Library Tools Supporting Data-Rich Research

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U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a C u r a ti o n C e n t e rC a l i f o r n i a D i g i t a l L i b r a r y

The research data problem

• Journal article– Uniquely and persistently identified

– Concept of “publish”– Multiple copies– Easily findable– Services: impact metrics, citation tracking, etc.

• Research data– Nope

– Not really– Typically one– Difficult– Nope

Research data is seen as a second-class citizen in the

scholarly record.

Where can libraries make a difference?

Research

CollectSave

PublishShare

CreateKnowledge

Research & Scholarship Lifecycle

Collect > Publish > Share > Save > Research

Capture today’s web; build tomorrow’s archives

Create, edit, share, and save data management plans

Open source curation add-in for Microsoft Excel

Collect > Publish > Share > Save > Research

Create and manage persistent identifiers: ARKs, DOIs, etc.

An infrastructure to publish and get credit for sharing research data

Collect > Publish > Share > Save > Research

Curation repository: store, manage, preserve, and share research data

Open deposit, open access repository for spreadsheet data

Data Observation Network for Earth

Collect > Publish > Share > Save > Research

What’s missing to complete the “incentive” circuit?

• Impact measures, citation tracking

“Connecting the data to the research it informs”

Altmetrics tools to measure non-traditional products and uses , etc.,

The rest of the story

www.cdlib.org/uc3dataup.cdlib.org

www.escholarship.orgwokinfo.com/products_tools/

multidisciplinary/dci

John.Kunze@ucop.eduuc3@ucop.edu for service questions