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See more from this Session: Libraries in Transformation: Exploring Topics of Changing Practices and New Technologies
Abstract:
Purdue University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have recently begun research, supported by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), to analyze researchers' needs related to sharing, archiving, and disseminating various levels of research data. Research methods include interviews with researchers, observations, and case studies of data practices and work flows in order to develop data curation profiles. From these profiles, a matrix will be developed relating curation needs for particular types of data sets, and user needs for systems requirements that could be implemented by data repositories. This talk will present the background, the research process, and current progress of the research, especially as it relates to the geosciences.
See more from this Division: Topical Sessions
See more from this Session: Libraries in Transformation: Exploring Topics of Changing Practices and New Technologies