Role for Libraries in Data Curation & Preservation
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| 14 | Role for Libraries in Data Curation & Preservation | ODE Workshop, Tartu, 27 June 20121
Role for Libraries in Data Curation & Preservation
Sabine Schrimpf, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
A result of ODE WP 4 “Data enters scholarly communication”
7 Criteria for data
– Availability– Findability– Interpretability– Re-Useability– Citability– Curation/Peservation
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What makes data so special to handle?
– There is no universal definition of „research data“– Often: Dynamic aggregations of individual data points– Often: Formats are uncomplicated (.txt, .csv), but
semantics are crucial– Variable level of granularity– Software (often: proprietary!) needed to analyze data
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Representations of a data file
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„Traditional“ rolesData Centres Data creation, access, storage and
preservation Data protection, privacy regulations,
research ethic issues Discipline specific expertise
Libraries Collect, organize, describe, preserve and
make available knowledge and information Bibliographic services
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/campaigns/res3/jischelp.aspx
Publishers Aggregate, appraise, publish knowledge and
information Identify (persistently)
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Libraries‘ role – rationales for evolution
– Increasing demand from funders that data is made publicly available
– Increasing demand from researchers for data management support
– Increasingly sophisticated publication outputs
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Implications for librariesLevel of integration Implication for library
Data contained within the article
Data published in supplementary files to articles
Datasets referenced from the articles
Data published independently from written publications (“data publication”)
Data in drawers and on disks at the institute
Prepare for adequate preservation strategies.
Presentation and preservation mechanisms
Persistent link Citability of dataset Persistent link Perpetual access to dataset Support publication process Curation of datasets Metadata and documentation Engage in data management
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Survey: Responsibility / Cooperation I
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Results of survey among LIBER members, 2011 (110 responses received)
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Survey: Responsibility / Cooperation II
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Results of survey among LIBER members, 2011 (110 responses received)
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Survey: Strategies I
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Results of survey among LIBER members, 2011 (110 responses received)
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Survey: Strategies II
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Results of survey among LIBER members, 2011 (110 responses received)
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– Policies and strategies for data handling– Transparency about curation of submitted data– Collaborate with data creators (researcher, institute,
data centre)– Promote good data management practice – Instruct researchers on discipline specific best
practices in data creation (preservation formats, documentation of experiment,…)
Challenges & Opportunities
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Thank you!
Sabine SchrimpfDeutsche NationalbibliothekInformationstechnikAdickesallee 1D-60322 Frankfurt am MainTel.: 069 / 15 25 17 61Fax: 069 / 15 25 17 99s.schrimpf@dnb.de
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