participants on the panels include: * Library Educators: o Suzie Allard, Associate Dean for Research, University of Tennesee at Knoxville, Co-investigator of DataONE o Matthew Burton, Visiting Assistant Professor and Post-Doctoral Researcher, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh o Jian Qin, Professor, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University o Rong Tang, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College * Librarians: o Christopher Erdmann, Head Librarian, Wolbach Library, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics o Margaret Henderson, Director of Research Data Services, Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries o Andrea Thomer, Doctoral Student, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Additionally, as with previous symposia, a poster session will be held, to highlight work in e-science that has been accomplished at various libraries in the region while also encouraging discussion and networking among event participants. This year's symposium will again feature a poster competition with three different competition categories. You are invited to submit a poster abstract; we are still accepting submissions! The symposium will be held on Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 in the Faculty Conference Room at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts. The event is free of charge, but advance registration is required; due to strict space limitations, attendance will be capped at 90 people. For further details, please visit the symposium website: http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/escience_symposium/2016 I hope that you will consider participating in what should prove to be an informative and thought-provoking experience. Please RSVP by completing the registration form. Thank You, Elaine Martin, DA Director of Library Services, Lamar Soutter Library University of Massachusetts Medical School Please direct any questions to: Julie Goldman, MLIS Library Fellow Lamar Soutter Library University of Massachusetts Medical School 55 Lake Avenue North Worcester, MA 01655 (508) 856-2229 Julie.Goldman at umassmed.edu http://works.bepress.com/juliegoldman/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Mark.Shelstad at colostate.edu Mon Jan 11 12:48:20 2016 From: Mark.Shelstad at colostate.edu (Shelstad,Mark) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 17:48:20 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Data Management Specialist, Colorado State University Libraries Message-ID: Colorado State University Libraries seeks a Data Management Specialist to guide the implementation of data management and curation services at CSU. The position promotes awareness of resources and services among faculty and students through outreach activities, and works closely with campus and CSU Libraries units to ensure that acquired data resources are discoverable and accessible. A full job announcement for this academic faculty position can be found at http://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/29811. For full consideration, all application materials must be received by Jan. 31, 2016. Colorado State University (CSU) is a public land grant institution with approximately 31,000 students, located in Fort Collins, Colorado. CSU is an EO/EA/AA employer and conducts background checks on all final candidates. _________________ Mark Shelstad Coordinator for Digital Collection Services Colorado State University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aneeser at umich.edu Wed Jan 13 15:24:30 2016 From: aneeser at umich.edu (Amy Neeser) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 15:24:30 -0500 Subject: [Rdap] Job posting: University of Michigan Head of Design & Discovery Message-ID: *The University of Michigan is inviting applications for the position of Head of Design and Discovery Unit. For more information and to apply:* http://umjobs.org/job_detail/118695/head_design_discovery Head, Design & DiscoveryHow to Apply A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position, include your salary requirements, and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position. Job Summary The University of Michigan Library seeks an experienced professional to manage and lead the newly created Design & Discovery unit within the Library Information Technology Division (LIT). Design & Discovery, composed of twelve talented and experienced designers, librarians, and developers, encompasses three essential IT service areas: 1. LIT-wide program and service management 2. User experience (usability, accessibility, content, information architecture, design) 3. Front-end web application development The Head of Design & Discovery, reporting to the Associate University Librarian for LIT, provides leadership for programmatic initiatives of the unit; directs management of the unit?s project and operational portfolio; and collaborates with the IT leadership team to guide the strategic direction of the division as a whole. The work of the Design & Discovery unit is highly collaborative, with projects and initiatives involving staff from across LIT, the Library, the campus, and beyond. Unit activities include coordinating strategic initiatives; designing user-centered IT service models and cross-division work flows; providing analytics-driven guidance for public discovery, access, and content systems; promoting the adoption of technology policies and standards; and coordinating IT project and resource stewardship initiatives. The unit?s service and operational portfolio includes the library web site; in-house and vendor-based cross-platform search and discovery systems; user interface frameworks; library staff business work flow and content tools; and digital exhibits. Within its design portfolio, the unit promotes user-centered design while providing leadership and expertise in User Experience (UX) strategy, user research, assessment, content creation and management, and web accessibility. The successful candidate will work as part of a team of IT managers, with a combined staff of over 60 FTE, focused on realizing the dual mission of the division: enabling library services through elegant technology solutions; and uniting the preservation, access, and publishing of digital content. Collectively, the division supports the development and upkeep of fundamental services including the library website; information discovery and access applications; the library management system; learning analytics; and learning technologies. The University of Michigan Library is one of the world's largest academic research libraries and serves a vibrant university community that is home to 19 schools and colleges, 100 top ten graduate programs, and annual research expenditures approaching $1.5 billion a year. To enable the university's world?changing work and to serve the public good, the library collects, preserves, and shares the scholarly and cultural record in all existing and emerging forms, and leads the reinvention of the academic research library in the digital age. The library is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and encourages all employees to fully incorporate their diverse backgrounds, skills, and life experiences into their work and towards the fulfillment of the library's mission. Responsibilities* *Leadership and strategy* ? Contributes to strategic planning for LIT in the context of library and university goals, and translates strategic thinking into goal-oriented planning and implementation road maps for Design & Discovery priorities and areas of activity *Management and ?supervision* ? Facilitates operational excellence for the Design & Discovery unit, including resource management, staff management, mentoring and training, and general supervision *Design and development* ? Takes part in high level design and development of applications, methodologies, and services in cooperation with a spectrum of stakeholders within LIT and across the library *Research, teaching, and publication* ? Participates actively in the larger professional community by actively exploring relevant topics, and works to share knowledge through regular presentations, publications, and teaching Required Qualifications* - An ALA-accredited master's degree or advanced degree in a related field such as Interaction Design, Experience Design, Information Architecture, Knowledge Management, or IT Management and five or more years relevant experience or equivalent combination of a relevant advanced degree and experience. - At least three years staff management experience - Demonstrated understanding of the role and potential of technology for achieving excellence in the design and delivery of information resources and services - Demonstrated experience with user-centered service development and process improvement within the context of information discovery and digital content services - Record of developing team effectiveness and excellence, including skills, capacities, methods and work flow, professional development, and diversity - Record of increasing professional contributions or notable accomplishments at the local or national level in one or more areas of expertise related to information technology and information systems - Demonstrated experience participating in or managing technical projects that require complex coordination, high levels of integration, and/or diverse stakeholders and users - Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills - Excellent written and verbal communication - Understands and values diversity and the importance of inclusion as demonstrated through a commitment to apply and incorporate the differences, complexities, and opportunities that diversity brings to an organization. Desired Qualifications* - Demonstrated ability to apply and incorporate the differences, complexities, and opportunities that diversity brings to an organization - 8 or more years experience relevant to job duties and one or more of the following: - Experience with design, implementation, or management of user-facing application development - Experience in any or all of the following user experience areas: usability, content, information architecture, design standards, and universal design - Experience with the design and management of search, discovery, indexing, and retrieval systems - Experience with processes and tools for managing large project portfolios - Experience with data analytics, data science, or data-driven improvement of services and systems Additional Information Benefits, rank, salary Appointment is anticipated as a senior associate librarian or librarian. Salary and rank dependent on the candidate's qualifications and experience. Librarian appointments carry with them increased expectations regarding professional development, professional engagement, research, and service, in keeping with the library's process for librarian promotion and advancement . The University of Michigan offers excellent benefits and wellness opportunities . This position receives 24 days of vacation a year, and 15 days of sick leave a year with provisions for extended benefits, as well as opportunities for professional development and travel. TIAA-CREF and Fidelity Investments retirement options available. Application Deadline Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received. 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URL: From ijwa at dline.info Mon Jan 11 05:45:52 2016 From: ijwa at dline.info (ijwa at dline.info) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:15:52 +0530 Subject: [Rdap] ICADIWT 2016 Message-ID: <9f935b9fb0dfa3a6cb7648efe1d97c97@dline.info> The Seventh International Conference on the Applications of Digital Information and Web Technologies (ICADIWT 2016) National Taipei University, Taipei Taiwan (March 29-31, 2016) Proceedings will be published in IOS Press series (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications (FAIA) The Seventh International Conference on the Applications of Digital Information and Web Technologies (ICADIWT 2016) is a forum for scientists, engineers, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, developments and applications in the areas of Computer Communications, Communication networks, Communication Software Communication Technologies and Applications, and other related themes. This conference (ICADIWT Edition VI) will include presentations of contributed papers and state-of-the-art lectures by invited keynote speakers. This conference welcomes papers address on, but not limited to, the following research topics: Internet Communication Internet Technologies Web Applications Internet Software Data Access and Transmission Digital Communication Software Digital Networks Web Communication Interfaces Internet Content Processing Internet of Things Internet of Everything Data Communication Databases and applications Web Systems Engineering Design Intelligent Agent systems Semantic Web Studies Adaptive Web applications and personalization Navigation and hypermedia Digital signal processing Communication and control systems and networks Hardware and software solutions Innovative eHealth, Applications and Products Medical Image Analysis and Biomedical Visualization Computer-Aided Diagnosis Telemedicine, Telehealth and Remote Monitoring Human factor Software reliability Computational Intelligence Data mining and Knowledge discovery Education, e-learning Proceedings: The accepted full papers will be published in the IOS series (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications (FAIA))and submitted for inclusion in many indexes. Accepted full papers will be submitted for indexing to multiple abstract and indexing partners. The papers will be indexed in many databases as given at http://www.frontiersinai.com/?q=indexing (papers in EI will be indexed as Journal Article) All the accepted papers will be published in Scopus and or SCI indexed journals Journal of Computer and System Sciences/ (ISI/Scopus) Journal of Digital Information Management (Scopus/EI) International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering (Scopus and EI Indexed) Decision Analytics International Journal of Big Data Intelligence International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences (Scopus/EI) International Journal of Management and Decision Making (Scopus/EI) International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems (Scopus/EI) Important Dates Submission of papers January 08, 2016 Notification February 05, 2015 Camera ready February 28, 2016 Registration February 28, 2016 Conference Dates March 29-31, 2016 Honorary Chair Dalton Lin, National Taipei University, Taiwan Jang-Ping Sheu, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Vincenzo Piuri, Universit? degli Studi di Milano, Italy General Chairs Yao-Liang Chung, National Taipei University, Taiwan Jolanta Mizera-Pietraszko, Opole University, Poland General Co-Chair Tong-Ying Juang, National Taipei University, Taiwan Advisory Chair Rong-Lin Shen, National Taipei University, Taiwan Nen-Fu Huang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Tsern-Huei Lee, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Program Chairs Simon Fong, University of Macau, Macau Jung-Shyr Wu, National Central University, Taiwan Tsung-Nan Lin, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Program Co-Chairs Adrian Florea, University "Lucian Blaga" of Sibiu, Romania Chih-Lin Hu, National Central University, Taiwan submissions at http://www.socio.org.uk/icadiwt/paper-submission/ Email: icadiwt at socio.org.uk ---------------------------------------------------- From petropou at email.arizona.edu Wed Jan 13 16:07:23 2016 From: petropou at email.arizona.edu (Petropoulos, Sofia - (petropou)) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 21:07:23 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] FW: EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Librarian/Specialist, Metadata Services, The University of Arizona Libraries In-Reply-To: <546b770a4abe41dc9e2d9024cf2007fb@ULTRAMARINE.catnet.arizona.edu> References: <546b770a4abe41dc9e2d9024cf2007fb@ULTRAMARINE.catnet.arizona.edu> Message-ID: <0d0c0f7c08c747bb9b2ef6f1575af459@DENIM.catnet.arizona.edu> From: Lawrence, Ellen - (elawren1) Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2016 11:27 AM To: LBRY-AllStaff Subject: EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Librarian/Specialist, Metadata Services, The University of Arizona Libraries Please share this job opening with colleagues, friends and relatives who may be interested or know of someone who may be interested. Thank you. Position Title: Librarian/Specialist, Metadata Services Department: The University of Arizona Libraries, Digital Innovation/Stewardship (Dept. 1705) Location: Main Campus, Tucson Classification: Appointed Professional; Full-Time; Exempt; Permanent Duration Position Summary: The University of Arizona Libraries' Office of Digital Innovation and Stewardship (ODIS) seeks a forward thinking, entrepreneurial Metadata Services Librarian/Specialist to lead in the establishment, implementation, and assessment of metadata services that support research efforts at the University of Arizona (UA). This newly created position reports to the head of the Office of Digital Innovation and Stewardship. Title and eligibility for assignment to a continuing-eligible or year-to-year appointment will depend on the degree of the successful candidate. The Metadata Services Librarian/Specialist provides expertise and leadership on metadata and related issues to the Libraries and the broader University community. The incumbent supports research, teaching, and learning across the breadth of services provided by ODIS. The Office of Digital Innovation and Stewardship (ODIS) at the University of Arizona Libraries engages and innovates across a range of services and content in support of the University's mission and strategic plan. ODIS provides services to the University community that include data management, repository, metadata, journal hosting and publishing, copyright and scholarly communications, and geospatial data. ODIS is responsible for programmatic planning for and oversight of the Libraries digital collections and digitization activities, including digital preservation and digital asset management efforts. ODIS coordinates strategies for exposing unique and local digital collections; in addition, ODIS leads and contributes to national and international collaborative efforts. ODIS is active in campus-wide efforts related to scholarly activity and research data, participates in the University's Research Computing Governance Committee, leads the institution's faculty activity reporting efforts, and collaborates with the University's Office of Research and Discovery and University Information Technology Services. The University of Arizona has been recognized on Forbes 2015 list of America's Best Employers in the United States and has been awarded the 2015 Work-Life Seal of Distinction by the Alliance for Work-Life Progress! For more information about working at the University Libraries, see http://www.library.arizona.edu/about/employment/why. Accepting a new position is a big life step. We want potential candidates and their families to be able to make informed decisions. Candidates who are considering relocation to the Tucson or Phoenix area, and have been offered an on-site interview, are encouraged to use the free services offered by Above & Beyond Relocation Services (ABRS).Ask your department contact to be introduced to ABRS prior to your visit. Diversity Commitment: At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. Diversity in our environment embraces the acceptance of a multiplicity of cultural heritages, lifestyles and worldviews. We translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues and constituencies, as we believe that such experiences are both institutional and service imperatives. Because we seek a workforce with diverse perspectives and experiences, we encourage applications from individuals with demonstrated knowledge of and relevant abilities working with culturally diverse communities. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs. Duties and Responsibilities: * Establish and provide leadership for the implementation and assessment of metadata services that support research efforts across the University; monitor, measure, and assess the success of these services. For example, consulting on discipline-specific schemas for individual faculty or research groups managing data. * Consult and recommend potential metadata integration points, metadata elements and schemas, controlled vocabularies and digital identifiers to be leveraged across multiple campus and Libraries systems. * Regularly evaluate metadata schemas, elements and their implementations to achieve optimal discoverability of the Libraries' unique digital collections that are distributed across multiple repository platforms and discovery services. * Participate in and contribute to the strategic work of the Office of Digital Innovation and Stewardship. For example, collaborate with Library and Press staff to disseminate University research and scholarship. * If hired in the librarian, continuing-status track position, this position actively contributes to the library profession through research, service and scholarship, and engages in faculty governance of the Libraries and the University through service in the Library Faculty Assembly and on appropriate University committees. As a faculty member, this individual will help to develop innovative approaches to enhancing student engagement, increasing diversity, and expanding collaborations with community and business partners. Minimum Qualifications: * Master's degree in library/information science from an ALA-accredited institution; or other relevant advanced degree; OR relevant combination of education and experience. (Title and eligibility for assignment to a continuing-eligible or year-to-year appointment will depend on the degree of the successful candidate.) * Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work in a highly collaborative and inclusive environment, one that values and leverages the benefits of diverse perspectives. * Strong verbal and written communication skills. * Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with Dublin Core-based descriptive metadata schemas, practices and standards. * Demonstrated ability to apply metadata schemas and emerging standards of practice. * Knowledge of discovery tools and metadata practices supporting discovery, specifically in both a library and research context. * Knowledge of academic library roles in support of data management and data management planning, including metadata support. Preferred Qualifications: * Initiative, optimism, flexibility, and follow through. * Ability to identify opportunities and capitalize upon them. * Ability to advocate, influence, and persuade others. * Excellent analytical, time management, organizational, and creative problem-solving skills. * Ability to work collaboratively with programmers and web developers. * Knowledge of current scholarly communications challenges, trends and issues. * Experience with repository technologies, such as DSpace and CONTENTdm. * Knowledge of current practices for digital preservation, including preservation metadata schemas and practices, such as PREMIS. * Knowledge of current practices for digital identifiers, such as ORCID and DOI. * Knowledge of METS, MODS, MARC and RDA. * Knowledge of EAD and TEI. * Knowledge of RDF and Linked Data. * Knowledge of ONIX. Salary/Benefits: DOE; full benefits. Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more! Opened: 01/05/2016. First Review of applications begins on 02/04/2016. Closes: Open Until Filled. Applying by the first review date ensures your application materials are reviewed. To Apply: Go to The University of Arizona's job board and application system and search for Job # A20430 or quicklink to https://uacareers.com/postings/6829 . Completely fill in the application form, and be prepared to attach a resume and letter of interest that describes how your experience and qualifications are fitting for this position. Application materials mailed/emailed to the department will not be accepted. The UA conducts pre-employment screenings for all positions, including work history, academic, criminal and driver's license checks. For questions regarding The UA Careers application system contact: 520-621-3662; TDD 621-8299 (M-F 8-5). For questions about the Libraries or status of the posting, contact Glenda Hendrickson, Library HR, 520-621-6429 or ghendric at email.arizona.edu. The University of Arizona is an Equal Employment Opportunity - Affirmative Action Employer-M/W/D/V. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ldz at andrew.cmu.edu Fri Jan 15 11:36:12 2016 From: ldz at andrew.cmu.edu (Lisa Zilinski) Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:36:12 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] EXTENDED DEADLINE: RDAP16 - Atlanta, May 4-7 - Call for Participation Message-ID: EXTENDED DEADLINE January 22, 2016 Interactive Posters and Lightning Talks Submissions Due ******** ** Please excuse any cross-posting ** Speak, Show, and Share at RDAP16: Call for Proposals (with apologies for cross-posting) Research Data Access and Preservation Summit 2016 May 4-7, 2016 Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, GA RDAP16, the seventh annual Research Data Access and Preservation Summit, is accepting proposals (max. 300 words) for two panels, interactive posters, and lightning talks. Themes for RDAP16 were selected by this year's planning committee with input from previous years' attendees and RDAP community members. Important Dates January 22, 2016 Interactive Posters and Lightning Talks Submissions Due May 4-7, 2016 RDAP16 Conference and Workshops Panel Presentations, Interactive Posters, and Lightning Talks The RDAP Summit Program Committee solicits proposals for panel sessions (other panels are being curated by members of the program committee), posters, and (five minute) lightning talks on themes including, but not limited to, the following: * Policies concerning research data in your intuition * Partnership or obstacles between units involved with building or expanding research data services * Institutional responses to funding agencies' policies on research data * Tools developed and/or implemented for data curation and management * Data management and curation for humanities * Citations and altmetrics for research data * Institutional/data repositories * Data management education and training Submit your 300 word (maximum) summary or abstract for Interactive Posters and (five minute) Lightning Talks by January 22, 2016. Submit your proposals for RDAP16 here: http://www.softconf.com/asis/RDAP/cgi-bin/scmd.cgi?scmd=basicSubmit 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, following us on Twitter or visiting our Facebook page. For questions, contact either of the RDAP16 program chairs, Lisa Zilinski at ldz at cmu.edu and Kate Dillon at katherine.dillon at sjsu.edu. We look forward to hearing from you! ---------------------------------- Lisa Zilinski Kate Dillon RDAP16 Program Co-Chairs Lisa Zilinski Research Data Consultant Libraries Faculty Carnegie Mellon University 412.268.6107 ldz at cmu.edu orcid.org/0000-0003-2967-9697 www.lisazilinski.com The best time to call me is email -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eugene.barsky at ubc.ca Mon Jan 18 16:14:14 2016 From: eugene.barsky at ubc.ca (Eugene Barsky) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:14:14 -0800 Subject: [Rdap] Fwd: [LIBJOBS] Reference Librarian, Woodward Library, UBC Library, British Columbia, Canada In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello All: Please see below UBC Library recruitment for a science librarian with a team lead role in research data management. Eugene ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Go, Sharon Date: Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 10:52 AM Subject: [LIBJOBS] Reference Librarian, Woodward Library, UBC Library, British Columbia, Canada To: "LIBJOBS at infoserv.inist.fr" *Reference Librarian, Woodward Library* *UBC, Vancouver Campus* *(Full-time, ongoing)* *Anticipated Start Date ? April 1, 2016* *UBC Library* The University of British Columbia Library is one of the largest academic libraries in Canada and consistently ranks among the top university research libraries in North America. UBC Library has 14 branches and divisions, two campuses (Vancouver and Kelowna), one off-site hospital library, and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre - a multi-purpose teaching and learning facility. The Library?s collection of over 7M items includes 1.4M ebooks, 229,020 electronic journals, 850,000 maps, audio, DVD/video and graphic materials, and 1,703 bibliographic and fulltext databases. More than 300 knowledgeable employees ? librarians, management and professional staff, support staff and student staff ? provide users with the excellent resources and services that they need to further their research, teaching and learning. The UBC Library Strategic Plan 2010-2015 can be viewed at www.library.ubc.ca/strategicplan/. To learn more about working with UBC Library and to explore our aspirational values visit UBC Library - Why work with us . For more information about UBC Library and Woodward Library, please visit www.library.ubc.ca and http://woodward.library.ubc.ca/ *Overview of the Position:* The Woodward Science Librarian provides liaison to designated subject areas and departments. Actively engages and collaborates with faculty and instructors to integrate information literacy competencies into the curriculum, collaborates with faculty, students and colleagues to provide support for scholarly communication and research data management services and initiatives and other new library initiatives as they arise. Develops re-usable learning objects and designs, develops and maintains a library of digital materials to support information literacy instruction in online and print environments. Conducts assessment of resources, and provides input on collections management. Willing to take a team lead role in, currently, research data management (RDM). Participates as a member of the Woodward Library team to provide liaison, research and reference support, instructional programs and information services to faculty, students and community users. Assumes responsibility for liaison with designated subject areas and departments. Currently liaises with the undergraduate programs in Biochemistry, Biology and Microbiology/Immunology, and with the departments of Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics. Provides online and in-person instruction and assistance in the use of information resources. As a member of the Woodward Library team, plans and implements services that respond to the changing needs of the sciences communities. Participates in the development and assessment of library collections for designated subject areas. Participates in the development of library policy, procedures, and services. Assumes responsibility for coordination and management of staff, services or projects as required. Evening and weekend work may be required. The nature and scope of responsibilities for this and other library positions are expected to change as the Library organization evolves. Qualifications: Required: ? Graduate degree from an accredited school of Library, Archival and Information Science ? Knowledge of electronic information technologies and their applications to reference, as well as knowledge of best practices in online learning pedagogies ? Demonstrated ability to initiate, plan and carry out projects, both independently and as a member of a team ? Evidence of a proactive, user-centred vision of services ? Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills ? Demonstrated initiative, flexibility and ability to work creatively and effectively both independently and as a team member ? Ability to adjust and accommodate to changing demands within Libraries and academic institutions ? Ability to work collegially with a diverse population of colleagues and clients Preferred: ? Academic background in one of the sciences or engineering as well as relevant work experience ? Demonstrated interest in research data management and curation ? Familiarity with research data lifecycle support in an academic environment ? Experience with outreach, promotion and marketing of library services and resources Duties: Reference and Research Services ? Provides reference and research services to University of British Columbia students, staff and faculty members; and members of the public. ? As the librarian responsible for particular subjects, advises and assists in difficult or extensive searches in these areas. Employs the full range of Internet, electronic and print resources. ? Participates in collection development in liaison areas. ? Works with others to develop and maintain the Woodward Library presence on the UBC Library webpage and throughout the UBC campus, as appropriate. ? Provides Information/Reference training for support staff and UBC iSchool student librarians. Teaching and Orientation ? Develops and provides instruction on the use of the full-range of the Library?s resources, Open Access resources and key digital literacy competencies. ? Undertakes specialized instructional programs; including planning, designing and organizing, and including various formats for presentations. ? Participates in library-use instruction programs. ? Prepares handouts, research guides and informational brochures in appropriate formats. ? Provides instruction/presentations to faculty and students (in the library, online and in the faculty departments). Faculty Liaison ? Initiates and maintains contact with faculty in assigned departments. ? Informs faculty of services and instruction offered to complement research, teaching and learning. ? Works with faculty on the development of information and research modules and courses for students. ? Selects print and electronic materials to support assigned liaison areas. ? Liaises with faculty on issues of collection development. ? Responds to faculty requests for accreditation, new course proposals, etc., in consultation with the Head of Woodward Library. ? Attends faculty meetings and participates in faculty committees. Research data management ? Provide team leadership and training on key research data management competencies. ? Collaborate with the Research Data Management Librarian to provide RDM services that meet the needs of faculty and students in the life sciences. ? Develop and maintain instructional materials related to RDM, with a focus on life sciences. Supervision and Administration ? May be required to supervise staff in the absence of the supervisor(s). ? May be assigned supervisory responsibility for building maintenance, collections management and storage. ? May be assigned coordination of reference or instruction services within Woodward Library: reference, information desk scheduling, teaching and instruction, web presence, subject guides and/or information guides, etc. Library Liaison ? Represents Woodward Library on library committees and working groups. ? Liaises with librarians in other areas of the library system. ? Maintains an awareness of new literature and research developments in areas of research data management, in areas of liaison and specialization and in emerging trends in sciences libraries. ? Keeps abreast of public services developments in the rest of the Library. Working Relationships: Reports to the Head, Woodward Library or designate Head in the branch and consults with colleagues and Library staff as required. Works with all other UBC Library Divisions as required, assessing and trouble-shooting information technologies, marketing services and scheduling information literacy sessions, etc. May be required to supervise student assistants and library assistants for assigned projects or for group-related functions. *Terms of Appointment and Salary:* This position will be filled as a full time ongoing position. If eligible and qualified, the successful applicant may be appointed with a confirmed appointment. Otherwise, there will be an initial three-year probationary appointment. Normally, such an appointment is reviewed by the end of the second year of the appointment, and a recommendation is made at that time to grant or not to grant a confirmed appointment. Salary will be commensurate with experience and academic/professional qualifications. We are seeking applications from Librarians with up to 2 years of experience. However, all internal candidates will be considered regardless of years of experience and are encouraged to apply. *UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. The University especially welcomes applications from visible minority groups, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to engage productively with diverse communities. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. However, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.* Applications will include: a detailed and current curriculum vitae; and a letter of application that includes a statement of citizenship/immigration status and indicates the candidate?s education, training and work experience in the areas listed above. To view the complete job description and to submit an application, please visit the UBC Careers page at http://www.hr.ubc.ca/careers-postings/faculty.php by *midnight on* *February 18, 2016.* (Sent on behalf of Ingrid Parent, University Librarian, UBC) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dminor at ucsd.edu Tue Jan 19 15:17:00 2016 From: dminor at ucsd.edu (Minor, David) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 20:17:00 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Registration for PASIG conference now open Message-ID: Hi folks - very excited to pass this along! Registration is open for the next PASIG event, March 9-11, at the Czech National Library of Technology in Prague. Note that the attendee cost is 200? until the end of January and 250? February 1 on. To view the agenda and register, go to http://pasig.schk.sk/wordpress/registration. A list of local hotels is available on the website. This is a great opportunity for organizations setting up preservation repositories to collaborate and work directly with leaders in the field. The PASIG is focused on 1) addressing practical preservation questions, 2) hearing about best practices and new technologies from global experts, 3) investigating the convergence of on-premise architectures and the Cloud, 4) how to set up, initiate, and audit the metrics of a preservation project, 5) key global project updates, and 6) solution provider and end customer collaboration. PASIG is a highly collaborative and interactive forum and generally attracts a large contingent of new participants. Session Overviews include: - Digital Preservation Bootcamp Training in concepts, issues, tools, strategies & approaches for Digital Preservation and Archiving. - Open Preservation Foundation Workshop: veraPDF - definitive, open source PDF/A validation for digital preservationists - PKX / Practitioners Knowledge Exchange: Case Studies in Preservation & Archiving Architectures and Operations - Lightning Talks - The Frontiers of Preservation Discussions on the recent developments and challenges facing those who are tackling digital preservation. - Industry Collaboration and Solution Vendor Presentations - Project Updates and Digital Preservation Community Developments - Hardening Existing Systems with Preservation Capabilities We would like to thank both the committee members and sponsors: Arkivum, Cray, The Digital Preservation Network, Ex Libris, Oracle, Preservica, P&A Consult, and T-Systems. Participating/attending organizations as of January 16 include: Arkivum AVPreserve Bibliotheca Alexandrina Bibliotheque nationale de France Charles U., Prague CSC Finland Czech Library of the Academy of Sciences Czech National Library of Technology Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) Digital Preservation Network (DPN) Ex Libris German National Library of Science and Technology FernUniversitaet in Hagen FIZ Karlsruhe King's College London LOCKSS Masaryk U. Moravska Zemska Knihovna Moravian Library Museum of Modern Art Open Preservation Foundation Oracle Oxford U. P&A Consult Preservica Princeton U. Qatar National Library Slovak Center of Scientific and Technical Information Slovak Chemistry Library Stanford U. T-Systems Tamco UC San Diego U. Freiburg U. Hull U. Oklahoma David. David. From molinaro at uky.edu Wed Jan 20 07:54:51 2016 From: molinaro at uky.edu (Molinaro, Mary) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 12:54:51 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] figshare joins DPN to ensure the sustainability of research data Message-ID: <3EA00C8C-2224-48D8-8BC1-72503C8B1B59@uky.edu> Figshare Joins the Digital Preservation Network (DPN) to ensure survival, ownership and management of research data into the future Ann Arbor, MI The Digital Preservation Network (DPN) is pleased to announce that Figshare, a platform that supports the management of research content, is the first research data repository to join the DPN Federation. Research data made public on Figshare will be deposited into DPN, a dark archive that preserves scholarship for future generations. Figshare users can guarantee that long-term access to their scholarly resources will be protected in the event of any type of change in administrative or physical institutional environments. Figshare will use the DuraSpace DuraCloud Vault deposit node to add their content into DPN to preserve its public corpus of multi-disciplinary data. The multi-scale DPN approach to ensuring secure preservation of stored content by leveraging a heterogeneous network that spans diverse geographic, environmental, and political climates will enable the secure, long-term preservation of Figshare content, which will ultimately reside under control of the academy. DPN depositors add assets to the network by working with a DPN ingest Node which serves as an interim access point for resources that will be added to the network. Current DPN members may now add add digital assets to the Digital Preservation Network through DuraCloud Vault, a cooperative development between DPN, DuraSpace and Chronopolis. The partnership also allows for further integration with figshare for Institutions for existing DPN members and will provide additional options for how to store and preserve research data. Figshare will continue to provide the same level of service and end user experience while users can rest easy knowing that their content is preserved in DPN, a trusted digital preservation service. ?The commitment that Figshare is making to the academic enterprise by depositing their users? public data into DPN can not be overstated. Extending the spectrum of preserved academic output for the future to explicitly include research data is an important step forward for the community,? says Mary Molinaro, DPN Chief Operating Officer and Services Manager. ?It is our hope that other data repositories follow Figshare?s lead.? ?At Figshare, we?re held to high standards regarding the research data hosted on the platform. By partnering with DPN, we?re providing further assurances to our community that their public data will be preserved and in safe hands under the stewardship of DPN,? says founder and CEO, Mark Hahnel. ---- About Figshare Figshare is an online digital repository where researchers can preserve and share their research outputs, including figures, datasets, code, images, videos, and more. It is free to upload content and free to access, all in adherence to the principle of open data. Users can upload files in any format and items are attributed a DOI for citation and attention tracking via altmetrics. By encouraging publishing of figures, charts, data rather than being limited to the traditional entire 'paper', knowledge can be shared more quickly and effectively in a transparent, reusable fashion. Figshare is a portfolio company of Digital Science. About the Digital Preservation Network The Digital Preservation Network (DPN), a membership organization that is sponsored by Internet2, is the only large-scale digital preservation service that is built to last beyond the life spans of individuals, technological systems, and organizations. Like insurance, the DPN service provides members of the academy and their successors with a guarantee that future access to their scholarly resources will be available in the event of any type of change in administrative or physical institutional environments. By establishing a redundant and varied technical and legal infrastructure at multiple administrative levels the survival, ownership and management of preserved digital content in the future is assured for Digital Preservation Network members. 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Hunt Jr. Library, North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. *Applications for the Institute will be accepted beginning on February 15, 2016.* https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/datavizinstitute The Data and Visualization Institute for Librarians is a week-long course providing the opportunity for librarians passionate about research and scholarship to immerse themselves in learning about data science and visualization in collaboration with academic peers. Participants will develop knowledge, skills, and confidence to communicate effectively with faculty and student researchers about their data and be able to provide initial consultancy on the course topics. Led by expert instructors, sessions will be interactive and will focus on mastery of core concepts, with hands-on exposure to select open source and highly used commercial tools. Sharing of practices and experiences across institutions will be encouraged. A final curriculum will be available in early February, including topics such as: - Data Exploration and Statistical Analysis - Bibliometric Analysis - Data Visualization - Data Description, Sharing, and Reuse - Working with Messy Data - Gathering and Analyzing Textual and Multimedia Data - Open Data and Open Science Visit our website (https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/datavizinstitute) to stay up-to-date on program details and to apply (beginning February 15, 2016). ? -- 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: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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In Googling around, I don't see a best practice with any teeth. -- William Doering Systems and Metadata Librarian Murphy Library University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI 54601 785-8399 wdoering at uwlax.edu http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/ http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/erm/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wdoering at uwlax.edu Fri Jan 22 15:24:02 2016 From: wdoering at uwlax.edu (Doering, William) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 14:24:02 -0600 Subject: [Rdap] Instructional material for teaching a class the importance of data dictionaries Message-ID: I have been asked to do a library instruction session for an undergraduate business class covering the importance of creating a data dictionary. I don't have specifics of what the faculty wants yet. But, I would like something that's engaging for the student. What have people developed? Thanks -- William Doering Systems and Metadata Librarian Murphy Library University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI 54601 785-8399 wdoering at uwlax.edu http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/ http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/erm/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rinehart.64 at osu.edu Fri Jan 22 15:36:47 2016 From: rinehart.64 at osu.edu (Rinehart, Amanda K.) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:36:47 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Best practice for when to share one's research data? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dunno of any ?best practices?, but I?ve been in this situation before and used a Data Transfer/Use Agreement to spell out the quid pro quo arrangement. It?s stronger than a citation and allowed for data swapping without losing future potential (we wrote in that x-data was to be published by our grad student, etc.). However, two caveats ? you have to know what data is going to be processed by who, and you have to have a legal rep vet the DTA/DUA (or create it entirely, depending on the respective universities). Depends on how badly your researcher wants to see that data ?. I?ve also heard of people using a MOU for the same thing, but I?ve never done it that way before. Kudos to you for being a trusted entity that the researcher is consulting about this! Thanks! amanda From: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Doering, William Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 3:22 PM To: Rdap at mail.asis.org Subject: [Rdap] Best practice for when to share one's research data? I have been asked what the best practice is for when to share your data with others. The researcher asking see both sides as he has been asked to share his data which he is still using for his research agenda and doesn't want to jeopardize that agenda by sharing his data too soon. On the other hand, he would like to see the research data of a colleague who has been using that same argument for the last 40 years. In Googling around, I don't see a best practice with any teeth. -- William Doering Systems and Metadata Librarian Murphy Library University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI 54601 785-8399 wdoering at uwlax.edu http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/ http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/erm/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daureen.nesdill at utah.edu Fri Jan 22 16:05:20 2016 From: daureen.nesdill at utah.edu (Daureen Nesdill) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 21:05:20 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Best practice for when to share one's research data? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4BB8E3E08D34034DB9A7D4F285555FB13C923332@X-MB4.xds.umail.utah.edu> I would suggest you check out your University research policy and the requirements of the funder. Legally the data has to be retained for a minimum of three years after the closeout of the grant for any FOIA requests. The 40 year old data doesn?t come under the new mandates resulting from the 2013 OSTP, but the current data may if the research has been completed. Daureen Nesdill University of Utah. From: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Doering, William Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 1:22 PM To: Rdap at mail.asis.org Subject: [Rdap] Best practice for when to share one's research data? I have been asked what the best practice is for when to share your data with others. The researcher asking see both sides as he has been asked to share his data which he is still using for his research agenda and doesn't want to jeopardize that agenda by sharing his data too soon. On the other hand, he would like to see the research data of a colleague who has been using that same argument for the last 40 years. In Googling around, I don't see a best practice with any teeth. -- William Doering Systems and Metadata Librarian Murphy Library University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI 54601 785-8399 wdoering at uwlax.edu http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/ http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/erm/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daureen.nesdill at utah.edu Fri Jan 22 16:05:20 2016 From: daureen.nesdill at utah.edu (Daureen Nesdill) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 21:05:20 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Best practice for when to share one's research data? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4BB8E3E08D34034DB9A7D4F285555FB13C923332@X-MB4.xds.umail.utah.edu> I would suggest you check out your University research policy and the requirements of the funder. Legally the data has to be retained for a minimum of three years after the closeout of the grant for any FOIA requests. The 40 year old data doesn?t come under the new mandates resulting from the 2013 OSTP, but the current data may if the research has been completed. Daureen Nesdill University of Utah. From: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Doering, William Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 1:22 PM To: Rdap at mail.asis.org Subject: [Rdap] Best practice for when to share one's research data? I have been asked what the best practice is for when to share your data with others. The researcher asking see both sides as he has been asked to share his data which he is still using for his research agenda and doesn't want to jeopardize that agenda by sharing his data too soon. On the other hand, he would like to see the research data of a colleague who has been using that same argument for the last 40 years. In Googling around, I don't see a best practice with any teeth. -- William Doering Systems and Metadata Librarian Murphy Library University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI 54601 785-8399 wdoering at uwlax.edu http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/ http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/erm/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oneiros at grace.nascom.nasa.gov Fri Jan 22 16:38:32 2016 From: oneiros at grace.nascom.nasa.gov (Joe Hourcle) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:38:32 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Rdap] Instructional material for teaching a class the importance of data dictionaries In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Fri, 22 Jan 2016, Doering, William wrote: > I have been asked to do a library instruction session for an undergraduate > business class covering the importance of creating a data dictionary. I > don't have specifics of what the faculty wants yet. But, I would like > something that's engaging for the student. What have people developed? See the third part of "Data Sharing and Management Snafu in 3 Short Acts", starting around 2:45 ... although I'd show the whole thing, as it's only 5 minutes long: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2zK3sAtr-4 (From NYU Health Sciences Library) There are some similar videos that might focus more on what stupid things people do w/ fields, such as "Data Management: Queries in clinical trials": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl6C_GrZrbE I know that I mentioned the first one when someone asked about videos some time ago (last year? beginning of the semester) ... but somewhere there's a list of research data related videos. (I assume it was this mailing list, but it's possible it wasn't). -Joe From kabriney at gmail.com Fri Jan 22 17:12:28 2016 From: kabriney at gmail.com (Kristin Briney) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:12:28 -0600 Subject: [Rdap] Instructional material for teaching a class the importance of data dictionaries In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Bill, With data dictionaries, I like to pull out my favorite example from the Duke Lemur Center: http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.fj974 Not only is this a lovely example of a data dictionary (see the README.docx files), but who doesn't love lemurs? Terrible people, that's who. It's a fun example to show people to understand how data dictionaries work and how useful they can be. Kristin On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 3:38 PM, Joe Hourcle wrote: > > > On Fri, 22 Jan 2016, Doering, William wrote: > > I have been asked to do a library instruction session for an undergraduate >> business class covering the importance of creating a data dictionary. I >> don't have specifics of what the faculty wants yet. But, I would like >> something that's engaging for the student. What have people developed? >> > > > See the third part of "Data Sharing and Management Snafu in 3 Short Acts", > starting around 2:45 ... although I'd show the whole thing, as it's only 5 > minutes long: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2zK3sAtr-4 > > (From NYU Health Sciences Library) > > There are some similar videos that might focus more on what stupid things > people do w/ fields, such as "Data Management: Queries in clinical trials": > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl6C_GrZrbE > > > I know that I mentioned the first one when someone asked about videos some > time ago (last year? beginning of the semester) ... but somewhere there's > a list of research data related videos. 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What have people developed? > > Thanks > > -- > William Doering > Systems and Metadata Librarian > Murphy Library > University of Wisconsin-La Crosse > La Crosse, WI 54601 > > 785-8399 > wdoering at uwlax.edu > http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/ > http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/erm/ > > _______________________________________________ > Rdap mailing list > Rdap at mail.asis.org > http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/rdap > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrew_creamer at brown.edu Fri Jan 22 17:12:59 2016 From: andrew_creamer at brown.edu (Creamer, Andrew) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 17:12:59 -0500 Subject: [Rdap] Instructional material for teaching a class the importance of data dictionaries In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I would also suggest contacting your colleague, Kristin Briney, who made this very useful post on this very topic: http://dataabinitio.com/?p=454 Cheers, Andrew -- Andrew Creamer, MAEd, MSLIS | Scientific Data Management Brown University Library | Center for Digital Scholarship 218 Rockefeller Library | Providence, RI ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5286-384X On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Doering, William wrote: > I have been asked to do a library instruction session for an undergraduate > business class covering the importance of creating a data dictionary. I > don't have specifics of what the faculty wants yet. But, I would like > something that's engaging for the student. What have people developed? > > Thanks > > -- > William Doering > Systems and Metadata Librarian > Murphy Library > University of Wisconsin-La Crosse > La Crosse, WI 54601 > > 785-8399 > wdoering at uwlax.edu > http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/ > http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/erm/ > > _______________________________________________ > Rdap mailing list > Rdap at mail.asis.org > http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/rdap > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joane.beaudoin at gmail.com Mon Jan 25 10:33:56 2016 From: joane.beaudoin at gmail.com (Joan B.) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:33:56 -0500 Subject: [Rdap] Instructional material for teaching a class the importance of data dictionaries In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I was directed to a very interesting article this morning in *Canadian Business *about why Target's foray into the Canadian market failed - it was the data behind their products - "It didn?t take long for Target to figure out the underlying cause of the breakdown: The data contained within the company?s supply chain software, which governs the movement of inventory, was riddled with flaws." The article is likely to be highly useful and memorable to business students. http://www.canadianbusiness.com/the-last-days-of-target-canada/?utm_content=buffer8e5c5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 5:12 PM, Creamer, Andrew wrote: > I would also suggest contacting your colleague, Kristin Briney, who made > this very useful post on this very topic: http://dataabinitio.com/?p=454 > > Cheers, > > Andrew > > -- > Andrew Creamer, MAEd, MSLIS | Scientific Data Management > Brown University Library | Center for Digital Scholarship > 218 Rockefeller Library | Providence, RI > ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5286-384X > > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Doering, William > wrote: > >> I have been asked to do a library instruction session for an >> undergraduate business class covering the importance of creating a data >> dictionary. I don't have specifics of what the faculty wants yet. But, I >> would like something that's engaging for the student. What have people >> developed? >> >> Thanks >> >> -- >> William Doering >> Systems and Metadata Librarian >> Murphy Library >> University of Wisconsin-La Crosse >> La Crosse, WI 54601 >> >> 785-8399 >> wdoering at uwlax.edu >> http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/ >> http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/erm/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Rdap mailing list >> Rdap at mail.asis.org >> http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/rdap >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Rdap mailing list > Rdap at mail.asis.org > http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/rdap > > -- ////////:\\\\\\\\://////// Joan E. Beaudoin Assistant Professor School of Library and Information Science Wayne State University http://slis.wayne.edu/faculty/bio.php?id=61932 about.me/joan_e_beaudoin [image: Joan E. Beaudoin on about.me] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Participants can expect to come away with a deep dive Fedora 4 learning experience coupled with multiple opportunities for applying hands-on techniques working with experienced trainers and Fedora gurus. This West Coast Fedora Camp is based on the inaugural Fedora Camp that was held at Duke University in November ("Letter From Fedora Camp? [1]). 40 participants shared ideas and worked together to better understand how to take advantage of the Fedora open source repository platform. The curriculum led the group through in-depth technical ?deep dive? sessions as well as question and answer discussions regarding features, migrations, data modeling, indexing for search and discovery, extending Fedora, and more. The attendees' feedback was very positive, and the organizers have used their input to enhance the camp experience for developers and administrators alike. Register online [2]. Attendance is limited to the first 40 registrants. Payment is due upon registration. While an invoice option is available, please note that the invoice must be paid within 30 days of receipt or registration will be canceled. Local accommodations are available at a reduced rate. Cancellations must be made by March 11, 2016 to receive a refund (minus a $35 administrative fee). Cancellations after this date will not be eligible to receive a refund. Contact David Wilcox with questions. [1] http://duraspace.org/node/2741 [2] http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ec2u5a0m972b3620&llr=5iy95gcab -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 9908 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From cmmorris at duraspace.org Wed Jan 27 09:08:59 2016 From: cmmorris at duraspace.org (Carol Minton Morris) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:08:59 -0500 Subject: [Rdap] =?utf-8?q?NEWS_RELEASE=3A_LYRASIS_and_DuraSpace_Boards_App?= =?utf-8?b?cm92ZSDigJxJbnRlbnQgdG8gTWVyZ2XigJ0=?= In-Reply-To: <2110F97D-7262-4B23-8E24-0D23B4969689@fedora-commons.org> References: <2110F97D-7262-4B23-8E24-0D23B4969689@fedora-commons.org> Message-ID: *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* January 27, 2016 Read it online: http://bit.ly/1QAuvbo Contact: Carol Minton Morris cmmorris at duraspace.org; Meg Blum meg.blum at lyrasis.org *LYRASIS and DuraSpace Boards Approve ?Intent to Merge? and Seek Your Input* *January 27, 2016, Atlanta, GA* - The Boards of LYRASIS and DuraSpace, two leading member-based non-profit organizations serving archives, libraries, museums, as well as the broader scholarly, cultural heritage and technology communities, have unanimously approved an ?Intent to Merge?. LYRASIS, which serves more than 4000 members and information professionals by delivering eResources, strategic licensing, training and digital technology resources and DuraSpace, a leader in the development and deployment of open source technologies and services that promote durable access and discovery of digital data, will begin next steps to determine the feasibility of a combined organization. These next steps will include a deeper assessment of the individual organizations and how they might partner effectively, seeking community feedback on the proposal and a more public phase of due diligence investigation. The respective boards unanimously approved an ?Intent to Merge?, which means the organizations, having done a careful initial investigation, will move into a public phase to consider an official plan and pathway for the potential coming together, including a full analysis of member benefits. The decision to eventually come together is not yet final. In this more public phase of investigation, each organization seeks feedback from members of their organizations and will investigate carefully the value of all services, projects, membership models and organizational cultures to ensure a smooth transition for members of both organizations. The missions of both organizations are deeply rooted in the needs of the research, archives, library, and museum communities and a shared mission must serve the combined organization membership equally well. The proposed new organization will continue to serve the LYRASIS and DuraSpace communities by sustaining and growing their combined open source platforms (Fedora, DSpace, VIVO, ArchivesSpace, CollectionSpace) and hosted services (ASpace, CSpace, Islandora, DuraCloud, DSpaceDirect, ArchivesDirect). When finalized, the combined organization will expand its portfolio by offering new technologies and services that further their existing work in the management and preservation of digital scholarship. The new organization will focus on supporting current communities with no reduction in the delivery of services offered by LYRASIS and DuraSpace, while engaging a larger and more diverse group of stakeholders. LYRASIS will continue to support and advance all established commitments, programs and services as well as the commitment to strategic licensing of eResources, products and services which will continue without interruption. The planned, new organization would be led by an executive team consisting of Robert Miller (Chief Executive Officer) and Debra Hanken Kurtz (Chief Operating Officer) and operate out of existing offices in San Francisco, California, Atlanta, Georgia and Austin, Texas. The organizations are now seeking the input of members and the wider research, archives, library and museum communities. More detailed information is expected to be released in the coming weeks and months. Members of either organization are welcome to send comments, suggestions, questions to synergy at duraspace.org. ?Combining the teams and technologies of LYRASIS and DuraSpace will allow us to deliver better and more cost effective end-to-end digital solutions and services to the communities we serve,? explained Robert Miller, CEO of LYRASIS. Debra Hanken Kurtz, CEO of DuraSpace, said, ?By joining with LYRASIS, DuraSpace will be able to bring our services to a wider membership audience. We will also expand and support our services, and continue our commitment to steward the development of community-supported software. Our members and the archives, libraries and museums communities will all benefit.? ?The new organization has the potential to transform the larger landscape of libraries, archives and museums by providing multiple pathways for them to connect, collaborate and participate at a local, national and international level. If this merger is finalized, LYRASIS will be able to offer value to members that goes far beyond fairly priced e-resources. The merger will create a robust offering of technical solutions, enriched training and the creation of a unified platform that can meet its members? diverse needs. says Kathlin Ray, Dean of Libraries and Teaching & Learning Technologies at the University of Nevada, Reno and Chair of the LYRASIS Board of Trustees. Paul Courant, former Provost and former Dean of Libraries at the University of Michigan, who is Chair of the DuraSpace Board, added that the combined organization "have the opportunity to provide a full suite of services that will serve as a foundational platform for digital scholarship to manage research and cultural heritage materials for a broad range of institutions. We have the opportunity to become the home for community source software, providing cost effective solutions for research institutions, libraries, museums, archives, and cultural heritage organizations to ensure that their collections are preserved and accessible for future generations." Key points regarding the LYRASIS and DuraSpace ?Intent to Merge? ? The DuraSpace and LYRASIS boards have voted and approved an intent to merge. ? Coming together will unite each organization?s open-source technology programs under one roof, along with Licensing and Partnerships, training and membership services. ? The organizations have not yet come together, and are moving into a more public phase of investigation at this time. ? The DuraSpace and LYRASIS boards have conducted some due diligence, and more will follow in the coming months to determine final feasibility of a coming together. ? DuraSpace is home to community supported software (CSS) programs DSpace , Fedora and VIVO and the hosted services ArchivesDirect , DSpaceDirect , DuraCloud and DuraCloud Vault . ? LYRASIS is the organizational home for CSS services ArchivesSpace and CollectionSpace , and offers digital hosted services for ArchivesSpace, CollectionSpace and Islandora . ? Bringing the organizations together will mean 5 CSS programs and 7 hosted services under one roof, with no changes to the delivery of other services currently offered by each organization. ? Next steps will be determined by the respective boards and we will share any new information as it arises. ? No services currently offered by each respective organization will be interrupted. ? Robert Miller will be CEO of the proposed joined organization, and Debra Hanken Kurtz, currently CEO of DuraSpace, will become the COO of the new organization. *Key Benefits of a Combined LYRASIS and DuraSpace Organization* ? Operating as a single entity, LYRASIS and DuraSpace can pool their resources and provide expertise to a broad array of problems the community is tackling. ? Together they have strong technical expertise to solve the problems, robust processes and systems in place to deliver customer and community solutions?a full suite of services that could serve as the foundational platform for digital scholarship for a broad range of institutions managing scientific and cultural heritage materials. ? LYRASIS and DuraSpace represent strong adjacencies for each other?s core missions, communities of service and suite of products/services. ? Coming together will represent an opportunity to deliver end-to-end services for core members. ? A combined LYRASIS and DuraSpace organization will pursue a broad mission, including the continued development of open technologies and services. ? The organization will also reach out to new communities who manage, preserve, and provide access to digital content. ? The new unified organization will provide significant economies of scale, synergies in developing open technologies and services, and a strong position for long-term sustainability. *About LYRASIS* LYRASIS (http://www.lyrasis.org), a non-profit membership organization, partners with member libraries, archives and museums to create, access and manage information with an emphasis on digital content, while building and sustaining collaboration, enhancing operations and technology, and increasing buying power. *About DuraSpace* The DuraSpace (http://duraspace.org) organization is an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit providing leadership and innovation for open technologies that promote durable, persistent access and discovery of digital data. More than 1800 institutions use and help develop DSpace, Fedora and VIVO open source software in partnership with DuraSpace. 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Inquiries can be sent directly to the editor's email listed below (please do not reply to the list). Please send a title and short proposal, along with contact information, to the editor no later than February 15, 2016. Accepted proposals will be due by August 1, 2016, and can be submitted directly to the Emerald ScholarOne system at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/dlp. If you have any questions, please contact the editor directly. Thanks. Brad Bradford Lee Eden, Ph.D. Editor, *Digital Library Perspectives* Dean of Library Services Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 brad.eden at valpo.edu 219-464-5099 ___________________________________________________ *Digital Library Perspectives (DLP)* Journal history Previously published as *OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital Library Perspectives* *Aims & Scope* *Digital Library Perspectives (DLP) *is a peer-reviewed journal concerned with digital content collections. It publishes research related to the curation and web-based delivery of digital objects collected for the advancement of scholarship, teaching and learning. And which advance the digital information environment as it relates to global knowledge, communication and world memory. The journal aims to keep readers informed about current trends, initiatives, and developments. Including those in digital libraries and digital repositories, along with their standards and technologies. The editor invites contributions on the following, as well as other related topics: - ? Digitization - ? Data as information - ? Archives and manuscripts - ? Digital preservation and digital archiving - ? Digital cultural memory initiatives - ? Usability studies - ? K-12 and higher education uses of digital collections -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Julie.Goldman at umassmed.edu Fri Jan 29 08:19:48 2016 From: Julie.Goldman at umassmed.edu (Goldman, Julie) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:19:48 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Reminder: Poster Submission for the 8th Annual eScience Symposium Message-ID: <6806253756CE0C4CB2112B1B715DB0985F68FD78@ummscsmbx11.ad.umassmed.edu> Dear Colleagues, As a reminder, the deadline for submitting a poster abstract is Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016! The Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School invites you to submit a proposal for a poster presentation at the Eighth Annual University of Massachusetts and New England Area Librarian eScience Symposium, to be held on Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, MA. The theme of this year's symposium is "Library Research Data Services: Putting Ideas into Action" and will focus on data services and the many practicing roles of librarians. Are you participating in data services at your institution? Share your involvement in research data management by presenting a poster at the symposium! Please refer to poster submission instructions. Again, the deadline for submitting a poster abstract is Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016! 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