Open AccessResearch Data Integration in the Purdue Libraries
Author(s) -
Zilinski Lisa D.,
Barton Amy,
Zhang Tao,
Pouchard Line,
Pascuzzi Pete
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
bulletin of the association for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2373-9223
DOI - 10.1002/bul2.2016.1720420212
Subject(s) - data curation , metadata , context (archaeology) , digital curation , world wide web , computer science , data management , summit , reuse , research data , data science , big data , data management plan , knowledge management , engineering , database , paleontology , physical geography , biology , operating system , geography , waste management
EDITOR'S SUMMARY At the 2015 ASIS&T Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) Summit, panelists from Research Data @ Purdue University Libraries discussed the organizational structure intended to promote campus‐wide collaboration among diverse data specialists. Amy Barton explained her role as metadata specialist for research data and the importance of being engaged with evolving standards and best practices. As digital user experience specialist, Tao Zhang evaluated the Data Curation Profiles Toolkit, including an interview protocol librarians use to explore researchers’ data needs and a web application for researchers to create data management plans. Line Pouchard, an information specialist focusing on big data, explored the data curation lifecycle model in general and its unique aspects in the context of big data. Information specialist for molecular biosciences, Pete Pascuzzi addressed the importance of bioinformatics for data reuse and having librarians work in an embedded position with researchers.