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2012

Library and Information Science

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Data management

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Academic Librarians And Research Data Services: Preparation And Attitudes., Carol Tenopir, Robert J. Sandusky, Suzie Allard, Ben Birch Aug 2012

Academic Librarians And Research Data Services: Preparation And Attitudes., Carol Tenopir, Robert J. Sandusky, Suzie Allard, Ben Birch

DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

No abstract provided.


Institutional Motivations For Research Data Services In North American Academic Libraries., Carol Tenopir, Robert J. Sandusky, Suzie Allard, Ben Birch Aug 2012

Institutional Motivations For Research Data Services In North American Academic Libraries., Carol Tenopir, Robert J. Sandusky, Suzie Allard, Ben Birch

DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

No abstract provided.


Academic Librarians And Research Data Services: Preparation And Attitudes, Carol Tenopir, Robert Sandusky, Suzie Allard, Ben Birch Aug 2012

Academic Librarians And Research Data Services: Preparation And Attitudes, Carol Tenopir, Robert Sandusky, Suzie Allard, Ben Birch

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Research funding bodies recognize the importance of infrastructure and services to organize and preserve research data, and academic research libraries have been identified as locations in which to base these research data services (RDS). Research data services include data management planning, digital curation (selection, preservation, maintenance, and archiving), and metadata creation and conversion. We report the results of an empirical investigation into the RDS practices of librarians in US and Canadian academic research libraries, establishing a baseline of the engagement of librarians at this early stage of widespread service development. Specifically, this paper examines the opinions of the surveyed librarians …


Dataone: A Glimpse Into The Practices Of Data Managers., Eleanor Read Jun 2012

Dataone: A Glimpse Into The Practices Of Data Managers., Eleanor Read

DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

No abstract provided.


Academic Libraries And Research Data Services: Current Practices And Plans For The Future, Carol Tenopir, Ben Birch, Suzie Allard Jun 2012

Academic Libraries And Research Data Services: Current Practices And Plans For The Future, Carol Tenopir, Ben Birch, Suzie Allard

DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

The report highlights the need and imperative for research data services in colleges and universities. Academic libraries may be ideal centers for research data service activities on campuses, providing unique opportunities for academic libraries to become even more active participants in the knowledge creation cycle in their institution.


Big Shoulders In Scholarly Communication: Data Archiving+Altmetrics., Heather A. Piwowar Mar 2012

Big Shoulders In Scholarly Communication: Data Archiving+Altmetrics., Heather A. Piwowar

DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

No abstract provided.


Data Curation Education In Research Centers Poster, Christopher Eaker, Erica Johns, Kayla Siddell Feb 2012

Data Curation Education In Research Centers Poster, Christopher Eaker, Erica Johns, Kayla Siddell

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

The volume of scientific data is growing exponentially across all scientific disciplines. Competent information professionals are needed to sort, catalog, store, and retrieve this data for future research and education requirements. In response to this need, the goal of the Data Curation Education in Research Centers (DCERC) project is to develop curriculum to educate information science students in the critical field of scientific data curation. Three masters degree students at University of Tennessee (UT) and three doctoral students at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign are completing year one of the program. Each brings to the field of data curation skills …


Exploring The Motive For Data Publication In Open Data Initiative: Linking Intention To Action., D. S. Sayogo, T. Pardo Jan 2012

Exploring The Motive For Data Publication In Open Data Initiative: Linking Intention To Action., D. S. Sayogo, T. Pardo

DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

No abstract provided.