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Data curation is an emergent field requiring a workforce with new skills to meet digital data needs across a wide variety of domains. This study surveyed masters‐level graduates with a Specialization in Data Curation from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign. The survey assesses the value of the program to graduates, career...
The Site‐Based Data Curation (SBDC) project is developing a framework of guidelines and processes for the curation of research data generated at scientifically significant sites. SBDC will advance the professional work of curation by articulating principles, workflows and inter‐institutional relationships essential for site‐based curation. Work to date has concentrated on stakeholder analysis, with...
Previously we asked, “When is a record data and when is it a fish?” (Wickett et al., 2012). In this work, we ask, “when and in what contexts are a record and a fish equivalent?” We describe and compare a collection of potentially equivalent records describing a Mola mola, or Ocean Sunfish, specimen. We calculate the Metadata Coverage Index (MCI) of each record and explore the use the Systematic Assertion...
“Context” is an elusive concept in Information Science –often invoked, and yet rarely explained. In this paper we take a domain analytic approach to examine five sub‐disciplines within Earth Systems Science to show how the contexts of data production and use impact the value of data. We argue simply that the value of research data increases with their use. Our analysis is informed by two economic...
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