Show Me the Data: Managing Data Sets for Scholarly Content -- August 9 NISO Webinar Cynthia Hodgson 28 Jul 2010 14:34 UTC
There's still time to register for the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) August webinar on Show Me the Data: Managing Data Sets for Scholarly Content-August 11 from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. (Eastern). ABOUT THE WEBINAR This webinar examines the state of the art in linking published scholarly information -- think journal articles -- to the data that supports the publication. In an area devoid of standards, pioneering work is being done both by publishers, libraries, and repositories to address how to manage the datasets that support scholarly publications. The webinar will address such questions as: How are commercial and non-profit publishers responding to the demand to link publications directly to data? What are the important technical developments aimed at providing seamless linkages between publications and data? What are the implications for publishers, research libraries, faculty, and researchers and their established cultures? SPEAKERS AND TOPICS . New Models for Publications and Datasets: Dryad Dr. Jane Greenberg, Professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Dryad is a repository for data underlying scholarly publications in the field of evolutionary biology and related disciplines, supported by a partnership involving professional associations and publishers. . Providing Access to Citable Data: DataCite Joan Starr, Strategic & Project Planning Manager, California Digital Library John Kunze, Associate Director, UC Curation Center, California Digital Library DataCite is a new international organization that works to improve the scholarly infrastructure around datasets, including establishment of best practices for citing well-preserved datasets. EZID is the California Digital Library's application for simple identifier management, including DOIs, and other long-term identifiers, such as ARKs. . From Documents to Data: Challenges in Linking, Aggregating and Citing Joel Hammond, Director, Product Management & Development, Healthcare & Science, Thomson Reuters Does research data matter? Data-driven research is generating its own set of research questions and priorities. Publishers are attempting to define the value of data in scholarly communication and provide new means for enabling its discovery and the attribution of credit. REGISTRATION Registration is per site (defined as access for one computer). NISO and NASIG members may register at a discounted rate. A student discount is also available. Can't make it on the scheduled date or time? Registrants receive access to the recorded version for one year, which can be viewed at your convenience. For more information or to register, visit the event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2010/datasets/ Cynthia Hodgson NISO Technical Editor Consultant National Information Standards Organization Email: chodgson@niso.org Phone: 301-654-2512