Browsing by Subject "Digital preservation"

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    Behavioral data - management, archiving, and sharing: advantages of using a library online repository
    (2011) Snajdr, Eric
    An often-overlooked aspect of scientific research in animal behavior has been the preservation of data and gray literature (unpublished products) that lie behind the scenes of the research.  If preserved, many of these materials could likely be of use to the present and future scientific community.  Institutional repositories of college and research libraries can play an important role in this regard.   Unlike lab web pages, institutional repositories provide a permanent location for research products.  Files are stored in optimal formats and are managed such that access will be possible far into the future.  In addition, repositories provide support for the creation of descriptive information (metadata) for making mounted works findable by others (e.g. through search engines).  Restrictions on access (embargo periods) can be placed. A research lab at Indiana University is using their campus institutional repository to archive data and gray literature from long-term studies on songbird behavior.  Examples of items preserved are protocols, yearly goals, and field notes.  The group is currently working to preserve various data, summaries, and media related to their research.     
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    Big data
    (2015-10-05) Coates, Heather L.
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    Clinical Data Management: Strategies for unregulated data
    (2013-04-04) Coates, Heather L.
    Unlike data curation, clinical data management (CDM) is a recognized area of expertise and a defined career path. The highly regulated clinical trials environment has produced effective and efficient practices that can be generalized to other areas of research. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) is an international standard developed by the International Conference on Harmonisation that specifies how clinical trials should be conducted and defines the roles and responsibilities of various sponsors, investigators, and monitors. These practices address many of the issues at the core of data curation and sharing. Much academic research is not rigidly structured in the manner of clinical trials. Relevant practices within CDM and GCP must be reinterpreted for non-clinical research so that they can inform general data management, sharing, and preservation practice. This lightning talk will highlight effective strategies from CDM and GCP that promote data integrity, facilitate data preservation and sharing, and facilitate reproducibility of results.
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    Data curation in avian ecology: a case study from both the scientist’s and librarian's viewpoints.
    (2010-06) Snajdr, Eric
    This case study of a data curation project, which is currently in progress, demonstrates how a team of scientists has worked, in partnership with librarians, to plan to preserve their scientific output in an institutional repository. In addition, this case study offers a unique perspective. The author worked as one of the scientists in this particular research group for 10 years and is currently a science librarian working on this data curation project. As a result, the author has been an “insider” in discussions in both the scientist and librarian camps and provides viewpoints from both the scientist and librarian lenses. The research group in this case study is the Ketterson/Nolan Research Group, a team of avian biologists in the Department of Biology Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. This research team has focused on the ecology, behavior, and physiology of a songbird, the dark-eyed junco. The research output from this group’s long-term (thirty year) study on this single species of songbird has resulted in rich data sets of a variety of subjects (e.g. population demographics, behavioral observations, DNA records, and natural history). The research group and librarians are working toward more than just the preservation of data, but also the preservation of accompanying descriptive documents that place this large body of work into historical and educational contexts. Described within this case study are preliminary issues that the scientists and librarians have worked through as they have moved to preserve the research output in the library’s institutional repository.
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    Data Curation/Management in Libraries and Possible Liaison Librarian Roles
    (2013-04-17) Snajdr, Eric
    This poster provides an example of a data preservation project at a public university. It includes examples of types of materials preserved as well as ways in which liaison librarians can become involved in this rapidly emerging area.  
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    Data Services: Making it Happen
    (s4.goeshow.com/acrl/national/2013/profile.cfm?profile_name=download&handout_key=4C22E652-FFAD-40D8-91DB-846AA18F5702&xtemplate=1, 2013-04-12) Coates, Heather L.; Konkiel, Stacy; Witt, Michael
    The explosion of digital research data has created exciting opportunities for librarians to engage with faculty, staff, and students in their research processes. Advances in computing, sensor technologies, and communications are challenging researchers’ abilities to find, manage, utilize, visualize, and store data. Three librarians from public Universities will describe practical approaches for developing new services, collaborations, and content to meet these needs. Real-world examples and relevant issues will be posed for group discussion.
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    E-science and libraries (for non science librarians)
    (2011-11) Snajdr, Eric
    Information Technology is rapidly changing the world of scientific research. We have entered a new era of science. Some call it e-science, while others call it the 4th paradigm of science. Scientists, with the aid of technology, are continually amassing larger and more complex datasets. These data are accumulated are at an ever-accelerating rate. How will this information be organized? What, if any of it should be preserved for future use? How will it be preserved? If it is preserved, how will it be made publically accessible? The NSF and others describe the solving of problems such as these as some of the major challenges of this scientific generation. They also state that tackling these problems will take expertise from many fields, including library and information science. A recent movement of this new era of science is an increasing requirement for scientists to archive and make their research data public. For example, the National Science Foundation (as of January 18, 2011) is requiring scientists to articulate how they will accomplish these goals within data management plans that must be submitted with each grant proposal. What role can libraries play in this new realm of science? What role are libraries already playing? Several libraries have taken the lead in initiating efforts in assisting scientists with a variety of data management needs. This presentation will include a brief overview of the current trends as well as possible future directions in librarianship that this new era of science may lead.
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    Ensuring research integrity: The role of data management in current crises
    (Association of College & Research Libraries, 2014-12) Coates, Heather L.
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    Librarian roles in data curation
    (2013-01-28) Coates, Heather L.
    This presentation is aimed at SLIS students and practicing academic librarians interested in learning more about data curation and the potential roles for librarians in this emerging field. Throughout, background information and relevant literature are discussed in terms of pragmatic librarian knowledge and expertise. Specific topics addressed include the roles and responsibilities of various individuals and organizations involved in research, the activities that take place across the research life cycle, as well as opportunities for librarians to fill existing service and expertise gaps.
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    Meeting the NSF Data Management Plan Requirement, IFRA 2012
    (2013-01-28) Coates, Heather L.
    This invited presentation was given at the 2012 Indiana Forum for Research Administrators. It covers the various issues related to the NSF Data Management Plan Requirement and highlights the role of data in digital preservation, scholarly communication, and the responsible conduct of research and research ethics. In addition, services and resources provided by the IUPUI University Library in support of the NSF requirement are introduced.