From hmdavis4 at ncsu.edu Sun May 1 08:15:19 2016 From: hmdavis4 at ncsu.edu (Hilary Davis) Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 08:15:19 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] Data repository suggestions Message-ID: Hi all, We are working with a research group that is hoping to identify a repository that has the following features: --Totally customizable metadata template which can be used as an input form for multiple subgroups within their research unit --Ability to store metadata/links pointing to other targets as well as store objects --Ability to export metadata and stored objects in bulk --Ability to control access rights (i.e., doesn?t have to be made public) --Reporting features that enable something like a dashboard view of records They've experimented with Zenodo, OSF, and Dataverse and their best option so far as been a local installation of Dataverse, but that has limitations in having to have staff who can manage the technical aspects of the locally installed Dataverse application. 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URL: From jonathan_crabtree at unc.edu Sun May 1 08:35:14 2016 From: jonathan_crabtree at unc.edu (Crabtree, Jonathan David) Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 12:35:14 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Data repository suggestions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <544D7CF1-E880-4942-9EAD-EACF875BAEC7@unc.edu> Hilary Odum helps people manage Dataverse projects and would be happy consulting or collaborating on various options Anything from shared services or local installations we would be glad to help Feel free to give me a call Jon Jonathan Crabtree Assistant Director for Cyberinfrastructure HW Odum Institute for Research in Social Science www.odum.unc.edu Jonathan_Crabtree at unc.edu 919-962-0517 Office 919-428-6112 Cell On May 1, 2016, at 8:17 AM, Hilary Davis > wrote: Hi all, We are working with a research group that is hoping to identify a repository that has the following features: --Totally customizable metadata template which can be used as an input form for multiple subgroups within their research unit --Ability to store metadata/links pointing to other targets as well as store objects --Ability to export metadata and stored objects in bulk --Ability to control access rights (i.e., doesn?t have to be made public) --Reporting features that enable something like a dashboard view of records They've experimented with Zenodo, OSF, and Dataverse and their best option so far as been a local installation of Dataverse, but that has limitations in having to have staff who can manage the technical aspects of the locally installed Dataverse application. We'd be grateful for any suggestions. Thanks, Hilary -- Hilary Davis Head of Collection Management & Director of Research Data Services NCSU Libraries Box 7111 Raleigh, NC 27695 919-513-0654 hmdavis4 at ncsu.edu _______________________________________________ Rdap mailing list Rdap at mail.asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/rdap -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jonathan_crabtree at unc.edu Sun May 1 08:35:14 2016 From: jonathan_crabtree at unc.edu (Crabtree, Jonathan David) Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 12:35:14 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Data repository suggestions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <544D7CF1-E880-4942-9EAD-EACF875BAEC7@unc.edu> Hilary Odum helps people manage Dataverse projects and would be happy consulting or collaborating on various options Anything from shared services or local installations we would be glad to help Feel free to give me a call Jon Jonathan Crabtree Assistant Director for Cyberinfrastructure HW Odum Institute for Research in Social Science www.odum.unc.edu Jonathan_Crabtree at unc.edu 919-962-0517 Office 919-428-6112 Cell On May 1, 2016, at 8:17 AM, Hilary Davis > wrote: Hi all, We are working with a research group that is hoping to identify a repository that has the following features: --Totally customizable metadata template which can be used as an input form for multiple subgroups within their research unit --Ability to store metadata/links pointing to other targets as well as store objects --Ability to export metadata and stored objects in bulk --Ability to control access rights (i.e., doesn?t have to be made public) --Reporting features that enable something like a dashboard view of records They've experimented with Zenodo, OSF, and Dataverse and their best option so far as been a local installation of Dataverse, but that has limitations in having to have staff who can manage the technical aspects of the locally installed Dataverse application. We'd be grateful for any suggestions. Thanks, Hilary -- Hilary Davis Head of Collection Management & Director of Research Data Services NCSU Libraries Box 7111 Raleigh, NC 27695 919-513-0654 hmdavis4 at ncsu.edu _______________________________________________ Rdap mailing list Rdap at mail.asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/rdap -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From KOSHOFAE at ucmail.uc.edu Sun May 1 08:38:13 2016 From: KOSHOFAE at ucmail.uc.edu (Koshoffer, Amy (koshofae)) Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 12:38:13 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Data repository suggestions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I wonder if hydra in a box could be a solution http://hydrainabox.projecthydra.org/2016/04/01/sprint2_update.html Though I think it is still in development. Sent from my iPhone On May 1, 2016, at 8:17 AM, Hilary Davis > wrote: Hi all, We are working with a research group that is hoping to identify a repository that has the following features: --Totally customizable metadata template which can be used as an input form for multiple subgroups within their research unit --Ability to store metadata/links pointing to other targets as well as store objects --Ability to export metadata and stored objects in bulk --Ability to control access rights (i.e., doesn?t have to be made public) --Reporting features that enable something like a dashboard view of records They've experimented with Zenodo, OSF, and Dataverse and their best option so far as been a local installation of Dataverse, but that has limitations in having to have staff who can manage the technical aspects of the locally installed Dataverse application. We'd be grateful for any suggestions. Thanks, Hilary -- Hilary Davis Head of Collection Management & Director of Research Data Services NCSU Libraries Box 7111 Raleigh, NC 27695 919-513-0654 hmdavis4 at ncsu.edu _______________________________________________ Rdap mailing list Rdap at mail.asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/rdap -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From KOSHOFAE at ucmail.uc.edu Sun May 1 08:38:13 2016 From: KOSHOFAE at ucmail.uc.edu (Koshoffer, Amy (koshofae)) Date: Sun, 1 May 2016 12:38:13 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Data repository suggestions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I wonder if hydra in a box could be a solution http://hydrainabox.projecthydra.org/2016/04/01/sprint2_update.html Though I think it is still in development. Sent from my iPhone On May 1, 2016, at 8:17 AM, Hilary Davis > wrote: Hi all, We are working with a research group that is hoping to identify a repository that has the following features: --Totally customizable metadata template which can be used as an input form for multiple subgroups within their research unit --Ability to store metadata/links pointing to other targets as well as store objects --Ability to export metadata and stored objects in bulk --Ability to control access rights (i.e., doesn?t have to be made public) --Reporting features that enable something like a dashboard view of records They've experimented with Zenodo, OSF, and Dataverse and their best option so far as been a local installation of Dataverse, but that has limitations in having to have staff who can manage the technical aspects of the locally installed Dataverse application. We'd be grateful for any suggestions. Thanks, Hilary -- Hilary Davis Head of Collection Management & Director of Research Data Services NCSU Libraries Box 7111 Raleigh, NC 27695 919-513-0654 hmdavis4 at ncsu.edu _______________________________________________ Rdap mailing list Rdap at mail.asis.org http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/rdap -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mar at pitt.edu Mon May 2 10:26:48 2016 From: mar at pitt.edu (Ratajeski, Melissa Anne) Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 14:26:48 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] DMP database? In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: <1462199206814.23234@pitt.edu> Hello, I am aware of the work of several of our colleagues who have conducted content analysis for DMPs. Reading methods and personal contacts it seems as though the librarians conducting these had to ask researchers or their Institutions Office of Research for copies of the plans. Are there any cases where institutions have a searchable/browseable database/repository of successful DMPs? I know researches using DMPTool can share...but I'm looking for cases where there is a larger collection and ALL DMPs are placed somewhere that librarians/researchers could access. At Pitt we have: The ARTHUR database which comprises successfully funded applications that comply with the current NIH format. Examples of grant applications funded by non-NIH award mechanisms (e.g., DOD/CDMRP, PCORI, and NSF) are also available. http://www.oorhs.pitt.edu/application-assistance/arthur but nothing for DMPs as of now. Thanks, Melissa Melissa Ratajeski, MLIS, AHIP, RLAT Coordinator of Data Management Services; IACUC Liaison Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh 200 Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Phone: 412-648-1971 Fax: 412-648-8819 email: mar at pitt.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From parsons.mark at gmail.com Mon May 2 17:41:32 2016 From: parsons.mark at gmail.com (Mark Parsons) Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 15:41:32 -0600 Subject: [Rdap] Call for papers and sessions at International Data Week Message-ID: Hi all, In case you missed it, International Data Week has two calls for participation out: 1) The call for sessions for the Research Data Alliance Plenary portion of the week. Due 29 May: https://rd-alliance.org/plenaries/rda-eighth-plenary-meeting-denver-co/8th-plenary-call-sessions 2) The call for papers at the SciDataCon part of the week. Due 16 May!: http://www.scidatacon.org/2016/submit/ I think a session of particular interest to this community is #98: Defining Data Professionals (abstract below) cheers, -m. Mark A. Parsons Secretary General, Research Data Alliance Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute http://rd-alliance.org , http://idea.rpi.edu +1 518 410 3808 Skype: mark.a.parsons mail: 1550 Linden Ave., Boulder CO 80304, USA Have you made your plans for International Data Week yet? Session Title Defining Data Professionals Session Abstract Data reuse and analytics increasingly drive the research agenda and are even becoming a growing part of everyone's daily lives, whether they are aware of this or not. Enabling ethical data reuse requires data professionals to make data and associated systems and tools more robust, accessible, useful, and usable. This ?in between? work is becoming more critical and is increasingly complex. It is multifaceted, and must include complex social and technical work necessary to enable greater analytics. While there is a strong demand for ?data scientists? as highlighted in the now famous McKinsey Report (2011), and new data science programs are emerging in industry and academia, there is little understanding of what a data scientist does or should do (or even if that is the right term.) Current data scientists have diverse backgrounds. Some have established roles in information science and data management?research librarian, archivist, curator. Some may be statisticians or analysts. Some come from a background of computer science or systems engineering. Often, data professionals are people who are ?doing data? as part of, or alongside, their ?day job? as researcher, programmer, manager, lab technician, field support, etc. Yet none of these traditional professions fully address the complex, mediating requirements of making data work. In this session we propose to address the question of what it means to be a data professional. Defining the roles, the skills, and educational requirements for data professionals is challenging. We believe there is a need to rigorously define the core principles and requirements that would underlie data-centric professions. We seek to codify data professionalism be it a profession in its own right or the role of many professions. We have invited four diverse data professionals to share their perspectives. We also seek submissions for posters accompanied by a 90 - 120 second lightning talk. The posters can a) provide examples of current or developing educational and professional programs; b) describe how organisations are working to better define the role; c) provide examples from other, especially similar, professions that have had to (re)define themselves, and d) ideas on how to better codify the profession, demonstrate value, and build respect for the field. The lighting talk should not summarize the poster, but should present a single conclusion, proposal, lesson learned, unanswered question, or point of debate drawn from the poster content. The session will open with four 10-minute presentations then we will have 20 min of lightning talks and close with a panel discussion with open audience participation on how to continue to advance the professionalism of data. Invited speakers and panellists include: Kevin Ashley, Director of the Digital Curation Center (confirmed) Peter Fox, Professor of Information Technology and Web Science and a founder of ?geoinformatics. (confirmed) Amy Nurnberger, Research Data Manager at Columbia University Libraries who is conducting a survey of data related educational programs. (confirmed) Kristin Tolle, Head of Research Data Science at Microsoft Research. (pending) Mark Parsons will moderate the panel. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sah at virginia.edu Tue May 3 11:00:34 2016 From: sah at virginia.edu (Lake, Sherry Heitchew (sah)) Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 15:00:34 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] DMP database? Message-ID: The online journal RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) is new and its purpose is to share all documents related to the research lifecycle, including proposals. http://rio.pensoft.net/ The DMPTool is testing this as a place to share (publish) ?good? public DMPs. There is a cohort of 3 researchers that were contacted and agreed to put their DMPs on the site. Here?s that collection: http://rio.pensoft.net/browse_user_collection_documents.php?collection_id=3&journal_id=17 The DMPTool is hoping to get other researchers interested in this. Maybe we can encourage all of our researchers to do this on RIO? -- Sherry Lake shlake at virginia.edu *Keeper of the Dataverse* Scholarly Repository Librarian libra at virginia.edu University of Virginia Library From: Rdap > on behalf of "Ratajeski, Melissa Anne" > Reply-To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Date: Monday, May 2, 2016 at 10:26 AM To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Subject: [Rdap] DMP database? Hello, I am aware of the work of several of our colleagues who have conducted content analysis for DMPs. Reading methods and personal contacts it seems as though the librarians conducting these had to ask researchers or their Institutions Office of Research for copies of the plans. Are there any cases where institutions have a searchable/browseable database/repository of successful DMPs? I know researches using DMPTool can share...but I'm looking for cases where there is a larger collection and ALL DMPs are placed somewhere that librarians/researchers could access. At Pitt we have: The ARTHUR database which comprises successfully funded applications that comply with the current NIH format. Examples of grant applications funded by non-NIH award mechanisms (e.g., DOD/CDMRP, PCORI, and NSF) are also available. http://www.oorhs.pitt.edu/application-assistance/arthur but nothing for DMPs as of now. Thanks, Melissa Melissa Ratajeski, MLIS, AHIP, RLAT Coordinator of Data Management Services; IACUC Liaison Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh 200 Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Phone: 412-648-1971 Fax: 412-648-8819 email: mar at pitt.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laura.palumbo at rutgers.edu Thu May 5 17:15:10 2016 From: laura.palumbo at rutgers.edu (Laura B. Palumbo) Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 17:15:10 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Rdap] Discussion tables Message-ID: <739430801.28210101.1462482910611.JavaMail.zimbra@rulmail.rutgers.edu> Hi, If you took notes at your discussion table, please e-mail them to me so we can post them for everyone. Thanks to everyone (especially Lisa) for making this a great conference! Best, Laura Chemistry & Physics Librarian /Science Data Specialist Rutgers University Libraries New Brunswick, NJ From ecastro at g.harvard.edu Tue May 3 07:46:59 2016 From: ecastro at g.harvard.edu (Castro, Eleni) Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 07:46:59 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] Data repository suggestions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hillary and RDAP community, I am working with Dataverse on adding more flexibility in our application in order to be able to more easily customize the metadata template without having us as a bottleneck. If folks are interested we will be putting together a business requirement document this month outlining what this new functionality will be and would appreciate input from the research data community. Cheers Eleni Eleni Castro Research Coordinator, IQSS Harvard University On May 1, 2016 8:17 AM, "Hilary Davis" wrote: > Hi all, > > We are working with a research group that is hoping to identify a > repository that has the following features: > > --Totally customizable metadata template which can be used as an input > form for multiple subgroups within their research unit > --Ability to store metadata/links pointing to other targets as well as > store objects > --Ability to export metadata and stored objects in bulk > --Ability to control access rights (i.e., doesn?t have to be made public) > --Reporting features that enable something like a dashboard view of records > > They've experimented with Zenodo, OSF, and Dataverse and their best option > so far as been a local installation of Dataverse, but that has limitations > in having to have staff who can manage the technical aspects of the locally > installed Dataverse application. > > We'd be grateful for any suggestions. > > Thanks, > Hilary > > -- > Hilary Davis > Head of Collection Management & Director of Research Data Services > NCSU Libraries > Box 7111 > Raleigh, NC 27695 > 919-513-0654 > hmdavis4 at ncsu.edu > > _______________________________________________ > Rdap mailing list > Rdap at mail.asis.org > http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/rdap > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Mindful Tech: Establishing a Healthier and More Effective Relationship with Our Digital Devices and Apps In 2 Parts, Tuesdays June 7 and June 14, 2016, 1:00 ? 2:30 pm Central Time David Levy, Information School, University of Washington Register Now for this 2 part webinar This two part, 90 minutes each, webinars series will introduce participants to some of the central insights of the work Levy has been doing over the past decade and more. By learning to pay attention to their immediate experience (what?s going on in their minds and bodies) while they?re online, people are able to see more clearly what?s working well for them and what isn?t, and based on these observations to develop personal guidelines that allow them to operate more effectively and healthfully. Levy will demonstrate this work by giving participants exercises they can do, both during the online program and between the sessions. *Presenter* *David M. Levy* is a professor at the Information School of the University of Washington. For more than a decade, he has been exploring, via research and teaching, how we can establish a more balanced relationship with our digital devices and apps. He has given many lectures and workshops on this topic, and in January 2016 published a book on the subject, ?Mindful Tech: How to Bring Balance to Our Digital Lives? (Yale). Levy is also the author of ?Scrolling Forward: Making Sense of Documents in the Digital Age? (rev. ed. 2016). Additional information is available on his website at: http://dmlevy.ischool.uw.edu/ Then register for the webinar Full details Can?t make the dates but still want to join in? Registered participants will have access to both parts of the recorded webinars. *Cost:* - LITA Member: $68 - Non-Member: $155 - Group: $300 *Registration Information* Register Online page arranged by session date (login required) OR Mail or fax form to ALA Registration OR Call 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 OR email registration at ala.org *And don?t miss the other upcoming LITA continuing education webinars:* Email is a Postcard , with Alison Macrina and Nima Fatemi Offered: Thursday May 26, 2016, 1:00 ? 2:00 pm Central Time Tor-ify Your Library , with Alison Macrina and Nima Fatemi Offered: Tuesday May 31, 2016, 1:00 ? 2:00 pm Central Time *Questions or Comments?* For all other questions or comments related to the preconference, contact LITA at (312) 280-4269 or Mark Beatty,mbeatty at ala.org. -- Abigail Goben, MLS abigailgoben at gmail.com http://HedgehogLibrarian.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I don't know if anyone else shares these concerns. The first has to do with copyright and ownership: I am not sure what the status of these documents are pre or post submission/acceptance but I assume the PIs hold the copyright and their permission should be given before there is any redistribution. This is often not easily done. The second has to do with "copy and paste" syndrome. The agencies (and most of us) appear to want thoughtful responses that are custom tailored for each proposal. Having a "database" of DMPs could lead to a lot of recycling and jargon pasting instead of original thought... My last reservation is that these are documents associated with a competitive program. Once a proposal is funded the proposal is a public document, but, for all of the unfunded-still-competitive grants it may not be an excellent idea to share an awesome DMP as it could up the quality of the competition. (which is great for research but not great for individuals or institutions). Now, that said, it would be excellent if all applications had well thought-out, robust DMPs. Having good examples is certainly a good thing but after working on DMPs for about 4 years I can't help but think about some of the unexpected outcomes as well... Megan Megan O'Donnell Scholarly Communication and Science & Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library mno at iastate.edu (515) 294-1670 Impact Story ORCiD: 0000-0002-4632-6642 From: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Lake, Sherry Heitchew (sah) Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 10:01 AM To: Research Data, Access and Preservation Subject: Re: [Rdap] DMP database? The online journal RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) is new and its purpose is to share all documents related to the research lifecycle, including proposals. http://rio.pensoft.net/ The DMPTool is testing this as a place to share (publish) "good" public DMPs. There is a cohort of 3 researchers that were contacted and agreed to put their DMPs on the site. Here's that collection: http://rio.pensoft.net/browse_user_collection_documents.php?collection_id=3&journal_id=17 The DMPTool is hoping to get other researchers interested in this. Maybe we can encourage all of our researchers to do this on RIO? -- Sherry Lake shlake at virginia.edu *Keeper of the Dataverse* Scholarly Repository Librarian libra at virginia.edu University of Virginia Library From: Rdap > on behalf of "Ratajeski, Melissa Anne" > Reply-To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Date: Monday, May 2, 2016 at 10:26 AM To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Subject: [Rdap] DMP database? Hello, I am aware of the work of several of our colleagues who have conducted content analysis for DMPs. Reading methods and personal contacts it seems as though the librarians conducting these had to ask researchers or their Institutions Office of Research for copies of the plans. Are there any cases where institutions have a searchable/browseable database/repository of successful DMPs? I know researches using DMPTool can share...but I'm looking for cases where there is a larger collection and ALL DMPs are placed somewhere that librarians/researchers could access. At Pitt we have: The ARTHUR database which comprises successfully funded applications that comply with the current NIH format. Examples of grant applications funded by non-NIH award mechanisms (e.g., DOD/CDMRP, PCORI, and NSF) are also available. http://www.oorhs.pitt.edu/application-assistance/arthur but nothing for DMPs as of now. Thanks, Melissa Melissa Ratajeski, MLIS, AHIP, RLAT Coordinator of Data Management Services; IACUC Liaison Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh 200 Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Phone: 412-648-1971 Fax: 412-648-8819 email: mar at pitt.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jpetter1 at jhu.edu Thu May 12 16:28:26 2016 From: jpetter1 at jhu.edu (Jonathan Petters) Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 20:28:26 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] DMP database? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Megan, I share all of your concerns about sharing DMPs from proposals that have not been awarded. Here we're especially mindful that researchers' competitive ideas are on full show in their proposals (and by extension their DMPs) and that they may not want that information shared widely. There may well be some benefits from having DMPs from awarded proposals made publicly accessible, and I wonder whether those are more a matter of public record (those that are gov't funded anyway) but haven't checked into it yet.... Jon Jonathan Petters, Ph.D. Data Management Consultant JHU Data Management Services http://dmp.data.jhu.edu/ (410) 516-5957 From: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of O'Donnell, Megan N [LIB] Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 2:47 PM To: Research Data, Access and Preservation Subject: Re: [Rdap] DMP database? I have some mixed feelings about "openly" sharing DMPs. I don't know if anyone else shares these concerns. The first has to do with copyright and ownership: I am not sure what the status of these documents are pre or post submission/acceptance but I assume the PIs hold the copyright and their permission should be given before there is any redistribution. This is often not easily done. The second has to do with "copy and paste" syndrome. The agencies (and most of us) appear to want thoughtful responses that are custom tailored for each proposal. Having a "database" of DMPs could lead to a lot of recycling and jargon pasting instead of original thought... My last reservation is that these are documents associated with a competitive program. Once a proposal is funded the proposal is a public document, but, for all of the unfunded-still-competitive grants it may not be an excellent idea to share an awesome DMP as it could up the quality of the competition. (which is great for research but not great for individuals or institutions). Now, that said, it would be excellent if all applications had well thought-out, robust DMPs. Having good examples is certainly a good thing but after working on DMPs for about 4 years I can't help but think about some of the unexpected outcomes as well... Megan Megan O'Donnell Scholarly Communication and Science & Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library mno at iastate.edu (515) 294-1670 Impact Story ORCiD: 0000-0002-4632-6642 From: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Lake, Sherry Heitchew (sah) Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 10:01 AM To: Research Data, Access and Preservation > Subject: Re: [Rdap] DMP database? The online journal RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) is new and its purpose is to share all documents related to the research lifecycle, including proposals. http://rio.pensoft.net/ The DMPTool is testing this as a place to share (publish) "good" public DMPs. There is a cohort of 3 researchers that were contacted and agreed to put their DMPs on the site. Here's that collection: http://rio.pensoft.net/browse_user_collection_documents.php?collection_id=3&journal_id=17 The DMPTool is hoping to get other researchers interested in this. Maybe we can encourage all of our researchers to do this on RIO? -- Sherry Lake shlake at virginia.edu *Keeper of the Dataverse* Scholarly Repository Librarian libra at virginia.edu University of Virginia Library From: Rdap > on behalf of "Ratajeski, Melissa Anne" > Reply-To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Date: Monday, May 2, 2016 at 10:26 AM To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Subject: [Rdap] DMP database? Hello, I am aware of the work of several of our colleagues who have conducted content analysis for DMPs. Reading methods and personal contacts it seems as though the librarians conducting these had to ask researchers or their Institutions Office of Research for copies of the plans. Are there any cases where institutions have a searchable/browseable database/repository of successful DMPs? I know researches using DMPTool can share...but I'm looking for cases where there is a larger collection and ALL DMPs are placed somewhere that librarians/researchers could access. At Pitt we have: The ARTHUR database which comprises successfully funded applications that comply with the current NIH format. Examples of grant applications funded by non-NIH award mechanisms (e.g., DOD/CDMRP, PCORI, and NSF) are also available. http://www.oorhs.pitt.edu/application-assistance/arthur but nothing for DMPs as of now. Thanks, Melissa Melissa Ratajeski, MLIS, AHIP, RLAT Coordinator of Data Management Services; IACUC Liaison Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh 200 Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Phone: 412-648-1971 Fax: 412-648-8819 email: mar at pitt.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The NEH has been a leader in this area - last year they released all the 108 DMPs from successful grant applications from 2011-2014. It certainly helps to see what others have done and are doing. Thanks, amanda From: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Petters Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 4:28 PM To: Research Data, Access and Preservation Subject: Re: [Rdap] DMP database? Megan, I share all of your concerns about sharing DMPs from proposals that have not been awarded. Here we're especially mindful that researchers' competitive ideas are on full show in their proposals (and by extension their DMPs) and that they may not want that information shared widely. There may well be some benefits from having DMPs from awarded proposals made publicly accessible, and I wonder whether those are more a matter of public record (those that are gov't funded anyway) but haven't checked into it yet.... Jon Jonathan Petters, Ph.D. Data Management Consultant JHU Data Management Services http://dmp.data.jhu.edu/ (410) 516-5957 From: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of O'Donnell, Megan N [LIB] Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 2:47 PM To: Research Data, Access and Preservation Subject: Re: [Rdap] DMP database? I have some mixed feelings about "openly" sharing DMPs. I don't know if anyone else shares these concerns. The first has to do with copyright and ownership: I am not sure what the status of these documents are pre or post submission/acceptance but I assume the PIs hold the copyright and their permission should be given before there is any redistribution. This is often not easily done. The second has to do with "copy and paste" syndrome. The agencies (and most of us) appear to want thoughtful responses that are custom tailored for each proposal. Having a "database" of DMPs could lead to a lot of recycling and jargon pasting instead of original thought... My last reservation is that these are documents associated with a competitive program. Once a proposal is funded the proposal is a public document, but, for all of the unfunded-still-competitive grants it may not be an excellent idea to share an awesome DMP as it could up the quality of the competition. (which is great for research but not great for individuals or institutions). Now, that said, it would be excellent if all applications had well thought-out, robust DMPs. Having good examples is certainly a good thing but after working on DMPs for about 4 years I can't help but think about some of the unexpected outcomes as well... Megan Megan O'Donnell Scholarly Communication and Science & Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library mno at iastate.edu (515) 294-1670 Impact Story ORCiD: 0000-0002-4632-6642 From: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Lake, Sherry Heitchew (sah) Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 10:01 AM To: Research Data, Access and Preservation > Subject: Re: [Rdap] DMP database? The online journal RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) is new and its purpose is to share all documents related to the research lifecycle, including proposals. http://rio.pensoft.net/ The DMPTool is testing this as a place to share (publish) "good" public DMPs. There is a cohort of 3 researchers that were contacted and agreed to put their DMPs on the site. Here's that collection: http://rio.pensoft.net/browse_user_collection_documents.php?collection_id=3&journal_id=17 The DMPTool is hoping to get other researchers interested in this. Maybe we can encourage all of our researchers to do this on RIO? -- Sherry Lake shlake at virginia.edu *Keeper of the Dataverse* Scholarly Repository Librarian libra at virginia.edu University of Virginia Library From: Rdap > on behalf of "Ratajeski, Melissa Anne" > Reply-To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Date: Monday, May 2, 2016 at 10:26 AM To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Subject: [Rdap] DMP database? Hello, I am aware of the work of several of our colleagues who have conducted content analysis for DMPs. Reading methods and personal contacts it seems as though the librarians conducting these had to ask researchers or their Institutions Office of Research for copies of the plans. Are there any cases where institutions have a searchable/browseable database/repository of successful DMPs? I know researches using DMPTool can share...but I'm looking for cases where there is a larger collection and ALL DMPs are placed somewhere that librarians/researchers could access. At Pitt we have: The ARTHUR database which comprises successfully funded applications that comply with the current NIH format. Examples of grant applications funded by non-NIH award mechanisms (e.g., DOD/CDMRP, PCORI, and NSF) are also available. http://www.oorhs.pitt.edu/application-assistance/arthur but nothing for DMPs as of now. Thanks, Melissa Melissa Ratajeski, MLIS, AHIP, RLAT Coordinator of Data Management Services; IACUC Liaison Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh 200 Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Phone: 412-648-1971 Fax: 412-648-8819 email: mar at pitt.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thalassa at stanford.edu Thu May 12 23:13:36 2016 From: thalassa at stanford.edu (Amanda L Whitmire) Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 03:13:36 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] DMP database? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <36146FC8-EBE9-43C5-B192-FDE8FF88105F@stanford.edu> Hi all, I submitted a FOIA request to the NSF a few years ago for DMPs. I actually spoke with the NSF FOIA woman on the phone (real human contact!), and she confirmed that the narrative and the DMP from a funded proposal are public information. Caveat: they never actually honored my request after agreeing to do so, even after several followup emails (sigh). Copy & paste syndrome is a real concern, but honestly, there?s only so much that we can influence or control. I?d rather that they copy from a well curated set of fantastic DMPs than from the steaming pile of crap that I saw at my former POW (I read 150+ DMPs from successful proposals as part of a research project). Even a copy/paste exercise could be useful if they pay attention to what they are copying (too optimistic?). To get back to the OP: I have never heard of a "searchable/browseable database/repository of successful DMPs,? with the possible exception of the public DMPs at the DMPTool. Given my experience reading successful DMPs, that pool would still be of little use to a researcher looking for good examples. They?d have to be curated, assessed or badged in some way to indicate quality. This ARTHUR database at Pitt is pretty cool, and honestly, pretty surprising. I?m not used to such transparency from a Sponsored Programs office? :-O FWIW, Amanda <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< Amanda L. Whitmire, Ph.D. Head Librarian & Bibliographer, Harold A. Miller Library Assistant to the Director, Hopkins Marine Station 120 Oceanview Blvd, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2429-8879 thalassa at stanford.edu 831.655.6228 | @AWhitTwit From: Rdap > on behalf of Jonathan Petters > Reply-To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Date: Thursday, 12May, 2016 at 13:28 To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Subject: Re: [Rdap] DMP database? Megan, I share all of your concerns about sharing DMPs from proposals that have not been awarded. Here we?re especially mindful that researchers? competitive ideas are on full show in their proposals (and by extension their DMPs) and that they may not want that information shared widely. There may well be some benefits from having DMPs from awarded proposals made publicly accessible, and I wonder whether those are more a matter of public record (those that are gov?t funded anyway) but haven?t checked into it yet?. Jon Jonathan Petters, Ph.D. Data Management Consultant JHU Data Management Services http://dmp.data.jhu.edu/ (410) 516-5957 From: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of O'Donnell, Megan N [LIB] Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 2:47 PM To: Research Data, Access and Preservation Subject: Re: [Rdap] DMP database? I have some mixed feelings about ?openly? sharing DMPs. I don?t know if anyone else shares these concerns. The first has to do with copyright and ownership: I am not sure what the status of these documents are pre or post submission/acceptance but I assume the PIs hold the copyright and their permission should be given before there is any redistribution. This is often not easily done. The second has to do with ?copy and paste? syndrome. The agencies (and most of us) appear to want thoughtful responses that are custom tailored for each proposal. Having a ?database? of DMPs could lead to a lot of recycling and jargon pasting instead of original thought? My last reservation is that these are documents associated with a competitive program. Once a proposal is funded the proposal is a public document, but, for all of the unfunded-still-competitive grants it may not be an excellent idea to share an awesome DMP as it could up the quality of the competition. (which is great for research but not great for individuals or institutions). Now, that said, it would be excellent if all applications had well thought-out, robust DMPs. Having good examples is certainly a good thing but after working on DMPs for about 4 years I can?t help but think about some of the unexpected outcomes as well? Megan Megan O?Donnell Scholarly Communication and Science & Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library mno at iastate.edu (515) 294-1670 Impact Story ORCiD: 0000-0002-4632-6642 From: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Lake, Sherry Heitchew (sah) Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 10:01 AM To: Research Data, Access and Preservation > Subject: Re: [Rdap] DMP database? The online journal RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) is new and its purpose is to share all documents related to the research lifecycle, including proposals. http://rio.pensoft.net/ The DMPTool is testing this as a place to share (publish) ?good? public DMPs. There is a cohort of 3 researchers that were contacted and agreed to put their DMPs on the site. Here?s that collection: http://rio.pensoft.net/browse_user_collection_documents.php?collection_id=3&journal_id=17 The DMPTool is hoping to get other researchers interested in this. Maybe we can encourage all of our researchers to do this on RIO? -- Sherry Lake shlake at virginia.edu *Keeper of the Dataverse* Scholarly Repository Librarian libra at virginia.edu University of Virginia Library From: Rdap > on behalf of "Ratajeski, Melissa Anne" > Reply-To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Date: Monday, May 2, 2016 at 10:26 AM To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Subject: [Rdap] DMP database? Hello, I am aware of the work of several of our colleagues who have conducted content analysis for DMPs. Reading methods and personal contacts it seems as though the librarians conducting these had to ask researchers or their Institutions Office of Research for copies of the plans. Are there any cases where institutions have a searchable/browseable database/repository of successful DMPs? I know researches using DMPTool can share...but I'm looking for cases where there is a larger collection and ALL DMPs are placed somewhere that librarians/researchers could access. At Pitt we have: The ARTHUR database which comprises successfully funded applications that comply with the current NIH format. Examples of grant applications funded by non-NIH award mechanisms (e.g., DOD/CDMRP, PCORI, and NSF) are also available. http://www.oorhs.pitt.edu/application-assistance/arthur but nothing for DMPs as of now. Thanks, Melissa Melissa Ratajeski, MLIS, AHIP, RLAT Coordinator of Data Management Services; IACUC Liaison Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh 200 Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Phone: 412-648-1971 Fax: 412-648-8819 email: mar at pitt.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mno at iastate.edu Fri May 13 12:34:19 2016 From: mno at iastate.edu (O'Donnell, Megan N [LIB]) Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 16:34:19 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] DMP database? In-Reply-To: <36146FC8-EBE9-43C5-B192-FDE8FF88105F@stanford.edu> References: <36146FC8-EBE9-43C5-B192-FDE8FF88105F@stanford.edu> Message-ID: Ugh yes, I?ve also heard that while NSF funded proposal narratives and DMPs are public documents they are impossible to get a hold of. Thanks for sharing your experience Amanda. I am a little hyper sensitive around copy-paste because I caught a PI taking parts of the ICPSR manual as their DMP... That manual is fantastic, but it made absolutely no sense as a DMP (and was full of technical jargon I knew the PI didn?t have as part of their normal vocab). This was a worst-case scenario but I?ve worked with many other groups who start with a DMP given to them by another PI from a past project who then try to edit it to work with their project which usually results in a confusing mess. Whither DMPs are public or not, this is going to keep happening. So yes, I?d rather they work from good examples if they?re going to do it and I agree with Amanda that a curated and ?badged?/rated set would be of much more help than just getting ALL OF THEM. FYI: I believe USDOT DMPS will be public records as they are reported and updated as part of the USDOT Research Hub and Research in Process record. I should to get confirmation of this next week. Megan From: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Amanda L Whitmire Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 10:14 PM To: Research Data, Access and Preservation Subject: Re: [Rdap] DMP database? Hi all, I submitted a FOIA request to the NSF a few years ago for DMPs. I actually spoke with the NSF FOIA woman on the phone (real human contact!), and she confirmed that the narrative and the DMP from a funded proposal are public information. Caveat: they never actually honored my request after agreeing to do so, even after several followup emails (sigh). Copy & paste syndrome is a real concern, but honestly, there?s only so much that we can influence or control. I?d rather that they copy from a well curated set of fantastic DMPs than from the steaming pile of crap that I saw at my former POW (I read 150+ DMPs from successful proposals as part of a research project). Even a copy/paste exercise could be useful if they pay attention to what they are copying (too optimistic?). To get back to the OP: I have never heard of a "searchable/browseable database/repository of successful DMPs,? with the possible exception of the public DMPs at the DMPTool. Given my experience reading successful DMPs, that pool would still be of little use to a researcher looking for good examples. They?d have to be curated, assessed or badged in some way to indicate quality. This ARTHUR database at Pitt is pretty cool, and honestly, pretty surprising. I?m not used to such transparency from a Sponsored Programs office? :-O FWIW, Amanda <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< Amanda L. Whitmire, Ph.D. Head Librarian & Bibliographer, Harold A. Miller Library Assistant to the Director, Hopkins Marine Station 120 Oceanview Blvd, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2429-8879 thalassa at stanford.edu 831.655.6228 | @AWhitTwit From: Rdap > on behalf of Jonathan Petters > Reply-To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Date: Thursday, 12May, 2016 at 13:28 To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Subject: Re: [Rdap] DMP database? Megan, I share all of your concerns about sharing DMPs from proposals that have not been awarded. Here we?re especially mindful that researchers? competitive ideas are on full show in their proposals (and by extension their DMPs) and that they may not want that information shared widely. There may well be some benefits from having DMPs from awarded proposals made publicly accessible, and I wonder whether those are more a matter of public record (those that are gov?t funded anyway) but haven?t checked into it yet?. Jon Jonathan Petters, Ph.D. Data Management Consultant JHU Data Management Services http://dmp.data.jhu.edu/ (410) 516-5957 From: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of O'Donnell, Megan N [LIB] Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 2:47 PM To: Research Data, Access and Preservation Subject: Re: [Rdap] DMP database? I have some mixed feelings about ?openly? sharing DMPs. I don?t know if anyone else shares these concerns. The first has to do with copyright and ownership: I am not sure what the status of these documents are pre or post submission/acceptance but I assume the PIs hold the copyright and their permission should be given before there is any redistribution. This is often not easily done. The second has to do with ?copy and paste? syndrome. The agencies (and most of us) appear to want thoughtful responses that are custom tailored for each proposal. Having a ?database? of DMPs could lead to a lot of recycling and jargon pasting instead of original thought? My last reservation is that these are documents associated with a competitive program. Once a proposal is funded the proposal is a public document, but, for all of the unfunded-still-competitive grants it may not be an excellent idea to share an awesome DMP as it could up the quality of the competition. (which is great for research but not great for individuals or institutions). Now, that said, it would be excellent if all applications had well thought-out, robust DMPs. Having good examples is certainly a good thing but after working on DMPs for about 4 years I can?t help but think about some of the unexpected outcomes as well? Megan Megan O?Donnell Scholarly Communication and Science & Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library mno at iastate.edu (515) 294-1670 Impact Story ORCiD: 0000-0002-4632-6642 From: Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Lake, Sherry Heitchew (sah) Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 10:01 AM To: Research Data, Access and Preservation > Subject: Re: [Rdap] DMP database? The online journal RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) is new and its purpose is to share all documents related to the research lifecycle, including proposals. http://rio.pensoft.net/ The DMPTool is testing this as a place to share (publish) ?good? public DMPs. There is a cohort of 3 researchers that were contacted and agreed to put their DMPs on the site. Here?s that collection: http://rio.pensoft.net/browse_user_collection_documents.php?collection_id=3&journal_id=17 The DMPTool is hoping to get other researchers interested in this. Maybe we can encourage all of our researchers to do this on RIO? -- Sherry Lake shlake at virginia.edu *Keeper of the Dataverse* Scholarly Repository Librarian libra at virginia.edu University of Virginia Library From: Rdap > on behalf of "Ratajeski, Melissa Anne" > Reply-To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Date: Monday, May 2, 2016 at 10:26 AM To: "Research Data, Access and Preservation" > Subject: [Rdap] DMP database? Hello, I am aware of the work of several of our colleagues who have conducted content analysis for DMPs. Reading methods and personal contacts it seems as though the librarians conducting these had to ask researchers or their Institutions Office of Research for copies of the plans. Are there any cases where institutions have a searchable/browseable database/repository of successful DMPs? I know researches using DMPTool can share...but I'm looking for cases where there is a larger collection and ALL DMPs are placed somewhere that librarians/researchers could access. At Pitt we have: The ARTHUR database which comprises successfully funded applications that comply with the current NIH format. Examples of grant applications funded by non-NIH award mechanisms (e.g., DOD/CDMRP, PCORI, and NSF) are also available. http://www.oorhs.pitt.edu/application-assistance/arthur but nothing for DMPs as of now. Thanks, Melissa Melissa Ratajeski, MLIS, AHIP, RLAT Coordinator of Data Management Services; IACUC Liaison Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh 200 Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Phone: 412-648-1971 Fax: 412-648-8819 email: mar at pitt.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ldz at andrew.cmu.edu Tue May 17 11:44:02 2016 From: ldz at andrew.cmu.edu (Lisa Zilinski) Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 15:44:02 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] RDAP16 Thank You and Feedback Message-ID: <8591597b180d44a9bf878691f38afe64@PGH-MSGMLT-03.andrew.ad.cmu.edu> (apologies for cross-posting) Thank you to everyone who attended RDAP16 (http://www.asis.org/rdap/program-2016/) last week and helped to make the summit a big success! We had a great time in Atlanta talking about all things research data. All of the presentations, panels, lightning talks, posters, and discussion tables were outstanding. Slides from many of the RDAP16 sessions are now available on our SlideShare page: http://www.slideshare.net/asist_org/tag/rdap16 If you attended RDAP16 and have a few minutes to spare, we would greatly appreciate it if you would fill out this feedback form: http://tinyurl.com/RDAP16Feedback Also, since there has been quite a bit of interest in next year?s summit already, the feedback form includes a way for anyone to volunteer to help with the planning for RDAP17 (regardless of whether or not you attended RDAP this year). If you didn?t attend RDAP16, you can skip to the end of the form to volunteer. Thanks again to the RDAP16 Planning Committee (http://www.asis.org/rdap/participants/), ASIS&T, our sponsors (IASSIST, figshare, CLIR, OCLC Research, COS, Moore Foundation, SIG-DL, UNC SILS, University of Minnesota Libraries, UT Libraries, UT SIS, Emory Libraries, Virginia Tech Libraries, Cornell University Library, SJUS School of Information), and all of the presenters and attendees for a great summit! As always, keep an eye on our website for the latest RDAP information: http://www.asis.org/rdap/ Best, Lisa 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ljohnsto at umn.edu Tue May 17 15:42:16 2016 From: ljohnsto at umn.edu (Lisa Johnston) Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 15:42:16 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] Introducing the Data Curation Network project Message-ID: PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE SHARING Introducing the Data Curation Network project Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant will fund development of shared model across 6 academic libraries MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN (05/17/2016) ? In an effort to improve researcher support, the University of Minnesota Libraries will lead efforts to develop a network for sharing data curation resources and staff across six major academic libraries. The one-year project is funded by Alfred P Sloan Foundation. The Data Curation Network will develop a ?network of expertise? model for data curation services that will enable academic libraries to collectively, and more effectively, curate a wider variety of data types ? for example, by discipline and file format ? that expands beyond what any single institution might offer alone. The goal is to better support researchers faced with a growing number of requirements to openly and ethically share their research data. Currently, staff at each of the participating institutions provides data curation services, including preparing digital research data for open access and reuse. The one-year project planning team, led by Lisa R. Johnston, Research Data Management/Curation Lead at the University of Minnesota Libraries, is charged with determining how to effectively implement, assess, and sustain a shared staffing model for providing data curation services. Johnston, Principal Investigator, will be joined by: - Jake Carlson, Research Data Services Manager, University of Michigan - Patricia Hswe, the Digital Content Strategist at Penn State University - Cynthia Hudson-?Vitale, Data Outreach Librarian, Washington University in St. Louis - Heidi Imker, Director of the Research Data Service, University of Illinois at Urbana?-Champaign - Wendy Kozlowski, Data Curation Specialist, Cornell University - Claire Stewart, Associate University Librarian for Research and Learning, University of Minnesota. The project team will actively monitor the metrics involved with curating data (such as duration, volume, skill sets utilized, and data type frequency) at the six academic institutions. The project outcomes will be posted publicly on the team?s website at https://sites.google.com/site/datacurationnetwork. The consortia will seek input from researchers to better understand how data curation services fit into their research workflow and data management needs through informal engagement activities held in parallel on each campus. "We are particularly excited to receive this award as it addresses a pressing need not just for academic libraries but for researchers in all fields who need support in sharing their research data,? said co-collaborator Jake Carlson from the University of Michigan. Through this process the team will release findings on budgeting, staffing models, and workflows for data curation relevant to academic libraries. Following this work, the project team will seek funding to implement this model as a fixed-term pilot of the Data Curation Network. ?We?re confident that we?ll be able to demonstrate a successful and attractive Data Curation Network model,? said Johnston. ?And we believe that this will help build the network beyond our initial cohort and enable informed and sustainable services by libraries." For more information Visit the Data Curation Network website at: https://sites.google.com/site/datacurationnetwork/ Follow on Twitter: #DataCurationNetwork Contact: Lisa Johnston, Project Coordinator for the Data Curation Network, ljohnsto at umn.edu; Mark Engebretson, Director of Communications, University of Minnesota Libraries, enge at umn.edu, 612-625-9148. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lisa Johnston Research Data Management/Curation Lead and Co-Director of the University Digital Conservancy University of Minnesota Libraries 108 Walter Library, Minneapolis, MN 55455 Hangouts: ljohnsto at umn.edu / Skype: ifylawwt http://lib.umn.edu/datamanagement | http://conservancy.umn.edu ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6908-9240 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianna.marshall at wisc.edu Wed May 18 15:31:37 2016 From: brianna.marshall at wisc.edu (Brianna Marshall) Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 19:31:37 +0000 Subject: [Rdap] Call for Participation: Contribute a Data Event Narrative Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting. Librarians are increasingly taking part in organizing, planning, and partnering on data-related events, trainings, and workshops. To better capture this knowledge, we started a project to collect data event narratives from different institutions. We first introduced this idea at the Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) Summit held in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 4-6. One of the most challenging parts of the event planning process is learning the logistical and administrative details: What was the budget? Who did you partner with? How did you promote it - and what was attendance like? Another challenge is collecting a variety of "lessons learned" information from colleagues. These details are what we are aiming to capture and share openly back with the broader community to provide easily accessible use cases to compare and contrast. Narratives have been contributed so far from institutions including Yale University, the University of Oklahoma, University of Michigan, University of Kansas, University of Colorado Boulder, Oregon State University, and University of Wisconsin. View these case studies through our public google drive folders. Data events never occur the same way twice, even when based on the same curriculum. Whether focused on tools, methods, types of data, archive practices, analysis methods, or some other aspect of data work, please consider contributing a data event narrative. The path your event took to organize, fund, and execute will be unique and will contribute to the resource. Although we have specific subfolders for Day of Data, Software Carpentry, Data Carpentry, and Center for Open Science workshops, we invite you to share events that do not fit these designations. After collecting case studies from the community, we plan to publish the collection as an openly available project on the Open Science Framework. To be included, please add your data event to the google drive folder by Friday, June 3, for publication in July 2016. Contribute your data event using the template found here: http://tinyurl.com/RDAP16. If you have any questions, please contact project organizers Brianna Marshall (brianna.marshall at wisc.edu) or Jamene Brooks-Kieffer (jamenebk at ku.edu). Thanks for considering sharing your experiences - and please pass this along to your colleagues! 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Sandy brings both historical knowledge and a fresh perspective to the VIVO community and we're thrilled that she's sharing her vision at the conference this year. Sandy Payette joined Cornell University Library in January 2016 as the new Director of Land Grant and Research IT. She leads a portfolio of projects that support Cornell University's land-grant mission, with a particular focus on exposing scholarly and scientific resources on the Web by building "knowledge infrastructure." In her previous work, Sandy was the co-inventor and chief architect of the Fedora digital repository architecture at Cornell Computing and Information Science. She was the founding CEO of DuraSpace before VIVO joined in 2014. DuraSpace is a not-for-profit organization that provides open source technologies and community resources to help preserve the world's intellectual, cultural, and scientific heritage in digital form. Read more > *Become a Sponsor of the 7th Annual VIVO Conference* Don't miss this opportunity to market to and engage with conference delegates who are decision makers and influencers in higher education and research including: ? Research Officers ? Developers, Ontologists and Analysts ? Scientists and Researchers ? Publishers ? Funding Agencies 2016 VIVO Conference Sponsorship Prospectus -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ischoolumd at gmail.com Fri May 27 15:41:03 2016 From: ischoolumd at gmail.com (Ischool UMD) Date: Fri, 27 May 2016 15:41:03 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] UMD's Digital Curation Innovation Center Hosts Computational Archival Science Symposium Message-ID: *College Park, Md*. ? On April 26-28, the Digital Curation Innovation Center (DCIC) at the University of Maryland?s College of Information Studies (iSchool) convened a Symposium in collaboration with King?s College London. This invitation-only symposium, entitled *Finding New Knowledge: Archival Records in the Age of Big Data, *featured 52 participants from the UK, Canada, South Africa and the U.S. Among the participants were researchers, students, and representatives from federal agencies, cultural institutions, and consortia. This distinguished group of experts gathered at Maryland's iSchool to discuss and define computational archival science: an interdisciplinary field concerned with the application of computational methods and resources to large-scale records/archives processing, analysis, storage, long-term preservation, and access, with the aim of improving efficiency, productivity and precision in support of appraisal, arrangement and description, preservation and access decisions, and engaging and undertaking research with archival material. 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On behalf of the Dataverse Project team at Harvard University and the SBGrid Consortium from Harvard Medical School, we would like to invite you to attend our Connecting Journals to Data Repositories Workshop, which is taking place on June 7 at the Harvard Medical School. This workshop will bring together journal editors, publishers, data repositories, librarians, researchers, and funders to discuss how various tools, workflows, and policies can help efficiently connect compliant community data repositories with journals. This event is free and open to the public. Please register by Thursday June 2 and feel free to share this with anyone else you might think would be interested: http://www.software4data.com/#!register/z49gr If you have any questions feel free to contact me. 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URL: From cmmorris at duraspace.org Tue May 31 09:14:03 2016 From: cmmorris at duraspace.org (Carol Minton Morris) Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 09:14:03 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] Save the Date for Open Repositories 2017 Message-ID: *From the organizers of Open Repositories 2017* May 27, 2016 *Save the Date for Open Repositories 2017 * The Open Repositories (OR) Steering Committee in conjunction with the University of Queensland (UQ), Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Griffith University are delighted to inform you that Brisbane will host the annual Open Repositories 2017 Conference. It's exciting to have Open Repositories return to Australia, where it all began in 2006. *The University of Queensland (UQ), Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Griffith University welcomed today?s announcement that Brisbane will host the International Open Repositories Conference 26-30 June 2017 at the Hilton Brisbane.* The annual Open Repositories Conference brings together users and developers of open digital repository platforms from higher education, government, galleries, libraries, archives and museums. The Conference provides an interactive forum for delegates from around the world to come together and explore the global challenges and opportunities facing libraries and the broader scholarly information landscape. *?There has never been a more exciting time for Australia to host this Conference as the issues around scholarly information, such as publishing and open access, directly play into Australia?s National Innovation and Science Agenda. Australia?s researchers and scholars are producing phenomenal work yet most of this isn?t being realised as commercial success due to systemic barriers, such as how research data is stored and accessed?, *said Linda O?Brien, Pro Vice Chancellor, Information Services at Griffith University in response to the news of the successful bid. Ms O?Brien continued. *?This announcement confirms what we already know - Australian universities are amongst the most innovative around the world and that Brisbane is a world-class conference destination.?* Open Repositories 2017 will attract around 400 delegates and bring an estimated $1 million to the Queensland economy. *www.or2017.net * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hoadriank at gmail.com Tue May 31 22:23:16 2016 From: hoadriank at gmail.com (Adrian Ho) Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 22:23:16 -0400 Subject: [Rdap] ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit Editor Message-ID: Of possible interest. Apologies for cross-posting. http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/11981 *ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit Call for Applications * ACRL is accepting applications from prospective contract editors for the ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit , an online educational resource maintained by the ACRL Research and Scholarly Environment Committee to support advocacy efforts designed to transform the scholarly communication landscape. The Toolkit aims to assist academic librarians in: 1. integrating a scholarly communication perspective into library operations and programs; and 2. preparing presentations on scholarly communication issues for administrators, faculty, staff, students, or other librarians. *Required:* - Membership in ACRL. - Demonstrated experience with advocating for positive change in the scholarly communication ecosystem. - Knowledge of a wide range of scholarly communication issues as pertaining to academic and research libraries and higher education. - Experience with creating and maintaining online resources on various scholarly communication topics. - Demonstrated ability to work autonomously with a tight schedule. - Available to provide updates during periodic conference calls with designated members on the ACRL Research and Scholarly Environment Committee. - Must be able to complete a revamp of the Toolkit by Sept. 23, 2016. *Strongly preferred:* - Experience with the design and usability of online resources. - Ability to publish online content using WordPress. - Familiarity with the Chicago Style. *Expectations: * Based on the findings of a survey conducted in mid-2015 and the inputs from different parties, the ACRL Research and Scholarly Environment Committee plans to revamp the Toolkit so that it will continue to serve as a valued and up-to-date resource for the academic and research library community. Specifically, the Toolkit will provide an introduction to select topics in the area of scholarly communication and connect colleagues with resources that are useful for their professional practices. The contract editor?s responsibilities include: - Update and create content on six scholarly communication topics (author rights, digital repositories, economics of scholarly communication, open educational resources, research data management, and scholarly publishing) - Present information in an engaging manner - Review, select, and link to materials that inform and support librarians? practices in the area of scholarly communication - Conduct basic usability testing and incorporate feedback into the Toolkit design The revamped Toolkit should be available approximately one month before this year?s Open Access Week (Oct. 24-30, 2016). ACRL will provide a modest honorarium to the contract editor. *How to apply: * To apply, please submit the following documents electronically as a single PDF document: 1. A statement addressing the following questions (maximum 800 words). Please use examples of your professional experiences, including links to relevant resources: - Why do you want to be the contract editor of the Toolkit? - Demonstrate your knowledge of scholarly communication issues by discussing two topics of your choice in detail. - What experience do you have in creating and maintaining online resources? - Are there relevant experiences of which you would like us to be aware? 2. Your resume. 3. The names and contact information for two references who have direct knowledge of your experience and expertise. The single PDF application must be submitted via email *by 5 p.m. Pacific on June 20, 2016*, to Steven Harris, member of the ACRL Research and Scholarly Environment Committee, at stevenharris at unr.edu. ACRL has formed a small review team to consider applications and conduct telephone interviews. The group will select the contract editor and notify all applicants by July 19, 2016. If you have questions of any kind, don?t hesitate to contact Steven Harris at stevenharris at unr.edu or (775) 682-5671. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: