Location
Forney Hall (FRNY) G124
Session Number
Session 05
Start Date
22-6-2010 10:30 AM
End Date
22-6-2010 11:30 AM
Description
In 2008 the University of Minnesota Libraries formed the E-science and Data Services Collaborative (EDSC). The group was formed amid an environment of emerging initiatives related to e-science at the University, and was intended to leverage our existing expertise, such as our nationally recognized assessments of researcher behavior, to develop new capacity and engage with campus partners to support e-science and data services. We will report on the EDSC’s progress to date, including the following four areas of focus:
• A Data Stewardship Report assessing requirements for support of e-science and data services, determining gaps in our capacity, and seeking out opportunities to develop necessary expertise including data curation, data preservation, data policies and virtual organizations.
• A staff education program assessing the needs of libraries staff related to e-science and data services to establish a position description framework that includes E-scholarship: a potential new model for library liaison roles across campus that supports interdisciplinary and data intensive research.
• In coordination with the University’s Research Cyberinfrastructure Alliance (members include the Libraries, Office of Information Technology, Office of the Vice President for Research, and Minnesota Super Computing Institute), a two-phased plan for a Web Development project that defines our core services and areas of expertise in “data services” in the context of other campus services and initiatives.
• Increasing campus awareness of data management issues through the creation of a library Web site and skills-based workshop for faculty, students and researchers about data management best practices and university policies, including those that support open data initiatives.
e-Science at the University of Minnesota: a collaborative approach
Forney Hall (FRNY) G124
In 2008 the University of Minnesota Libraries formed the E-science and Data Services Collaborative (EDSC). The group was formed amid an environment of emerging initiatives related to e-science at the University, and was intended to leverage our existing expertise, such as our nationally recognized assessments of researcher behavior, to develop new capacity and engage with campus partners to support e-science and data services. We will report on the EDSC’s progress to date, including the following four areas of focus:
• A Data Stewardship Report assessing requirements for support of e-science and data services, determining gaps in our capacity, and seeking out opportunities to develop necessary expertise including data curation, data preservation, data policies and virtual organizations.
• A staff education program assessing the needs of libraries staff related to e-science and data services to establish a position description framework that includes E-scholarship: a potential new model for library liaison roles across campus that supports interdisciplinary and data intensive research.
• In coordination with the University’s Research Cyberinfrastructure Alliance (members include the Libraries, Office of Information Technology, Office of the Vice President for Research, and Minnesota Super Computing Institute), a two-phased plan for a Web Development project that defines our core services and areas of expertise in “data services” in the context of other campus services and initiatives.
• Increasing campus awareness of data management issues through the creation of a library Web site and skills-based workshop for faculty, students and researchers about data management best practices and university policies, including those that support open data initiatives.